Richard Heffner's Open Mind celebrates Dr. Fred Plum.

In Memoriam: Fred Plum, MD 1924-2010 The Open Mind

Premiered May 28, 2011
In Memoriam: Fred Plum, MD 1924-2010

Richard Heffner's Open Mind celebrates Dr. Fred Plum, the pioneering former chairman of the Neurology Department at Cornell Medical School and New York-Presbyterian Hospital.

About the Program

The Open Mind

Hosted by Alexander Heffner, The Open Mind is a thoughtful excursion into the world of ideas across politics, media, technology, the arts, and all realms of civic life. First broadcast in 1956, it explores challenges of the digital age, American politics and emerging issues. These conversations are a primary resource to the public, students, teachers, researchers, and archivists.

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