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Journalist STEVEN WALDMAN is National Correspondent for Newsweek. His new book The Bill: How the Adventures of Clinton's National Service Bill Reveal What is Corrupt, Comical, Cynical - and Nobel - about Washington (Viking), follows Bill Clinton's plan to revamp the college loan system, from idea to implementation. Clinton first talked about his plan during the Presidential campaign, and once he was in the White House, work began on what became AMERICORPS. WALDMAN was there for many private meetings on the subject where everyone from the President, the White House staff, the Department of Education, Congress people, National Service Reps, and student aid groups were in attendance.

4: Former Cardinals' pitcher BOB GIBSON was a record-breaking baseball player in the 1960's, and was inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame in 1981. His autobiography explores his rise from the Omaha projects to the major leagues, and being an early black ballplayer. The book is Stranger to the Game (Viking). (Originally Broadcast 10/6/94)INT 5: Former Major Leaguer KEITH HERNANDEZ. Called by some baseball purists the "finest First Baseman in the game," HERNANDEZ played with the St. Louis Cardinals, the New York Mets, and the Cleveland Indians. He is the winner of eleven consecutive Golden Glove Awards for fielding, and played in two World Championships. HERNANDEZ's is author of Pure Baseball: Pitch by Pitch for the Advanced Fan (Harper): analysis of two 1993 match-ups, with play by play commentary, based on his seventeen years in the game. (Originally Broadcast 2

Film Critic Stephen Schiff reviews "Kiss of Death." It stars David Caruso, Samuel Jackson, and Nicolas Cage.

WEEKEND EDITION'S WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT DANIEL SCHORR SPEAKS WITH FORMER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ROBERT McNAMARA ABOUT THE REACTION UNLEASHED BY HIS BOOK "IN RETROSPECT: THE TRAGEDY AND LESSONS OF VIETNAM," PUBLISHED BY TIME BOOKS, A DIVISION OF RANDOM HOUSE.

azz Critic Kevin Whitehead remembers the late Julius Hemphill who died on Sunday. Hemphill, the saxophonist and composer, helped to found the World Saxophone Quartet.

Daniel talks to musician Pierre Bensusan, who was born in Algeria but grew up in Paris. Bensusan says that he needs to work on relaxing his right hand to improve his playing. His latest CD is "Wu-Wei," on Rounder Records.

Daniel talks to David Haerle, president of CMH Music and producer of the CD "Doggone Country: All Time Favorite Songs about Dogs." He says that there are not enough country songs about cats to produce a companion CD.

Former Secretary of Defense ROBERT McNAMARA has written a book, In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam (Times Books) The book contains the long awaited admission that McNAMARA felt the U.S. policy in Vietnam was wrong and the war was unwinnable. He details the behind-the-scenes decision making policies that escalated the war and the atmosphere of the times which made them feel they had no choice but to do so.