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years i started humphrey. -- studied humphrey. read material that said they broke on the vietnam war and johnson stopped including briefings. the i felt when i was witnessing this primary, the first i would vote in, robert kennedy brought love and unity. there was a positive this that transcended politics. i was listening to eugene mccarthy, and i thought he was undermining the military, contributing to an atmosphere where i thought some of my friends were horribly abused and abandoned. they are among the bravest and finest people in the world who fought. i felt bob kennedy brought love and respect across the board. from my life at age 23, i cannot in the same breath talk about your wonderful bob kennedy and eugene mccarthy. those are my comments. host: thank you for the call. guest: i would say in defense of eugene mccarthy, i don't think he was ever someone who was critical of the military. his criticism of the war was of the political leadership of the country, particularly president johnson and the strategy that was being util
years i started humphrey. -- studied humphrey. read material that said they broke on the vietnam war and johnson stopped including briefings. the i felt when i was witnessing this primary, the first i would vote in, robert kennedy brought love and unity. there was a positive this that transcended politics. i was listening to eugene mccarthy, and i thought he was undermining the military, contributing to an atmosphere where i thought some of my friends were horribly abused and abandoned. they...
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i think humphrey would have understood that as well. that's what i believe. know, it's easy to say because who knows actually what would have happened, but i do think that my father understood after the california primary that he had to get along better with gene mccarthy that they had to make a deal in some way. and the question is whether gene mccarthy would be willing to do that because he was, as you heard earlier, bitter with my father, but it might have been possible to say for the good of the country we've got to work together. >> so i will say this and this is not a criticism and i mean this as a positive, but bobby kennedy ticked a lot of people off, a lot of people within the democratic party. labor did not like him. the southern democrats, not a fan. of course, lyndon johnson didn't like him at all. i actually think it would have been very hard for him to win the nomination in large part because of johnson. i think johnson would have done everything he possibly would have done to keep kennedy from being the nominee. i do think that the threat of ke
i think humphrey would have understood that as well. that's what i believe. know, it's easy to say because who knows actually what would have happened, but i do think that my father understood after the california primary that he had to get along better with gene mccarthy that they had to make a deal in some way. and the question is whether gene mccarthy would be willing to do that because he was, as you heard earlier, bitter with my father, but it might have been possible to say for the good...
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. >> where did it put hubert humphrey? >> a classic liberal, someone who had been a big supporter of civil rights legislation and had strong support among liberal groups and the democratic party. when he became vice president for johnson, in some ways, humphrey was a bigger supporter of the war than johnson is. he became the public face of trying to sell the war to the american people. this created a lot of problems for him within his own party and liberals sort of thought humphrey as having turned his back on the party and on his liberal beliefs. amongst some groups in the party he was popular, especially among labor, but for a lot of democrats he was seen almost as negatively as johnson was. >> i want to ask you about eugene mccarthy, the senator announced in november of 1967 to challenge a sitting president, lyndon b. johnson. what was your father thinking early in that process as eugene mccarthy was ramping up his own campaign in new hampshire and elsewhere? >> as you know, a number of people were asking my father to r
. >> where did it put hubert humphrey? >> a classic liberal, someone who had been a big supporter of civil rights legislation and had strong support among liberal groups and the democratic party. when he became vice president for johnson, in some ways, humphrey was a bigger supporter of the war than johnson is. he became the public face of trying to sell the war to the american people. this created a lot of problems for him within his own party and liberals sort of thought humphrey...
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and as a matter of fact, humphrey -- you mentioned humphrey. humphrey was gaining, and i was -- if you can believe it, we were campaigning on long island. i went to the president and said, the president-elect, mr. nixon, i said, you know, i'm not doing any good here. we've got the same old message. let me go out, and i can help agnew. i went out and spent a week on agnew's plane. we were down with spiro t. agnew to win that area. so i do think that hubert humphrey, if he had moved earlier, would have done better. and one reason is, his campaign from september to that salt lake city speech was bedeviled everywhere with dump the hump and obscene comments and he finally got to the point himself, he was denouncing fascism out here. they won't let me speak. teddy kennedy, he was being denounce. but it turned for humphrey and he began really moving up the hill at a tremendous clip. and i remember going to nixon and saying, we have to attack humphrey to drive the wedge back through the party, because it's coming together. >> we didn't do a thing. >> v
and as a matter of fact, humphrey -- you mentioned humphrey. humphrey was gaining, and i was -- if you can believe it, we were campaigning on long island. i went to the president and said, the president-elect, mr. nixon, i said, you know, i'm not doing any good here. we've got the same old message. let me go out, and i can help agnew. i went out and spent a week on agnew's plane. we were down with spiro t. agnew to win that area. so i do think that hubert humphrey, if he had moved earlier,...
