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Mark Pachter, director of the National Portrait Gallery, finds a donor to help the Smithsonian Insitution purchase Gilbert Stuart's 1796 portrait of George Washington. His ability to raise more than $20 million for the effort is a tribute to the lasting appeal of an iconic image.

Liane reads from listener letters and e-mails.

Native American groups protest the University of North Dakota's graduation ceremonies. Some are offended the school competes as the "Fighting Sioux." They were further angered when an alumnus offered the school $100 million -- as long as the name stays.

Author Manil Suri talks with host Lisa Simeone about Suri's new novel The Death of Vishnu. It's the story of a drunk man dying on the steps of an apartment building in India and the relationships between him and the residents of the building.

Gertrude Abercrombie was a bohemian midcentury painter whose surrealist paintings, newly coveted by collectors, are now touring museums as part of the show "Supernatural America."

NPR's Guy Raz talks with Lisa Simeone from Skopje about this week's fighting on the border near Kosovo.

Host Lisa Simeone talks with John Gilliland, Deputy President of the Ulster Farmer's Union, about continuing concerns over the impact of Foot and Mouth Disease in Northern Ireland.

We remember singer and songwriter John Phillips of The Mamas and the Papas. Phillips died this morning in Los Angeles, from apparent heart failure. He was 65 years old.

NPR's Ina Jaffe reports from Los Angeles on the seventh annual Santa Clarita International Film Festival, which stresses films about family concerns.

Commentator Meg Barnhouse remembers saving some flowers that were "in danger." They have reappeared.

Ramos is considered a pioneer of Tejano music, the sound known for its traditional Mexican roots infused with the big-band sound of the 1940s, and heavily influenced by blues and rock. Hes bandleader of Ruben and the Texas Revolution. Their most recent recording is –El Gato Negro: A Class Act—. Hes also part of the all-star band Los Super Seven which has a new CD –Canto—

Financial markets waited until early afternoon to see just how much the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates. But as NPR's Jack Speer reports, the half-point cut announced by Fed Chair Alan Greenspan disappointed Wall Street. This is the third time the Fed has cut interest rates this year.