and since we are here at the gerald ford museum, where does gerald ford, a president popularly known more for his media struggles and triumphs, how does he fit into this broader narrative? to answer these questions, i want to dig into three key, very memorable moments in the evolution of the entertainer in chief over the past half- century. and to show how these well- known moments reflect shifting ideas about american media and politics and the very policies that are shaping the business of television. on the surface, richard nixon's decision to appear as a last ditch effort to win votes in 1968 may appear the same as ron nesson, gerald ford's press secretary, his decision to appear on saturday night live, and bill clinton's decision to appear on mtv in 1992. and i certainly make the argument in the conclusion of my first book that each involve a strategy of using entertainment to bypass the press and speak directly to voters to sell their personalities on the campaign trail. but my new book shows that there is actually more to the story as well, and unpacking the shifting media lan

gerald ford had a 70% approval rating.political asset the republican candidates could count on. he's not going to risk throwing that away not a republican congress but cutting your losses. and ford said in effect there would never be a good time he wanted to get it off of his back. that it seems to me you could legitimately criticize for whatever it is worth you could certainly spin a different scenario when ford waited a couple of months. remember it richard nixon almost died at the end of october. ford could not know but at that point i would've been seen as a genuine act of mercy that's the other thing i will very quickly close. but the second mistake ford made and he realized after it was a mistake of. this how it was presented for the american people was a sunday morning in one of things i discovered that people would bunever know he was not convincd by the way of the wisdom brought his pastor from grand rapids known by his critics duncan little faith in a very fun or conducts man of god. or who nevertheless counsel i

gerald ford's position was transformed overnight. henceforth, congressional committees, the media and a national television audience would be taking his measure, not as a caretaker serving out the remainder of agnew's term, but as a prospective president. should nixon be impeached or resign? at his confirmation hearings, ford coupled support for nixon administration policies with veiled criticism of the white house over its handling of the watergate investigation. when asked about the decision of attorney general elliot richardson and his deputy, william ruckelshaus to resign rather than carry out the presidential edict and fire cox for a while, that faced with the same set of facts, he would have done the same. he again ruffled white house feathers by insisting his swearing in take place on capitol hill, not in the east room of the white house as the nixon palace guard wanted the capitol hill after all but his home for a quarter century. it was still his political base carrying nothing for the trappings of office high school bands g

and since we are here at the gerald ford museum, where does gerald ford, a president popularly known more for his media struggles than triumphs. how does he fit into this broader narrative? to answer these questions? i want to dig into three key very memorable moments in the evolution of the entertainer in chief over the past half century. and to show how these well known moments reflect shifting ideas about the power of media in american politics and also the very policies that are shaping the business of television on the surface. richard nixon's decision to appear on "laugh in" as a last ditch effort to win votes in 1968. may appear the same as ron nessen, gerald ford's press secretary, his decision to appear on saturday night live and bill clinton's decision to appear on mtv in 1992. and i certainly make the argument in the conclusion of my first book that each involve a strategy of using entertainment to bypass the press and speak directly to voters to sell their personalities on the campaign trail. but my new book shows that there's actually more to the story as well. and unpac

gerald ford had a 70% approval rating. he was finally the one great political asset that republicane candidates could count on. was he really going to risk throwing that all away along with i -- not a republican congress, but cutting your losses? and ford said, in effect, there would never be a good time and i think he just wanted to get it off his back. now, that, it seems to me, you could legitimately criticize tactically. i mean, i think you could -- you know, for whatever it is worth, you could certainly come up, spin a different scenario where ford waited a couple months. remember, richard nixon almost died. at the end of october. of course, ford couldn't know, but if nixon -- i mean, at that point, it would have been seen as a genuine act of mercy, and that is the other thing. very quickly, i will close, but the second mistake ford made, and he realized after it was a mistake, was how this was presented to the american people and the rationale that was used, because it was a sunday morning at one of the things i disc

