"Essay on the Mafia": a CBS News Special, 1972 June 25

Item — Reel: 24

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This reel-to-reel audiotape is an off-air recording of the CBS News Special, "Essay on the Mafia", which explores subjects including: Italian writer Luigi Barzini, Italian rally participants, the film The Godfather, Mafia gang war, the size of the Italian American community, ethnic crime, clanishness in Sicily, Southern Italy, the immigrant experience, the Arkansas Italian community, Prohibition and the Mafia, and the shooting of Joe Columbo. The program was recorded by Phil Notarianni.

Dates

1972 June 25

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Materials in English and Italian.

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