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the plans of dr. king and others were also communicated both as they related to efforts to disrupt as well as general political strategy at the convention. this was accomplished really through a complete infiltration , and when itps became apparent as in the case of the mississippi challenge that it might be politically expedient to have some information to discredit the group, the fbi provided that also by providing some bookkeeping data on the organization and its funding sources. we see the same kind of unofficial dissemination occur after the critics of the warren commission begin to surface. the white house is a bit concerned about these persons who are criticizing the war in warren commission. fbi was directed together information on those persons, information which was extended to their personal lives. down to and including sex activities. the name check process was often of getting ais clear fix on people who had began to criticize administration. in several cases we have identified news correspond
the plans of dr. king and others were also communicated both as they related to efforts to disrupt as well as general political strategy at the convention. this was accomplished really through a complete infiltration , and when itps became apparent as in the case of the mississippi challenge that it might be politically expedient to have some information to discredit the group, the fbi provided that also by providing some bookkeeping data on the organization and its funding sources. we see the...
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. >> the bureau went so far as to mail anonymous letters to dr. king and his wife shortly before he was awarded the nobel peace prize and finishes with this suggestion. king, there is only one thing left for you to do. you know what it is. you have just 34 days in which to do it. this exact number has been selected for a specific reason. it has definite practical significance. it was 34 days before the award. you are done. >> give us some context for what we just saw. why was the fbi looking into the activities of martin luther king? >> right after i made that statement, fritz mondale asked me a question -- >> if i could interrupt, that was taken by dr. king to mean a suggestion for suicide, was it not? >> that's our understanding, senator. >> and the answer was, it was intended and it was taken as an effort by the king family and the king associates like andy young to get him to commit suicide. hoover hated king. j. edgar hoover hated king. hoover had a negative view of what were then called negros. indeed on the very afternoon of king's "i have a dre
. >> the bureau went so far as to mail anonymous letters to dr. king and his wife shortly before he was awarded the nobel peace prize and finishes with this suggestion. king, there is only one thing left for you to do. you know what it is. you have just 34 days in which to do it. this exact number has been selected for a specific reason. it has definite practical significance. it was 34 days before the award. you are done. >> give us some context for what we just saw. why was the...
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the bureau went so far as to mail anonymous letters to dr. king and his wife. they were mailed shortly before he was awarded the nobel peace prize. it finishes with this suggestion. >> there is only one thing left for you to do. you have just 34 days in which to do it. >> give us some context? why was the fbi looking into the activities of dr. king? >> right after i made that , atement, fritz mondale special one. he asked me a special one. was a suggestion for suicide? >> the answer was that it was intended and taken as an effort by the king family and associates to get him to commit suicide. hoover hated king. j edgar hoover hated king. hoover had a negative view of what were then called negroes. on the very afternoon of kings i have a dream speech and washington dc in the bowels of the fbi office, they result to destroy martin luther king and they set out to do that in lots of ways. they persuaded the kennedy brothers to wiretapping of king and his close associates. they did that by exaggerating the role of advisor to king. they've said he was a
the bureau went so far as to mail anonymous letters to dr. king and his wife. they were mailed shortly before he was awarded the nobel peace prize. it finishes with this suggestion. >> there is only one thing left for you to do. you have just 34 days in which to do it. >> give us some context? why was the fbi looking into the activities of dr. king? >> right after i made that , atement, fritz mondale special one. he asked me a special one. was a suggestion for suicide?...
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not that dr. king -- not of dr. king, but mary and john jones. because one or the other was center -- ae a guy dissenter. may have dressed strangely or showed up at meetings in the company of others who dressed strangely. letters to university officials, and to several newspapers in that city, to prevent university facilities from being made available to a speaker whom the bureau disapproved. and it wasn't a top-flight big-name speaker. case, and none of -- an anonymous letter was sent to me, .aking protest and it -- it never occurred to me that it came from the federal bureau of investigation. ,he series of anonymous letters one, with the spelling very poor , the grammar sloppy, and ,nother more sophisticated protesting the employment by a alleging that he was a communist. or came from a communist family. and there are loyal americans out of work, and what are you doing, mayor? press, isn't this an outrage? and again, an anonymous letter sent to me, what are you going to do about this? there are loyal democrats in this town who need work. in tha
not that dr. king -- not of dr. king, but mary and john jones. because one or the other was center -- ae a guy dissenter. may have dressed strangely or showed up at meetings in the company of others who dressed strangely. letters to university officials, and to several newspapers in that city, to prevent university facilities from being made available to a speaker whom the bureau disapproved. and it wasn't a top-flight big-name speaker. case, and none of -- an anonymous letter was sent to me,...
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and dr. king having to moderate that and then going to the world of lb swrrks and have to moderate that. >> rose: knowing that j edgar hoover was after him and all that. >> knowing he was after him. and he was just a phenomenal politician. i don't think nufer people give him respect for the politician he was. he played on both sides of the coin. and that's why he and lb swrrks got along so well. because it was ali-frasser. there was a mutual respect there. >> rose: i want to see you as king. here is dr. king speaking to a group of protestors about the importance of civil rights. >> but the government can't legislation what people feel in their hearts. and he's right. ed law can't make white folks love you. but the law can prevent them from lynching you. the law can prevent them from denying you a job and your child an education. (applause) and the law can assure that you have the right to vote. >> amen. >> i'm not here today to tell you fine people who to vote for. but come election day, let's be
and dr. king having to moderate that and then going to the world of lb swrrks and have to moderate that. >> rose: knowing that j edgar hoover was after him and all that. >> knowing he was after him. and he was just a phenomenal politician. i don't think nufer people give him respect for the politician he was. he played on both sides of the coin. and that's why he and lb swrrks got along so well. because it was ali-frasser. there was a mutual respect there. >> rose: i want to...
