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Rich Guys

Originally aired 04.12.1996
Men who had comfortable, decent lives, yet decided to do something wild and eccentric with their lives instead.

Act One. The Grizz.

Corporate CEO Maurice "Morry" Taylor, Jr. was a Republican candidate for President, and he never had a chance to win the nomination. That didn't stop political reporter and author Michael Lewis from covering Morry's bizarre campaign. Lewis reads from his diaries about life on the road with Morry. (14 minutes)

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Act Two. Citizen Kane.

Jack Hitt reviews the strange case of William Kane, his mistress, his family, and fifteen vials of frozen sperm. (23 minutes)

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Continuation Of Act One. A Candidate, A Voter, And A Room Full Of Pigs.

Michael Lewis continues readings from his diaries of Morry Taylor's Presidential campaign. (14 minutes)

Song: "Beatus Vir", a setting of Psalm 3

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Act Three Another Mixed Legacy.

The late Ron Brown, the former U.S. Secretary of Commerce, could have had an easy life, but chose instead to take on stressful, difficult tasks. Brian Gilmore, an attorney and a writer, talks about the collective eulogizing of Brown. (5 minutes)

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Photo: Tim Wang

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