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for humphrey? miss perry alluded to the difference between humphrey and -- >> indeed, there will always be the historical what-if. what-if if humphrey, and i think against his personality, he was such a joyful, positive, brilliant character, and such a loyal character that was hard for him to turn against his president, but i think it's possibly the case if he had come out sooner, and drawn the people who were supportive of mccarthy, the anti war activists, supportive of robert f. kennedy, he was not going to get the far left fringe. but i think if he had come out earlier against the johnson policy, maybe humphrey would have gotten what he needed in the popular vote, but as pat well knows, nixon flooded him on the electoral college vote. it's hard to put together. >> pat, this is the 1968 electoral map, can you see a different country back then with the republicans winning states like california, and winning the upper midwest, the democrats winning states likes texas, and of course, the midwestern
for humphrey? miss perry alluded to the difference between humphrey and -- >> indeed, there will always be the historical what-if. what-if if humphrey, and i think against his personality, he was such a joyful, positive, brilliant character, and such a loyal character that was hard for him to turn against his president, but i think it's possibly the case if he had come out sooner, and drawn the people who were supportive of mccarthy, the anti war activists, supportive of robert f....
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he lost that to hubert humphrey. so when mccarthy challenges johnson it's in part because of lowenstein's lobbying of him. and his activism and trying to get him involved. when mccarthy gets involved, this group of anti-war activists rallies around his campaign and basically becomes kind of his army, his political army. it's one of the reasons he did so well in vietnam, one of the reasons he did so well in primaries in wisconsin and oregon that came after. one of the things that mccarthy did, why he wanted to run was to create this outlet for anti-war activists to have their voices heard within the party. in some ways it's the most successful thing he did in '68, which he gave activists a voice, gave them a way to make their views known. and in the end, you know those activists were the ones who basically toppled johnson and caused him to, without mccarthy's performance in new hampshire, i don't think kennedy gets in the race and without kennedy and mccarthy both in the race, i don't think johnson drops out. >> and w
he lost that to hubert humphrey. so when mccarthy challenges johnson it's in part because of lowenstein's lobbying of him. and his activism and trying to get him involved. when mccarthy gets involved, this group of anti-war activists rallies around his campaign and basically becomes kind of his army, his political army. it's one of the reasons he did so well in vietnam, one of the reasons he did so well in primaries in wisconsin and oregon that came after. one of the things that mccarthy did,...
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humphrey talked about the politics of joy. hubert humphrey for many years was the leader of the liberals in the united states senate. the great champion of civil rights, for example. and able yet to figure. the problem was the politics of bouillant a figure. the problem was the politics of joy clashed with the politics of 1968. he had the wrong speech. he was certainly a gallant figure, people forget also -- he had no money. it's meant there is much less humphrey television, the organization had atrophy under eight years in office which can happen. so he was going up against a very well honed republican machine with plenty of money. the country was more than restless. the country was in the mood for change. it was not his year. in modern politics, usually have a team of people prepping the candidates. was there a team back in 1968? guest: both candidates had their inner circles. nixon's was more in 1968? organized, but that reflected the candidate's personality and the nature of the parties. rebelats, traditionally, in a certa
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humphrey was seen as a johnson lackey. and he concludes by saying the american establishment, the best and the brightest had been broken at the wheel of vietnam. your thoughts? >> well i think that i think vietnam didn't just destroy a lot of the establishment. because they knew that they weren't winning it and they were still sending people over to vietnam, to die in a war that they knew was not going well. and they were dishonest with the american people. and it was a disaster, and as you, as i would say in my, think people historians would say, you weren't going to win that war. if you don't have the people in the south vietnam, the government itself didn't want to fight, you can't prop it up from outside. and it's so ironic and so sad now when you think of how many people died. both vietnamese and americans. and now you know, we can have good relationships with vietnam. and it was really you know, a tragedy i think michael pointed out that lyndon johnson was afraid that democrats would be criticized for losing a commun
humphrey was seen as a johnson lackey. and he concludes by saying the american establishment, the best and the brightest had been broken at the wheel of vietnam. your thoughts? >> well i think that i think vietnam didn't just destroy a lot of the establishment. because they knew that they weren't winning it and they were still sending people over to vietnam, to die in a war that they knew was not going well. and they were dishonest with the american people. and it was a disaster, and as...
