Interview between William Luers and Lenka Kabrhelová, A Man of the Theatre, Unique Soul
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- 2017
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(Biographical) William Henry Luers was born on May 15, 1929. He served as American ambassador to Czechoslovakia between 1983 and 1986. In his role as ambassador, Luers hosted a range of American artists and writers in the Czechoslovak capital, in a bid to “change the vision” of American power from that of a military to a cultural force. Through such cultural diplomacy, Luers made contact and struck up friendships with prominent Czechoslovak dissidents, including Václav Havel. Luers witnessed Havel’s transition from dissident to president first-hand and, later, hosted Václav Havel in New York City on his first visit in office. Luers has also served as American Ambassador to Venezuela, and as a diplomat in the former Soviet Union. Today, he teaches at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. Luers refers to Havel as a “unique soul” and “probably the most powerful legacy that the Czech people [will] ever have.”
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The Vaclav Havel Library Foundation
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- Vaclav Havel Library Foundation
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- Florida International University Libraries
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- moving image
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- 01:07:22:03
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- English
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- The Vaclav Havel Library Foundation. Interview between William Luers and Lenka Kabrhelová,A Man of the Theatre, Unique Soul. 2017. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://dpanther.fiu.edu/dpService/dpPurlService/purl/FI14103387/00001. (Accessed March 28, 2024.)
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- The Vaclav Havel Library Foundation, (2017) Interview between William Luers and Lenka Kabrhelová,A Man of the Theatre, Unique Soul. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://dpanther.fiu.edu/dpService/dpPurlService/purl/FI14103387/00001
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- The Vaclav Havel Library Foundation. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://dpanther.fiu.edu/dpService/dpPurlService/purl/FI14103387/00001>.