Robert Ellsberg and Christina Ellsberg
Recorded
May 4, 2015
40:28 minutes
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Id:
lmn003369
Description
Daughter, Christina Ellsberg (20) interviews her father, Robert Ellsberg (50) about his memories of Dorothy Day, his involvement with the Catholic worker and his journey into Catholicism.Subject Log / Time Code
R talks about his father's role in publishing the Pentagon Papers. R's father was arrested after the papers were published.
R talks about dropping out of college and becoming a Catholic Worker.
R talks about his role as the managing editor for the Catholic Worker newspaper.
R remembers when he first learned about Dorothy Day.
R remembers preparing the Catholic Worker newspaper.
R talks about the acquisition of the Maryhouse for homeless women.
R talks about the various protests he's been a part of and his arrests during the 1970s.
R talks about Dorothy's canonization into sainthood.
R talks about how he began to identify as Catholic.
R talks about his work post Catholic Worker. R went to graduate school.
R talks about editing Dorothy Day's diary and writings.
Participants
- Robert Ellsberg
- Christina Ellsberg