Presidents DayThe Apple Seed • Season 2013, Episode 273
Feb 16, 2015 • 59m
Stories and interviews included in this episode:
Story: George Washington and the Cherry Tree
Teller: Mark Binder
Website: markbinder.com
Notes: A children's version of a popular presidential fable.
Story: George and Martha Washington
Teller: Lynn Ruehlmann
Website: www.cascadingstories.com
Notes: A story about our first president and his wife, from the point of view of Martha's friend.
Story: Thomas Jefferson
Teller: Lynn Ruehlmann
Website: www.cascadingstories.com
Notes: In this story, we spend a little time with the Jeffersons and their daughter, Patsy.
Interview: Darci Tucker
Site: americanlives.net
Notes: Darci, who in addition to her work in Williamsburg, also produces and performs interactive pieces about American history. She was kind enough to drop by the studio to talk about her line of work and love of history.
Story: Thanksgiving Day Proclamation
Teller: Ron Fredrickson
Notes: This piece, performed for KBYU Radio, is the text of Abraham Lincoln's Thanksgiving Day Proclamation.
Story: A Remarkably Normal Presidential Inauguration
Teller: Allison Downey
Website: allisondowney.com
Notes: A thoughtful commentary from the second inauguration of our current president.