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Newest ‘Washington Week’ Moderator Yamiche Alcindor Makes Her Mark

Yamiche Alcindor may be the ultimate Washington multi-tasker. She’s the White House correspondent for the PBS Newshour, a political contributor for NBC News and MSNBC, and as of this May, she is the new anchor and moderator of Washington Week, the current affairs program that has been on air since 1967. As anchor of Washington Week, Alcindor follows in the footsteps of her mentor, Gwen Ifill, who died of cancer in 2016. We’ll talk to Alcindor about covering Washington, her hopes for her new program, and her take on the latest news. see more
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Newest ‘Washington Week’ Moderator Yamiche Alcindor Makes Her Mark

Yamiche Alcindor may be the ultimate Washington multi-tasker. She’s the White House correspondent for the PBS Newshour, a political contributor for NBC News and MSNBC, and as of this May, she is the new anchor and moderator of Washington Week, the current affairs program that has been on air since 1967. As anchor of Washington Week, Alcindor follows in the footsteps of her mentor, Gwen Ifill, who died of cancer in 2016. We’ll talk to Alcindor about covering Washington, her hopes for her new program, and her take on the latest news. see more
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David McCullough Takes Flight With Wright Brothers Biography

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More than a century ago, two unknown brothers from Ohio gave mankind the ability to fly. In his new book, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough traces the path of Orville and Wilbur Wright to that famed field near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. McCullough joins us to talk about "The Wright Brothers," which draws extensively from the brothers' personal diaries, letters and notebooks.

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David McCullough, author of "The Wright Brothers" and other books including "Truman" and "John Adams"

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