Today's talk
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Wednesday, June 16, 1999
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Considered, call NPR's Audience Services at (202) 414-3232. For tapes and
transcripts call toll-free 1-877-NPR-TEXT (1-877-677-8398).
Diane Rehm: former UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali; historian
John Keegan on World War I
Fresh Air: former Clinton press officer Lanny Davis
Public Interest: summer reading suggestions
Talk of the Nation: tba; challenges of fatherhood
All Things Considered: Al Gore's quest for the Presidency; GM and the UAW
begin discussions on the nation's largest labor contracts; voice actors
discuss books on tape
The Diane Rehm Show, 10-12 noon (*2 full hours on WMUB)
10-11: Boutros Boutros-Ghali: Boutros Boutros-Ghali ("BOO-trose BOO- trose
GAH-lee") looks back on his rocky term as Secretary General of the United
Nations in his new book, "Unvanquished" (Random House). He focuses on the
difficult relationship between the U.N. and the United States.
11-12: John Keegan: Military historian John Keegan discusses his new book
"The First World War" (Knopf), a detailed look at the devastating conflict
that ushered in the modern era.
Fresh Air with Terry Gross, 12:06-1 p.m.
Dealing with bad press head on. . . a talk with former Special Counsel to
the President LANNY DAVIS. He saw the President thru various financial
scandals and developed a direct style for managing bad news. DAVIS left the
White House just as the Monica Lewinsky story was breaking. He has a new
memoir.
For tapes and transcripts of Fresh Air, call Toll-Free 1-(877)-21-FRESH.
Public Interest, 1-2 p.m.
Host: Kojo Nnamdi
SUGGESTIONS FOR READING DURING SUMMER VACATION. LITERARY EDITORS AND
INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE OWNERS JOIN KOJO TO DISCUSS THE SEASON'S BEST
NOVEL'S, MEMOIRS, AND NON-FICTION NOW LINING THE BOOK STORE SHELVES.
Guests: 1. Barbara Hoffert, Editor of Book Review at Library Journal and
President of the National Book Critics Circle. 2. Barbara Meade, co-owner
of Politics and Prose independent bookstore. 3. Mitchell Melkin, senior
bookseller at Travel Book and Language. 4. Judy Hijikata, manager and
bookbuyer for Imagination Station children's bookstore.
Talk of the Nation, 2-4 p.m. (*live on WMUB)
Host: Ray Suarez
HOUR ONE: TBA
HOUR TWO: CHALLENGES OF FATHERHOOD
All Things Considered, 4-7 p.m.
Al Gore's bid for the presidency. Many in the Democratic Party wonder if he
really has what it takes to be a national leader. Also -- G-M and the
United Auto Workers shake hands and begin to bargain -- negotiations start
at the country's largest automaker. And -- finding a voice for a novel.
Actors talk about books on tape.
WMUB Forum, 9-10 a.m., repeated 7-8 p.m.
News Director Darrel Gray with an hour of conversations with guests, and
your e-mail comments and questions (http://www.wmub.org/forumcomment.html)
Friday, June 18: TBA
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