America. Already talk about the actual wars and fighting and times where the cold war got hot in africa and today, were talking about the cultural cold war and perhaps the fight for influence between the United States and the soviet union. So in that context, jazz really comes to the forefront. So were thinking about why that guy the running around in the congo and his counterparts are in pakistan and south asia and Eastern Europe and all those kinds of things. What are they doing there . Were going to unpack that a little bit. I want to start with that picture. Please tell me you recognize that guy. Louis armstrong. Thank you very much. You were probably hesitant to say. Its Louis Armstrong. Cant miss that smile and gaze, you know, he gives people when hes talking. Louis armstrong, probably americas most prominent jazz musician throughout this whole period. Certainly when it starts in 1956, but also even before that, he had toured europe commercially and even long before the state dep
Intimidating sport to get started and, do you have advice for kids trying to get started in golf . Yeah, just go to any kind of indoor or outdoor hitting bay range. Just go hit balls. And imagine if your imaginary friends came to life. So are there more of you . Say no. Yes. Oh yeah. Lots more. I mean, almost every kid has one. Our kids edition correspondent, joaquin, takes us behind the scenes of the new movie. If im an iff, what does iff stand for . Oh oh iff stands for imaginary friend. Get it . But also like what if like anythings possible. This is nbc nightly news kids edition. Welcome back to nightly news kids edition. Im lester holt. Its great to be with you on a saturday. Weve got a terrific lineup ahead, from tiger woods to koalas. Plus well put you to the test in our pop quiz. And a bit later on, actor and director John Krasinski will be here to talk about his new movie. If this was actually inspired by your daughters, tell me about that, it was inspired completely by my daug
I hope to have some fun today. We talked about the actual wars and fighting and the times when the cold war got a little hot. Today we are talking about the cultural cold war perhaps or the war over culture and the fight for influence. So in that context jazz really comes to the forefront. We are thinking about why that guy is running around in the congo and why they are traveling to far flown places of the world like pakistan and south asia. What are they doing there . Well talk about big ideas. I want to talk about this. Who is that . Armstrong. Yes. You were probably hesitant to say. You know who it is. There he is. You cant miss that smile and that gaze. You know, he gives people that gaze when he is talking. Probably americas most prominent jazz musician during this whole period. Certainly when it starts and also before that. He already toured europe commercially and he was prominent figure but just American Culture generally. And so before we get into unpacking this image the rea
And youve got women posting shows. Doing his and hers things. And in all sports, you know . Basketball, football, baseball. You name it. So because something is new or something doesnt fit my mold, it doesnt make it bad. I think cam, his energy has actually been good for the game. I probably wouldnt do some of the things that he does but as i said earlier, i know mylane. Cam knows his lane. His lane is my lane, my lane isnt his. His lane isnt warren moons lane or Doug Williams lane but the fact is, his coaches are comfortable with him, his teammates arecomfortable with him and at the end of the day , thats all that matters. Host it looks like were out of time and this has been a great conversation. Dig deep, seven truths to finding the strength within. I enjoyed reading it and i enjoyed talking to you before i hope people will go by and gain some wisdom for my experiences. Host . Cspan, created by americas Cable Television companies is brought you as a Public Service by your cable or s
Host we are back live with h wil haygood. We will put up the numbers. 2028488200 in the east and central time zones. 7488201 for the mount and pacific time zone. We will put up our email, facebook and twitter as well. Those are other ways you can contact us if the phone lines are busy. We have mentioned it in black and white. I will read a couple quotes from your book about sammy davis, jr. He loved white women and the site of one on his black sheets. His american dream. You go on to write nixon needed sammys aura. Guest sammy davis, jr. Was one of the more memorizing figures in the history of american entertainment. His mother left him behind, he was abandoned as a child and that haunted him forever. He went on the road with will and his father sammy davis, sr. He was a precious child. He was a prodigy. There is always a price to pay when you live in that world. Sammy was not seen as a handsome figure when he became a teenager in 15 to 17 and 18 he was up in canada when he was 19 and