Your television provider. Ladies and gentlemen of the convention, my fellow citizens, i accept your nomination and your program. [ applause ] and now, my friends, that you have made your decision, i will fight for that office with all my heart and soul. [ cheers and applause [ cheers and applause ] and with your help, i have no doubt that we will win. Help me to do the job in this autumn of conflict and of campaign. Help me to do the job in these years of darkness and doubt and crisis which stretch beyond the horizon of tonights happy vision, and we will justify our glorious past and the loyalty of silent millions who look to us for compassion, for understanding and for honest purpose. Thus we will serve our great tradition greatly. I ask of you all you have. I will give you all i have. That was our contender this week, Adlai Stevenson, accepting the democratic nomination for president in 1952. We are joined by historian Richard Norton smith here in Adlai Stevensons old study in libert
Steve from 30 Rockefeller Center in the heart of new york city, its the tonight show starring jimmy fallon. Tonight join jimmy and his guests Kevin Hart Josh charles musical guest chika, and the legendary roots crew and now, heres your host, Jimmy Fallon Jimmy thank you very much. Thank you very much for watching the tonight show everybody. I appreciate it. Im jimmy fallon lets get to the news and jokes. Well, guys bob woodward has a new book coming out about the president and one story is making major headlines today. Turns out trump knew way back in early february how bad the coronavirus was, but he continued to downplay it to the american people. And woodwards got it on tape because trump let him record their conversations. Check this out heres trump in mid march. I wanted to always play it down i still like playing it down yes because i dont want to create a panic jimmy yeah, i remember americans not panicking when they spent thousands for a roll of toilet paper on ebay. [ laughter
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