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with dr. kinge more i learned of his flaws, the more i admired him as a human, the more i respected him as a man. charlie: flaws and all. anthony: yeah. when you put them on a pedestal, they are not as relatable. every time there is a chip on that pedestal, every time i step -- he stepped off that pedestal, i realized how much he was like him -- i was like him and he was like me. charlie: you read smiley's book. anthony: i did. charlie: how did that influence you? mr. mackie: it shows the nature in which he was a facilitator for the black community into the white community, and the white community into the black community. i think the one thing this movie shows that you never really see is dr. king with his core group of advisers, leaders, and friends, and that frustration between stokely and ralph abernathy and all those guys, and dr. king having to moderate that, and then going into the world of lbj and having to moderate that. charlie: knowing hoover was after him. anthony: exactly. and he was a
with dr. kinge more i learned of his flaws, the more i admired him as a human, the more i respected him as a man. charlie: flaws and all. anthony: yeah. when you put them on a pedestal, they are not as relatable. every time there is a chip on that pedestal, every time i step -- he stepped off that pedestal, i realized how much he was like him -- i was like him and he was like me. charlie: you read smiley's book. anthony: i did. charlie: how did that influence you? mr. mackie: it shows the...
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and dr. kinging to moderate that and then going into the world of lbj and having to moderate that. hoover was after him. and that he was a politician. he played on both sides. that is why he and lbj got along so well. it was ali frazier. is dr. kinge speaking to a group of protesters about the importance of civil rights. >> the government cannot legislate what people feel. folksw cannot make white love you. but the law can prevent them from lynching you. the law can prevent them from denying you a job and your child and education. the law can ensure that you have the right to vote. you not here today to tell find people who to vote for -- but come election day, let us be sure to send a fine senator from arizona and his tender heart back to the -- where he belongs. meante: i assume that very goldwater. bartrry goldwater. you call acting a serious negotiation. what is the negotiation? mr. mackie: you have two actors on as set and you do not know how the other actor will work. and when or if he is go
and dr. kinging to moderate that and then going into the world of lbj and having to moderate that. hoover was after him. and that he was a politician. he played on both sides. that is why he and lbj got along so well. it was ali frazier. is dr. kinge speaking to a group of protesters about the importance of civil rights. >> the government cannot legislate what people feel. folksw cannot make white love you. but the law can prevent them from lynching you. the law can prevent them from...
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dr. king's speech. andr he makes that speech says war no more, the person leading the standing over nation is stokely carmichael. of course he has the dark shades on. but it is stokely carmichael. when we think about stokely carmichael and what he represents and why he is so important, he is not just an activist for radical democracy. he becomes an antiwar activist, a critic of american capitalism, and american hegemony around the world. stokely carmichael provides the context for the black partner percy -- party. they are helping local people organize for democracy in africancounty, 80% american. no black public officials. 50 years later we have similar instances now. organize wasng to hugely dangerous. they will organize in 1965 and 1966 a freedom organization whose nickname will be the black panther party. all thebol will travel way to oakland, california. when we think about stokely be namedl, who will honorary prime minister of the panthers in 1968, he will provide a platform for not just the panth
dr. king's speech. andr he makes that speech says war no more, the person leading the standing over nation is stokely carmichael. of course he has the dark shades on. but it is stokely carmichael. when we think about stokely carmichael and what he represents and why he is so important, he is not just an activist for radical democracy. he becomes an antiwar activist, a critic of american capitalism, and american hegemony around the world. stokely carmichael provides the context for the black...
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but what dr. king understood was that one of the shurest paths to progress here in america runs straight to the voting booth. that's been the key to every single stride we have ever taken in this country from fighting discrimation to passing health care. it all starts with the ballot. so graduates, as you seek to develop your own strategy to address the problems that still plague our communities, i just ask you to remember that the power of voting is real and lasting. so you can hashtag but the social media movements will disappear faster than a snapshot if you are also not registered to vote, if you are also not sending in your absentee ballots. if we fail to exercise our fundamental rights to vote, then i guarantee that so much of the progress we fought for will be under threat. congress will still be gridlocked. state houses will roll back voting rights. we see it right here in mississippi, just two weeks ago how swiftly progress can hurdle progress, and single out a small group and marginalize them
but what dr. king understood was that one of the shurest paths to progress here in america runs straight to the voting booth. that's been the key to every single stride we have ever taken in this country from fighting discrimation to passing health care. it all starts with the ballot. so graduates, as you seek to develop your own strategy to address the problems that still plague our communities, i just ask you to remember that the power of voting is real and lasting. so you can hashtag but the...
