ON THIS DAY, ARMISTICE DAY, IN 1938 KATE SMITH SANG IRVING BERLIN'S SONG "GOD BLESS AMERICA" FOR THE FIRST TIME ON RADIO. SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH BERLIN'S DAUGHTER MARY ELLIN BARRETT ABOUT THE CHANGES HER FATHER MADE TO THE SONG BEFORE HE GAVE TO THE LEGENDARY SINGER.
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