gerald ford's press secretary. his decision to appear on night live and bill decision to appear on mtp. in 1992. and i certainly the argument in the conclusion of my first book that involve a strategy of using to bypass the press and speak directly to voters to sell their personalities on the campaign trail. but my new book shows that there's actually more to the story. well, and unpacking the shifting media landscape from nixon to ford to clinton illuminates changes in how popular culture is used as a political and as a consequence, how embracing such political entertainment has changed, how the public interacts with president and how the public consume arm's political information information. my first book show this politics, examines how new technologies, notably get motion pictures and. then television brought alternative for presidents to win elections and to govern. it opened up opportunities for political to rethink communication strategies and party building strategies. i define show biz politics as the rel

gerald ford had a 70% approval rating.e was finally one great political assets that republican candidates could count on. was he really going to risk throwing that all away along with not a republican congress but cutting your losses. and ford said in effect there would never be a good time i think he just wanted to get off his back. now that it seems to me you could legitimately criticize tactically. for whatever it is worth you could certainly spend a nadifferent scenario where ford waited a couple of months. remember it richard nixon almost died at the end of october. ford could not know. at that point it would have been seen as a genuine act of mercy. that is the other think very quickly will close but the second mistake afforded made and he realized after it was a mistake was how this was presented to the american people and the rationale that was used. it was a sunday morning and one of the things i discovered that phil was not convinced by the way of the wisdom of the pardon, brought his pastor from grand rapids kno

nixon introduced gerald ford as his choice to succeed agnew. and with that the starting pistol was fired. the fbi undertook the most extensive investigation of any candidate for office. 350 agents made it their business to investigate ford's finances and friends. the worst they came up with was a former ohio state halfback who had been tackled by ford in his college days and ford was penalized for unnecessaryroughness . the all ohio state player volunteered to the fbi that it was a clean hit. all immediately everything accelerated. within days ford was engulfed in the watergate trauma. and this is eight days after he has been announced as nixon's choice the news is superseded by the saturday night massacre so-called which the president fired watergate special prosecutor archibald cox. on the sunday morning after the saturday night massacre gerald ford's position was transformed. overnight. henceforth congressional committees, the media and national television audience would be taking his measure not as caretaker serving the measure of agnew ter

gerald ford took office august ninth, 1974, after president nixon resigned. for declared in his remarks upon taking the oath of office. i am acutely aware that you have not me as your president by your ballots. so i ask you to confirm me as your president with your prayers. god helping me. i will not let you down. thank you. during their time the white house, the fords made an celebrar dated history such as their participation in the bicentennial, including hosting a state dinner for queen elizabeth. the second. although one of the most famous families in the country, the fords enjoyed ordinary moments, the president was often with the family's golden retriever liberty. liberty. and my dad had just a really unique relationship her dad taking her to the office, and she would just got right underneath his desk and made herself right at home. and like many american families was also a special time. the fords. the white house. so exceptionally beautiful during christmas and coming up with the themes you know the year of the bicentennial we did bicentennial orname

grat jimmy carter defeated the republican gerald ford in the 1976 presidential election. columbia university offered him an endowed chair position in 1977, which enraged the students to the extent that colombia had to withdraw their offer. georgetown university appointed kissenger at its center for strategic and international studies where he taught for several years. throughout his career, kissenger continued his consulting activities, speaking engagements and writing articles and books on foreign affairs. henry kissinger founded kissenger associates and new york city in 1982. this secretive consulting firm provided its high-profile client. with advice on investment opportunities, strategic partnerships and government relations on the international level. kissinger's interference in the south american affairs during the 70s came back to hunt him over the following four decades. under the direction of kissinger, the cia actively interfered in chile's politics when the democratically elected salvador ayande was the president. the cia's operations went beyond manipulating t

gerald ford took office august ninth, 1974, after president nixon resigned. for declared in his remarks upon taking the oath of office. i am acutely aware that you have not me as your president by your ballots. so i ask you to confirm me as your president with your prayers. god helping me. i will not let you down. thank you. during their time the white house, the fords made an celebrar dated history such as their participation in the bicentennial, including hosting a state dinner for queen elizabeth. the second. although one of the most famous families in the country, the fords enjoyed ordinary moments, the president was often with the family's golden retriever liberty. liberty. and my dad had just a really unique relationship her dad taking her to the office, and she would just got right underneath his desk and made herself right at home. and like many american families was also a special time. the fords. the white house. so exceptionally beautiful during christmas and coming up with the themes you know the year of the bicentennial we did bicentennial orname

