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Working with thousands of previously unreleased documents and drawing on more than one thousand interviews, with many witnesses speaking out for the first time, Joan Mellen revisits the investigation of New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison, the only public official to have indicted, in 1969, a suspect in President John F. Kennedy's murder. Garrison began by exposing the contradictions in the Warren Report, which concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald was an unstable pro-Castro Marxist who acted alone in killing Kennedy.

On August 15, 1988, in the Louisiana Superdome, Reagan delivered a message for economic freedom. We transformed our government from one that was consuming our prosperity into one that would get out of the way of those who create prosperity.

After 20 years in public service, George Washington turned down a third term as president with this memorable farewell address. In it, he implores the American public to be united above all else, putting aside fervor for their political parties and state lines. He also warns against forming long-term partnerships with foreign nations. Originally this was a 32-page document that was read and distributed widely throughout America after its initial publication, and it deserves the same avid listenership today.

"If That Was Duncan's Farewell, It Fit the Man" is from the May 13, 2016, Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Harvey Araton and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"Summit in Canada Is a Farewell for Obama and a Debut for Justin Trudeau" is from the June 29, 2016, World section of The New York Times. It was written by Mark Landler and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"At Farewell for Black Driver Shot by Tulsa Officer, Music and Fond Memories" is from the September 25, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Manny Fernandez and Michael Wines and narrated by Kristi Burns.

As Obama prepared to give his farewell address on Tuesday from McCormick Place, the cavernous convention center beside Lake Michigan, people in his hometown sounded by turns possessive, proud, anxious and wistful.

"Harry Reid: Farewell, Fair Senate" is from the December 8, 2016 Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by Harry Reid and narrated by Caroline Miller.