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The Easy Chair---Can Ralph R. Widner Save New York, Chicago, and Detroit?

by John Fischer

The Harpers Monthly, October 1968, pp. 12-29

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    5. Status Report by Roger Rapoport, pp. 29-32
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    22. Coming in Harper's, pp. 100-102
    23. Cover by Lawrence Ratzkin
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    2. Letters, pp. 6-13
    3. The Easy Chair---Imaginery Memos by John Fischer, pp. 14-23
    4. After Hours---Dirty Words by Russell Lynes, pp. 24-30
    5. The American Challenge by J.-J. Servan-Schreiber, pp. 31-42
    6. The Grand Ole Opry by Larry L. King, pp. 43-50
    7. Travels with Bobby Kennedy by David Halberstam, pp. 51-66
    8. Charles Evers: Mississippi's Representative Man? by Robert Canzoneri, pp. 67-72
    9. An Eighteenth Rhyme by Sam Felder, pp. 73-74
    10. Think of Green by Seymour Epstein, pp. 75-80
    11. Car Wash, Mexico by Anthony Ostroff, p. 81
    12. The Arch-Hospital: An Ailing Monopoly by Franz J. Ingelfinger, M.D., pp. 82-87
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      4. Interlude (1968 Film) by Kevin Billington
      5. War and Peace (1968 Film) by Sergei Bondarchuk
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    19. Cover by Lawrence Ratzkin
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    2. Letters, pp. 4-8
    3. The Easy Chair by John Fischer, pp. 9-12
    4. After Hours by Russell Lynes, pp. 13-18
    5. America 1968: The Politics of Violence by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., pp. 19-24
    6. The Old Mayor and the New by David Halberstam, pp. 25-36
    7. Lindsay of New York by Larry L. King, pp. 37-44
    8. Walking Wounded by John Bart Gerald, pp. 45-46
    9. Tree by Lenore Marshall, pp. 47-54
    10. Since Freud by Donald M. Kaplan, pp. 55-60
    11. Oil Shale: Hidden Scandal or Inflated Myth? by Chris Welles, pp. 61-65
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    17. Performing Arts by Robert Kotlowitz, pp. 81-83
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    20. Cover by Lawrence Ratzkin
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    15. New Orleans Mon Amour by Walker Percy, pp. 80-91
    16. [+]
      Books---James Baldwin: At Ease in Apocalypse by Irving Howe, pp. 92-99 - 1 Review
      1. Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone by James Baldwin
    17. [+]
      Books in Brief by Katherine Gauss Jackson, pp. 100-103 - 9 Reviews
      1. Once an Eagle by Anton Myrer
      2. A Tree on Fire by Alan Sillitoe
      3. Murder's Burning by Sidney H. Courtier
      4. Picture Miss Seeton by Heron Carvic
      5. Maigret's Pickpocket by Georges Simenon
      6. Spies Among Us by Agatha Christie
      7. Those Remarkable Cunards: Emerald and Nancy by Daphne Fielding
      8. Nancy Cunard: Brave Poet, Indomitable Rebel, 1896-1965 by Hugh Ford
      9. Harold Nicolson: The Later Years, 1945-1962 by Nigel Nicolson and Harold Nicolson
    18. Music in the Round---New Life for Minor Works by "Discus", pp. 104-106
    19. Performing Arts---Hair: Side, Back, and Front Views by Robert Kotlowitz, pp. 107-109
    20. Harper's Puzzle No. 2---Acrostickler by Henry Allen, pp. 110-112
    21. Cover by Lawrence Ratzkin
  10. [+]
    October 1968 Issue = 18 Articles
    1. Letters, pp. 4-11
    2. The Easy Chair---Can Ralph R. Widner Save New York, Chicago, and Detroit? by John Fischer, pp. 12-29
