Episode · Stuff You Should Know · 2025-07-07
Books mentioned on What was the purpose of USAID? | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW
Josh Clark discussed The Ugly American by William J. Lederer.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Ugly American
The Ugly American by William J.
Discussed“There was also a book that helped change his mind a few years later, The Ugly American. Uh it was published in 1958. It was a best-seller and essentially was a fictionalized version of the experiences of the authors as diplomats in prewar Vietnam.”
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