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richard nixon getting 301 compared to 191 for then vice president humphrey.ernor strom, the 1968 election and the politics of election. joining us from west palm beach, florida, kathleen kndy townsend the eldest daughter of robert f. kennedy. thank you for being
richard nixon getting 301 compared to 191 for then vice president humphrey.ernor strom, the 1968 election and the politics of election. joining us from west palm beach, florida, kathleen kndy townsend the eldest daughter of robert f. kennedy. thank you for being
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humphrey talked about the politics of joy. you think back and hubert humphrey was for many years, the leader of the liberals in the united states senate. the champion of civil rights, for example. a buoyant figure. the problem was the politics of realityclashed with the of the politics of 1968, which was anything but joyous. -- he hadsense he was the wrong speech. he was a gallant figure. money.forget he had no which meant there was less humphrey presence on television. the democratic party -- the organization had atrophied under eight years in office, which can happen. verys going up against a well honed republican machine, with plenty of money. and the country was more than restless. the country was in the mood for change. it was not his here. it was not his here. host: in modern politics, you usually have a team of candidates getting ready. was that the same in 1968? was there a team? guest: both candidates had their inner circles. nixon's was more organized, more orderly. that reflected the candidate's personality and the
humphrey talked about the politics of joy. you think back and hubert humphrey was for many years, the leader of the liberals in the united states senate. the champion of civil rights, for example. a buoyant figure. the problem was the politics of realityclashed with the of the politics of 1968, which was anything but joyous. -- he hadsense he was the wrong speech. he was a gallant figure. money.forget he had no which meant there was less humphrey presence on television. the democratic party --...
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he gave it to humphrey. humphrey chose not to use it. but what the difference could have been made at least for that three or four days before the election. one of the campaigns was actively involved, undermining the peace process in vietnam. collusion. all of the different things it could be. does any of this resonate? as did some of the other things on the book like the supreme court justices and the fight over civil rights, etc. all of these things should resonate very closely. very loudly with you. by january 1968, again, johnson until his last days is hoping for a breakdown. he is also negotiating with the russians, which we made the point in the book, hoping there would be a breakthrough on arms control but then./you came along and 68 and killed that. but up until the last moment, he was hoping for a summit. but in some ways, it is pretty sad. again, when he was at the ranch during the convention, to me that just stands out. i don't even know, it was heartbreaking. even though he got exactly what he deserved. but we know january of
he gave it to humphrey. humphrey chose not to use it. but what the difference could have been made at least for that three or four days before the election. one of the campaigns was actively involved, undermining the peace process in vietnam. collusion. all of the different things it could be. does any of this resonate? as did some of the other things on the book like the supreme court justices and the fight over civil rights, etc. all of these things should resonate very closely. very loudly...
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and it's hanging over the head of vice president hubert humphrey. humphrey to the right here. he's trying to escape the orbit of the president. at the same time, is being pulled far to the other side by the peace faction, and what do you think his odds of being able to pull that off are? good, bad, not possible? i would say relatively not possible. i love this quote. i pulled this one out purposefully. one observer noted for vice president humphrey, "nothing would bring the real peaceknicks back to our side unless hubert urinated on the portrait of johnson on times square in television. then they would say, why didn't you do it before? can you win in that situation? now, here's what johnson really pulls the rug out from under him. you remember in the leadup to the democratic national convention, the committee starts meeting. and the major issue is vietnam. can't escape it. and humphrey works out and fashions a fairly moderate compromise, does he not? he gets the approval and what happens? [ inaudible ] what happens then? >> i don't know. all hell breaks loose. and we see this.
and it's hanging over the head of vice president hubert humphrey. humphrey to the right here. he's trying to escape the orbit of the president. at the same time, is being pulled far to the other side by the peace faction, and what do you think his odds of being able to pull that off are? good, bad, not possible? i would say relatively not possible. i love this quote. i pulled this one out purposefully. one observer noted for vice president humphrey, "nothing would bring the real...
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and it's hanging over the head of vice president hubert humphrey. humphrey to the right here. he's trying to escape the orbit of the president. at the same time, is being pulled far to the other side by the peace faction, and what do you think his odds of being able to pull that off are? good, bad, not possible? i would say relatively not possible. i love this quote. i pulled this one out purposefully. one observer noted for vice president humphrey, "nothing would bring the real peaceknicks back to our side unless hubert urinated on the portrait of johnson on times square in television. then they would say, why didn't you do it before? can you win in that situation? now, here's what johnson really pulls the rug out from under him. you remember in the leadup to the democratic national convention, the committee starts meeting. and the major issue is vietnam. can't escape it. and humphrey works out and fashions a fairly moderate compromise, does he not? he gets the approval and what happens? [ inaudible ] what happens then? >> i don't know. all hell breaks loose. and we see this.
and it's hanging over the head of vice president hubert humphrey. humphrey to the right here. he's trying to escape the orbit of the president. at the same time, is being pulled far to the other side by the peace faction, and what do you think his odds of being able to pull that off are? good, bad, not possible? i would say relatively not possible. i love this quote. i pulled this one out purposefully. one observer noted for vice president humphrey, "nothing would bring the real...
