Media Coverage of Old Man River
The media coverage we have of R. Buckminster Fuller and the Old Man River's City project is primarily local to East St. Louis. R. Buckminster Fuller was a popular lecturer nationally and it is likely there are articles about the project all over the country.We have included as much information that was available to us about the origin and date of the articles. Most of the coverage starts off skeptical but optimisticly positive. As time goes on, differences in opinions regarding the cost, funding, models, and government involvement become more apparent. Even Fuller's tone changes from initial articles that show his enthusiasm about it being built in the next few years after its conception, to the late 1970's when he says it will be built within a decade.
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