First Day in America; Madeline Kunin and Edgar May
From: Vermont Public Radio
Series: VPR Presents StoryCorps in Vermont
Length: 04:38
StoryCorps is a national initiative to document everyday history and the unique stories of America to be archived at the Library of Congress. This collection of first person stories will eventually grow into an oral history of America, providing a record of the way we live today as well as how we got here. Vermont Public Radio hosted the StoryCorps mobile recording booth in August 2006 to record stories of Vermonters.
In this segment, Edgar May speaks with his sister Madeline Kunin about their first day in America.
Madeleine is the former governor of Vermont, former US Deputy Secretary of Education under Clinton, and former US Ambassador to Switzerland. Edgar is the former CEO of Special Olympics, and served in the Vermont Senate from 1983 to 1991.
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Piece Description
StoryCorps is a national initiative to document everyday history and the unique stories of America to be archived at the Library of Congress. This collection of first person stories will eventually grow into an oral history of America, providing a record of the way we live today as well as how we got here. Vermont Public Radio hosted the StoryCorps mobile recording booth in August 2006 to record stories of Vermonters. In this segment, Edgar May speaks with his sister Madeline Kunin about their first day in America. Madeleine is the former governor of Vermont, former US Deputy Secretary of Education under Clinton, and former US Ambassador to Switzerland. Edgar is the former CEO of Special Olympics, and served in the Vermont Senate from 1983 to 1991.
Broadcast History
First aired on Vermont Public Radio 8/10/06
Timing and Cues
Intro: Music In
Outro: Music Out
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