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was that a turning point for hubert humphrey? did that narrow the race between humphrey, wallace and nixon. >> where he declares that he's his own man. yeah, so nixon -- i mean, sorry, humphrey got support from the afl-cio and the unions started to organize on his behalf in the general election. that did give him a bump, but then when he declared essentially that he was his own man on the vietnam war, that he was going to support a total stoppage of the bombing of vietnam and essentially breaking from lyndon johnson, that did help him. i mean, i think most historians would agree that -- and the polls suggested that he began to close the gap. so as we discussed earlier, the popular vote, the electoral college vote, was a blow out, nixon won it big, 301 votes, i think, but the popular vote was, i think, less than 1%, 43.5% for nixon, 42 and change for humphrey. one of the reasons he was able to close that gap was due to the -- due to that speech and the sense that he could bring back the eugene mccarthy supporters, the anti-war sup
was that a turning point for hubert humphrey? did that narrow the race between humphrey, wallace and nixon. >> where he declares that he's his own man. yeah, so nixon -- i mean, sorry, humphrey got support from the afl-cio and the unions started to organize on his behalf in the general election. that did give him a bump, but then when he declared essentially that he was his own man on the vietnam war, that he was going to support a total stoppage of the bombing of vietnam and essentially...
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the popular was less than 1%, 43.5% for next and, 42% for humphrey. one of the reasons he could close that gap was due to that speech and the sense that he could bring back eugene mccarthy supporters, antiwar supporters. robert kennedy very fascinating, so we will never know of course. we will never know. in some ways it might have been theer for him to have won nomination than the general election because if he won the nomination, he would have had more daylight between the democratic party which he would then lead and didn't -- and lyndon johnson. because he was an opponent of johnson, because he was much more vociferously antiwar, and that great unanswered question electorallysustain a coalition of african americans, latinos, and working-class white voters around issues of economic justice? and we will never know, but that was, that is one of the great what is the basis of modern american history. matthew: in terms of that debate, is worth knowing those voters were getting very restless about where the democratic party was taking the country and wh
the popular was less than 1%, 43.5% for next and, 42% for humphrey. one of the reasons he could close that gap was due to that speech and the sense that he could bring back eugene mccarthy supporters, antiwar supporters. robert kennedy very fascinating, so we will never know of course. we will never know. in some ways it might have been theer for him to have won nomination than the general election because if he won the nomination, he would have had more daylight between the democratic party...
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was that a turning point for huebert humphrey? did that narrow the race? >> declare he's his own man? yeah. well, so nixon -- i mean, sorry. humphrey got support from the unions that started to organize on his behalf. that did give him a bump. but then when he declared essentially that he was his own man on the vietnam war, that he was going to support a total stoppage of the bombing of vietnam and specially breaking from lyndon johnson, that did help him. i mean, i think most historians would agree and the polls suggested he began to close the gap. and so as we discussed earlier, the popular vote, the electoral college vote was a blowout. nixon won it big. 301 votes, i think. but the popular vote was i think less than 1%. 43 1/2% for nixon. 42% and change for humphrey. one of the reasons he was able to close that gap was due to that speech and the sense that he could bring back the gene mccarthy supporters. now, robert kennedy, very fascinating. we'll never know, of course. we'll never know. and in some ways, it might have been harder for him to have won
was that a turning point for huebert humphrey? did that narrow the race? >> declare he's his own man? yeah. well, so nixon -- i mean, sorry. humphrey got support from the unions that started to organize on his behalf. that did give him a bump. but then when he declared essentially that he was his own man on the vietnam war, that he was going to support a total stoppage of the bombing of vietnam and specially breaking from lyndon johnson, that did help him. i mean, i think most historians...
