The View from Here (column)
The View From Here was a column by Loudon Wainwright Jr. that appeared in Life magazine for many years. Wainwright wrote the column for 24 years until his death in 1988 at the age of 63. The column has been described as "always a pleasing paradox, a self-revealing and even confessional voice, thoughtful, concerned and unpretentious, amid the collective grandeurs of photo-journalism."
Loudon Wainwright III, one of Loudon Wainwright Jr.'s children, has read passages from the column in his live performances, juxtaposing them with various songs he has written.
Google recently made many years of Life magazine available through Google Books. The tables below link to many of the columns throughout the years at Google books.
1964
| Date | Title | Description |
| 3/13/1964 | Review of the film Dr. Strangelove | |
| 4/24/1964 | ||
| 7/3/1964 | ||
| 7/17/1964 | Reflection on hosting an exchange student from Uganda | |
| 8/7/1964 | Discussion of the meaning of the label "Uncle Tom" in the aftermath of the Harlem riot of 1964 | |
| 8/21/1964 | Reflection on the murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner in Philadelphia, Mississippi | |
| 9/18/1964 | ||
| 10/30/1964 |
1965
| Date | Title | Description |
| 1/22/1965 | ||
| 1/29/1965 | ||
| 4/30/1965 | ||
| 5/14/1965 | ||
| 5/28/1965 | ||
| 7/23/1965 | ||
| 8/6/1965 | ||
| 9/17/1965 | ||
| 10/15/1965 | ||
| 10/29/1965 | ||
| 11/19/1965 |
1966
| Date | Title | Description |
| 3/4/1966 | ||
| 4/8/1966 | ||
| 4/22/1966 | ||
| 7/15/1966 | ||
| 8/12/1966 | ||
| 9/23/1966 |
1967
| Date | Title | Description |
| 3/10/1967 | ||
| 8/4/1967 | ||
| 10/20/1967 |
1968
| Date | Title | Description |
| 3/8/1968 |
1969
| Date | Title | Description |
| 1/17/1969 |
1972
| Date | Title | Description |
| 1/14/1972 | ||
| 3/31/1972 | ||
| 2/18/1972 |