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Understanding 9/11tv Son of Virginia CSPAN February 19, 2017 11:31pm-12:04am EST
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>> >> as governor of virginia want according to the best of my ability so help me god >> congratulations. [cheers and applause] >> how did you know, you wanted to get into politics quick. >> i didn't. i did not want to ask for money or their votes submerge i thought politics was a representative of people but people would say
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why don't you run? and just quit running a ralph and i just felt that that that i had come to know on the people did not have representation to the extent that they needed. of the people and for the people and by the people. in sow to be a part of the decision making process. >> where did you grow up quick. >> and richmond across from a church that it went to my
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elementary school was not up to snuff with no loud or tories no cafeteria. auditorium for all the principals and teachers were white. but that they looked upon us as their children but with that backdrop where patrick henry made his famous speech
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and learning about thomas jefferson and the unalienable rights i said this applied to me she said absolutely if you tell a kid that and in this case never really believed that was wrong and i could overcome that but hers was be the best that what you could be had by tried. >> what was going on in richmond at that time quite. >> the streetcar was somewhat from my house i would say what we just sit here she said was moved back
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with she would never explain about color. but then she did. and that will change but just do we have to do. >> was the first experience like? >> was never encouraged of the of leadership of the black community not the leadership but the people. i found interesting because there was never a member of the senate and that was the first person to be elected to this day seven of that period ando was able to form
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friendships. and i did not understand politics as a matter of fact i knew nothing but i was very lucky and. . . meadows french ships i had a friend who was a senator. so the manager would come over to set will vote for him he said don't you vote for that because it isn't doing what some people think the adjust take the one word
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out that this organization may do something. it changes everything. when i first got there we did not have offices so we would gather on the floor. so we would stand up and talk and i would push back and start nodding like i knew what they were talking about. and then i guess we should get together but i had pushed myself into that. but i also learned that people can disagree with you litigation but they will
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unite for your call us to say i went to lunch with the be voted against my bill they say yes or the next election cycle like did not vote for anything. i had people was the first state to have a legislative holiday for martin luther king it technique eight years. to get past the house in the senate so when you change the constitution you have to wait until of brand new election since many of the people that voted would help
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me to get that passed so that single experienced would show me how hard is of all places to have a legislative holiday. >> talk about when chalk daughter became to you on saree rob for the minority vote to what was your first reaction? >> i would it help him to be elected and that was done relativity to showing he could have a change in said
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i will not oppose him. and i repeated that in 1977. netted only existed in the tie and i am far more affluent shall hear it in the senate. so when they would ask me about that too is minority advisor from that newspaper chain from 1970 to the black democratic caucus of
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virginia of wanted the people of the community and the church leaders who could not only reach people but people would believe them so to finally would get that done and roanoke would have 500 people to attend in you know how hard it is in roanoke so after that after be formed and i said to him
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fleer going to be involved in the political process a one to be a part of a policy and decision making so would guides me is how many is spent. if there is a time for that to come but what happened
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with president obama and his plan, he had a great plan in 2008 and one of the drawbacks to make certain that we keep that. so with that plan that they put forward as the stimulus. so the first part of the program should bail the
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banks out toward the insurance companies. that will take much of what obama puts into place and get some zero lot of credit. look at education in the people might even in school. and the people in our communities. they form their regroups but don't get away from the people i tell people i tell people everyday people know me well enough to say let's
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talk always. but virginia has the smallest voting population it is only 15 percent most people don't know that so i had to enter the community and the first place i started my campaign was then the of coal mining country. i never would stay in hotels but only in the homes of the people that i've met by the had known from my legislative experience that
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i campaigned from bought barbershops the u.s. to shake every hand in did he miss one day bill tell that but i also learned but people read the local newspaper analysts and to local radio and then to
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campaign down virginia city. and i never had a single person refused to shake my hand. to deny me access i was pleased with the reception i shuck everybody's and to say you did not shake this man's hand.
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and i would always wait to put behind and then tuesday -- to say and he said i thought you would pass me by . he said one to talk about this abortion. so i started my a jeffersonian spiel with this
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is no way. in a way they could have that view from southwest virginia but he did. it was such an awakening experience that don't judge people how they look obama core where they live. there are more things that connect us command divide us and we should emphasize that >> where does that disconnect come from? >> [laughter] with the professional
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politics with the simplicity of lincoln and it comes from overvalue being the estimation they totally missed the last election. totally. you just cannot say we did not get this right. anybody who takes a poll every day that is not the name of what america is. and then i saw something.
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i lost money. i voted for hillary clinton and needed relativity. but it turned out and then to say every 30 years that we are instill of search of ourselves.
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>> does this has something to do about diversifying the the people that are out there to police more of themselves? or maybe even more minority involvement? we have more minorities in america today than ever in the history of the country. but but they keep going back
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to lincoln. but if this their responsibility to represent us. not themselves. and if not we do not need you anymore and then to change with the next group of people. and then to increase that number and the of representation is to be more self-serving but who was likewise of president of all people he used this
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persuasive tactics to understand. look. tell me what you need but i think obama really did try i was with the first to endorse obama. there were very few people with the whole plan the of possibilities one of the things that i hear so much
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of that thurgood marshall was more than a photo of the supreme court bench. he had appointed deaf b. the virginia representative. with the this year is the book as well. but he spent time educating members of the bench to say this is what we are talking about. this is the effect and of lack of that. but the effect has spent to the contrary. but i am not here to represent those people.
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with those decisions coming down eight / one. because people say who represents that group of people? you would not say thomas but the president had three chances and then to show a belief nobel most presidents
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they cannot be applied did any more. to pull us out that they should not have been in but that takes away from the positive that he could have to spend more time with the lotus -- the road less traveled. to make a highway when there was so may a path. the people who thought their time had come. and you had your chance.
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for the people and by the people. >> do you think that speaks to a the lack of understanding every rations the adjust to get past that it isn't a matter of the apology we're all in search of ourselves.
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the unfortunate thing today is did irreparable? listen to what i say. i of representative. and then to say he was inside drinking wine. to say i bear a leader. but we need to draw back. to say there has to be reason orate a recognition so let's get past that.
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>> host: author of the brand new book "the making of the president 2016", roger stone this is book number five but it you know, your subject so well so i will start with my first question had the thing president trump is doing quite. >> key is doing fine
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