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A must-have collection for fans of the erudite anchor. On October 20, 1975, "The Robert MacNeil Report" went on the air for the first time. The program evolved into "The MacNeil/Lehrer Report" and later "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" and would go on to cover the nation and the world with its own distinctive brand of journalism. This collection includes a tribute to Robin and his farewell interview on his last night as co-anchor of the program.

By the 1980s, global competition had left the U.S. steel industry battered and for a steel town like Weirton, West Virginia, that created both a sense of desperation and some creative thinking. The NewsHour first visited the town in 1983 to report on moves by steel workers to buy their plant in hopes of keeping both the plant and the town alive. In subsequent visits, the NewsHour documented how their goals and strategies and the town itself evolved. Also included in this collection is a report...

In early 1993, the high tech industry was taking off and California's Silicon Valley represented the center of the dot-com universe. Correspondent Spencer Michaels' reports cover the boom and eventual bust of the dot-com industry as well as the beginnings of a recovery. Also included is a discussion of the high-tech industry's health.

The Vietnam War lasted longer than any other in U.S. history. On the 25th anniversary of U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam, "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" examines the war's lasting impact through a series of panel discussions. Questions of the war's effect on politics and policy, the military and the media, and the country's psyche are discussed and debated.

Five accomplished fiction writers discuss their work and the craft of writing. Novelist John Irving talks about the challenges of bringing his stories to the big screen and the differences between screenwriting and novel writing. Susan Sontag comments on how events in her life influenced her novel "In America." Israeli author Amos Oz discusses politics, love and humor amid the chaos of the Palestinian conflict. John Updike reflects on the early part of his career. And in a two-part interview...

The immigrant experience has inspired one of the richest strands in American literature. The writers in this collection of conversations from "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" discuss how that experience has influenced their writing. Authors include Frank McCourt, Edwidge Danticat, Jhumpa Lahiri, Oscar Hijuelos, Jeffrey Eugenides, and historian Carlos Eire.

Conversations with and poetry readings by U.S. Poet Laureates.

According to the Alzheimer's Association, as many as eight million Americans will be suffering from Alzheimer's by 2030 and 16 million by 2050. The NewsHour reports on treatments, vaccine development, research, the impact on caregivers and the growing incidence of early-onset Alzheimer's disease.

The NewsHour reports on brain research and treatments for brain injury and disease. Included are segments featuring research on diagnosing and treating concussion; traumatic brain injury treatment of veterans; the development of a brain mapping tool; research on cell phone use and its effects on the brain and research that demonstrates the human body is able to produce new brain cells.

As Supreme Court justices retire from the bench, the NewsHour has explored the tenure of the retiring judges as well as their impact on the future of the Court. Volume I includes a two-segment analysis and discussion with A.E. Dick Howard, Nina Totenberg, Bruce Fein, Laurence Tribe, Senators Paul Simon and Orrin Hatch about the resignations of Justice Burger and Justice Powell.

This compilation features conversations with Supreme Court justices and senior NewsHour correspondents. Justices Breyer and O'Connor discuss judicial independence. In a separate segment Justice Breyer talks about his book "Active Liberty." Justice O'Connor discusses her historic appointment, women in the legal profession and her childhood. David Gergen talks to Chief Justice William Rehnquist about civil liberties and his book, "All the Laws But One." Jim Lehrer engages retired Justice Lewis...

The NewsHour examines the legacy of former U.S. Supreme Court justices. Following retirement from the Supreme Court, Justices Brennan, Blackmun and Marshall are remembered in book, oral history tapes and discussion.