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Eisenhower As Leader | United Nations' Kansas City Pick

Segment 1: President Dwight D. Eisenhower "deserves to be heard today" says granddaughter.

In a new book, Susan Eisenhower looks at how her grandfather, the 34th president of the United States, made huge decisions both during World War II and in his eight years in the White House. The book comes at the same time a new monumenthonoring him is unveiled in Washington D.C.


Segment 2, beginning at 28:51: The United Nations has selected a Kansas Citian to be the only American among its Young Leaders for the Sustainable Development Goals.

After playing battery-powered concerts around the world for years, Kansas City musician AY Young is finally getting recognition in a big way. The United Nations has selected him to be among the 2020 class of 17 changemakers "leading the way in shaping a more sustainable and inclusive future for all."

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Steve Kraske is an associate teaching professor of journalism at UMKC, a political columnist for The Kansas City Star and has hosted "Up to Date" since 2002. He worked as the full-time political correspondent for The Star from 1994-2013 covering national, state and local campaigns. He also has covered the statehouses in Topeka and Jefferson City.
Danette (Danie) Alexander first came to KCUR in 2007 as an intern for Up to Date after completing her B.A. in Communications at the University of Missouri – Kansas City. After her KCUR internship was completed, Danie continued to spend her mornings assisting senior producer Stephen Steigman as a volunteer with the show. Her radio experience also includes stints with public radio's New Letters on the Air as a broadcast engineer and on local public radio as host of a weekly overnight call-in show.