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>> humphrey. >> this one? >> mona. >> this one? >> isabel. >> reporter: that means 86 different animals in need of daily care. >> we get up 5:30-ish. >> somebody will start singing. one of the dogs sleeping in the kitchen starts singing in the morning. >> reporter: i think some people call it howling. >> no. >> reporter: launched in 2005 when they decided to take in some dogs made homeless by hurricane katrina. >>> how long were you planning to be involved? >> a couple weeks. >> reporter: but there was always another dog in need of rescue and they decided the best way to prepare any dog for a new family was to welcome it into their own. >> by living in our house, number one, they get a lot of human contact. number two, they get pack contact from the other dogs. >> reporter: since 2005 danny and ron have taken in and adopted out more than 11,000 animals. >>> sounds expensive. >> it's very expensive. >> reporter: which is why they also recently welcomed in some film makers. money from "life in the doghouse," the documentary, will go
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and humphrey's eventual nomination is a great defeat for that democratic left. and it causes broader rifts and fractures in the democratic party that require much, a lot of work to heal. so coming in to the, coming into the last days of the campaign, it is a very close race. there's nixon, wallace is still in. but nixon and johnson, nixon and humphrey, it's not very clear, the polls are neck and neck, it's not very clear who is going to win. it's not clear to internal observers, and it's not clear to people who are looking at it from elsewhere, either. so while all of this discord is going on at home, in paris over the course of 168 there's a series of talks attempting to negotiate a peace in vietnam and the johnson administration, this is what johnson set out to do. as he announced he was not going to run. he was going to focus on bringing an end to the war. and by the end of october, he's quite close to getting there. he is, there's a willingness, the north vietnamese are recognizing that the election is close. it looks like nixon might win and if nixon wins,
and humphrey's eventual nomination is a great defeat for that democratic left. and it causes broader rifts and fractures in the democratic party that require much, a lot of work to heal. so coming in to the, coming into the last days of the campaign, it is a very close race. there's nixon, wallace is still in. but nixon and johnson, nixon and humphrey, it's not very clear, the polls are neck and neck, it's not very clear who is going to win. it's not clear to internal observers, and it's not...
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they're finally was a difference between humphrey and nixon. rollouts. further heeone like john sinclair came to michigan wrote a song about john sinclair that of course led to the fbi investigations of john lennon and efforts to deport him. i think music there date.s sent of trial to -- it'sine music around going to be all right. that's the title of a great kendrick lamarr song that has become an anthem at the moment. it was seen rightly as a statement of optimism in the .ace of tremendous difficulties calleds a great song this is america by childish gambino. something we can continue to talk about. it was not the president -- the presence of a demonstration that could've been that i described. figuring much. [applause] >> we're going to take questions at the end. our next speaker is david denby. a staff writer and film critic for the new yorker. best-selling author. his books chronicle everything from core curricula despite his financial missing registering the.com bust and the rise of snark in social media. tonight as he recently did a very good artic
they're finally was a difference between humphrey and nixon. rollouts. further heeone like john sinclair came to michigan wrote a song about john sinclair that of course led to the fbi investigations of john lennon and efforts to deport him. i think music there date.s sent of trial to -- it'sine music around going to be all right. that's the title of a great kendrick lamarr song that has become an anthem at the moment. it was seen rightly as a statement of optimism in the .ace of tremendous...
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humphrey talked about the politics of joy. think back and hubert humphrey was for many years, the leader of the liberals in the united states senate. the champion of civil rights, for example. a buoyant figure. the problem was the politics of realityclashed with the of the politics of 1968, which was anything but joyous. -- he hadsense he was the wrong speech. he was a gallant figure. money.forget he had no which meant there was less humphrey presence on television. the democratic party -- the organization had atrophied under eight years in office, which can happen. verys going up against a well honed republican machine, with plenty of money. and the country was more than restless. the country was in the mood for change. it was not his here. it was not his here. host: in modern politics, you usually have a team of candidates getting ready. was that the same in 1968? was there a team? guest: both candidates had their inner circles. nixon's was more organized, more orderly. that reflected the candidate's personality and the natu
humphrey talked about the politics of joy. think back and hubert humphrey was for many years, the leader of the liberals in the united states senate. the champion of civil rights, for example. a buoyant figure. the problem was the politics of realityclashed with the of the politics of 1968, which was anything but joyous. -- he hadsense he was the wrong speech. he was a gallant figure. money.forget he had no which meant there was less humphrey presence on television. the democratic party -- the...
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it's not going to make any difference whether it is humphrey or nixon. and obviously, i mean, to one degree or another, that may have been true, but there finally was a difference between humphrey and nixon. there were further rollouts. i mean, obviously someone like john sinclair came to john lennon's attention later. and as lennon became friends with abby huffman, he came to michigan and wrote a song about john sinclair and came there to do a benefit for him. that, of course, led to the fbi investigations of john lennon and the efforts to deport him. these days, there's this kind of centrality, there's a lot more media, there's a lot more music around the issues to keep anybody busy, but, you know, one of the things that people complained about, the beetles song resolution, was the line "it's going to be all right," which people saw as this rich guy just making sure it is all going to work out fine. but that's the title of the great kendrick lamar song that also has become an anthem at the moment. and it was just, you know, rightly seen as a statement
it's not going to make any difference whether it is humphrey or nixon. and obviously, i mean, to one degree or another, that may have been true, but there finally was a difference between humphrey and nixon. there were further rollouts. i mean, obviously someone like john sinclair came to john lennon's attention later. and as lennon became friends with abby huffman, he came to michigan and wrote a song about john sinclair and came there to do a benefit for him. that, of course, led to the fbi...
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humphrey got along and they talked. then we walked back to the car and i'm just astounded by the incredible wealth around me and i asked my dad, i said, what does mr. humphrey do that he can live like this? and my dad said he's a lawyer and he owns a business. and i can still remember thinking, lawyer, i could be a lawyer. now i think it's important that it i thought could i be a lawyer, but what is more important is what i didn't think. i didn't think that son of a bitch is stealing from us, in the one percent and we're in whatever percent. that kind of thing didn't occur to me. what occurred to me in 1960 was, maybe i could do that. and thank god my grandfather and grandmother came to this country and i lived in a country where i maybe could -- there was a path. it would be an are -- are duty dues path but there was a moth. started out scooping ice cream in bass skins bas >> i started to scoop i.c.e. cream at baskin-robbins by the time i graduated with a wife and two kids and my wife was pregnant i cut lawns or painte
humphrey got along and they talked. then we walked back to the car and i'm just astounded by the incredible wealth around me and i asked my dad, i said, what does mr. humphrey do that he can live like this? and my dad said he's a lawyer and he owns a business. and i can still remember thinking, lawyer, i could be a lawyer. now i think it's important that it i thought could i be a lawyer, but what is more important is what i didn't think. i didn't think that son of a bitch is stealing from us,...
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by the way, i saw a tweet on this day 50 years ago hubert humphrey led richard nixon and then things changed. what happens is the shoot happens two weeks later and nixon gives speech in miami beach, few weeks later democratic convention. .. .. there were things going on at the time. >> yes your crime was on the rise. >> i know that, but we don't know about these little instances that is was interesting about your project. >> this was new to me because i was probably about your age and i was in a town in western ohio a new nothing about any of this. its way when i first had looking into it i was thinking why isn't this story here and it was buried in cleveland because police didn't really want to talk about it. posted one to talk about it because it ruined his mayorship. he was a bright chinese model of someone getting this and all of a sudden money was used to buy rifles to shoot police. it was over for him at that point so he was ruined by this guy and he was trying to do the right thing. that's the tragedy of all of this. that's the tragedy of 68 and why are we-- why we are still r
by the way, i saw a tweet on this day 50 years ago hubert humphrey led richard nixon and then things changed. what happens is the shoot happens two weeks later and nixon gives speech in miami beach, few weeks later democratic convention. .. .. there were things going on at the time. >> yes your crime was on the rise. >> i know that, but we don't know about these little instances that is was interesting about your project. >> this was new to me because i was probably about your...
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i got very involved in the '68 election with gene mccar their and bobby kennedy, hugh burt humphrey. a heartbreaking year with the assassinations of martin luther king inning and and bobby kennedy and lawrence o'donnell has done an extraordinary job of recounting that very dramatic, i would say pivotal area in american politics with his book called "playing with fire" and i recommend if i you want to understand what happened then 1968, especially politically. great book. another book also 50 years later, 196, this book calls hue 1968. the story in graphic detail of the tet offensive in the -- in february of 1968, but the battle for hue. the city of hue, which was a peaceful, beautiful, architecturally stunning city that was utterly and completely destroyed in the tet offensive, and unlike other battles around south vietnam, the battle of hue lasted months, and this book is a little bit different. it's not your classic antiwar book. it's really -- really focuses on the bravery and the actions on our marines and our army in trying to fight back and win back the city of hue. and very dr
i got very involved in the '68 election with gene mccar their and bobby kennedy, hugh burt humphrey. a heartbreaking year with the assassinations of martin luther king inning and and bobby kennedy and lawrence o'donnell has done an extraordinary job of recounting that very dramatic, i would say pivotal area in american politics with his book called "playing with fire" and i recommend if i you want to understand what happened then 1968, especially politically. great book. another book...
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they're finally was a difference between humphrey and nixon. there were further rollouts. someone like john sinclair, who came to michigan, wrote a song about john lennon that of course led to the fbi investigations of john lennon and efforts to deport him. these days i think in music there is this sense of tragedy. does online music come around one of the things that people complained about on the beatles song revolution is the line-- it's going to be alright. that's the title of a great kendrick lamarr song that has become an anthem at the moment. it was seen rightly as a statement of optimism in the face of tremendous difficulties. there is a great song called "this is america" by childish gambino. something we can continue to talk about. it was not the presence of a demonstration but could've been what i described. thank you very much. >> we're going to take questions at the end. our next speaker is david denby. a staff writer and film critic for the new yorker. he is also a best-selling author. his books chronicle everything from core curricula to his financial misadv
they're finally was a difference between humphrey and nixon. there were further rollouts. someone like john sinclair, who came to michigan, wrote a song about john lennon that of course led to the fbi investigations of john lennon and efforts to deport him. these days i think in music there is this sense of tragedy. does online music come around one of the things that people complained about on the beatles song revolution is the line-- it's going to be alright. that's the title of a great...