    3. Solution to Acrostickler No. 2, pp. 30-37
    4. After Hours---Stacked-up by Russell Lynes, pp. 38-44
    5. They Are Taking My Letters by Jeremy Larner, pp. 45-51
    6. Daddy by Rachel Hadas, pp. 52-57
    7. Inside Capitol Hill by Larry L. King, pp. 58-71
    8. The News on TV and How It Is Unmade by Robert MacNeil, pp. 72-82
    9. The Joys of Yiddish by Leo Rosten, pp. 83-87
    10. Mondale and Harris by Rowland Evans and Robert Novak, pp. 88-95
    11. Life in the Yellow Submarine by Barbara Probst Solomon, pp. 96-103
    12. [+]
      Books---George Kennan and the Students by Norman Podhoretz, pp. 104-107 - 1 Review
      1. Democracy and the Student Left by George F. Kennan
    13. [+]
      Books in Brief by Katherine Gauss Jackson, pp. 108-112 - 6 Reviews
      1. The Aristocrat by Conrad Richter
      2. Morning Noon and Night by James Gould Cozzens
      3. Come Along with Me by Shirley Jackson and Stanley Edgar Hyman
      4. The White-Garnett Letters by David Garnett and T.H. White
      5. Joyce Cary: A Biography by Malcolm Foster
      6. Voices Offstage by Marc Connelly
    14. Performing Arts by Gerald Weales, pp. 113-115
    15. Music in the Round by "Discus", pp. 116-117
    16. Coming in Harper's, pp. 118-119
    17. Harper's Puzzle No. 3---Acrostickler by Henry Allen, pp. 120-122
    18. Cover by Lawrence Ratzkin
  11. [+]
    November 1968 Issue = 20 Articles
    1. Letters, pp. 4-5
    2. Song from Asoka by Stanley Crouch, pp. 6-12
    3. The Easy Chair by John Fischer, pp. 13-31
    4. After Hours by Russell Lynes, pp. 32-40
    5. Miami Beach and Chicago by Norman Mailer, pp. 41-130
    6. Democrats by Jules Feiffer, pp. 131-133
    7. The Eye-Beaters by James Dickey, pp. 134-136
    8. Goodnight, Chet, Goodnight David, Goodnight Rosemarie by Larry L. King, pp. 137-139
    9. Jack Frost by John Thompson, pp. 140-144
    10. Status Report, p. 145
    11. [+]
      Books---A Masterpiece Regained by Irving Howe, pp. 146-153 - 1 Review
      1. The Thibaults by Roger Martin Du Gard
    12. Flowers at an Airport: 1968 by William Stafford, pp. 154-158
    13. [+]
      Books in Brief by Katherine Gauss Jackson, p. 159 - 7 Reviews
      1. Eva Trout, or Changing Scenes by Elizabeth Bowen
      2. The Public Image by Muriel Spark
      3. Steps by Jerzy Kosinski
      4. The Crying Game by John Braine
      5. Millais and the Ruskins by Mary Lutyens
      6. My Dearest Augusta by Peter Gunn
      7. Partners in Banking by John A. Kouwenhoven
    14. Solution to Acrostickler No. 3, pp. 160-161
    15. The Dictionary Gerrymander by Robert Wallace, pp. 162-164
    16. Music in the Round---Brave New Worlds by "Discus", p. 165
    17. Coming in Harper's, pp. 166-167
    18. [+]
      Performing Arts--Films by Robert Kotlowitz, pp. 168-171 - 3 Reviews
      1. Star! (1968 Film) by Robert Wise
      2. Finian's Rainbow (1968 Film) by Francis Ford Coppola
      3. Hot Millions (1968 Film) by Eric Till
    19. Harper's Puzzle No. 1---Aerostickler by Henry Allen, pp. 172-174
    20. Cover by Lawrence Ratzkin
  12. [+]
    December 1968 Issue = 15 Articles
    1. Letters, pp. 4-12
    2. The Easy Chair---Christmas List by John Fischer, pp. 13-19
    3. Solution to Acrostickler No. 4, pp. 20-29
    4. Washington Report---Strom's Dirty Movies by John Corry, pp. 30-41
    5. Coming in Harper's, pp. 42-46
    6. The Man Who Ran Against Lyndon Johnson by David Halberstam, pp. 47-66
    7. A Warning to the Rich White World by Peter F. Drucker, pp. 67-75
