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Source: WHYY "Fresh Air"

Roundup

9-15-06

Historian Jon Wiener probes FBI files on John Lennon [audio 39min]

Historian Jon Wiener was a consultant on the new documentary The U.S. vs. John Lennon, which opens in limited release on Sept. 15th 2006. Wiener spent 14 years fighting to gain access to the FBI's secret files on the former Beatle. This interview originally aired on Jan. 25th 2000.

Read entire article at WHYY "Fresh Air"