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Transcript: Mrs. Jesse Owens Recalls 1936 Olympics
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- NPR All Things Considered
- Article date:
- July 30, 1996
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Noah talks with Ruth Owens about her husband's return from the Berlin
Olympics, how she met him on the "Queen Mary" in New York Harbor,
the ticker-tape parade, and a paper bag containing $10,000 in cash.
NOAH ADAMS, Host: It is said that Michael Johnson runs like Jesse
Owens - the upright posture, the gracefully controlled power. Jesse
Owens' widow, Ruth Owens, has noticed that, and before the Olympic
Games, Mrs. Owens sent Michael Johnson a letter of encouragement.
This is the 60th anniversary of the Olympics in Berlin, and we
talked with Ruth Owens about her memories, about hearing the news
of her husband's victories in Berlin and then ...