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Subject: Terry Gross Fresh Air Interview of Nancy Reagan
Category: Arts and Entertainment > Celebrities
Asked by: edebohls-ga
List Price: $2.00
Posted: 17 Jan 2003 12:40 PST
Expires: 16 Feb 2003 12:40 PST
Question ID: 144852
From what site can I download (or buy a tape of) Terry Gross's NPR
Fresh Air interview with Nancy Reagan?

Of that interview, it's been written, "In a now-famous interview with
Nancy Reagan, who was on tour promoting her ghost-written
autobiography, Gross pushed the former first lady to discuss social
issues, such as AIDS and homelessness, that languished during her
husband's presidency. Reagan, clearly unprepared to answer questions
that didn't deal directly with her book, was left nearly speechless."
[http://dir.salon.com/mwt/feature/1998/06/cov_22feature.html]

Request for Question Clarification by kutsavi-ga on 17 Jan 2003 15:59 PST
Hi Edebohls, 

I'm a big fan of Terri and her show.  I've sent an email message to
the show's producers asking for your information and I will post that
as soon as they respond.

Unfortunately, as I'm sure you've found from the Fresh Air website,
transcripts of the show are only kept in audio form from 1997 on, and
before that:

"Audiocassettes and transcripts of Fresh Air programs are offered for
your personal and private use. You will need to know the broadcast's
date to place your order. You can find most program dates by searching
the online archive."

Hopefully, my inquiry will help this along.  Also, only tapes are
available for interviews prior to 4/16/97.  Since the date of the
interview you're interested in was likely in 1989 or 1990, when Mrs.
Reagan's memoirs were published, you will likely only be able to
receive a taped copy of it, if it happens to be available:

"Please note that transcripts for Fresh Air are not available for
programs broadcast prior to April 16, 1997. Tapes are available before
that date. In addition, due to rights issues please be advised that
not all programs are available for sale.

Tapes cost $23.70. Printed and e-mailed transcripts cost $18.70, faxed
transcripts cost $31.70. All prices including shipping and handling."

I've tried to procure transcripts of a couple of interesting
interviews from this site, and each time was met by the response that
those were unavailable.  I don't hold out much hope, but I will post
their reply as soon as it comes in.

--Kutsavi
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Subject: Re: Terry Gross Fresh Air Interview of Nancy Reagan
From: duncan2-ga on 17 Jan 2003 13:32 PST
 
Tapes and transcripts of NPR's Fresh Air can be ordered online at
Fresh Air's website:
http://freshair.npr.org/tapes_fa.jhtml

"Please note that transcripts for Fresh Air are not available for
programs broadcast prior to April 16, 1997. Tapes are available before
that date. In addition, due to rights issues please be advised that
not all programs are available for sale."

I've been unable to locate transcripts of this interview, so I'm
assuming it was before 1997 and that you'll need to find out the date
so that you know which tape to order.

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