mary pickford fair banks charlie chaplin and other hollywood stars out there promoting these war bonds the whole field of public relations that the name public relations was created by a guy named bearnaise. he created the field a young man specifically to sell war bonds for the first world war that was the origin of what we now know as public relations and he realized instead of telling people buy bonds too because you'll make some money off your bonds you know you know save it will help america instead it was like you're buying bonds to defeat the hun you know that killing babies in belgium this was this was his propaganda you know this if you're if you're against killing babies in belgium by us war bonds and so the whole war bond propaganda. that was the very first use of what we today call. public relations but you also had during world war one the beginnings of government propaganda on a much larger scale much of this was run through the committee on public information that was headed by george creel and and they were deliberately trying to manipulate the public to support the war

elected in one nine hundred sixty eight yale began admitting women jackie married aristotle onassis charlie chaplin and helen keller died and celine dion and will smith were born gas was thirty four cents a gallon movie ticket was a buck fifty and the minimum wage was a buck sixty meg donald's introduced a big mac. forty nine cents president johnson signed the civil rights act fifty years after dr king's death and the one nine hundred sixty eight that makes twenty eight teams seem calm by comparison where are we. let's ask attorney professor activist minister and former minneapolis and the president and the chemo levy pounds welcome back. thanks for having me fifty years after dr king what is better now. well i would say that a number of things are better if you look at the situation that was occurring in the south prior to the start of the civil rights movement there were jim crow laws in place that prevented african-americans from being able to access certain facilities to certain restaurants to drink at any water fountain they wanted to or even to use the restroom where they wanted to and so thr

mary pickford fair banks charlie chaplin and other hollywood stars out there promoting these war bonds the whole field of public relations that the name public relations was created by a guy named bearnaise. he created the field a young man specifically to sell war bonds for the first world war that was the origin of what we now know as public relations and he realized instead of telling people buy bonds too because you'll make some money off your bonds you know you know save it will help america instead it was like you're buying bonds to defeat the hun you know that killing babies in belgium this was this was his propaganda you know this if you're if you're against killing babies in belgium by us war bonds and so the whole war bond propaganda. that was the very first use of what we today call. public relations but you also had during world war one the beginnings of government propaganda on a much larger scale much of this was run through the committee on public information that was headed by george creel and and they were deliberately trying to manipulate the public to support the war

mary pickford fair banks charlie chaplin and other hollywood stars out there promoting these war bonds the whole field of public relations that the name public relations was created by a guy named bearnaise. he created the field young man specifically to sell war bonds for the first world war that was the origin of what we now know as public relations and he realized instead of telling people buy bonds too because you'll make some money off your bonds you know you know save it will help america instead it was like you're buying bonds to defeat the hun you know that killing babies in belgium this was this was his propaganda you know this if you're if you're against killing babies in belgium by us war bonds and so the whole war bond propaganda. that was the very first use of what we today call. public relations but you also had during world war one the beginnings of government propaganda on a much larger scale much of this was run through the committee on public information that was headed by george creel and they were deliberately trying to manipulate the public to support the war and t

of goods to make america what it is today and that five-dollar day others say that created the charlie chaplin modern times insanity for automaton workers what is your verdict? >> all of the above. whether they are inseparable or not is the question. that isn't made possible. and then to get huge amounts cheaply. some people don't like stuff but we think of that as improving our lives. it is so unpleasant not out of the goodness of his heart. the actual contents of the job is so debilitating. and with those discussions immediately in the 20th century. and that you say this is a promise for a better life. this is better than starvation and then to have shorter hours. people are grappling with this problem but then in dearborn michigan that culmination of under 200 workers the largest in the world and a lot of people there but then there was a wonderful quote to say if i keep putting on nut number 8686 more days i will be nuts number 86 and the bunkhouse. [laughter] so then to get this workers. >> with that extreme centralization in the americas. it also vertically integrated the way nobody else

other people say fordism stank, that it cribs the charlie chaplin modern times insanity and he created road automaton workers. what is your verdict on fordism? >> it's all of the above. those things come together. whether they are inseparable or not is a nurse a question but they certainly come together. there is no question that fordism made possible and makes possible to this day our ability to get huge amounts of stuff cheaply. i know some people don't like stuff but for most of us it kind of improves, we think of it as improving our lives. it comes at the cost of the kind of work which is extraordinarily difficult. in fact, it is so unpleasant that -- workers leave these jobs as soon as they get the work because it is so debilitating. it has both sides and yet it's very sophisticated discussions immediately about this like, for example, a guy named lincoln was like a philanthropist andy writes about fordism. he says this holds promise for better life for the people the world beyond anything ever dreamed of. he said this is boring. he said it's better than starvation. boredom is not

this is the hotel that charlie chaplin opened up as a get-away for his l.a. friends.eaned up and did cosmetic upgrades and are open for business. the santa barbara coast line, whether you fly in, you can take the train down, beautiful drive down as you know. >> yep. >> so this is an area which is still sort of on sale because it is the winter season. the last week of march there will be a bump-up. >> let's talk about getting out of the country. mexico is a popular place to go. we have new travel warnings that came out from the state department about five particular states in mexico. do you want to talk about where people might want to head if you're heading south. >> mexico has always been an appealing vacation destination. the dollar goes far. there are travel warnings out there and security concerns. if you're traveling to some of the destinations on the warning lists, not a bad idea to register your trip with the u.s. department of state which keeps your information handy should anything occur while you're in the destinations. overall, mexico, this time of year, wi

you are going to see the equivalent of a first film, you are going to see the equivalent of charlie c chaplin and buster keaton showing up. it's going to be a lot of fun. and everyone creating venues or creating events ought to consider how v.r. or a.r. will be a part of what they create. i feel like robbie's -- i feel like silent disco is a brilliant example of virtual reality. it's where you are virtually creating a space. using only one modality, using hearing. virtual reality as it's advancing is sight and movement, etc., but that's exactly the kind of application we are talking about. imagine a parking lot with a renaissance fair or with a circus or whatever it is. so, together with everybody excited to see how it all turns out. thank you. [applause] >> you see we have a wide and very interesting bunch of panelist, and give you a sense of some of the challenges they faced and with turned what would be a challenge into a business model. since that is sort of the substance of things, i would like to go a little deeper and ask, do any of you have another example of a challenge you faced spe