The Cost of Shame: The Fall of Charles Van Doren

Television star and intellectual Charles Van Doren went on the run to avoid being investigated for the fixing of television shows in 1959./nCongress opened an investigation into the scandal and unsealed the minutes of the grand jury investigation, breaking promises to protect the names of the contestants./nThe cost of shame was significant for Van Doren, as he avoided phone calls from his lawyer, bosses, and the highest legislative body in the United States.