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but what dr. king understood was that one of the shurest paths to progress here in america runs straight to the voting booth. that's been the key to every single stride we have ever taken in this country from fighting discrimation to passing health care. it all starts with the ballot. so graduates, as you seek to develop your own strategy to address the problems that still plague our communities, i just ask you to remember that the power of voting is real and lasting. him him him so you can hashtag all over twitter and social media, but the social media movements will disappear faster than a snapshot if you are also not registered to vote, if you are also not sending in your absentee ballots. if we fail to exercise our fundamental rights to vote, then i guarantee that so much of the progress we fought for will be under threat. congress will still be gridlocked. state houses will roll back voting rights. a himnd write it into the law. we see it right here in mississippi, just two weeks ago how swiftly p
but what dr. king understood was that one of the shurest paths to progress here in america runs straight to the voting booth. that's been the key to every single stride we have ever taken in this country from fighting discrimation to passing health care. it all starts with the ballot. so graduates, as you seek to develop your own strategy to address the problems that still plague our communities, i just ask you to remember that the power of voting is real and lasting. him him him so you can...
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but what dr. king understood was the purest pass to progress in america runs straight through the voting booth. that has been the key to every single stride that we have taken in this country from fighting discrimination to passing health care. it all starts with the ballot. so graduates, as you seek to develop urine strategy to address the problems that so plague our communities, i just ask you to remember that the power of voting is real and lasting. so you can #all of her instagram and twitter, but those social movements will disappear faster than a snapchat if you are not also registered to vote. if you are not also sending in your absentee ballots. if we fail to exercise our fundamental right to know, that i guarantee that so much of the progress we fought for will be under threat. congress will still be good that. statehouses will continue to roll back voting rights and write discrimination into the lot. we see right here in mississippi to be ago just how quickly progress can hurt a backwards. so
but what dr. king understood was the purest pass to progress in america runs straight through the voting booth. that has been the key to every single stride that we have taken in this country from fighting discrimination to passing health care. it all starts with the ballot. so graduates, as you seek to develop urine strategy to address the problems that so plague our communities, i just ask you to remember that the power of voting is real and lasting. so you can #all of her instagram and...
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. >> the bureau went so far as to mail anonymous letters to dr. king and his wife. they were mailed shortly before he was awarded the nobel peace prize. it finishes with this suggestion. >> there is only one thing left for you to do. you have just 34 days in which to do it.
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dr. king said, are you the boy from troy, are you john lewis. and i said, dr. king, i am john robert lewis. and we had a discussion with my mother and my father. they were a frafraid. they thought we would lose our land and our home would be bombed and burned and suggested i continue to study in nashville. that's what i did. it was in nashville that hundreds and thousands of students, black students all across the south, started studying the way of peace, the way of love, the way of nonviolence, and we started sitting in. by sitting down, we were standing up for the best in america. the media. reporters, photographers helped move the city movemovement, the sit-in movement around the south and around the nation. spread it like wildfire. we were beaten. we were arrested. we were jailed. sitting in orderly, peaceful fashion. waiting to be served. someone would come out and spit on us. put a light out on our hair. we were arrested and jailed. we weren't trespassing. we were orderly. we were peaceful. the first time i got arrested, nashville tennessean put the pictur
dr. king said, are you the boy from troy, are you john lewis. and i said, dr. king, i am john robert lewis. and we had a discussion with my mother and my father. they were a frafraid. they thought we would lose our land and our home would be bombed and burned and suggested i continue to study in nashville. that's what i did. it was in nashville that hundreds and thousands of students, black students all across the south, started studying the way of peace, the way of love, the way of...
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>> i just want people to see dr. king in the way they know him.sonal for me. i feel like so many times we see dr. king and he's passive or a reactionary. and if you look at a man in that day and expaij everything he accomplished, there was nothing reactionary. he was an initiator. and jay roache gave meet opportunity to do it and me and cranston just slug it out. >> stephen: awesome. >> yeah, it's a good movie. >> stephen: congratulations. chocklatino, it was good to see you. thank you so much. i can't wait to see the film. >> thanks a lot. >> stephen: "captain america: civil war" is in theaters this friday. chocklatino, everybody, we'll be right back. hey troy! hello so, thanks for testing our new car service today. oh, no problem. this is the nicest ride sharing service i've ever been in. i'm so comfortable...i could take a nap right now. so, our rates are a little bit different... okay we charge by the amount of gas consumed. ooh since we traveled 4.43 miles, and this car offers an epa estimated 47 miles per gallon city. your total is... 20 cen
>> i just want people to see dr. king in the way they know him.sonal for me. i feel like so many times we see dr. king and he's passive or a reactionary. and if you look at a man in that day and expaij everything he accomplished, there was nothing reactionary. he was an initiator. and jay roache gave meet opportunity to do it and me and cranston just slug it out. >> stephen: awesome. >> yeah, it's a good movie. >> stephen: congratulations. chocklatino, it was good to see...
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campaign thatmer lived forze dr. king of mr.nths at the home jackson. and on the morning of that aired march, mrs. jackson told me she woke up in the morning and went into her living room, and there was dr. king standing in one corner saying his morning prayers, and in another corner of the living room was my father . and then in the dining room there was a catholic praying. moment is also what the civil rights movement accomplished. bringing us together in prayer. congressman lewis, you write in your memoir walking with the wind, that there is an old african proverb. when you pray, move your feet. and indeed, my father embodies that african robert when he returned from selma he said, i felt my legs were praying. crow untilys of jim today, this day that michelle alexander has rightly called the era of the new jim crow. an era of mass incarceration that is destroying the families, the far too many african-americans. you congressman lewis conrad have made -- have maintained your resilience with your hard work in congress to transform the dream of justice
campaign thatmer lived forze dr. king of mr.nths at the home jackson. and on the morning of that aired march, mrs. jackson told me she woke up in the morning and went into her living room, and there was dr. king standing in one corner saying his morning prayers, and in another corner of the living room was my father . and then in the dining room there was a catholic praying. moment is also what the civil rights movement accomplished. bringing us together in prayer. congressman lewis, you write...
