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The Leonard Lopate Show / November 19, 2003

The Leonard Lopate Show

Wednesday, November 19, 2003
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  • Middle Dutch sacred text, 15th century
    Middle Dutch sacred text, 15th century

    Going Dutch

    According to word sleuth Patrica T. O'Conner, you can learn a lot about Holland's influence in the new world by looking into Dutch influence on the English language. She joins us to look at all the ways in which Dutch has worked its way into our everyday speech. Then Garry Wills explains why Federalists called Thomas Jefferson "the Negro President." (It had nothing to do with his racial background.) Patrick McDonald on his syndicated comic strip "Mutts." And Caryl Phillips talks about A Distant Shore, his latest novel.

Patricia T. O’Conner

Word sleuth Patricia T. O’Conner answers listeners’ questions about the English language. Today she talks about the Dutch influence on English.
Old Amsterdam, New AmsterdamFind out about Dutch influence in language and more in Old Amsterdam/New Amsterdam

  • Music: Haendel "Sonates en trio op.2" 1. Sonate number 1 en si mineur 2. Sonate number 3 en Si bemol majeur

    • Garry Wills

    In Negro President, Garry Wills explains the importance of the slave vote to Thomas Jefferson’s presidency.
    Read an excerpt of Wills' book in the Reading Room.

  • Events: Garry Wills reads from Negro President on Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 7:30 PM, Barnes & Noble, 82nd & Broadway.
  • Music: Raymond Scott "The Chesterfield Arrangements 1937-38" 1. The Penquin 2. Siberian Sleighride

    • Patrick McDonnell

    Mutts is a retrospective in book form of comic strip artist Patrick McDonnell’s work. McDonnell has been drawing his award-winning strip since 1994.

  • Events: The exhibit, MUTTS: THE ART OF PATRICK MCDONNELL, will be free and open to the public at the Society of Illustrators on Wednesday, December 3 and will run through January 3, 2004. 128 East 63rd Street (between Lexington and Park)
  • Music: Raymond Scott "The Chesterfield Arrangements 1937-38" 1. The Penquin 2. Siberian Sleighride

    • Caryl Phillips

    Essayist, critic and novelist Caryl Phillips shares his latest novel, A Distant Shore. It’s set in a housing estate in contemporary England and explores the relationship between an African man and an English woman.

  • Music: "Intersection" 1. Letter to Olivia

    • Sarah Palin

    Gov. Sarah Palin and Alaska Politics

    The Leonard Lopate Show

    August 08, 2008
    Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is Sen. John McCain’s VP running mate. To find out more about Gov. Palin and Alaska politics, check out our States of the Union: Alaska segment from Aug. 8, 2008.

    Joe Biden

    Sen. Joe Biden on the Lopate Show

    The Leonard Lopate Show

    Sen. Obama has chosen Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware to be his running mate. To find out more about his personal and political life, listen to Leonard’s Aug. 2007 interview with Sen. Biden. At the time, the Senator from Delaware was still a contender for the Democratic presidential nomination.

    Barack Obama

    Barack Obama, Circa 2004

    The Leonard Lopate Show

    As the Democratic Convention is underway in Denver, listen to Barack Obama on the Leonard Lopate Show in November 2004. He had recently won a seat in the U.S. Senate, and only a few months before, his rousing speech during the 2004 Democratic National Convention catapulted him into the national spotlight.

    John McCain

    John McCain in 2000

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    Sen. John McCain spoke with Leonard in September 2000 about his memoir, Faith of My Fathers. He discussed his family's naval background, his time in POW camps, as well as his own presidential ambitions for the 2000 election.

    The Story of Edgar Sawtelle

    The Story of Edgar Sawtelle on the Leonard Lopate Show

    The Leonard Lopate Show

    Oprah’s Book Club has just chosen David Wroblewski’s novel The Story of Edgar Sawtelle as its newest selection. Hear Wroblewki talk about his acclaimed novel on the Lopate Show in June 2008.

    States of the Union

    States of the Union

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    Why is New York a blue state, Wyoming a red, and Ohio a shade of purple? Looking ahead to Election Day 2008, Leonard talks to journalists, scholars, and activists from each of the 50 states to find out what motivates voters from Maine to California.

    Guest Picks

    The Leonard Lopate Show

    Find out surprising facts about some recent guests on the Leonard Lopate Show. Check out our Guest Picks section! Did you know that football star Herschel Walker loves Judge Judy, Laurie Anderson is a big fan of agility training for dogs, and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi likes Johnny Depp?

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