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The Leonard Lopate Show

Friday, July 23, 2004
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  • <em>The Candidate</em>
    The Candidate

    Behind the Scenes

    Journalist and author Paul Alexander has been following John Kerry’s run for the White House for the past two years. His new book, The Candidate, and his new documentary Brothers in Arms, offer an insider’s view on Kerry and his campaign. Thom Andersen explores different portrayals of Los Angeles in his unusual documentary Los Angeles Plays Itself. And Sarah Dunant talks about her novel, The Birth of Venus, which is set in Florence in the 15th Century.

Paul Alexander

Paul Alexander on his new book The Candidate: Behind John Kerry's Remarkable Run for the White House.

» More on The Leonard Lopate Show's election coverage

Events: Paul Alexander will be speaking and signing books on Thursday, August 5th at 7:30pm, Barnes and Noble, Upper West Side, 2289 Broadway, at 82nd St

Music: Harmony & Abyss, Matthew Shipp: "Ion" / "Virgin Complex"

Thom Andersen

Thom Andersen on his new documentary, Los Angeles Plays Itself.

» Los Angeles Plays Itself at Film Forum

Sarah Dunant

Sarah Dunant shares her novel, The Birth of Venus.

» More on the book

Bill Richardson on Diplomacy

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New Mexico governor Bill Richardson will be joining Obama’s cabinet as Commerce Secretary. You can hear him talk about his experience in foreign policy and diplomacy on the Lopate Show in April 2007.

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Plaxico Burress on the Lopate Show

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NY Giants star Plaxico Burress is in the headlines this week for his self-inflicted gunshot wound. You can hear him on the Leonard Lopate Show in July 2008 talk about his life on and off the football field, and what it was like to win the 2007 Super Bowl.

Tom Daschle on Fixing America’s Health Care System

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Former U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle has accepted President-Elect Barack Obama’s offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. You can hear Tom Daschle talk about his prescriptions for fixing American’s health care crisis on the Leonard Lopate Show in March 2008.

Barack Obama

Barack Obama, Circa 2004

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Listen to President-Elect 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.

Guest Picks

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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?