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Bill Moyers, author portrait
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Bill Moyers

Bill Moyers was a founding organizer of the Peace Corps, a senior White House assistant (and press secretary) to President Lyndon Johnson from 1963 until 1967, publisher of Newsday, senior news analyst for CBS News, and producer of many of public television’s groundbreaking series. He is the winner of more than 30 Emmy awards and nine Peabody awards, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television, the Career Achievement Award from the International Documentary Association, and the Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts by the American Film Institute. Among his bestselling books are Listening to AmericaA World of IdeasThe Power of Myth (with Joseph Campbell), and Moyers on America. He serves as the pro-bono president of the Schumann Center for Media and Democracy.
Moyers on Democracy
Moyers on America
The Language of Life
Healing and the Mind
The Power of Myth

Books

Moyers on Democracy
Moyers on America
The Language of Life
Healing and the Mind
The Power of Myth

Gods, Legends, and Myth-Making

Re-imaginings of classic myths and folklore have been taking the book world by storm, but do you know the mythology behind the bestsellers? Ancient tales of gods, goddesses, and their interactions with the mortal world have long captured our attention, and their original stories are just as engrossing as their retellings in new fiction. Learn

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