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Phil Cronenwett is in charge of the Special Collections Library at Dartmouth College. It's the home of major archives on Robert Frost, polar exploration, musical theatre, and Doctor Seuss. Notable items also include an original copy of Audubon's "Birds of America," and a pair of Daniel Webster's socks that came with a collection of his books and papers. [http://www.dartmouth.edu/~speccoll/main_display.htm]

This program orignially aired in November, 2001.

The Republican race for U-S Senate has grown more heated. In a bitter debate last night, incumbent Bob Smith and challenger John Sununu repeatedly accused each other of distortions and personal attacks. NHPR's Trish Anderton reports.

President Bush says he doesn’t need congressional approval in order to strike Iraq, but some in Congress disagree. We’ll find out what the constitution says about war – and what past presidents have done. Laura talks with Francis Boyle, professor of law, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign www.uiuc.edu and Wayne Lesperance, political science professor, New England College www.nec.edu.

Margaret-Love Denman has written a new book for aspiring novelists. "Novel Ideas: Contemporary Authors Share the Creative Process" includes practical advice on the literary craft from 23 authors. The book is published by Alpha Press. Denman is a published author herself, and director of the creative writing program at UNH.

This interview orginally aired in May, 2001.

ALL THIS WEEK NHPR IS BRINGING LISTENERS STUMP SPEECHES FROM THE FIVE LEADING CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR IN THE SEPTEMBER 10TH PRIMARY.
THE CANDIDATES SPOKE LAST WEEK AT A LACONIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FORUM.
FORUM ORGANIZERS GAVE EACH CANDIDATE 20 MINUTES TO TELL VOTERS WHY HE OR SHE SHOULD BE GOVERNOR.
TODAY WE HEAR FROM STATE SENATOR MARK FERNALD, A DEMOCRAT FROM SHARON.