Remembering NPR Political Reporter Cokie Roberts

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🗓️ 25 November 2021

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Cokie Roberts was one of NPR's "Founding Mothers," a pioneering journalist whose career blazed a trail for generations of women at the network. NPR's Tamara Keith and Nina Totenberg talk to Cokie's husband Steve Roberts about the ways in which she was also a role model in her personal life. Steve Roberts new book about his wife is Cokie: A Life Well Lived.

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0:00.0	Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.
0:05.9	I'm Tamra Keith.
0:06.9	I cover the White House.
0:08.4	And if it wasn't for this next voice, it's quite possible I never would have gotten
0:12.9	the chance to cover the White House.
0:15.1	President Carter said that he is committed to a universal comprehensive plan that will
0:19.4	provide basic health coverage to all Americans.
0:22.6	The Carter...
0:23.6	The hearings have been about more than the sale of arms to Iran and the diversion of funds
0:27.2	to the countries.
0:28.2	The events surrounding the Iran-Contra affair have been about two...
0:31.9	Then what happens?
0:32.9	Well, it's most likely that there are not enough votes in the House of Representatives
0:37.4	to impeach the President.
0:39.3	That's Koki Roberts.
0:41.1	Koki, along with Nina Totenberg and Linda Worthheimer, paved the way for women to cover
0:46.1	politics.
0:47.3	They're known as the Founding Mothers of NPR.
0:50.4	And established our network, not just as a serious news organization, but as a place
0:55.9	that lifted up new voices.
0:58.5	Koki gave me and a lot of other aspiring journalists good advice along the way.
1:03.7	So what is a woman's place?
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