The day before what would have been John Lennon’s 70th birthday, TERRY GROSS replayed the interview she did with me in 2000 on NPR’s “Fresh Air.” We talked about the Nixon administration’s attempt to deport Lennon in 1972 — and what the FBI files show about that effort. Listen to streaming audio HERE.
John Updike, John Cage, Boby Dylan and Tony Curtis were among those who wrote letters to the Immigration Service in 1972 arguing that John Lennon should not be deported: L.A. Times op-ed HERE; copies of letters to the INS HERE ; Bob Dylan’s handwritten letter HERE.
LISTEN ONLINE TO THIS SHOW – SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST Bob Dylan in America: SEAN WILENTZ talks about Dylan’s work as a songwriter and performer and his deep roots in Amercan culture. His new book is Bob Dylan in America – Martin Scorsese says it is “as thrilling and surprising as listening to a great Dylan [...]