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Through a series of architects and designs, the U.S. Capitol and its dome became a world-famous landmark. On Morning Edition, Kitty Eisele tells the story of the building that came to symbolize America as part of NPR's Present at the Creation series.

Host Lynn Neary talks with Tuck & Patti, the husband-and-wife jazz duo from the Bay Area, who have been performing for more than two decades. They do some tunes in Studio 4A at NPR in Washington, D.C. Tuck & Patti's new CD is called Chocolate Moment, released on their own label T & P Records. (For more information, please visit http://www.tuckandpatti.com.)

Director of the Louis Armstrong House & Archives, Michael Cogswell. The archive contains 5,000 photographs, 350 pages of autobiographical manuscripts, 270 sets of music charts, 650 home-made tape recordings and more. We'll hear excerpts from the tapes. Cogswell is in the process of converting the Louis Armstrong House in Queens, where Louis and his wife Lucille lived for almost 30 years, into a museum and educational center. This interview first aired August 2, 2001.

The late architect Samuel Mockbee chose Hale County, Alabama, as a place to teach his students how to "provide a decent community for all citizens." Hale County is one of the poorest counties in the United States, but thanks to the Rural Studio students and teachers carrying on Mockbee's legacy, it's home to some of the most innovative buildings in the nation. View a photo gallery of some of the Rural Studio's work.

The Bush administration is expected to announce a plan for vaccinating certain Americans against smallpox. An advisory panel has recommended that at most, 500,000 health-care workers should be immunized. But many state and local public health officials don't think that's nearly enough to cope with a smallpox bioterrorism attack. NPR's Richard Knox reports for All Things Considered.

Gutting fish is a cold, wet and smelly job. But if you're willing to put in the hours, the pay can make up for the unpleasant conditions. NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports on a "slime line" in Juneau, Alaska, as part of Morning Edition's series on "dirty work."

The group's hits include She's Not There, You've Really Got a Hold On Me and Time of the Season. An anthology of the group's recordings The Zombies: Zombie Heaven (Big Beat label) was released in 1998. This interview first aired January 28, 1998.

Puzzlemaster Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Dominic DeCecco from Birdsboro, Pennsylvania. He listens to Weekend Edition on member station WHYY in Philadelphia.)

Sculptor Joseph McNally, a member of the religious order of Christian Brothers, says a spiritual calling took him to Singapore to teach art. His own work, much of it carved from bog oak, evokes Chinese characters and carries a sense of singularity. Alex Van Oss has Brother McNally's story for Weekend Edition Sunday.

Storyteller Mitch Myers tells the story of guy who made it his mission to shout out "Freebird!" at concerts.