# “American Scoundrel”: A Biography of Roy Cohn, with Kai Bird and Susan Goldmark

“American Scoundrel,” created and written by Pulitzer-winning historian and journalist Kai Bird and Susan Goldmark (coauthors and married couple), reveals the life and career of infamous, history-changing American lawyer Roy Cohn. In this program moderated by David M. Rubenstein, Goldmark and Bird discuss their new book and the legacy of one of America’s most intriguing figures.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2026
- Runtime: 42 min
- By: Bird, Kai
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/video-12319/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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