2004
DECEMBER
December 31, 2004
In Remembrance
The nation remembers clarinetist and Big Band leader Artie Shaw who died Thursday.

December 28, 2004
In Remembrance
The NewsHour remembers author Susan Sontag with excerpts of her 2001 conversation with correspondent Elizabeth Farnsworth.

NOVEMBER
November 24, 2004
Appreciation
Terence Smith presents an appreciation of Joseph John Sisco, a distinguished American diplomat and frequent NewsHour guest who died Tuesday at age 85.

OCTOBER
October 20, 2004
In Memoriam
Veteran diplomat and arms control adviser Paul Nitze died last night at age 97. He served under eight presidents, from Roosevelt to Reagan. He was considered an architect of the policies seeking to contain the Soviet Union's nuclear weapons.

October 11, 2004
Remembrance
"Superman" actor Christopher Reeve, who became paralyzed after a horse-riding accident nine years ago, died Sunday from heart failure. Jeffrey Brown takes a look at the actor-turned-advocate for spinal cord and stem cell research.

SEPTEMBER
September 13, 2004
Return to Ground Zero
New York marked the third anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks with a ceremony Saturday at the site of the former World Trade Center. Ray Suarez visited Ground Zero shortly after Sept. 11, 2001, and he returned to the site on Saturday for the remembrance ceremony.

AUGUST
August 13, 2004
A Taste for Life
Julia Child, the American cooking icon who demystified French cuisine, died at her home in Santa Barbara, Calif., at the age of 91. Margaret Warner discusses Child's life and legacy with Jacques Pepin, an acclaimed French chef, food columnist and host of a television cooking program.

August 4, 2004
In Memoriam: Henri Cartier-Bresson
French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson died at the age of 95. Ray Suarez discusses the work of Cartier-Bresson with Phillip Brookman, curator of photography at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington.

JUNE
June 11, 2004
A Nation's Farewell
American and foreign dignitaries paid final respects to former Pres. Ronald Reagan at a state funeral in Washington before his body returned to California for burial at sunset. Kwame Holman narrates an extended summary of the day's events.

June 10, 2004
In Memoriam: Ray Charles
Crooner Ray Charles, who overcame poverty and blindness to mix gospel and blues into Grammy-winning music, died in Beverly Hills at age 73. Ray Suarez remembers the unique 20th century cultural icon.

June 9, 2004
Nation's Farewell: Part II
Gwen Ifill discusses the highlights of Ronald Reagan's presidency with author and journalist Haynes Johnson and Los Angeles Times Washington bureau chief Doyle McManus.

June 9, 2004
Nation's Farewell: Part I
Former President Ronald Reagan began his final journey to Washington where his body will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda until his funeral on Friday. Gwen Ifill discusses the legacy of the 40th president with author and journalist Haynes Johnson and Los Angeles Times Washington bureau chief Doyle McManus.

June 8, 2004
Stealing Minds
As America remembers Ronald Reagan this week, renewed attention is focused on Alzheimer's, the degenerative disease which made him forget the twilight years of his life. Terence Smith discusses Alzheimer's disease and efforts to treat it with Dr. Ron Petersen, director of Alzheimer's Research at the Mayo Clinic and the first physician to diagnose President Reagan.

June 7, 2004
Saying Good-bye
Family members and government officials finalized plans for a week-long series of services in honor of Ronald Reagan, the conservative icon and 40th president of the United States, who died Saturday from complications of Alzheimer's disease. Ray Suarez reports on how Americans are remembering Ronald Reagan.

June 7, 2004
In His Own Words
President Reagan was known as the "great communicator" for what he said and how he said it. Kwame Holman looks at the 40th president in his own words.

June 7, 2004
Lasting Impact
Gwen Ifill gets perspectives on the Reagan presidency and political legacy from historians Michael Beschloss, Richard Norton Smith, Haynes Johnson and Roger Wilkins.

June 7, 2004
Remembering the Man
Margaret Warner discusses the Reagan legacy with some of his contemporaries, Jeane Kirkpatrick, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations under Reagan, Ken Duberstein, Reagan's chief of staff, David Gergen, Reagan's director of communications, and William Gray, a Democratic congressman from Pennsylvania during the Reagan era

MAY
May 31, 2004
In Memoriam
Two key Watergate figures died last Saturday: Sam Dash, chief counsel of the Senate Watergate Committee, and Special Watergate Prosecutor Archibald Cox. Jeffrey Brown discusses their legacies with presidential historian Michael Beschloss and Richard Ben-Veniste, chief of the Watergate Task Force.

MARCH
March 30, 2004
In Memoriam: Tony Randall
Emmy Award-winning actor Tony Randall, best known for his comic role as half of television's "The Old Couple" in the early 1970s, died last night at age 84.

March 30, 2004
In Memoriam: Alistair Cooke
Alistair Cooke, a broadcasting legend on both shores of the Atlantic, died of heart failure Monday in New York City. Cooke reported his radio program "Letter from America" each week for 58 years on the BBC, and American audiences knew Cooke as the host of "Masterpiece Theatre" on PBS. Terence Smith looks back at Cooke's life and legendary career.

March 29, 2004
In Memoriam: Peter Ustinov
Actor and author Peter Ustinov, who appeared in 90 films during his 60-year career, died of heart failure Sunday in Geneva. The NewsHour remembers Ustinov with a clip of his performance as a Mexican general in the 1970 comedy "Viva Max," which was based on a novel by Jim Lehrer.

March 1, 2004
In Memoriam : Daniel Boorstin
Historian, author and frequent NewsHour guest Daniel Boorstin died last weekend in Washington, D.C. The NewsHour remembers Boorstin with a look at the interview he gave Jim Lehrer in 1987, when he retired as librarian of Congress.

JANUARY
January 27, 2004
In Memoriam : Jack Paar
Jack Paar, the man who essentially began late-night talk on television, died. The NewsHour airs a clip from his days of hosting NBC's "Tonight Show."

January 14, 2004
Reflecting Absence
The final plan for a memorial at the site of the World Trade Center was unveiled in New York. Tree-filled plazas will surround two reflecting pools where the twin towers once stood. Jeffrey Brown discusses the design with Vartan Gregorian, who chaired the jury that chose the winning proposal.