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NPR's Scott Simon talks to Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) about the role the Vietnam War is playing in this year's presidential campaign.

WILLIAM MAXWELL interview continued.We return to our conversation with ALEC WILKINSON.Guest film critic Henry Sheehan reviews –Space Cowboys,— directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. Its about three aging air force pilots who want to go into space.12:58:30 NEXT SHOW PROMO (:29) PROMO COPY On the next archive edition of fresh air. . . writer ALEC WILKINSON remembers his friend and mentor WILLIAM MAXWELL the legendary writer and editor who died Monday at age 91. . . and a listen back to a 1995 interview with MAXWELL. Then, film critic Henry Sheehan reviews –Space Cowboys,— directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. Its about three aging air force pilots who want to go into space. Join us for the next fresh air.

NPR's Melissa Block talks with Pedro Almodovar about his film Bad Education. He says it was one of his hardest films to make, because the story is so close to his own experiences.

2: A concert and interview with SHIRLEY HORN. Playing with her will be drummer Steve Williams and bassist Charles Ables. HORN recorded with Miles Davis and Quincy Jones in the 1960s and sang on the movie soundtrack of "For Love of Ivy." After a hiatus in which she stayed home and raised her daughter, she returned to performing and recording in 1988. Her 1991 album, "You Won't Forget Me," brought together Toots Thielemans, Buck Hill, Wynton and Branford Marsalis, and Miles Davis. The album was nominated for a Grammy. Her latest album and video is "Here's to Life: Shirley Horn with Strings," of Johnny Mandel compositions (on Verve). (REBROADCAST. Originally aired 6/29/92).

Investigators meet with billionaire investor Warren Buffett in their investigation of improper transactions between American International Group and General Re, a subsidiary of Buffett's Berkshire-Hathaway.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with historian David Farber about his new book, Crack: Rock Cocaine, Street Capitalism, and the Decade of Greed.

Jewish families haven't always given presents on Hanukkah — it dates only to the 1880s. Arthur Levine's kids' book The Hanukkah Magic of Nate Gadol imagines a fanciful origin for the tradition.

Friday was the first day of an unexpected move-out at SUNY Oneonta, where more than 500 students have tested positive for COVID-19 since the start of…

MUSIC MAN interviews continued.The Republican National Convention convenes in Philadelphia in a week. A talk with FRANK PUNZO, Sales Manager for Verizon Communications which is the official local telecommunications provider for the convention. PUNZO is responsible for providing the infrastructure that supports telephone service, video conferencing, internet access and video streaming.Rock critic KEN TUCKER reviews "Transcendental Blues" the new recording by Steve Earle.12:58:30 NEXT SHOW PROMO (:29) PROMO COPY On the next fresh air. . .the Broadway revival of "The Music Man". . . A talk with stars CRAIG BIERKO (Be-AIR-co) who plays the role of con-man Harold Hill, and REBECCA LUKER who plays Marian the Librarian. Also . . .what it's like to make sure 45,000 people at the Republican National Convention have access to telephone, internet and other telecommunications. A talk with the man responsible for wiring the Convention. That's coming up on the next Fresh Air.

Officials are struggling to handle the high number of people who have died from the disease. So many have died that the city is considering temporary burial at a public cemetery on Hart Island.