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"Sunday Morning" remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week, including pianist Peter Nero, longtime leader of the Philadelphia Pops.
Photojournalist Jacqueline Bouvier was fearless, charming, and single when she was introduced to a young Congressman from Massachusetts. And as told in the new book "Camera Girl," Jackie was no shrinking violet when it came to pursuing Washington's most eligible bachelor in the early 1950s. Correspondent Tracy Smith talks with author Carl Sferrazza Anthony, and with Martha Bartlett, the Georgetown hostess who, along with her husband, Charles, was responsible for pairing up Bouvier with John F. Kennedy.
According to a recent study, more than 7,500 pedestrians were killed by a vehicle in 2022, an average of 20 people a day – the highest number in 40 years. But experts say, more than the design of vehicles, the design of the roads themselves is to blame for the alarming rise in pedestrian fatalities. Correspondent Jim Axelrod talks with advocates who are pressing for improved designs of roadways that will better protect pedestrians.
In March 2021, former Wall Street Journal writer Neil King Jr. embarked on a walk of 330 miles, from his home in Washington, D.C., to New York City – his way of contemplating America, past and present, and, at 61, his own life after surviving esophageal cancer. The 26-day journey formed the basis of his new book, "American Ramble: A Walk of Memory and Renewal." He retraced his steps with correspondent Martha Teichner, and talked about the America he found along the way.
"Sunday Morning" looks at important historical events on this date.
To help heart attack patients, cardiologist Dr. Uma Valeti set out to use stem cells to re-grow heart muscle. That was when he discovered a way to "grow" meat directly from animal cells, without having to slaughter animals. NPR correspondent Allison Aubrey talks with Valeti about his company, Upside Foods, which is planning to produce thousands of pounds of cultivated meat from a thimbleful of cells.
We leave you this Sunday amidst the solitude of the John Muir Wilderness in California. Videographer: Scot Miller.
On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Civil Rights Act, which ended our nation's apartheid system. Mark Updegrove, president & CEO of the LBJ Foundation, looks back on a watershed moment in American democracy when segregation was finally made illegal.
Photographer Ansel Adams (1902-1984) created unparalleled images of the American West at a time when photography was not universally appreciated as a fine art. Today Adams is the most recognizable name in nature photography, and his landscapes have been acclaimed for their soulfulness. Correspondent Conor Knighton visits an exhibition on the artist's work, "Ansel Adams: In Our Time," currently on view at the de Young Museum in San Francisco; and visits Adams' home in Carmel, Calif., where his dark room has been preserved by his son, Michael Adams.
About three years ago Larry Kingsley's wife, Georgeanne, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Using music to stay connected with her, the North Carolina man dug out his old trumpet and began playing for strangers on the street, with Georgeanne at his side. Every dollar he collected was donated to Alzheimer's research. Correspondent Steve Hartman reports on how one man's love prompted him to make a difference.
