david ben gurion was david green. c-span: and he was from where, originally? >> guest: from the ukraine, from eastern europe. c-span: where was yitzhak rabin from? was he a sabra? >> guest: rabin was a sabra. he was a native-born israeli. he was the first native-born israeli c-span: ariel sharon -- where was he from? >> guest: ariel sharon is from russia originally. he still speaks russian. c-span: and moshe dayan? >> guest: did you know that ariel sharon speaks russian? not great russian, but passable russian. c-span: and moshe dayan was from where? >> guest: moshe dayan was born in nahalal in (unintelligible) c-span: what about shimon peres? >> guest: shimon peres is from poland. still has a polish accent on his hebrew that is often the butt of humor in israel. >> guest: persky. (laughter) >> guest: it's a good thing i remember these things, as a good israeli should. c-span: yeah, you're doing good here. ok, some of the -- we're leading up to 1967. >> guest: yeah. c-span: by the way, did israel win '56? >> guest: israel won the '56 militarily. there is a pat

. >> safer: there's david ben- gurion, israel's founding father, both fore and aft. >> grossman: thiser: oh, that's wonderful. looks like a flying saucer or something. >> grossman: yes, saturn. >> safer: there's george hamilton as dracula. writer kurt vonnegut. jimi hendrix, eating his guitar. the man who would be king, briefly-- the duke of windsor and his american wife. >> grossman: one of my favorite pictures. this is cassius clay, winner, after a knockout fight. >> safer: before he was muhammad ali. >> grossman: that was the celebration. there was a strawberry shortcake in front of him, and he was too tired and beat up to really appreciate it. >> safer: beautiful women became a specialty: jacqueline bisset. julie christie. mia farrow. meryl streep. you really hung out with the babes a lot, didn't you? >> grossman: oh, do you blame me? >> safer: many of the performers he photographed have gone on to that great red carpet in the sky: leonard bernstein, the conductor and composer, who gave us "west side story"; maria callas, in her farewell carnegie hall recital; another operatic sup

president, i try to picture many times when i've been with you, you've been at the feet of david ben-gurion. you were essentially a kid at the time. his youngest protÉge. and you have served continuously since 1948. it is absolutely remarkable. i have watched how you've expressed your protection for everyone who has touched you or your family. i've watched how you give praise to greek monks who helped save your father. i am watched how i am told, knowing you, you can probably and greek songs, too. but it's just remarkable to me how your image and the way you live your life seems in private and public, and although i don't know it in any detail in private has been totally consistent. he spent half of your career, the first half cementing the physical security of the state of israel. as he sat, as a small nation, but a great concept. you almost single-handedly willed into existence a strong, proud israel defense establishment that we work with so closely today. and ever since then, mr. president, you have been every bit as indefatigable in your search for peace. it is sort of the mma gang of