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Lewis and Clark

It's the 200th anniversary of the Corps of Discovery, and even the descendants of folks who may or may not have seen Meriwether Lewis and William Clark off as they departed into the West are gathering to mark the occasion. Hear NPR's Scott Simon.

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Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy.