It's May 3, 1971. More than 20,000 people have gathered in Washington, D.C. to protest the Vietnam War. The drone of helicopters, engines and sirens intermixed with the voices of protesters, police officers, veterans and office workers on the streets of Washington, D.C.
On the scene? NPR Reporters collecting news in anticipation of the very first broadcast of their very first show: All Things Considered. Our journalists ultimately produced a 24-minute piece that took listeners to the heart of America's agonies over the war in Vietnam.
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