Rent NPR: The First 40 Years

Synopsis

NPR was created in 1970, three years after Congress passed the Public Broadcasting Act and established the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Signing the act into law, President Lyndon B. Johnson said, "We in America have an appetite for excellence . . . we want most of all to enrich man's spirit." Today NPR produces and distributes programming that reaches more than 26 million listeners weekly. More than 900 stations nationwide broadcast NPR programming.

This new collection highlights the best moments from the first 40 years of NPR: exclusive commentaries and reflections from Susan Stamberg, Robert Siegel, Scott Simon, Daniel Schorr, Noah Adams, Cokie Roberts, David Sedaris, and others; historical moments of every kind, from the fall of the Berlin Wall to a surprise visit from the Cookie Monster; Pulitzer- and Peabody-Award-winning productions; and more. Drawn from NPR's vast archive, these selections are among the finest in journalism—excellence that enriches the spirit and touches the heart.

Featuring
Goodbye Saigon Host Noah Adams reflects on the fall of Saigon, with emotional remembrances from people who left, and those who stayed behind.Barack Obama's 1994 Commentary for All Things Considered in reaction to Charles Murray's controversial book The Bell Curve. Young Vietnam vet John Kerry's 1971 testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Baseball legend and Morning Edition commentator Red Barber. Special moments from This I Believe, StoryCorps, Planet Money, and other recurring features.And much, much more!

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