Listening to My Father June 15, 2003 • David Banks, an editor and producer of NPR's Web site, talks about a treasure trove of audio tapes that chronicle the correspondence between his father, a U-2 spy plane pilot in the Vietnam War, with his young wife and family at home in Arizona. Listening to My Father Listen · 8:30 8:30 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1298281/1299369" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Lost & Found Sound: Her Father's Voice June 18, 1999 • Susan Stamberg marks Fathers Day by dusting off 78 rpm home recordings made in 1940 and later by her father. He's been dead three decades. She never had the heart to listen before, feeling his loss was still too near to deal with. Lost & Found Sound: Her Father's Voice Listen · 7:20 7:20 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1051756/51756" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Sharing Father's Day Memories June 18, 2004 • Poet Billy Collins shares memories of his father's puckish spirit as part of the StoryCorps national oral history project. Hear Collins' conversation with friend Nancy Cobb, recorded in a booth at New York City's Grand Central Terminal. Sharing Father's Day Memories Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1963122/1963828" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Baseball and Fathers June 15, 2001 • Commentator Mark Hyman sent his 83-year-old father to Cal Ripken's Fantasy Baseball Camp. Now as Father's Day approaches, he recalls what made the present special. Baseball and Fathers Listen · 3:59 3:59 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1124408/124408" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Father/Son Veterans on Veterans' Day November 11, 1996 • In honor of Veterans' Day, President Clinton speaks at a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. Commentator Doug Bradley talks about his private ritual of rereading his letters and journals from Vietnam. They help him bridge the gap between his father's experiences from WWII and his own experiences from a more recent war. Father/Son Veterans on Veterans' Day Listen · 4:36 4:36 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1041815/41815" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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