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NPR senior news analyst Daniel Schorr examines a piece of the "Watergate puzzle": the pardon of former President Richard Nixon. He retells the story through the words of former Nixon lawyer Leonard Garment. Garment's memoir, "Crazy Rhythm", is due to be published next month.

Daniel speaks with Tom Rollins, the President of the Teaching Company in Springfield, Virginia. Rollins prides himself for having the best collection of college lectures by America's superstar teachers. Rollins travels to colleges and universities around the country to determine the best lecturers in fields ranging from astronomy and Western Literature to Algebra One.

reports on a unique musical contribution the pioneer Mormons made to western folklore -- music about the making of a new civilization... and about the trials the Mormons underwent for their beliefs.

POST-CHRISTMAS SALES: Essayist Diane Roberts goes shopping in the irst few days after Christmas.

One of President Clinton's top goals for his second term is to improve the nation's education system. NPR's Mara Liasson reports that in the coming year, the president will push for the passage of a college tuition tax credit and for federal funding of a national literacy program, in an effort to stop the slide of America's elementary and secondary schools.

into a program aimed at encouraging peasant farmers to dig up coca plants and grow mainstream crops instead, as well as helping the military destroy illegal facilities.

in Tibet.

sports stories of the year. Among other things, they discuss golfer Tiger Woods, the story-book tale of the New York Yankees and their manager Joe Torre, the Chicago Bulls record breaking 72-win season and the success of female athletes at the summer Olympics in Atlanta.

The conclusion of Bob Garfield's country music odyssey.

Senior news analyst Daniel Schorr says that President Clinton's words about smaller federal government and greater state power have not matched his recent actions.