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there's a lot of people i admire but two heroes i had were dr. , king and bobby kennedy. and dr. king got assassinated that spring, and my town was one of the towns that literally went up in flames. we were the only town since reconstruction occupied by the national guard for nine months, drawn bayonets, people standing on the corners. and i realized i was in the wrong line of work. i'm not suggesting the other line of work there was anything not honorable about it. but it didn't move me. at all. and so, along came this guy named jim gillian. he was an incredible, incredible guy. and i had a guy named tony allen working for me. tony worked for me, as i said earlier he said he wanted to get , a phd . i said go ahead and get one, you're working for me. then the son of a gun left me. he got a ph.d. and figured, i'm way ahead of biden. i've got to move on. but all kidding aside, jim gillian tapped tony, and he started the effort. and so, you have been -- you've been incredible. for the past 100 years, the urban league has led the fight for racial justice, and with an emphasis all the
there's a lot of people i admire but two heroes i had were dr. , king and bobby kennedy. and dr. king got assassinated that spring, and my town was one of the towns that literally went up in flames. we were the only town since reconstruction occupied by the national guard for nine months, drawn bayonets, people standing on the corners. and i realized i was in the wrong line of work. i'm not suggesting the other line of work there was anything not honorable about it. but it didn't move me. at...
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that speech of -- [applause] >> i would like to -- dr. kingaid that is a turning point in the movement. in the turning point johnson administration and his relationship to dr. king sadly because the president views king's very clarion call for resistance -- >> it's an amazing moment in your play. >> as this loyal. it's another -- as disloyal. how did the vietnam war and the conflict affect the united fores in terms of class, our awareness of class or classes visions? we talk about one modest example, the draft and the unfairness of the draft which anyway,, initially minorities. it also targeted white students and white individuals who work poor.d -- were there was a real class focus. i think there was significant movement in this regard in terms of our awareness of what we think of ourselves as a very egalitarian society. but how true is that? >> i don't think the draft is a modest part of it at all. is a very important part. contradiction, the democracy was there in the draft in terms of who could get out and why. and i think throughout the c
that speech of -- [applause] >> i would like to -- dr. kingaid that is a turning point in the movement. in the turning point johnson administration and his relationship to dr. king sadly because the president views king's very clarion call for resistance -- >> it's an amazing moment in your play. >> as this loyal. it's another -- as disloyal. how did the vietnam war and the conflict affect the united fores in terms of class, our awareness of class or classes visions? we talk...
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dr. king was assassinated that spring. and my town was one of the towns that literally went up in flames. we were one of the only towns occupied by the national guard for nine months. people were standing on the corners with drawn b they bayonettes. ther work did not move me at all that i was doing. and so, along came this guy named jim gilliam. and he was an incredible guy. tony had a guy named working for me. where are you, tony? tony worked for me, as i said earlier. he said he wanted to get a phd, and i said, go ahead and get it while you are working for me. and then, the son of a gun left me. he got a pdh and figured, hey, i'm way ahead of joe biden, i've got to move on. [laughter] joe biden: you have been incredible. for the past 100 years, the urban league has led the fight for racial justice with an emphasis all the time on economic opportunity, not just basic fairness, but o economic opportunity. i was talking to my younger staff members when i prepared for this last night flying back from your hometown. ncaa,, yo
dr. king was assassinated that spring. and my town was one of the towns that literally went up in flames. we were one of the only towns occupied by the national guard for nine months. people were standing on the corners with drawn b they bayonettes. ther work did not move me at all that i was doing. and so, along came this guy named jim gilliam. and he was an incredible guy. tony had a guy named working for me. where are you, tony? tony worked for me, as i said earlier. he said he wanted to get...
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dr. king and bobby kennedy. dr. king got assassinated that spring and my town was one of the towns that literally went up in flames. we were the only town since reconstruction occupied by the national guard for nine months, drawn bayonets, people standing on the corners. i realized i was in the wrong line of work. i'm not suggesting the other line of work, that there was anything not honorable about it. but it didn't move me. and so along came this guy named jim gillian. he was an incredible, incredible guy. and i had a guy named tony allen working for me. tony worked for me, he said he wanted to get a ph.d. i said go ahead and get one, you're working for me. then the son of a gun left me. [laughter] he got a ph.d. and figured, i'm way ahead of biden. i've got to move on. but all kidding aside, jim gillian tapped tony and he tarted the effort. and so, you have been -- you've been incredible. for the past 100 years, the urban league has led the fight for racial justice and with an emphasis all
dr. king and bobby kennedy. dr. king got assassinated that spring and my town was one of the towns that literally went up in flames. we were the only town since reconstruction occupied by the national guard for nine months, drawn bayonets, people standing on the corners. i realized i was in the wrong line of work. i'm not suggesting the other line of work, that there was anything not honorable about it. but it didn't move me. and so along came this guy named jim gillian. he was an incredible,...
