Feb 25, 2021
I play a little guitar, write a few tunes, make a few movies, but none of that’s really me, ”George Harrison once said. “The real me is something else.” Harrison was many things – including a master of understatement. But he was right to point out that his true character remains elusive. He was one of the most famous men in the world, but he loathed superstardom. He preached piety and simple pleasures, yet he lived in a 120-room mansion and collected ultra high-end cars. His studious facade belayed a brilliant sense of humor, which led him to produce some of the greatest comedies of all time. The songs he wrote focused on both the glory of God and the petty annoyances of day-to-day life.
of self-depp ra indica hiself-d. he liked people, he didn t say a bad thing about people. he was a nice guy. i spent enough time around him behind the scenes to know that that was true. the film is is callcalled t reagan show. it airs tonight on cnn at 9:00. david kennerly, thank you very much. between president trump and the leader of south korea, president moon, which would be the purchase of millions of dollars worth of weapons and equipment from the united states by south korea. in a separate phone call with the german chancellor angela merkel, president trump maintained, quote, all options to address the north korean threat are on the table.
there s a newport rat of trump on the cover of the book. that was just taken after election day. it turns out on election night, trump wouldn t let any photographers behind the scene. there s actually no photos for history except what people took on their iphones. maybe that s because trump was not expecting to win on election night. now, david kennerly says he was able to take a portrait a couple of weeks later, have this beautiful shot for history of the president-elect, but it does speak to donald trump s uncertainty on election night. it s understandable now why weeks later, months later he wants to look back and remember those campaign days. in this book this is a book that cnn leading up to election day. it went to the printing presses right after trump was elected. it s a fascinating look at sort of history as it was happening
hillary clinton surprised you. why? well, i think what surprised me was a lot of people did come out to see the celebrities and not her so much. the only one i was really with was mrs. obama, and she s a rock star in her own right. hardly anybody can be on that stage and be noticed almost when she s around. even her husband occasionally. but i think trump was just flying solo and people were coming out to see him period. and they were rabid fans. i ve never seen anything quite like that. interesting. i can t wait to look through more of your photos. david kennerly, thanks for joining us. unprecedented, the election that changed everything, is in stores december 6th. coming up, trump touts his business experience but will it backfire on his presidency?
titled unprecedented. it was written and reported while that long, long election took place. cnn contributor david kennerly joins me now. what was it like being in the midst of it for a long period of time? well, this is my 12th presidential campaign and you ve heard it all before, there was nothing like it. i fortunately got to spend time with both candidates, with mr. clintmr. mr. trump, mrs. clinton, obviously two different campaigns, and the media was under attack, like nonstop by the trump people. having been in vietnam for 2 1/2 years, i kind of brushed that off. but it made for some good photos. i bet so. you were convinced that trump would win despite what the polls said. what was the most telling sign to you? i well, having been with