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The Transition
WNYC Special Coverage
President-elect Barack Obama will be sworn in as the 44th president on Jan. 20. Until then, he's got plenty of work to do assembling a Cabinet and developing policy and strategy for handling two wars and a faltering economy. WNYC follows all the news and developments during the nation's transition of power.
President Obama Stimulates Economy in Harlem
January 20, 2009
Vendors lined 125th street today, hawking t-shirts, hats, sweatshirts and calendars with President Obama's likeness. At each table, the salesmen and women took credit for original designs. Lawrence ....
Senior Citizens React to President Obama
January 20, 2009
More than 100 seniors in Fort Greene, Brooklyn have been enjoying a full day of inaugural festivities at the Grace Agarad Center. They gathered in the red, white and blue decorated hall to watch and....
Listeners' Thoughts
The Leonard Lopate Show
January 20, 2009
We take your calls on Obama, the speech, and what comes next. Call us at 212-433-9692.
Reactions from NYC and Paris
The Leonard Lopate Show
January 20, 2009
We check in with WNYC's Beth Fertig and Bob Hennelly, as well as Sophie Pedder, Paris Bureau Chief for The Economist.
Immediate Reactions to the Speech
The Leonard Lopate Show
January 20, 2009
Barack Obama is now the President of the United States of America. We hear reactions to the speech and the transition from people in New York City...and from around the world. First, we check in with WNYC's Andrea Bernstein, Todd Zwillick from Capitol News Connection and The Takeaway, and Siddhartha Mitter.
Checking In Around the World
The Leonard Lopate Show
January 20, 2009
Kevin Michert of the Idaho Statesman in Boise, Josh Richman from the Oakland Tribune in California, Gautam Siddarth of The Times of India, and Lamis Andoni, Middle East Analyst for Al-Jazeera in Amman, Jordan.
Inauguration Day
The Brian Lehrer Show
January 20, 2009
The Brian Lehrer Show’s special coverage of the presidential inauguration includes:
From Washington, DC: WNYC’s Andrea Bernstein and Siddhartha Mitter; plus The TakeAway’s Femi Oke; and Todd Zwillich of Capitol News Connection;
From New York City: WNYC’s Beth Fertig, Bob Hennelly, Arun Venugopal, Terrance McKnight, and Allison Lichter; plus Jabari Asim, editor of The Crisis magazine for the NAACP, and the author of What Obama Means; and Tuskegee airman Roscoe Brown, director of CUNY's Center for Urban Education Policy.
From around the country and around the world: Farnaz Fassihi, Wall Street Journal deputy bureau chief for the Middle East and Africa; communitarian Amitai Etzioni; Mark McCormick, metro columnist at the Wichita Eagle; and Ben Philpott, senior reporter at KUT radio in Austin, TX.
Obama Supporters Volunteer on Martin Luther King Day
January 19, 2009
Obama supporters are heeding the call of the president-elect and using Martin Luther King Junior Day as a national day of service and volunteering. Cathy Wolfson helped out at Sue Rock Originals, a n....
Presidents and Their Speechwriters
The Leonard Lopate Show
January 19, 2009
Find out how inaugural speeches and get written, and the extent of the speechwriters’ roles. Robert Schlesinger is a political journalist and author of White House Ghosts; Jeff Shesol was a deputy chief speechwriter to President Bill Clinton, and is currently a partner at a communications strategy firm.
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