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spent a lot of money to dr. kingbail people out, and i never knew that, and i was fascinated by that story, sammy was one of the few black entertainers who could overnight come up with $40,000 in cash to bail out kids and teenagers who had been arrested in georgia or mississippi or florida, and so it was great to -- it was great to learn that part of the sammy davis story. it became a very important chapter in my sammy davis, jr. book.te so thank you for pointing that out. >> host: back to the haygoods of columbus, the summer night began decline when wanda recovered she climbed out of bed at home and walked straight ahead into years and years of darkness. who is wonder? >> wonder is my sister. >> host: twin? >> guest: yeah, my twin sister and she battled some demons in life. i lost a sister also. >> host: to the light brights? an guest: yes, my sister geraldine. and so, you know, things happened in families, you know, there's that famous quote, all families are alike, you know, in some ways, you know, and so -- but t
spent a lot of money to dr. kingbail people out, and i never knew that, and i was fascinated by that story, sammy was one of the few black entertainers who could overnight come up with $40,000 in cash to bail out kids and teenagers who had been arrested in georgia or mississippi or florida, and so it was great to -- it was great to learn that part of the sammy davis story. it became a very important chapter in my sammy davis, jr. book.te so thank you for pointing that out. >> host: back...
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dr. king had many different facets to personality and i feel like one thing we never really touched upon as actors or seen is his ability to be the great politician. he knew how to work that angle when it had to be worked and i think the true testament of that was his relationship with lbj. >> let me go to jay on this question of deal making. when you put the script together in the final touches as a director. tell us how -- it reminded me of steven spielberg and lincoln and getting the 13th amendment passed. what was the johnson technique in terms of work and republicans and segregation, both of them? he wouldn't work the segregation, he had to work republicans. >> i have to credit robert who wrote the play and won a tony for it and did the adaptation for us and wrote the screen play. so robert's great screen play depicted a lot of these moments with lbj as well as he had in the play. i think one of the great things he would do with the republicans was say come on, you're the party of lincoln
dr. king had many different facets to personality and i feel like one thing we never really touched upon as actors or seen is his ability to be the great politician. he knew how to work that angle when it had to be worked and i think the true testament of that was his relationship with lbj. >> let me go to jay on this question of deal making. when you put the script together in the final touches as a director. tell us how -- it reminded me of steven spielberg and lincoln and getting the...
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and he gave money to dr. king. was doing a play, golden boy, on broadway and he brought the house out sent all of the proceeds to dr. king and southern christian leadership conference and so that was a beautiful thing to do. and of course he sort of swerved again in the late '60s, early '70s when he, when he supported richard nixon as the very funny photograph of him, nixon in miami beach, giving a talk and sammy runs out and jumps up on his arm, in his arms. sammy had this, this overwhelming need to please everybody, and that night he wanted to please all the republicans in the arena. >> host: joe is on the line from shingle springs, california. hi, joe, you're on with author wil haygood. >> caller: i can't believe i'm on, thank you very much. i waited for two hours and i can't wait to talk to this gentleman. i have a good question i think. i'm a history teacher and here's my question. considering that lyndon johnson was from the south obviously, texas, and had close senator friends who took care of him through hi
and he gave money to dr. king. was doing a play, golden boy, on broadway and he brought the house out sent all of the proceeds to dr. king and southern christian leadership conference and so that was a beautiful thing to do. and of course he sort of swerved again in the late '60s, early '70s when he, when he supported richard nixon as the very funny photograph of him, nixon in miami beach, giving a talk and sammy runs out and jumps up on his arm, in his arms. sammy had this, this overwhelming...
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jackson told me she woke up in the morning and went into her living room and there was dr. kingg in one corner saying his morning prayers, and another corner of the living room was my father. then in the dining room, there was a catholic praying. that glorious moment is also with the civil rights movement accomplished. bringing us together in prayer. congressman lewis, you write in your memoir, "walking can t ini wind" that there's an old african proverb, "when you pray, move your feet." and indeed, my father embodied that african proveproverb. when he returned from selma, he said, "i felt my legs were praying." from the days of jim crow until today, this day that michelle alexander has rightly called the era of the new jim crow, an era of mass incarceration that is destroying the families of far too many african-americans, you, congressman lewis, have maintained your resilience with your hard work in congress to transform the dream of justice into the reality of a better america. you write in your memoir, we pray because we believe that praying can make what we believe our drea
jackson told me she woke up in the morning and went into her living room and there was dr. kingg in one corner saying his morning prayers, and another corner of the living room was my father. then in the dining room, there was a catholic praying. that glorious moment is also with the civil rights movement accomplished. bringing us together in prayer. congressman lewis, you write in your memoir, "walking can t ini wind" that there's an old african proverb, "when you pray, move...