gerald ford officially adopted this policy in 1975, although the records were not declassified until the 9. in the immediate future, the republic of south africa can show its dedication to africa and its potential contribution to africa by using its influence in saltzbury to promote a rapid negotiated settlement for majority rule in rodija. the term shuttle diplomacy was adopted after kissinger intervented to end the 1973 arab israeli conflict. he was initially against the us involvement and actually delayed informing president nixon on the conflict, but kissenger did start brokeringing a peace process that was eventually. analyzed by president jimmy carter during the 1978 cam david accords. kissinger left office as the democrat jimmy carter defeated the republican gerald ford in the 1976 presidential election. columbia university offered him an endowed chair position in 1977 which enraged the students to the extent that colombia had to withdraw their offer. university appointed kissinger at its center for strategic and international studies where he taught for several years. through

ford. however, he left the door. legacy raging from supporting dictators and terror squads to directing cous and ordering war crimes. kestinger is known for his role in carpet bombing of cambodia during the vietnam war, which caused the death of 15000 civilians in the neutral country. the indiscriminate bombing campaign was expressed in kestinger's infamous order to an american general when he said quote, anything that flies and anything that moves. the civilian death toll in cambodia was more than. kill in us lead wars against several west asian countries over the past two decades. cassinger's general campaign also enabled the rise of cambodia's romuruj dictatorship. yet, ironically enough, kestinger was awarded nobel peace prize for ending a war which he had blood on his hands. kessinger was also involved in a cia hatched cous against chile's socialist leader salvador alende in 1973. the cou was followed by a regional campaign. political repression and assassination in south america, dubb

ford. however, he left a dark legacy raging from supporting the dictators and terror squads to directing cous and ordering war crimes. kestinger is known for his role in carpet bombing of cambodia during the vietnam war, which caused the death of 150,000 civilians in the neutral. country, the indiscriminate bombing campaign was expressed in kessinger's infamous order to an american general when he said quote, anything that flies and anything that moves, the civilian deaththoll in cambodia was more than those killed in usa wars against several west asian countries over the past two decades. cassinger's genocidal campaign also enabled the rise of cambodia's khamoruje dictatorship. yet, ironically enough, kestinger was awarded a nobel peace prize. for ending a war which he had blood on his hands. kessinger was also involved in a cia hatched cous against chile's socialist leader salvador alenda in 1973. the cou was followed by a regional campaign of political repression and assassination in sou

kissinger who served presidents richard nixon and gerald ford. was even consulted by later presidents on international issues, but a dark cloud has descended on his legacy and reputation as the former top american diplomat supported cows, dictators and wars around the world. here's a report. henry kissinger, influential american politician and career diplomat has died at the age of 100. kistinger served as both national security advisor and secretary of state. under president richard nixon and continued as secretary of state under nixon's successor gerald ford. however, he left the dark legacy raging from supporting dictators and terror squads to directing cous and ordering war crimes. kestinger is known for his role in carpet bombing of cambodia during the vietnam war, which caused the death of 15000 civilians in the neutral country. the indiscriminate bombing campaign was expressed in kestinger's infamous order. to an american general when he said, quote, anything that flies and anything that moves, the civilian death toll in cambodia was more than those killed in us led wars agains

kissinger who served presidents richard nixon and gerald ford was even consulted by later presidents on international issues. but a dark cloud has descended on his legacy and reputation as a former top american diplomat, supported cous, dictators and wars around the world. here's a report. henry kissinger, influential american politician and career diplomat has died at the age of 100. kestinger served as both national security advisor and secretary of state under president richard nixon and continued as secretary of state. under nixon's successor gerald ford, however he left a dark legacy raging from supporting dictators and terror squads to directing cous and ordering war crimes. kestinger is known for his role in carpet bombing of cambodia during the vietnam war, which caused the death of 150,000 civilians in neutral country. the indiscriminate bombing campaign was expressing kissinger's infamous order to an american general when he said, quote, anything that flies and anything. moves, the civilian death toll in cambodia was more than those killed in usa wars against several west a

