Onemorning,OliverSipplewentoutforawalk.A couplehourslater,tohisownsurprise,hesavedthelifeofthePresidentoftheUnitedStates.Butinthedaysthatfollowed, Sipple’ssplit-secondactofheroismturnedintoa rationaleformaking hispersonallifeintopoliticalopportunity. Whathappensnextmakesuswonderwhatamoment,oramovement,orawholesocietycandemandofoneperson.Andhowmuchistoomuch?
Through newlyunearthedarchivaltape,wehearSipplehimselfgrapplewithsomeofthemostvexingtopicsofhisdayandours-privacy,identity,thefreedomofthepress-nottomentionthebonds of familyandfriendship.
ReportedbyLatifNasserandTracieHunte.ProducedbyMattKielty,AnnieMcEwen,LatifNasserandTracieHunte.
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Episodeoriginallypublished09/21/2017