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humphrey people, i have never known the nixon people, but the humphrey people never called me. the nixon -- pat did. i worked with dick allen, and alan who became our big financial guy -- what was his name? matt: greenspan? helen: yeah, greenspan, doing that. now, this is the important part for women. after nixon was elected, i was called by ed luchenbach, who owned a steamship line, and was operating these ships all of the -- over the world, but he was on the transition team for nixon. i had known him before. me, wass date he called february the fourth, of 1969. been, how would you like to maritime administrator? i said, that is what i want. he said, you will have to get the labor unions with you. i said, that's not a problem. i said that because, the night before, i had had a dinner in new york with all of the labor union leaders. all in the steamship, presidents, and all of the shipyard people saying you guys have got to work together or this will go to hell. work. -- i worked. and, jesse how boone of the marine engineers said he would support me. joe curran, head of the nat
humphrey people, i have never known the nixon people, but the humphrey people never called me. the nixon -- pat did. i worked with dick allen, and alan who became our big financial guy -- what was his name? matt: greenspan? helen: yeah, greenspan, doing that. now, this is the important part for women. after nixon was elected, i was called by ed luchenbach, who owned a steamship line, and was operating these ships all of the -- over the world, but he was on the transition team for nixon. i had...
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the nixon people, but the humphrey people never called me. the nixon -- pat did. andrked with dick allen, allen who became our big financial guy was his name? matt: greenspan? greenspan, doing that. now, this is the important part for women. i wasnixon was elected, by ed looking back, who a steamship line, and -- operating the sheep's these ships all of the world, he was on the transition team for next and. i had known him before area he called me on february 4 -- i had known him before. he put me on february 4 196 i said, that's what i want. said, you'll have to get the labor unions with you. i said, that's not problem. theid that because just night before, i had a dinner in new york with all the labor all of the same presidents, and all the shipyard people. saying you guys have got to work together with the marina is going to help. hell. and jesse of the me.ne engineers support joe said he would -- support me. -- from the west coast said he would support me. then i got to paul, head of the union. follows one of those guys i met with the day
the nixon people, but the humphrey people never called me. the nixon -- pat did. andrked with dick allen, allen who became our big financial guy was his name? matt: greenspan? greenspan, doing that. now, this is the important part for women. i wasnixon was elected, by ed looking back, who a steamship line, and -- operating the sheep's these ships all of the world, he was on the transition team for next and. i had known him before area he called me on february 4 -- i had known him before. he put...
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but the humphrey people never called me. the nixon -- pat did. i worked with dick allen and alan who became our big financial guy. what's his name? >> greenspan? >> who? >> greenspan. >> yeah, greenspan. greenspan. during that. so now this is the important part for women. after nixon was elected, i was called by ed lieukenback who owned a steam ship line who was operating these ships all over the world. but he was on the transition team for nixon. i'd known ed before. ed said, helen, now this date he called me was february 4th of 1969. helen, how would you like to be maritime administrator? i said that's what i want. he said, you're going to have to get the labor unions with you. i said that to not a problem. now i said that because just the night before, i had had a dinner in new york with all of the labor union leaders, all of the steam ship presidents and all of the shipyard people saying you guys have got to work together or the merchant marine is going to go to hell. so, i worked. and jesse calhoun of the marine engineers said he'd support m
but the humphrey people never called me. the nixon -- pat did. i worked with dick allen and alan who became our big financial guy. what's his name? >> greenspan? >> who? >> greenspan. >> yeah, greenspan. greenspan. during that. so now this is the important part for women. after nixon was elected, i was called by ed lieukenback who owned a steam ship line who was operating these ships all over the world. but he was on the transition team for nixon. i'd known ed before. ed...
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robert humphreys of georgia, great-great-grandson of frederick rupp could not attend today but will also receive a portion of the reward . doris johnson of naples , florida, great, great granddaughter of frederick rupp, will you please receive this as a small token of my cities appreciation, yes? okay. [applause] if you'll take place here. we have some photos. [applause] three, two, one. >> thank you. and jack, if you would come to me please. i want to thank you so much for your invitation and i congratulate to these very perfect organized gaithersburg book festival. it's perfect. thank you. >> in our city we have a lot of wind gusts and i took my representation whines for you. it travel thousands of miles in the flame for you to test with and a small booklet of our city, it's a very small town and you can have some impressions of it. thank you so much for you and your self, thank you. [applause] >> thank you. >> thank you. [applause] [inaudible] >> i can take questions but it doesn't make sense that he come all the way from germany and not show you a little bit of how beautiful our town
robert humphreys of georgia, great-great-grandson of frederick rupp could not attend today but will also receive a portion of the reward . doris johnson of naples , florida, great, great granddaughter of frederick rupp, will you please receive this as a small token of my cities appreciation, yes? okay. [applause] if you'll take place here. we have some photos. [applause] three, two, one. >> thank you. and jack, if you would come to me please. i want to thank you so much for your...
