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January 19, 2009

Inaugural Preparations

Here & Now’s Monica Brady-Myerov joins us from Washington with an update on the scene there today, ahead of tomorrow’s historic ceremonies.

Volunteering

We speak with Susan Ellis is president of Energize, a consulting firm, and author of “By the People,” a history of volunteering in America.

Tuskegee Airmen Talk about Civil Rights Struggles

When Barack Obama takes the oath of office tomorrow, about 200 of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen will be in attendance.

Women in Politics

The question for our guest, former Vermont Governor Madeleine Kunin, is, “why aren’t there more?”

Helen Thomas

We talk with the veteran journalist and columnist about the Bush years and questions she intends to ask the new president.

‘Black Men Built the Capitol’

As Barack Obama takes the oath of office at the U.S. Capitol building tomorrow, he’ll be standing, literally, on the labor of hundreds of African-American slaves.

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Friday, May 18, 2012
The Appian Road, in the Monti Aurunci area of Italy. (Robert Kaster/University of Chicago Press)

For many people, this time of year is an occasion for road trips — up and down the coasts, across the U.S., through Europe. For Robert Kaster, it was a time to venture along the most ancient roads of all time: the Appian Way in Italy.

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Friday, May 18, 2012
(Michael M. Phillips/Wall Street Journal)

It was supposed to be a calm ride for marines travelling in Zaranj, along Afghanistan’s border with Iran, but a suicide bomb changed that. Photographer Michael Phillips witnessed the scene unfold and joins us.

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Thursday, May 17, 2012
Musician John Fullbright at Here & Now studios at WBUR in Boston. (Jesse Costa/Here & Now)

Okemah, Okla., is the birthplace of folk legend Woody Guthrie. It’s also the hometown of singer-songwriter John Fullbright, who at just 24, is already being compared with folk great Townes Van Zandt.

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