Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
He may have been a “son of Massachusetts,” but Sen. Ted Kennedy was also a Washingtonian — a Kalorama resident who frequented the Mitchell Park and enjoyed dinners at Cafe Milano in Georgetown. We remember Kennedy as a D.C. local and discuss his early efforts to grant statehood to the District.
Guests
- Eleanor Holmes Norton Delegate, U.S. House of Representatives (D-DC)
- James Thurber Director of the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies, American University
- Ilir Zherka Executive Director, D.C. Vote
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