This conference from Purdue University continues with biographers looking at political history, this talk was part of a twoday conference called remaking american political history, its an hour and a half. Welcome and thank you for attending our session on this beautiful friday afternoon. We will have to compete with the outdoors and hopefully we will convince you that the made the right choice, hanging out with you to talk about media and biography and political history. A lien between the four of us weve written at least 17 biographies, it might be more than that i was losing count because Randy Roberts has written so many, youve written more than half of our total number i think. So, we have a lot of experience in this genre, weve been drawn to and have an affinity for it in some way or another. So, before we begin lets introduce the panelists and as i introduce each of you if you could stand a minute or two, telling the audience what was it that drew you to biography and what is it
Choice hanging out with us to biographiesedia and in political history. Between the four of us we have written at least 17 biographies, it might be more than that, i was losing count because Randy Roberts had written so many, more than half of our total number. We have a lot of experience in this genre, we have been drawn to it and have an affinity for it in some way or another. Panelists. Oduce the as i introduce each of you, if you could spend a minute or two telling the audience, what was it that drew you to biography . What is it that you love about the genre . First we have larry, professor and in the graduate acting program in the New York University of the arts with an affiliate in the graduate musical theater writing program. He particularly interested in the history of broadway and comedy, and has written the biography of Richard Roberts Richard Rogers and several other books. His most recent is a documentary film, Sammy Davis Jr. i gotta be me. What has drawn you to biography
Rogers weve had 29yearolds making 1 million a year, expecting to make 2 million the year after that. Diana ferry but if youve got plastic money, theres Nothing Holding you back. History will prove the bakkers were honest people. Reporter Insider Trading could become wall streets watergate. Pauley what do we call greed the day before an indictment . Im afraid recently, weve called it success. Robinson the u. S. Economy, which used to be the envy of the world, is in the most serious trouble since the Great Depression. Inflation is rising while our standard of living is declining. Thomas there was tremendous inflation and not much growth. The country was not in a Great Depression in 1980, but the United States was in the dumps. Dobyns on wall street, it was cold, gray, wet, and miserable. There was no comfort to be found outside. And for investors, there was not much inside, either. The tickers carried almost nothing but bad news. Mclean wed come off a terrible decade for investing. Peopl
Thats very nice of you. Thank you, thats very nice, but i want you to tell me the truth. Was i your first choice, or was the line too long for three men and a baby . [ laughter ] besides, this is free, right . [ laughter ] on the stand, simba. [ laughter ] whats going on . What is this . Now, thats not real, is it . Tell me thats not a real skin. Ill put it to you this way. Its the Juliet Prowse look. Call bob barker. [ laughter ] but its not really real, is it . No, no. Well, semi. Theres a few hairs left on it, here and there. [ laughter ] i appreciate you sharing the evening with us. Then again, what was your choice . Sitting at home with a dead Christmas Tree . [ laughter ] [ applause ] see, i always ask fred before i come out. I say, hows the audience . He says, theyre great. Last night, i asked him, and he wouldnt tell me. [ laughter ] last nights audience was the kind of a group they were angry, because their pit bulls had been outlawed. [ laughter ]do you tourists wouldnt be so
Is harold the other little boy . Would have to die. But for fergie to become queen, the whole royal family would have to be wiped out in an airplane crash that killed Wayland Flowers and madame. [ laughter ] [ applause ] anyway, we have a good show tonight. You didnt announce our special guests. George bush, and robert dole will come out here to do whos on first . [ laughter ] we have the one and only miss bette davis, with us tonight. [ applause ] and. A very funny performer, martin short, is with us tonight. [ applause ] and possibly, and his orchestra, so well be right back. Stay with us. [ music ] [ applause ] thank you. [ applause ] you finally did itand it was actually easy. Who would have thought . You did what dad taught you to do you took care of business. You made up your mind. Got it done. And thats a load off your shoulders. Thats how it feels to get guaranteed acceptance Life Insurance simple, affordable coverage for people age 50 to 75. Massmutual designed it to help cove