Diane’s farewell message
After 52 years at WAMU, Diane Rehm says goodbye.
President Clinton is the featured speaker at the opening night of the Democratic Convention. His vice president, Al Gore, now becomes the party’s presidential nominee. Diane and her guests talk about Clinton’s legacy and what it means to Gore and the Democrats in this election year.
Guests
- David Maraniss Associate editor at the Washington Post and author of numerous books, including "When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi" and "First in His Class: A Biography of Bill Clinton." Recipient of the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting.
- Dr. Joyce Ladner Senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and former professor of sociology at Howard University
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