Philippe Petit

4 Appearances
High-wire Artist; Author

Videos 4

George W. Bush; Frank Savage; Philippe Petit
Entertainment, Politics, Business, BooksAir Date 05/10/2013
George W. Bush evaluates his legacy; Frank Savage on “The Savage Way"; Philippe Petit on "Why Knot?"
Philippe Petit
EntertainmentAir Date 05/10/2013
High-wire artist Philippe Petit discusses his famous walk between the Twin Towers in 1974.
Philippe Petit
Entertainment, SportsAir Date 05/06/1999
Philippe Petit talks about his life as a high wire artist and his plans to attempt his most dangerous tightrope walk yet.
Freeman Dyson; Philippe Petit
Entertainment, Books, ScienceAir Date 05/06/1999
Freeman Dyson on how scientific innovation can mitigate wealth inequality; Philippe Petit on his next tightrope walk.

Bernard Trainor
World, Politics
Air Date 09/19/2001
General Bernard Trainor talks about the war that the U.S. would face going into the Middle East to fight terrorism. 27:33
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Arnold Rampersad
Books, Sports, Health
Air Date 06/14/1993
Arnold Rampersad of Princeton on the book "Days of Grace," which he wrote with the late tennis player Arthur Ashe. 14:39
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James Clavell
Books
Air Date 06/21/1993
Author James Clavell shares his bestselling novel "Gai-Jin," the third book in his Asian Saga. 20:55
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Patrick Tyler; Elie Wiesel; 'War Torn'
World, Politics, Books, Society, History, Media
Air Date 11/27/2002
Patrick Tyler on Saudi Arabia; author Elie Wiesel; journalists introduce "War Torn: Stories of War From the Women Reporters Who Covered Vietnam." 53:30
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Joe Klein; Steven Brill; Outsourcing
Politics, Business, Law
Air Date 02/23/2004
Joel Klein on the campaign and Iraq; Steven Brill on Verified Identity Pass; A panel of outsourcing. 51:37
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