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Legendary singer Tony Bennett chats about his new memoir, "Life is a Gift: The Zen of Bennett," which gives a behind the scenes look at the celebrities he's worked with and drawn inspiration from, and offers advice to up-and-coming performers. (TODAY)

President Jimmy Carter's grandson James Carter IV tells how he helped track down cellphone video taken at a Mitt Romney fundraiser video and explains why he has a very personal interest in the outcome of the 2012 election. NBC's Michael Isikoff reports. (TODAY)

President Jimmy Carter's grandson James Carter IV tells how he helped track down cellphone video taken at a Mitt Romney fundraiser video and explains why he has a very personal interest in the outcome of the 2012 election. NBC's Michael Isikoff reports. (TODAY)

Penny Marshall talks with TODAY's Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb about her new memoir, "My Mother Was Nuts," and reveals that comedy helped her overcome her mother's often scathing sarcasm. (TODAY)

As Iran increases the price on 'Satanic Verses' author Salman Rushdie's head, he speaks out on life in hiding more than 23 years ago when Muslim protesters raged against him in the Middle East and tells TODAY's Matt Lauer that it was a time of incredible stress. (TODAY)

NBC's Kate Snow takes a look back at the life of Helen Gurley Brown, the famed editor of Cosmopolitan magazine and the author of "Sex and the Single Girl." (TODAY)

Seventeen-year-old Missy Franklin is taking home four gold medals and one bronze from the London Olympics and tells TODAY's Savannah Guthrie that while she has a lot to discuss with her parents and coach, she'd still love to swim on a college team. (TODAY)

Before the DADT law was repealed, OutServe magazine was a quiet way to connect for gays in the military. Today the magazine, too, has "come out " and is a hub of communication for the gay community with plans to reach out to the heterosexual community as well. OutServe co-founders, Ed Sweeny and John Tegeler in their own words.  (Nightly News)

TODAY's Meredith Vieira talks with comedian and actor Russell Brand, whose latest projects include the animated film "Hop," in which he voices a rabbit who is next in line to take over for the Easter Bunny, and the title role in a remake of the comedy "Arthur." (TODAY)

Eduardo Valseca, along with his wife Jayne Valseca, speaks with TODAY's Matt Lauer about surviving a horrific kidnapping ordeal in Mexico. The Valsecas' story will be presented on NBC's "Dateline."