South Dakota Senator Tom Daschle recalls the eventful 107th U.S. Congress. A few of the things they had to deal with: September 11th, the anthrax attacks, Vermont Senator Jim Jeffords's switch from Republican to independent, and passing the first resolution supporting the planned war in Iraq. Then Neal Bascomb talks about the making of the New York City
skyline. And Chris Stokes on being on Olympian; he’s
president of the Jamaica Bobsleigh Federation. Plus,
Donovan Webster explains the importance of the China-Burma-India theater in World War II.
Tom Daschle
Senator Tom Daschle gives us an insider’s view into the political establishment in his new book, Like No Other Time: The 107th Congress and the Two Years that Changed America Forever.
Music: A Civil Action Soundtrack composer Danny Elfman
Neal Bascomb
In Higher: A Historic Race to the Sky and the Making of a City, Neal Bascomb talks about two architects, William Van Alen and Craig Severance, and the 1920s race to build the world's tallest building.
Music: Dana Suesse from Keyboard Wizards of the Gershwin Era vol. II “Berceuse” “Swampbird”
Chris Stokes
Chris Stokes talks about the Jamaican Bobsleigh Team, crashing at the 1988 Calgary Olympics, and finding subsequent worldwide success. His new book is Cool Runnings and Beyond.
Music: Marcus Miller M2 “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat” “Burning Down The House”
Donovan Webster
Donovan Webster goes beyond the oft-discussed European and Pacific theaters of World War II in his recent book. It’s called The Burma Road: The Epic Story of the China-Burma-India Theater in World War II.
Music: Cobb Soundtrack composer Elliot Goldenthal
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