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this is just wrong. >> well, keep in mind when rosa parks and dr. king were fighting for civil rights, there was probably some radio guy also saying come on, that it wasn't a civil rights issue, and many governors. >> what i'm saying here is the idea of having a 14-year-old boy shower with 14-year-old girls is not the same in any sense. >> but that's not what's happening, according -- that is not -- this is a whole different segment but that is not what is happening. i don't want to turn this into that conversation. let's stick to the problem that your party has, which is again going back to the candidate who yesterday met with the speaker of the house who wonders perhaps even allowed if he knows what separation is of powers, if he knows that this is not a kingdom, that he can reign over, that he knows what the constitution even means. and now today with "the washington post" report, does he even know the truth? >> look, i think these are huge problems and this is exactly my point is that i think the american people are looking at both of the leading can
this is just wrong. >> well, keep in mind when rosa parks and dr. king were fighting for civil rights, there was probably some radio guy also saying come on, that it wasn't a civil rights issue, and many governors. >> what i'm saying here is the idea of having a 14-year-old boy shower with 14-year-old girls is not the same in any sense. >> but that's not what's happening, according -- that is not -- this is a whole different segment but that is not what is happening. i don't...
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dr. king and beeny kennedy. dr. king got assassinated that spring and my town was one of the towns that literally went up in flames. we were the only town since reconstruction occupied by the national guard for nine months, drawn bayonets, people standing on the corners. i realized i was in the wrong line of work. i'm not suggesting the other line of work, that there was anything not honorable about it. but it didn't move me. and so along came this guy named jim gillian. he was an incredible, incredible guy. and i had a guy named tony allen working for me. tony worked for me, he said he wanted to get a ph.d. i said go ahead and get one, you're working for me. then the son of a gun left me. he got a ph.d. and figured, i'm way ahead of biden. i've got to move on. but all kidding aside, jim gillia tapped tony and he started the effort. and so, you have been -- you've been incredible. for the past 100 years, the urban league has led the fight for racial justice and with an emphasis all the time on
dr. king and beeny kennedy. dr. king got assassinated that spring and my town was one of the towns that literally went up in flames. we were the only town since reconstruction occupied by the national guard for nine months, drawn bayonets, people standing on the corners. i realized i was in the wrong line of work. i'm not suggesting the other line of work, that there was anything not honorable about it. but it didn't move me. and so along came this guy named jim gillian. he was an incredible,...
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dr. martin luther king. it, whatwhat good is good is it to be able to sit at an integrated counter if you cannot afford to buy the hamburger? he understood that, if we fought for civil rights, civil engagement, that we had to advance economic and market rights. social mobility, and expand our middle class. if dr. martin luther king were here today, i would say, let's not go back to buy the hamburger. let's build institutions that own.ur let's go back and buy the restaurant. let's build ownership and make america great. thank you so much for allowing me to be here today. god bless you and the united states of america. [applause] restaurant. let's build ownership and make america great. thank you so much for allowing me to be here today. >> commerce secretary penny pritzker was the commencement speaker at georgetown university's school of business. she encouraged graduates to challenge themselves and spoke about the importance of one's reputation and business. this is 15 minutes. [applause] secretary pritzker:
dr. martin luther king. it, whatwhat good is good is it to be able to sit at an integrated counter if you cannot afford to buy the hamburger? he understood that, if we fought for civil rights, civil engagement, that we had to advance economic and market rights. social mobility, and expand our middle class. if dr. martin luther king were here today, i would say, let's not go back to buy the hamburger. let's build institutions that own.ur let's go back and buy the restaurant. let's build...
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when dr. kingat the march on washington said this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed, that all men are created equal, everybody in the audience knew exactly what document he was talking about. i don't know right now that americans would know that. there's an understandable and justifiable skepticism about the past and its legacies and burdens, but we will lose something powerful and positive if we lose that common sense. so i agree with you completely, and the federal government, of course education is principal at the state level and local level, and every time the federal government gets involved there is unexpected backlashes, so i don't know that i know the answer to that. >> i think we have time for one last question. >> you make a good candidate for scalia's replacement, but anyhow, okay. what is being done, i don't poll working in new jersey and reasonably out in like 15 minutes. i feel like in certain areas of the country minorities are being disenfranchised wait
when dr. kingat the march on washington said this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed, that all men are created equal, everybody in the audience knew exactly what document he was talking about. i don't know right now that americans would know that. there's an understandable and justifiable skepticism about the past and its legacies and burdens, but we will lose something powerful and positive if we lose that common sense. so i agree with you completely, and the...
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militant posture, and so we're trying to understand it, and jackie got caught up in that, just as dr. king did. he was often there's some very pointed comments by malcolm x talking about passive ministers and there can be only one passive minister that he's thinking about. - but jackie robinson did not shrink. what i loved about him, the first part i loved was the juxtaposition. the second part that i loved was jackie robinson basically going back at these guys. you're wrong here. he wrote a column, newspaper column, i remember once specifically that you cited in which he took malcolm x on directly. - yes, but also criticized the naacp for not advancing younger leaders more quickly. what you have is somebody, this is some ways a existential story. a lot of people talk the talk. do you walk the walk? and jackie robinson got up everyday to try to improve the lives of other people and one of the stories that we can sort of disengage ourselves from because it's too convenient and it's the subject of children's books and statues is the famous saying where in that first season, 1947, they have g
militant posture, and so we're trying to understand it, and jackie got caught up in that, just as dr. king did. he was often there's some very pointed comments by malcolm x talking about passive ministers and there can be only one passive minister that he's thinking about. - but jackie robinson did not shrink. what i loved about him, the first part i loved was the juxtaposition. the second part that i loved was jackie robinson basically going back at these guys. you're wrong here. he wrote a...
