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White House Correspondent Lesley Stahl

Stahl hosts the CBS show Face the Nation. She joins Fresh Air to discuss President Reagan's tightly-controlled engagement with the media, the sometimes vindictive nature of past administrations, and how she conducts effective interviews.

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, April 12, 1989: Interview with Leslie Stahl; Review of Marian Anderson's album "Marian Anderson"; Interview with Janet Horvath; Review of the film "Murmur of the Heart."
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The Best Years of a Barrier-Breaking Singer

Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews a new collection of recordings by the African American singer Marian Anderson, a contralto known for her masterful rendition of art songs and spirituals.

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The Physical Toll of a Career in Music

Cellist Janet Horvath suffered from tendinitis, which was caused by overzealous practicing. Now fully recovered, she works to call attention to the numerous playing-related ailments and injuries professional musicians of all kinds are subject to.

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