jackie robinson's plane for the jackie robinson was playing for the dodgers in the national league. the library is very fortunate to have the branch and the jackie robinson collection. that's where we are able to draw a couple of items, including this letter from jackie in 1950, written to branch rickey who was leaving the dodgers. and robinson's writing to let him know how grateful he is for the brakes that ricky gave him in signing the dodgers, letting him know he was a trusted friend and he hopes ricky will think of him as a friend in return. it's a very heartfelt letter thanking him for everything he had done for himself and his family. what we have here is the original first page of jackie robinson's letter. on the back is a reproduction. in order to preserve this letter and keep it from being affected by the lights and the wear and tear of being on exhibition we will eventually swap these out. what we have on display then is the original signature of jackie later on in the exhibitions run. what we have seen here so far is only half of the exhibits. there is a lot more to see.

there's no doubt in my mind jackie robinson experienced the same thing.ave become adept in the last few years to ignoring the stares, but i still know they're there. i have a huge family with seven siblings to help me along. they have my back and i have theirs. >> reporter: and jesse, the other world series champ, left us with this. >> you can do anything you want to do as long as you're driven to do it. you can do anything. >> so true. and so we choose jesse, overcoming odds. and looking up to jackie robinson. (woman) we'd been counting down it was our tresiba® reason. he needs insulin to control his high blood sugar and, at his age, he's at greater risk for lows. tresiba® releases slow and steady and works all day and night like the body's insulin. (vo) tresiba® is a long-acting insulin used to control high blood sugar in adults with diabetes. don't use tresiba® to treat diabetic ketoacidosis, during episodes of low blood sugar, or if you are allergic to any of its ingredients. don't share needles or insulin pens. don't reuse needles. the most common si

there's no doubt in my mind jackie robinson experienced the same thing.ave become adept in the last few years to ignoring the stares, but i still know they're there. i have a huge family with seven siblings to help me along. they have my back and i have theirs. >> reporter: and jesse, the other world series champ, left us with this. >> you can do anything you want to do as long as you're driven to do it. >> so

where as jackie robinson or mohammed of the about goals and grandparents and whoever from 50 years ago 75 years ago. that was the biggest difference in that you're looking at this from an indictment standpoint. you know how the story ends and know the jackie robinson ultimately was dedicated in the culture report. we know vietnam was a mistake so mohammed ali is vindicated you know how the story ends. you're in the story now and who wants to be the bad guy? nobody. >> another thing that happens is this notion of something that was brought up a lot throughout my book and i interviewed athletes of the past was a notion of the ungrateful aspect. he was just so ungrateful. agreement setting. bill russell said. it was so ungrateful. >> money is supposed to be the cell for everything. if you make money you're not supposed to be somehow no longer a citizen and no longer have relatives in the longer watch the news and the other thing goes back to what amy was saying earlier about the labor-management relationship that the teams and the player in the public has at the players. we treat the play

and i think it's the same thing with jackie robinson i took my son to go see 42 we were watching theovie the only two black people in the audience everyone is laughing at the cartoonish racism because it is so preposterous but i'm looking around in the dark saying these are your relatives. this is not a remarkable position that was the common position and the difference is it's one thing to indict the past it is another to look in the mere he was nine indicting the past he was looking at the police force in the current system he was looking at you and everybody to say this is unacceptable to you who have friends or relatives that are in the police force whereas jackie robinson uncles and grandparents 75 years ago that's the biggest difference looking at this from the indictment standpoint you know, how the story ends you know, ultimately he was vindicated in the culture moves forward we know vietnam was a mistake until mohammed ali is vindicated because you know, how the story ends but now who wants to be the bad guy? . >> it is the notion of something that was brought up a lot throu

i think it's a same thing with jackie robinson. we sat there and i live out in north hampton. we are watching the movie. and two black kids in the audience. in your listening. and everybody is laughing at this cartoonish racism. it's so preposterous and i'm looking around in the dark. these are your relatives. this is not a remarkable position that they were taken back then. he was not indicting the past. he was looking at our current police force in the system. looking at everybody. they are talking about uncles and grandparents. from 75 years ago. that is the biggest difference. you are looking at this from an indictment standpoint. they know that he was ultimately vindicated. we know vietnam was a mistake. because you know how the story ends. i think a number think that happens is the notion and something that was brought up a lot throughout my book. as the notion of the ungrateful. if you make money when you have the labor-management relationship. we treated the players as if they are given something. the reason why they work harder than you. if i mess up a story tomorrow

i think it's a same thing with jackie robinson. we sat there and i live out in north hampton.are watching the movie. and two black kids in the audience. in your listening. and everybody is laughing at this cartoonish racism. it's so preposterous and i'm looking around in the dark. these are your relatives. this is not a remarkable position that they were taken back then. he was not indicting the past. he was looking at our current police force in the system. looking at everybody. they are talking about uncles and grandparents. from 75 years ago. that is the biggest difference. you are looking at this from an indictment standpoint. they know that he was ultimately vindicated. we know vietnam was a mistake. because you know how the story ends. i think a number think that happens is the notion and something that was brought up a lot throughout my book. as the notion of the ungrateful. if you make money when you have the labor-management relationship. we treated the players as if they are given something. the reason why they work harder than you. if i mess up a story tomorrow migh

