July 9, 1992 - Democratic Presidential candidate Bill Clinton announces his selection of Tennessee Senator Al Gore for his vice-presidential running mate at noon today, in front of the governor's mansion in Little Rock, Arkansas. NPR's Linda Wertheimer and Brian Naylor provided analysis, NPR’s Nina Totenberg prepared a background profile of Senator Gore. Following Clinton announcement, program presents an extended excerpt of the late Eric Sevareid's "farewell address" to the National Press Club, recorded back in 1977. The CBS newsman died on this day at the age of 79. Sevareid was born in North Dakota, and during the 1920's his family moved to Minneapolis, where he graduated from the University of Minnesota. His first job as a reporter was at the old "Minneapolis Journal" when he was only 18 years old. He also worked for the Paris Herald and the United Press. On his first assignment for CBS News in 1940, he got the scoop that France was about to surrender to the Germans. Sevareid worked with legendary CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow and served as the network's chief correspondent. He retired from CBS in 1977.
July 13, 1982 - Radio correspondents reminisce about their experiences reporting on WWII. Interviewees include: Charles Collingwood, William Shirier, Eric Sevareid and John McVanee. Produced for NPR by Carolyn Jensen. Narrated by Noah Adams.
November 16, 1977 - Broadcaster and writer Eric Sevareid bids goodbye to the National Press Club on the eve of his retirement.