Working with visionaries on the front lines of social change worldwide; the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build measurably better lives; the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. The tabloid media and the political media converge for the first time, and you suddenly have the camera scrums of people shoving each other aside, elbowing. The tabloid reporters are jumping over bushes. Could we not push the crowd . This is not just big political news, it was gossip. I officially announce my candidacy for the office of president of the United States of america. Bold leadership. All four Television Networks covered jackson. It was called the body watch. They were assuming that he was going to get shot. [dramatic hiphop music] the 1980s was a time of big ideas and even bigger personalities. Gary hart originally Gary Hartpence was a handsome senator from colorado who vaulted onto the National Stage i
And im kerry sayers. And im your host, bill kurtis. Its political gaffes through the decades. The great edward r. Murrow said when politicians complain that tv turns the proceedings into a circus, it should be made clear that the circus was already there and that tv has merely demonstrated that not performers are well trained. Today on through the decades, we look at politicians who didnt give their best performances on the political stage as they attemped to run for office. And the Television Cameras were there to capture their gaffes and preserve them for all of history to remember. So we begin the doomed decision of a president ial hopeful. The 1972 race for the white house was never really close themselves an even deeper hole when their nominee George Mcgovern picked Thomas Eagleton to be his running mate. Senator george h. Mcgovern is hereby declared the 1972 democratic nominee for president of the United States. Heading into the 1972 democratic convention, George Mcgovern was har
Good evening, everyone. It is so nice to see you all here in this great greenberg lounge of the new york law school. Im the director of the nyu center for the study of transformative lives, and over the past six years weve sponsored courses and Public Programs on people who have deeply affected our world for the good. Individuals like frederick douglass, margaret fuller, georgia okeefe, Martin Luther king jr. , pope francis and many others always studied in context. Not all american president s are transformative. [laughter] but some have been. As members of Tonights Panel know well. My own interest is focused on lincoln and his times. It is my belief that students who spend an entire semester studying a person like lincoln or douglass or king or elizabeth candidacy stanton cady stanton, will never forget them. The centers chief ally over the years has been the biography seminar at nyu. Founded in the 1970s by eileen ward, the nyu professor and acclaimed author. For decades this group
Of the passing years we have courses and Public Programs of people who have been deployed along negative deeply affecting your world of individuals like frederick douglass, georgia okeeffe, martin lutherhe king, jr. , both francis and many other steadied in context. Not all american president s are transforming give. Sf [laughter] but some have then as the panel the my own interest is of abraham lincoln. At student the is my belief students to spend an entire semester studying a person like Lincoln Douglas corporation Elizabeth Cady stanton will never forget them theyta become part of the turtle universe. Ef all one chief ally is the biography seminar at nyu. Founded in 1976 by the nyu professor and acclaimed author. To suppo it has brought together career biographers to share in their work. Is my pleasure to work closely with the chair john maynard and his circle of leadership including charles and james and ann. Tonights program in fact, was put together by james asked me to say noth
Who arent on the programs have to get out and seems fair that others work as well. Thats a general mindset. And so, thats why i, at the end of the day, say if were actualry going to solve some problems and i agree with charles and nick that there are a lot of guys who ought to be working, but arent we ought to look at that, we had a subsidized jobs program and subsidiz subsidized to 80, 90, and Public Sector jobs, 80, 90 , timelimited. I thought was a successful program. We have come to the end of our time and i would just close by saying in a year which has been characterized by incredible polarization, people who disagree with each other and can assume must hate each other, i think that jared and i have done a terrific job. [applause]. Always great book tv is on witter and facebook. Tweet up twitter. Com booktv or post a comment on our facebook page. Facebo facebook. Com book tv. Beginning now on book tv, a president ial History Panel with biographer biographers. And authors. This wa