weeks out of drama school, and starring in this musical-- you all know it was about the life of jackie robinsonplayer, which the wohl story itself begs for a musical! ( laughter ) >> stephen: was it dancing with bats and stuff? >> it was dancing with bats. ( laughter ) literally! dag ts. and i'm not kidding. point your toe, thrust the bat, and pump and pump and back. oh, yeah, all of that. >> stephen: were you nominated for that? >> yeah. you sound surprised. >> stephen: no! you-- you sound surprised while you're telling me. >> tow it was great. i'm like ♪ momma i can play that game you know, stuff like that. ( applause ). >> stephen: one thing that happens a lot on broadway when famous people come see the show they come backstage and talk. >> wow. >> stephen: did you ever have any of those experiences? i'm sure did you. like with-- well, okay, so in the first time i met paul mccartney. he came. i met gene kelley. >> stephen: you met gene kelley! >> yeah, gene kelley. but i guess probably the hugest person, i was doing-- i was going to take over for whoopi goldberg, and in "a funny thing happen

jackie robinson integrated baseball 20 years before the civil rights act, muhammad ali, bill russo.olitics and gender and usually i find the people who object at the intersection don't like the views expressed. they're mixing in a way that makes them uncomfortable. >> stephen: because if a member of the team said something positive about the president, he wouldn't object in any way? >> exactly. i harkin back to my colleague tim tee tebow. egave him a lot of credit because he put his name behind something he believed, one of the most divisive things in the country. i didn't hear a lot of bsh. police brutality and equality, these issues aren't necessarily political, some of this is just simply right and wrong. to me, politics is when you have a pro and con argument. is anybody out there pro racism? is anybody out there pro police brutality? so what are we arguing about. >> stephen: i'll send you some disturbing tweets. >> do i understand that, but it's just that people have become so porlzized about issues that frankly we should all be on board with and in agreement with. ( cheers and

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fenway park i can imagine myself still young at abbott field watching the players of my youth, jackie robinsonuke snider, peewee, and is magic in the moments. when i open my eyes to see my sons play when my father wants that i can feel an invisible loyalty linking my sons to their grandfather who space they never had a chance to see but whose heart and soul they come to know through the stories i had told. to end it is the reason why i'm so happy to have been and historian and constantly looking back in the past is that allows me to believe that private people we've loved and lost her families and the public figures we've respected in history can live on if we pledge to tell and retell the stories of their lives. i'm glad to do that with you today. >> we are so happy to have you here. thank you so much. [applause] >> it is election day and voters around the country have been heading to the polls including members of congress. the talking on social media sharing experiences and encouraging constituents to vote. in fact, the message was clear. clinic harassment and illinois congressman simply tw

and sometimes at fenway park i can imagine myself still young watching the players of my youth, jackie robinson, duke snider. nmsa there's magic in these moments. what i open my eyes and i see my sons in the place where my father once said i could feel an invisible loyalty and love linking my sons to the grandfather whose face they never had a chance to see but his heart and soul that come to know through the stories i have told. i guess two ended it is the reason why i'm so happy to have been an historian constantly looking back in the past is a lousy to believe that the private people we've loved and lost in our families and the public figures we respected in history where they can live on if we pledge to tell and to retell the stories of their lives. i'm so glad to be able to get what with you today, bring these characters back to life. >> we are so happy to have you here. thank thank you so much is comio the club. [applause] thank you. thank you. i really enjoyed it. >> and we are adjourned. [inaudible conversations]

i was watching his one on baseball and there were parts about jackie robinson signing with the dodgersd integrated baseball and people talking with tears in their eyes while i started tearing up, about how baseball led the way in change. and i was sitting there thinking, this was 1945. and here we have in 2018, we have a president of the united states that's making an overt appeal to racism as his final argument to keep the house and to keep the senate. >> and a choice to make that argument when he had a choice to talk about the economy. something that a conventional politician would have ridden all the way to election day with we got a good jobs report. he decided it was more inflammatory and effective to a certain group of people. maybe it works like eddie said in some places, maybe it worked enough in georgia and florida and enough in arizona, a border state. we don't know how that will settle up yet. for you, steve schmidt as you sat and watched the returns last night, what was the big picture the big take away for you? >> the big ticket picture is this was a big night across the m

come together and enjoy a stay in this amazing plaza, and thanks to the generosity of jackie safir and the robinson family foundation, this vision has become a reality. there were many people involved in this project, and i want to give a shout out of thanks. first, i want to give jackie sefir for their vision and creation in the city. i want to thank phil ginsberg, and i want to thank the trust for public land, our board and our staff, the project manager for this project, who isn't here today but led us with graze and dedication. i want to thank our design team, and the contractors who did the construction as well as the many other consultants and contractors who were involved in this project. i want to thank sam and the entire birite team, and last but not least, i want to thank the community members who were designed in this process. this project isn't the first nor the last that the land project is committed working with the community to improve this public space. we boast new swings, open space, and not only snacks, but snacks by birite. >> thank you. madam mayor, as you know, under the direc

watching ken burn's documentaries but i was watching the baseball, and there were parts with jackie robinsoning baseball, and people started talking with tears in their eyes about how baseball led the way in change. and i'm sitting there thinking this was 1945, and here we are in 2018. we have a president of the united states that's making an overt appeal to racism as his final argument to keep the house and to keep the senate. >> and a choice to make that argument when he had a choice to talk about the economy, something that a conventional politician would have ridden all the way to election day and would have focused on that. but he decided it was more inflammatory and more effective to a certain group of people. and maybe it worked in certain places, maybe it worked enough in florida, maybe it ended up working enough in arizona, a border state. as you said steve schmidt, what was the big picture or the big take away for you. >> the big picture was this was a very good night for the democratic party across the midwest taking back the house of representatives, the governor's races and the