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it started, jimmy and gerald ford we went to anwar sadat funeral at as we left the whe house. that's when jimmy and gerald ford begin talking a lot of times and saw how much each one, well, they thought similarly. and then betty and i started working with betty and we develop a really wonderful relationship. >> host: mrs. carter, there are several first ladies still living. is there a a sorority of first ladies in a sense? >> guest: i had a good relationship with betty ford and with lady bird. as long as she was alive. that's about it. i don't think, there's never been a real, we see each other at an event and library dedications, but there's never been that closeness that they hd with betty for an lady bird. >> host: when you were first lady you had a weekly luncheon with your husband. and would attend cabinet cabinet meetings. what was the purpose of that? >> guest: well, i had a luncheonit jimmy, there was always on them wanted to and some of it was about a family and finances and things going on back home. but we also talked about issues. i would say it was more family and

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if you think of gerald ford today how saturday night live in its infancy made fun of gerald ford foreing a klutz because he falls down the steps of air force one and he trips, he was an athlete, he played college football, he was anavid skier . he wasn't that kind of a klutz but the media was able to portray that way and if you were the subject of saturday night live that is going to give you an awful lot of public attention and maybe not in the way you want but these are the things that all of this goes into developing a white house communications strategy because once the president says something, gives a speech, whatever it is that is happening even if it's walking from marine one back into the white house, there's no controlover what the news media will cover so the goal of the communication strategy is to control as much as possible .again, we will wrap up with words of advice to president biden as he goes forward in terms of his public presidency or is this already set in stone and is there notmuch by can do to change the public perception of him. >> . [inaudible] >> he's tryin

secretary of state under richard nixon and gerald ford from 1973 to 1977.o served as national security advisor from 1969 to 1975. he is the only u.s. official to ever simultaneously hold both posts. he won the nobel peace prize in 1973 with his north vietnam counterpart le duc tho. during his time in office, henry kissinger oversaw a massive expansion of the war in vietnam and the secret bombings of laos and cambodia where as many 150,000 civilians were killed in the u.s. strikes as kissinger told the military "anything that flies or anything that moves." in south asia, kissinger backed the pakistani military genocidal war against east pakistan, which is now bangladesh. in latin america, declassified documents show how kissinger secretly intervened across the continent, from bolivia to uruguay to chile to argentina. in chile, kissinger urged president nixon to take a "harder line" against the chile's democratically elected president salvador allende. on september 11, 1973, allende was overthrown by the u.s.-backed general augusto pinochet. kissinger once sa

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i'm did not have those positive iconic moment to think of gerald ford even today it's saturday night live in its infancy made fun of gerald ford for being a klutz you both down the steps of air force one, he trips. it was an athlete, he played college football he was an avid skier. he really was not a a klutz but the news media it was able to portray him that way we talk about was sarah palin if you are the subject of saturday night live that is going to give you an awful lot of public attention and maybe not in the way you want. these are the things all of this goes into developing a white house communication strategy. once the president says something gives a speech whatever is happening even if it's walking from marina one back into the white house there's no control over what the news media will cover. the goal of the white house communication strategy is control is much as possible. so again we will wrap up with words of advice to president biden as he goes forward in terms of his public presidency. or is the stuff arty set in stone and there's not much biting can do at this poi