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they nominated hubert humphrey who had not campaigned in a single primary. a lot more open. and you have to learn from these things, you know. it took a long time for congress finally to demand that the vietnam war ended. but it did. after watergate. politicians across the country looked to the president, who was forced to resign because of corrosion, because of scandal. they said, i want to make sure i'm the opposite of that. americans demanded it. >> you know, peggy, though, i completely agree, the united states learned and the arc of civilization is forever altered. but i am reminded that it was 50 years since chicago. it was 25 years again, that i started knocking on doors to run for office. after my first day of knocking on doors, i was with my mom and dad that night and they said, what did you learn today? i said, i learned you're either on john wayne's side or you're on jane fonda's side and there's no in between. i was shocked at how split, even in pensacola, how split everybody was. of course it was a joke back then but 25 years later, it seems we'r
they nominated hubert humphrey who had not campaigned in a single primary. a lot more open. and you have to learn from these things, you know. it took a long time for congress finally to demand that the vietnam war ended. but it did. after watergate. politicians across the country looked to the president, who was forced to resign because of corrosion, because of scandal. they said, i want to make sure i'm the opposite of that. americans demanded it. >> you know, peggy, though, i...
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george washington, at the end of the revolution retained david humphrey, wanted humphreys to write abiography of washington and even helped humphreys by telling him how to smooth over mistakes that washington had made militarily in a couple of wars. benjamin franklin's whole life is spent in self-promotion. jefferson doesn't say anything about it. when he is in paris, somebody published in a parisian newspaper that attributed a declaration to john dickinson. jefferson wrote a letter jefferson wrote a letter to the editor saying it wasn't the case but then he didn't send a letter. years go by before the public becomes aware of it. in monroe's case, he is soldier of thought is several major battles. he was at trenton, brandywine, monmouth, brandywine he's standing next to lafayette when lafayette was wounded. at trenton he was wounded himself. he took a bullet in the shoulder and came about that close to being a fatal wound. the bullet severed an artery. showing how sometimes things happen in history that are on plans. when that battle in the hours before that battle monroe's battle wa
george washington, at the end of the revolution retained david humphrey, wanted humphreys to write abiography of washington and even helped humphreys by telling him how to smooth over mistakes that washington had made militarily in a couple of wars. benjamin franklin's whole life is spent in self-promotion. jefferson doesn't say anything about it. when he is in paris, somebody published in a parisian newspaper that attributed a declaration to john dickinson. jefferson wrote a letter jefferson...
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former vice president richard nixon faced democratic nominee, the incumbent vice president hubert humphreyd alabama governor george wallace who ran on the american independent ticket. wednesday it is civil rights and race relations. thursday, the rise of liberal politics, with a special look at the democratic convention in chicago. friday, conservative politics, and richard nixon's rise of the republican party. all nine programs are available as a podcast, or watch anytime on cspan.org, on our 1968 page. >> cspan, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, cspan was created as a public service by america's cable television company. today, we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress. cspan is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. 1968 is considered a turning point in the vietnam war. cspan produced a detailed look into 1968, america and turmoil, covering the major military, political and diplomatic developments in the war that year. our guests are vietnam veteran and former navy secretary jim west, and author david merritt. we begin with a video on the state of the war
former vice president richard nixon faced democratic nominee, the incumbent vice president hubert humphreyd alabama governor george wallace who ran on the american independent ticket. wednesday it is civil rights and race relations. thursday, the rise of liberal politics, with a special look at the democratic convention in chicago. friday, conservative politics, and richard nixon's rise of the republican party. all nine programs are available as a podcast, or watch anytime on cspan.org, on our...
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we go up to the front door, mister humphrey,his father was secretary of the treasury. a very well-to-do family and he was , he was helpful to my dad later on in my dad's life eventually when my dad got his own dealership but mister humphrey and my dad got along. they talked for a little while and we then walked back to the car and i'm just astounded by the incredible wealth around me and i asked my dad, i said what does mister humphrey do that he can live like this? and my dad said he's a lawyer and he owns a business . and i can still remember thinking all lawyer. i could be a lawyer. now, i think it's important that i thought i could be a lawyer but what's more important is what i didn't think. i didn't think that sonofabitch is stealing from us. he's in the one percent, whatever present we were in. that kind of thing didn't occur to me. what occurred to me in 1960 was maybe i could do that. and thank god my grandfather came to this country and i lived in a country where i may be good, there was a path. it would be an arduous task, but there was a path and i started
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