Transcript: Jodi Rell Makes History in State's Top Post

MICHEL MARTIN
NPR Tell Me More
12-17-2007
Jodi Rell Makes History in State's Top Post

Host: MICHEL MARTIN
Time 09:00-10:00 AM


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MICHEL MARTIN, host:

I'm Michel Martin and this is TELL ME MORE from NPR News.

Later in the program we're going to mourn the passing of two important Americans: Democratic Congressman Julia Carson who became the first African- American and the first woman to represent the city of Indianapolis in Congress, and the actor, singer and activist Floyd Red Crow Westerman, a Native American who tried to convey the dignity and honor of his heritage in all of his roles.

We're reminded by Congressman Carson's passing that were still in the habit of marking firsts, ...

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