Enthusiasms

ROD PAIGE Education Secretary

BOOK Changing Urban Education by Clarence Stone. "The challenges facing inner-city educators in school districts across America."

CD Fingerprints by Larry Carlton. "One of my favorite jazz artists."

KIDS' BOOK Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst. "Children love it."

BERNADETTE PETERS actor and singer

BOOK Ghost Light by Frank Rich. "What's interesting is that you get a lot of information about the theater, but there's also a great story."

MOVIE Unstrung Heroes "I was very impressed by Diane Keaton's directing."

CD The Fred Astaire Story (with Oscar Peterson) "One of my favorite albums."

EVAN BAYH Democratic Senator

BOOK April 1865: The Month That Saved America by Jay Winik. "Statesmanship when America needed it most. If they could heal the nation then, we can today."

MOVIE Gladiator "Imagine what would've happened to Jim Jeffords in those days."

TV The West Wing "Regrettably, too good to be true."