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The Home-State Record: Wesley Clark

Series: "The Home-State Record"
From: Vermont Public Radio
Length: 00:03:39

In-depth look at how Wesley Clark's peers see the candidate's leadership record. Read the full description.

Default-piece-image-0 Provides insight into Democratic presidential candidate Wesley Clark, from the perspective of his supporters and detractors in the military. This is part of a 9-part series called: Home-State Record. VPR is working with seven public radio stations to coordinate a national project that provides listeners with an in-depth look at the home-state records of the Democratic presidential candidates. VPR engaged a local public radio journalist in the candidates' home states to produce a four-and-a-half-minute news story providing a unique look at each candidate's record. Participating journalists/stations include: Josh Rogers of New Hampshire Public Radio on Wesley Clark); VPR's John Dillon (profiling Howard Dean); Julie Donnelly, formerly of WUNC and now a Boston-based freelance journalist (profiling John Edwards); Matt Sepic of KWMU (profiling Dick Gephardt); WFCR's Susan Kaplan (profiling John Kerry); Vincent Duffy of WKSU (profiling Dennis Kuccinich); WNPR-Connecticut Public Radio's Heather Clayborne (profiling Joe Lieberman); Jenny Lawton of WBEZ-Chicago Public Radio (profiling Carol Moseley Braun) and WNYC's Jim Colgan (profiling Al Sharpton). This nine-part news series will be uploaded December 8, 2003 for station use at no charge.

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Piece Description

Provides insight into Democratic presidential candidate Wesley Clark, from the perspective of his supporters and detractors in the military. This is part of a 9-part series called: Home-State Record. VPR is working with seven public radio stations to coordinate a national project that provides listeners with an in-depth look at the home-state records of the Democratic presidential candidates. VPR engaged a local public radio journalist in the candidates' home states to produce a four-and-a-half-minute news story providing a unique look at each candidate's record. Participating journalists/stations include: Josh Rogers of New Hampshire Public Radio on Wesley Clark); VPR's John Dillon (profiling Howard Dean); Julie Donnelly, formerly of WUNC and now a Boston-based freelance journalist (profiling John Edwards); Matt Sepic of KWMU (profiling Dick Gephardt); WFCR's Susan Kaplan (profiling John Kerry); Vincent Duffy of WKSU (profiling Dennis Kuccinich); WNPR-Connecticut Public Radio's Heather Clayborne (profiling Joe Lieberman); Jenny Lawton of WBEZ-Chicago Public Radio (profiling Carol Moseley Braun) and WNYC's Jim Colgan (profiling Al Sharpton). This nine-part news series will be uploaded December 8, 2003 for station use at no charge.

Transcript

(Host intro) Today in our series on the home-state records of the Democratic presidential candidates we look at General Wesley Clark.

He's never held elective office, never voted on a legislative measure and never signed a bill into law.

But Dan Gorenstein of New Hampshire Public Radio, reports on another record: his leadership during thirty years in the military.

(Gorenstein) Some call Wesley Clark a natural-born leader. High school classmate Phillip McMath does. Long before Clark became a four-star general or presidential candidate, McMath witnessed a teenager in command at a Little Rock, Arkansas, high school.

In his junior year, Clark started, coached and captained the swim team at a school that didn't even want one. McMath knew Clark was organized and focused. But when their three-man team showed up for the four-man relay, McMath was amazed.

(McMath) "When h...
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