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Sen. Leahy retires today. How will you remember his decades in office?

A silhouette of Sen. Patrick Leahy at his office window in the Capitol, with the Washington Monument in the background.
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From his office window, the Washington Monument looms behind a dark silhouette of Sen. Leahy in December 2022. Sen. Leahy will officially step down� and vacate that longtime office space� Jan. 3, 2023.

He's been Vermont's Senator for 48 yearsâ€� nearly half a century. And on Jan. 3rd, Patrick Leahy will officially step down. Host Mikaela Lefrak will look back at Leahy's long legacy with two ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý reporters who have covered his career for years. We'll also hear from listeners on how they will remember his decades in office.

Our guests are:

  • Bob Kinzel, ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý senior reporter
  • Jane Lindholm, who interviewed Sen. Leahy many times as the former host of Vermont Edition; now, as creator, host and executive producer of the But Why? podcast, she also leads special projects at ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý, including an upcoming special on Leahy's Senate legacy

Sen. Leahy has made many appearances on Vermont Edition over his long career, most recently:

Broadcast live on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

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Mikaela Lefrak is the host and senior producer of Vermont Edition. Her stories have aired nationally on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, Marketplace, The World and Here & Now. A seasoned local reporter, Mikaela has won two regional Edward R. Murrow awards and a Public Media Journalists Association award for her work.
Matt Smith worked for ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý from 2017 to 2023 as managing editor and senior producer of Vermont Edition.