mate early. the organization conducted a poll and while it should they would win on the issue, they would probably win on a thin margin. the ford people know when you have a margin that then, anything can happen. they also know that if somehow the reagan forces push that through, there is a good chance it is going to cost mr. ford some votes. that is why they will be working very hard against it and that s why the reagan folks will be working hard. walter: this has been a crucial day for the presence challenger, ronald reagan. the reagan camp is operating on the premise that the actual delegate battle is much closer than most counts indicate. based on that, governor reagan was busy going from hotel to hotel, delegation to delegation, stressing two main things. first, reiterating very firmly that he would not accept a vice presidential spot on a ford ticket if the income in order be this conventions nominee. reagan said over and over he would go back to the private life, tur
neither had a majority of delegates. cbs news was there to cover a contested convention. part of that coverage was a debate among delegates over a rule that would require president ford to name his running a made. portion of that debate is 3.5 hours. this is a cbs news special report. the third session of the republican national convention. this portion is sponsored by merrill lynch. now here is walter cronkite. good evening. this may be the most exciting political convention session any errors a in years. the republican party is here to nominate a presidential candidate and an incumbent president for the first time since 1912 faces a serious challenge from within his own party. that comes tomorrow night according to the schedule with a scheduledt could be out on the floor of the arena tonight. both sides will test their strength, which could make or break. new is the number of the rule proposed by the reagan side that would force president ford to name his vice presi
this year, c-span s touring cities across the country exploring american history. first a look at our recent visit to santa barbara, california. earlye 1910 s into the teens, film studios were anybody with a camera. there was a lot of people realizing there is money to be made in this new endeavor. previously films had been shown it nickelodeon s. they had a camera that took a picture of a girl doing a shimmy shake so you paid a nickel and got to watch a movie like this. but it to develop into a real art and we started to get real writers, producers and experienced people to put this together. this is when things were really getting good. we are currently at one of the studiong pieces of the in santa barbara, california. the building behind us is the green room. here is what the actors would come change into costumes and get their makeup on and wait in the main room. the each of private rooms in the midwood weight in the green room to be called to the studio to take their s
triumph of ego over common sense . talks about his role as a rockefeller republican and how the republican party moved from moderate to conservative. st. john fisher in rochester, nw york hosted this event in 2008. richard: i want to tell you about my book. i would explain the title, no room for democracy: the triumph of ego over common sense. i would tell you about the style of the book. there is no room for democracy in a political party, political leadership. if can t get anything done you don t have a dictator running the political party. it s all right to listen to what other people have to say, but there are a lot of things decisions a leader has to make if you going to get anything done. i saw an article the other day in the new york times in which democratic congressman said we need discipline in the party. i got a kick out of that because that s what i have been saying for a long time. there are examples in the book about decisions that had to be no roomt come down
American and Israeli victims of the Hamas Oct. 7 terrorist attacks against Israel filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against pro-Palestinian and Muslim advocacy groups.