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Essential Interviews from Playboy

Eleven Playboy interviews of some of the most iconic figures of the twentieth century

Playboyis known for many things. Among its most enduring legacies is the legendaryPlayboy Interview: candid, in-depth conversations with the defining personalities of the age.

Over the decades, beloved cultural icons and controversial political leaders alike sat down with the magazine, speaking with remarkable openness about their lives, beliefs, ambitions and contemporary issues.Read It for the Articlesbrings together eleven interviews with figures who helped shape the modern era. Here, revolutionary Fidel Castro defends socialist Cuba against the US embargo; boxer Muhammad Ali explains the beliefs of the Nation of Islam; and feminist Betty Friedan delivers a blistering critique of the Playboy Bunny. Discussing the IsraelPalestine confli