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dr. king you wanted this bill passed without one word changed.e by talking about it being blind in one eye. >> this is about votes. that's the problem with you liberals, you don't know how to fight. mark: another great film about america. this one with one of our greatest actors. tell us about why you were interested in lbj. >> he is a complex guy, and unbelievable politician. someone who actually believed you could do things in the government and got a huge amount done. we forget looking back through vietnam, looking backwards to what he accomplished in the 1960's. one of the most important things accomplished was the civil rights bill in 1964. to take that on when he was seen as the accidental president after the jfk assassination seems incredible. physicality, it's pretty amazing to watch. i saw the movie last night at national archives. it was absolutely brilliant. there would be times when you would see cranston and in you would go back to an lbj scene in 1964 and you are not sure which was lbj in which was cranston. richardt lady bird and r
dr. king you wanted this bill passed without one word changed.e by talking about it being blind in one eye. >> this is about votes. that's the problem with you liberals, you don't know how to fight. mark: another great film about america. this one with one of our greatest actors. tell us about why you were interested in lbj. >> he is a complex guy, and unbelievable politician. someone who actually believed you could do things in the government and got a huge amount done. we forget...
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. >> reminds me of dr. king during the civil rights movement. he said you have a moral and legal obligation to obey a just law and have a moral obligation to disobey an unjust law. [ applause ] >> how are your kids doing? >> doing well now, of course they needed counseling and what not after that. john: you were kicked out of the good school. you sent her to private school, somebody sympathetic paid for it the first year. >> yes, my youngest, her freshman year in high school, i had an anonymous gentleman in a part of new york wanted to help. he paid for her freshman year, and sophomore year, he wasn't able to do her sophomore year, so i sent her back because i thought he was, but he wasn't. so i had to work, and i'm still paying it off. john: you're working from 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. doing customer service for cable companies. >> that's my second job. my first job i work at a high school with students with disabilities. john: parents push back against the state's monopoly. here's a protest in texas calling for school choice. >> school choice no
. >> reminds me of dr. king during the civil rights movement. he said you have a moral and legal obligation to obey a just law and have a moral obligation to disobey an unjust law. [ applause ] >> how are your kids doing? >> doing well now, of course they needed counseling and what not after that. john: you were kicked out of the good school. you sent her to private school, somebody sympathetic paid for it the first year. >> yes, my youngest, her freshman year in high...
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seeas taken by dr. king to a suggestion for suicide. e answer was that it was attempted, it was taken as an effort by the king family and the king associates like and beyond get him to commit suicide. hoover hated king. j edgar hoover hated king. view ofad a negative what was then called negroes. again, the very afternoon of kings i have a dream speech and washington, d.c., in the bowels of the fbi's office, they resolved to destroy martin the ing host: joining us now is congressman steve king. of the task force of executive overreach. the former national cochair for senator ted cruz's presidential campaign. we'll talk a little bit about that and his work with his executive task force area thank you for joining us. guest: thank you for having me. host: we have been talking about donald trump. what is your take on what came out of those meetings with speaker ryan? caller: first, when he spoke to ago,issue around one week he said he was not prepared to endorse to try. i think the speaker chose just the right time. there is a significant li
seeas taken by dr. king to a suggestion for suicide. e answer was that it was attempted, it was taken as an effort by the king family and the king associates like and beyond get him to commit suicide. hoover hated king. j edgar hoover hated king. view ofad a negative what was then called negroes. again, the very afternoon of kings i have a dream speech and washington, d.c., in the bowels of the fbi's office, they resolved to destroy martin the ing host: joining us now is congressman steve king....
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when dr. kingand the marc marcn washington said this nation will rise up, everybody in the audience knew exactly what he was talking about. and i don't know right now that americans would know, and there's an understandable justifiable skepticism about the past, and its legacies and burdens. but we will do something powerful and positive if we lose that, since. so i agree with you completely, and the federal government of course education is at the state level and local level, and every time the federal government gets involved there is unexpected backlashes, so i do know i know the answer to that. >> we have time for one last question. >> you make a good candidate for still he replaced the, virginia. what is being done, i have done pull working in new jersey and we've, i feel like in concern areas of the country minority are being disenfranchised waiting an hour and a half, two hours. >> there is a recognition that not everybody has to wait in long lines. so much of what has gone wrong with our el
when dr. kingand the marc marcn washington said this nation will rise up, everybody in the audience knew exactly what he was talking about. and i don't know right now that americans would know, and there's an understandable justifiable skepticism about the past, and its legacies and burdens. but we will do something powerful and positive if we lose that, since. so i agree with you completely, and the federal government of course education is at the state level and local level, and every time...
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when i spoke to this organization in 2014, i quoted dr. king when he said in the 1967 southern leadership conference speech in atlanta, he said, where do we go from here? and then he answered his own question and he said, we first have to honestly recognize where we are now. i apologize for repeating what i said in 2014, but i think it's still a relevant question. where do we go from here? where do we go? we have to honestly recognize where we are right now. where things stand right now. we've made great progress. high school graduation rates for african-americans are the highest they've ever been. steep follow-up from african-american unemployment 8.5%. as much progress as we have made, preliminaries and hispanics lag behind their white counterparts. 26% of african-americans live in poverty. unemployment for black workers is twice that of white workers. median income for white workers is nearly double that of black families. wealth for the typical white family is seven times that of the typical african-american family. i could go on and on, yo
when i spoke to this organization in 2014, i quoted dr. king when he said in the 1967 southern leadership conference speech in atlanta, he said, where do we go from here? and then he answered his own question and he said, we first have to honestly recognize where we are now. i apologize for repeating what i said in 2014, but i think it's still a relevant question. where do we go from here? where do we go? we have to honestly recognize where we are right now. where things stand right now. we've...
