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The Leonard Lopate Show

Wednesday, June 28, 2006
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  • The One Percent Doctrine by Ron Suskind
    The One Percent Doctrine by Ron Suskind

    War Efforts

    Ron Suskind is making headlines with his investigation into the Bush administration’s counterterrorism efforts. On today’s show, he shares his findings on the successes and failures of the war on terror. Later on, a new biography of John Paul Jones, the Revolutionary War naval hero. Plus, we’ll look back to the heyday of Schrafft’s restaurants. And we’ll hear about one man’s quest to find the three sisters he left behind in South Africa, when he fled from apartheid with his mother as an infant.

Ron Suskind on Counterterrorism

Ron Suskind investigates the effectiveness of the Bush administration’s counterterrorism efforts since 9/11 in The One Percent Doctrine.

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America's First Sea Warrior

Rear Admiral Joseph Callo shares his new biography of the naval hero John Paul Jones—a key figure in the Revolutionary War.

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When Everybody Ate at Schrafft’s

Joan Kanel Slomanson reminisces about a favorite New York institution: Schrafft’s restaurants. Her new book is When Everybody Ate at Schrafft’s.

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Returning to South Africa

In 1966, when David Houze was still an infant, he and his mother fled South Africa and apartheid. In Twilight People, he describes returning to South Africa to find the three sisters who (unknown to him) had been left behind.

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Sarah Palin

Gov. Sarah Palin and Alaska Politics

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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

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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

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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.

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

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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?

  1. The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from Denver (08/29/2008)
  2. The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from the Republican National Convention: Day 2 (09/02/2008)
  3. The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from the Republican National Convention: Day 4 (09/04/2008)
  4. The Leonard Lopate Show: Young'Uns (09/03/2008)
  5. The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from the Republican National Convention: Day 3 (09/03/2008)
  6. The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from the Republican National Convention: Day 1 (09/01/2008)
  7. The Leonard Lopate Show: Big Storm (09/04/2008)