Some pieces to bang your head on. Yeah. We have a GrAnd Piano if youd like to entertain us. A GrAnd Piano . Yes. I can open it, but i couldnt play it. John laughs Michael Palin, welcome to This cultural life. Thank you. You were born in sheffield in 1943. What are your earliest memories of childhood, Home Life . Um, i think it was shopping in the Ration Book era. Um, And i can remember going with my mother to get. I think we were given free Orange Juice at that time. Really, This must have been. I must have been three or four. And watching it being filled up And hAnded over. Your father was an engineer in the sheffield steel industry. Yeah. What Sort Of man was he . What was he like . He was. He was quite a difficult man in a way. He was a little Bit Sort of. Could be quite cantankerous. And i think a lot of This went down to the fact he had a stammer all his life. He was a man with a good sense of humour, but probably unable to telljokes because of the stammer. So i think there was a
Children, and as an american, am tired of the fighting. What specific steps would you take as president to bring all parties to the table and bring americans together to end the divisiveness in this great country . Well, thanks for the question. Its something thats very meaningful. I share your aspiration for our country. Look, i said before, i think democracy depends on heavy doses of civility. And over the last 20 years of my career, weve always tried to aspire to that ideal. My faith requires me to treat others the way i want to be treated, and while earlier in my career, the first time i ran for office, i didnt live up to that. Ten years later, when the opportunity came around, we sought to do just that. And quite frankly, over the course of my years in congress and as governor and as Vice President , ive always ive always tried to reflect that. You know, i think our politics are more divided than ever been, in my lifetime. But im not convinced the American People are as divided as
children, and as an american, am tired of the fighting. what specific steps would you take as president to bring all parties to the table and bring americans together to end the divisiveness in this great country? well, thanks for the question. it s something that s very meaningful. i share your aspiration for our country. look, i said before, i think democracy depends on heavy doses of civility. and over the last 20 years of my career, we ve always tried to aspire to that ideal. my faith requires me to treat others the way i want to be treated, and while earlier in my career, the first time i ran for office, i didn t live up to that. ten years later, when the opportunity came around, we sought to do just that. and quite frankly, over the course of my years in congress and as governor and as vice president, i ve always i ve always tried to reflect that. you know, i think our politics are more divided than ever been, in my lifetime. but i m not convinced the american peopl
believe that he will be able to chip away at donald trump s lead, jake. kyung lah, how did the audience react when mr. pence talked about former president trump? this is the challenge. this is going to be the challenge ahead, and the campaign plainly and clearly knows it, especially in the early. you could not help but notice that this was a mixed reaction. when mr. pence tried to land some of his harshest criticism against donald trump, when he was most forceful. you saw some and the crowd stand up on their chairs, a standing o, but a good portion of the crowned did not applaud at all. they stayed seated, and this is a pro pence crowd. it is going to be a high wire act. how does he separate himself? the man was president. he was the vice president today
about issues like faith. really underscores the percentage of evangelicals among iowa republicans. we all saw them with him when he talked about issues like abortion. a lot of support. something else really noticed in the crowd, after the rally, during the commercial break here at the town hall. is that mike pence going into the crowd and shaking hands and spending real time talking one-on-one with people. he could have sat down during the commercial break and got in water. instead, we saw him take many of these commercial breaks by engaging. and that is something that this campaign has been telling us since the get-go. it will be a strength. that is why they want to get him out to all 99 counties. that is how they believe in those living rooms that he will be able to chip away at donald trump s how did the audience react when mr. pence talked about former president trump? this is the challenge. this is the going to be the challenge ahead, and the