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the people i think of when i see that are bobby kennedy, and dr. king these people ultimately risk everything including their lives, to push people forward. so that everyone could be included. they were all about inclusiveness, i'm a great believer in inclusiveness. i have always respected them and believed that we need more people in the world with that kind of view. >> let's leave it like that. tim cook, ceo of apple. thanks so much. >> thank you. >> appreciate it. >> tomorrow, kick off the trading day with sidewalk on the street live from post nine at the nyse. >> i'm getting tired of stocks going down. i want to find out what's going on it all starts at 9:00 a.m. eastern. at ally bank, no branches equals great rates. it's a fact. kind of like grandkids equals free tech support. oh, look at you, so great to see you! none of this works. come on in. ♪ no, you're not ♪ yogonna watch it! ♪tch it! ♪ ♪ we can't let you download on the goooooo! ♪ ♪ you'll just have to miss it! ♪ yeah, you'll just have to miss it! ♪ ♪ we can't let you download... uh, no than
the people i think of when i see that are bobby kennedy, and dr. king these people ultimately risk everything including their lives, to push people forward. so that everyone could be included. they were all about inclusiveness, i'm a great believer in inclusiveness. i have always respected them and believed that we need more people in the world with that kind of view. >> let's leave it like that. tim cook, ceo of apple. thanks so much. >> thank you. >> appreciate it. >>...
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>> for me this was the first time in a script i saw dr. king portrayed the way i knew him to be.h a great politician. >> that's what i was going to key on here because i was struck by that, as well. he has the great scene after the democratic convention where he has to convince his people they have to sacrifice a little bit for the greater good, as well. >> right, and, you know, dr. king and lbj kind of had this innate ability to play both sides of the feel. they could go into, you know, one side of the aisle then go to the other side and meet in the middle somewhere because they were the great compromisers. and that's something we don't see today in our society, our politics at all. >> you don't see too much of that at all. great compromiser but also lbj not above telling a few lies to get done what he needed to get done. >> you know, with his first run at office when he was 27 years old he lost because of dubious circumstances in voting and so the next time he ran which was a year later he made sure that wasn't going to happen again. so there was some less than aboveboard behav
>> for me this was the first time in a script i saw dr. king portrayed the way i knew him to be.h a great politician. >> that's what i was going to key on here because i was struck by that, as well. he has the great scene after the democratic convention where he has to convince his people they have to sacrifice a little bit for the greater good, as well. >> right, and, you know, dr. king and lbj kind of had this innate ability to play both sides of the feel. they could go...
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dr. martin luther king, jr. says to lyndon john sorntion you tell lbj in no uncertain terms there can be no more changes to this or else he will look embarrassed in front of his own people and he can't have that. everything would be turned upside down. so that was it but martin lustre king knew very well that the real jewel in the crown was the voting rights act that happened in 1965 a year later. >> rose: with that you can change politics. >> that you change everything. because instead of the african-american community begging to be included now they get a voice. and then the politicians have to come to them and appeal to their sensibilities and their intellect. and it changed things. unfortunately, things stay the same and they change. and we have suppression of rights and ease ability. we have jerry mannedderring that is going on. and the intent of the law has been abused and hopefully that will change back so that we realize the value of each person having a voice. that's what we should stand for. that's wha
dr. martin luther king, jr. says to lyndon john sorntion you tell lbj in no uncertain terms there can be no more changes to this or else he will look embarrassed in front of his own people and he can't have that. everything would be turned upside down. so that was it but martin lustre king knew very well that the real jewel in the crown was the voting rights act that happened in 1965 a year later. >> rose: with that you can change politics. >> that you change everything. because...
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--it ain't going to be busy easy, dr. kingll speak to the fight until he does. >> we had to filibuster this bill. >> if you get in my way, i will crush you. justis civil rights bill killed your election chances. >> if the government does not do what is right -- >> is that a threat? >> that old car, boy. >> everybody wants power. likefind it should be free mardi gras beads. nothing comes free, nothing. >> you will think every seven or is going to start dancing to your town? >> all i am asking is to live as a basic human being. >> i am trying to turn his country around and prevent a major war. >> it is time today. >> get down now would be wrong for your country. >> nobody is surrendering. here.are making history decide howhave to you want history to remember do. -- to remember you. charlie: i am pleased to have bryan cranston back at this program. interestingly we did and with that clip he has lyndon johnson did not see this be in history. bryan cranston: he died of what he feared he would die of, and that was a fatal heart atta
--it ain't going to be busy easy, dr. kingll speak to the fight until he does. >> we had to filibuster this bill. >> if you get in my way, i will crush you. justis civil rights bill killed your election chances. >> if the government does not do what is right -- >> is that a threat? >> that old car, boy. >> everybody wants power. likefind it should be free mardi gras beads. nothing comes free, nothing. >> you will think every seven or is going to start...