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continuing as secretary of state under president gerald ford after nixon resigned.during his tenure he helped end the vietnam war, open relations with china and negotiate treaties with the soviet union he was awarded the bronze star in 1945 for tracking down nazi secret police at in 1973 he was awarded the nobel peace prize for his role in the go shouldn't he cease fire and the end of the vietnam war. he also received a presidential thepresidential medal of freedon 1977. he passed away at his home in connecticut. henry kissinger dead at the age of 100. ♪ c-span is your unfiltered view of government funded by these television companies and more including charter communications. >> charter is proud to be reiz

the united states tried to send the ships uss patan us gerald ford us eisenhower next to the destroyer thomas. hadner to deploy 20 warships, 20 aircraft, 35,000 troops in the eastern mediterranean sea so that other fronts are not activated by the resistance against the zionist regime, according to washington experts, recklessly, tel aviv has dipped its claws into the blood of gaza. western countries, especially the united states, along with israel , have always considered the participation of the united states in the war of the apartheid regime of israel against the palestinian nation, washington is definitely the cause of war crimes and human rights violations in gaza. america is exactly in their hands because israel cannot fight a war, sir. american people with what israel did in gaza they do not agree and support the ceasefire . however, we do not live in a democratic system, we live in a country ruled by a small and corrupt group controlled by criminal bankers and arms companies , and although many americans are of the same opinion about gaza, they they still support israel . with

jimmy and that is when jimmy and gerald ford began talking and saw they thought similarly.i start working with betty and we develop the really wonderful relationship. there are several first lady stillar living. is there a sorority of first ladies? next i had a good relationship with betty ford and lady bird. as long as she was alive. but that is about it. there has never been -- we see each other at events and elaborate dedications but there has never n been a closeness tht i had. >> first lady had a weekly luncheon with your husband. what was the purpose of tt? >> i had eightht luncheon there relways things i wanted to ask him. some of it was about the familym and things going on back home. but we also talked about issues. i would say it was more a family familyand personal things going. but it gave us time to do that. after we were there until about august jimmy state at the oval office a good bit in the daytime. he did not go back a much at nights. started calling about 4:30 in the afternoon my office was in the east wing and said always been in the white house to but i

infancy, made fun of gerald ford for being a klutz because falls down the steps of air force one. he trips. you know he, was an athlete. he played college football. he you know, he was an avid skier, golfer. i mean, he really wasn't that kind of a klutz. but the news media was able to portray it that way. and then like we talked about with palin, if you if you were the subject of saturday night live, that that is going to give you an awful lot of public attention and maybe not in the way that you want. so these are the things that you know, all of this goes into developing a white house communications strategy, because once the president says something, gives a speech, whatever it is is happening, even if it's just walking from know marine one back into the white house, there's no control over what the media will cover. so the goal, the white house communications strategy is to control much as possible. so again, i will wrap just with words of advice to president biden as he goes forward in terms of his his public, or is this stuff set in stone? and there's not much that biden can

secretary of state and national security advisor under richard nixon and gerald ford. joined by reed brody, human rights attorney and war crimes prosecutor. he is author of "to catch a dictator: the pursuit and trial of hissÈne habrÉ." in june, he wrote an article titled "is henry kissinger a war criminal?" why don't you answer that question and talk about what should happen at this point now at the age of 100 henry kissinger is dead. >> thank you. as you have said, few people have had a hand in so much death and destruction in different parts of the world then henry kissinger. but what i tried to do in this article was look at specific instances of henry kissinger's action and whether he could be accused of war crimes. after the arrest of general pendant che -- pinochet, we asked students to look at different instances. three in particular suggest that henry kissinger could have been accused of war crimes. one is cambodia, the other is pakistan and the other, you have talked a lot about is east timor. i know we have little time. in cambodia, we know henry kissinger ch

ford who knows, the ss some dead president, they sent it to the region and there was a lot of press. coverage of it and uh the us made a show of strength sailing into the region and then very quiet quietly under cover of night that ship left, it's gone, us didn't even stick around because there's not much they can do, they don't want this escalate, they don't want to be embroiled in a conflict with the hoothies. more deadly israely violence in the occupied west bank regime forces have raided a refugee camp in the northern city of trilkar killing or wounding several people there. health officials have confirmed at least five deaths in the israely raid and drone strikes on noorsham's refugee camp. fighting is underway between local palestinan residence and israely forces in the camp. also on sunday a man who was wounded during raid in jening several days earlier. sucum to his once. the that's the race. number of palestinians killed in de occupied west bank since october 7th to more than 290 people. now with our correspondent in ramala kendil and she has the details on the situation in