    8. An Exorcism by Bernard Malamud, pp. 76-89
    9. The Lady as Publisher by Martin Mayer, pp. 90-100
    10. Stravinsky and Some Writers by Robert Craft, pp. 101-109
    11. Books---The Writer and the City by Alfred Kazin, pp. 110-127
    12. [+]
      Books in Brief by Katherine Gauss Jackson, pp. 128-131 - 11 Reviews
      1. Green Corn Moon by George Lanning
      2. A Small Town in Germany by John le Carre
      3. Landmarks of Mapmaking by Charles Bricker
      4. The Work of Andrew Wyeth by Richard Meryman
      5. The Best of Beaton by Cecil Beaton
      6. Man's Rise to Civilization by Peter Farb
      7. The Illustrated Garden Book by Vita Sackville-West
      8. The Thanksgiving Visitor by Truman Capote
      9. The Salzburg Connection by Helen MacInnes
      10. What's Your Name? by Edna Eicke
      11. An Exaltation of Larks by James Lipton
    13. Performing Arts by Eric Larrabee, pp. 132-135
    14. Music in the Round by "Discus", pp. 136-137
    15. Harper's Puzzle No. 5---Acrostickler by Henry Allen, pp. 138-140
10. [+]
  Issues of 1969 = 12 Issues, 248 Articles
[+]
Issues of the 1970s = 10 Years, 114 Issues, 2,355 Articles
1. [+]
  Issues of 1970 = 12 Issues, 221 Articles
2. [+]
  Issues of 1971 = 12 Issues, 238 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 1972 = 12 Issues, 222 Articles
4. [+]
  Issues of 1973 = 12 Issues, 318 Articles
5. [+]
  Issues of 1974 = 12 Issues, 274 Articles
6. [+]
  Issues of 1975 = 12 Issues, 256 Articles
7. [+]
  Issues of 1976 = 6 Issues, 123 Articles
8. [+]
  Issues of 1977 = 12 Issues, 226 Articles
9. [+]
  Issues of 1978 = 12 Issues, 234 Articles
10. [+]
  Issues of 1979 = 12 Issues, 243 Articles
[+]
Issues of the 1980s = 10 Years, 119 Issues, 2,472 Articles
1. [+]
  Issues of 1980 = 11 Issues, 219 Articles
2. [+]
  Issues of 1981 = 12 Issues, 231 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 1982 = 12 Issues, 190 Articles
4. [+]
  Issues of 1983 = 12 Issues, 211 Articles
5. [+]
  Issues of 1984 = 12 Issues, 298 Articles
6. [+]
  Issues of 1985 = 12 Issues, 255 Articles
7. [+]
  Issues of 1986 = 12 Issues, 294 Articles
8. [+]
  Issues of 1987 = 12 Issues, 263 Articles
9. [+]
  Issues of 1988 = 12 Issues, 260 Articles
10. [+]
  Issues of 1989 = 12 Issues, 251 Articles
[+]
Issues of the 1990s = 10 Years, 109 Issues, 2,094 Articles
1. [+]
  Issues of 1990 = 11 Issues, 220 Articles
2. [+]
  Issues of 1991 = 8 Issues, 151 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 1992 = 12 Issues, 255 Articles
4. [+]
  Issues of 1993 = 9 Issues, 183 Articles
5. [+]
  Issues of 1994 = 11 Issues, 224 Articles
6. [+]
  Issues of 1995 = 12 Issues, 221 Articles
7. [+]
  Issues of 1996 = 12 Issues, 227 Articles
8. [+]
  Issues of 1997 = 12 Issues, 213 Articles
9. [+]
  Issues of 1998 = 10 Issues, 182 Articles
10. [+]
  Issues of 1999 = 12 Issues, 218 Articles
[+]
Issues of the 2000s = 9 Years, 87 Issues, 1,520 Articles
1. [+]
  Issues of 2000 = 11 Issues, 178 Articles
2. [+]
  Issues of 2001 = 12 Issues, 215 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 2002 = 12 Issues, 199 Articles
4. [+]
  Issues of 2003 = 11 Issues, 201 Articles
5. [+]
  Issues of 2004 = 10 Issues, 180 Articles
6. [+]
  Issues of 2005 = 12 Issues, 218 Articles
7. [+]
  Issues of 2006 = 11 Issues, 174 Articles
8. [+]
  Issues of 2007 = 2 Issues, 25 Articles
9. [+]
  Issues of 2009 = 6 Issues, 130 Articles
[+]
Issues of the 2010s = 1 Year, 2 Issues, 39 Articles
1. [+]
  Issues of 2010 = 2 Issues, 39 Articles