Presidents Day

Presidents Day

The Apple Seed

  • Feb 16, 2015 7:00 pm
  • 58:22 mins
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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.