while alfred sloan jr. transform gen general motors and the icon of efficiency and success, his new dreams ended hollow. in september 1938 he stood up the door of the estate on the jersey shore who were carried away still pursuing their dreams and schemes that were from mining to toothpaste, razor stand beer he borrowed $30,000 from the then wealthiest man in michigan thanks to his original partnership with billy durant, and $20,000 from alfred sloan cony there was ever repaid. in january, 1940, sloan finally reestablished the personal contact inviting him to attend the deep fritz celebration of general motors 25 million vehicles rolling off the assembly line. billy sat at the table, and sloan led him by the hand to introduce him to the executive sand and dealers. a was billy's last appearance at the institution that he had created singlehandedly and against all odds. when the portions of the men more adventures of the white collar man were excerpted in the saturday evening post he wrote alfred a letter tha

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and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the democrats are already under way here in charlotte this evening, beginning their quadrennial national gathering. their goal: to reelect the president, who spent this day campaigning not so far away. hari sreenivasan begins our coverage of the day's events. >> with the convention gearing up in north carolina, president obama was in virginia, another battleground state he care field will 2008. at norfolk state university, he argued his reelection gives the country its best chance to move forward. >> now the other side will tell you about their ideas, but on thursday night i'm going to look forward to sharing mine with you a path that will cre

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and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and iroved economic performan andinanal literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the democrats are already under way here in charlotte this evening, beginning their quadrennial national gathering. their goal: to reelect the president, who snt this day campaigning not so far away. hari sreenivasan begins our coverage of the day's events. >> with the convention gearing up in north carolina, president obama was in virginia, another battleground state he care field will 2008. at norfolk state university, he argued his reelection gives the country its best chance to move forward. >> now the other side will tell you about their ideas, but on thursday night i'm going to look forward to sharing mine with you a path that will create good j

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. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation.science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: the august employment report came in today, showing fewer than anticipated jobs created, and fewer americans still trying to find one. it was all fuel for the presidential campaign, with the conventions now over and 60 days to go until the election. for the president and his party, the celebrations at the democratic convention yielded to sobering new numbers on a still- struggling economy. u.s. employers did add 96,000 jobs in august, but that was well short of expectations. in addition, revised numbers showed 41,000 fewer jobs were created in june and july than first estimated. and the key manufacturing sector dropped 15,000 workers, the largest decli

and by the alfred p. sloan foundation.porting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: tonight's session started about an hour ago and the lineup ahead zeroes in on the president's economic record. two-time olympic gold medalist gabby douglas-- the 16-year old gymnast led the pledge of allegiance. >> i pledge allegiance, to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. ( cheers and applause ) >> thank you! >> ifill: that was followed by saxophonist branford marsalis performing the national anthem. ray suarez is on the floor now among the delegates, where he's been each night this week. >> suarez: you know, gwen, one of the bigg

. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: republican presidential nominee mitt romney found himself on the defensive today over statements he made four months ago. his subjects ranged from income taxes and dependency on government to peace in the middle east. and they stirred new criticism of the candidate. for mitt romney, the challenge was to get back on message and contain the damage from remarks he made at a private fund raising dinner in may. on monday the liberal magazine mother jones released video that shows romney dismissing supporters of president obama. >> 47%. people will vote for the president no matter what. 47% are with him. they depend on government. they believe that

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