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Former press secretary for Reagan and Bush, MARLIN FITZWATER. He spent 17 years as a government flak before being appointed to his position in the Reagan White House. In his new memoir, Call the Briefing! Reagan and Bush, Sam and Helen: A Decade with Presidents and the Press (Times Books). FITZWATER writes about the relationship between the press secretary, the White House, and the press.

Film critic STEPHEN SCHIFF reviews the new film, "Leaving Los Vegas," directed by Mike Figgis and starring Nicholas Cage. REV. : Milo Miles reviews a tribute album to Harry Nilsson "For the Love of Harry," (Music Masters).

Host Liane Hansen speaks with William Quandt, professor of nternational Relations at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. rofessor Quandt was an advisor on the Middle East during the Carter dministration, and provides historical context, as well as current analysis, of he self-rule agreement on the West Bank in Israel.

Music director and conductor MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS. This month he took over the San Francisco Symphony. He's been conducting for 25 years. At the age of 24 years old he was appointed assistant conductor of the Boston Symphony, and began filling in regularly as conductor when the musical director's health began to fail. THOMAS was mentored by Leonard Bernstein. However, THOMAS's roots are in the theater: His grandparents were Boris and Bessie Thomashefsky, who founded the Yiddish theater in New York. There's a new book about him, Michael Tilson Thomas: Viva Voce. Conversations with Edward Seckerson. (Faber and

2: San Antonio Police officer ROGER MANGUM. In 1982, he shot and killed a man in the line of duty. Recently he and other officers set up a support group for officers involved in "critical incidents." The group is called, Police Officer Support Team (P.O.S.T.). In 1992 MANGUM left the police force, and began teaching at the San Antonio Police Academy.

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This coming Wednesday is the 100th anniversary of the birth of uster Keaton, one of the all-time great silent film comedians. Known as the Great Stone Face," Keaton's unflappable demeanor worked as brilliant ounterpoint to his phsyical comedy. Keaton made the transition to talking films nd eventually television, but it was not an easy road. Neal Rauch prepared this ppreciation.

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Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a hallenge for everyone at home. 7:00 Our on-air player lives in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and listens to WITF, arri

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Daniel talks to Dan Lungren, attorney general of the state of California, about a new telephone initiative his office has put into place. The MOLESTOR HOTLINE is a number citizens can call to see if someone they want to employ who will come into contact with children is listed in a data bank of convicted child molestors. The hotline has only been up and running for a month but so far, the attorney general's office reports, nearly 9 percent of the callers have found a match for their inquiry.