murrow do for stevenson? >> guest: i think murrow could have helped stevenson a lot an.. c-span: did he work with him? >> guest: tried to work with him, but couldn't get stevenson to really pay attention to what murrow knew was important, and that is electronic projection. stevenson was old-fashioned and traditional about this, and he thought that you got up in front of a lectern and you had a printed page and you read a speech. and, of course, murrow knew a lot differently. so there's this wonderful story of stevenson and he goes to new york and it's--murrow can't go public with this because that would show partisanship, but stevenson sneaks into the studio to get some tips from edward r. murrow, but murrow later said it just didn't work, 'he really didn't want to hear what i was trying to tell him,' and that's stevenson. that's probably the might have been of american campaigns, that you don't learn how to project yourself on tv, you just talk about the issues. c-span: and you were born where? >> guest: i was born in baltimore, maryland. c-span: went to school where? >>

murrow and walterbout a tho cronkite. >> host: how did he get to be that guy? >> he was good with the wire service and united press your stories are given 1,000 words. there cannot be a lot of bad firms are adjectives it was perfect for television with only a half hour broadcast. a precrating has to be tight. he was very precise. >> host: was he political?ocrat. >> he was a new deal democrats. >> it was not known and was a a fan fan of franklin roosevelt as a a boy growings up but of the ths 1950's people thought he was thg republican because his boss was the founder workedt directly for july eisenhower and he personally love to the walter cronkite.toe the 20th anniversary of d-day they took cronkite to the beaches. there was a feeling he may have been a republican but the bill now more showed him to be a liberal and he came out publicly saying i am a man on the left and the a speh speech and in front of the liberal caucus will been from texas. h >> host: did our heardad stepped him? >> he doorstep down as theective anchor man and had played the center quite we

murrows conversation with first lady eleanor roosevelt.ft the white house. >> she was a trail blazer for women's right and first lady to play an active role in the white house and politics after her husband's death in 1945 she never slowed down traveling extensively, writing and speaking and working for her favorite causes. murrow asked about that tireless schedule. >> i know you have hundreds of photographs around your apartment there. could you show us a few? >> yes. >> you could identify them for us. that one you don't need to identify. >> that's an old one of my husband. this one is of churchhill. that one is 1954. that was taken in the white house garden. >> he's wearing his siren suit. >> yes, wearing his siren suit. then this is a photograph that was taken on the porch at hyde park on one of the evenings when they came down to congratulate my husband after the election returns came in. i think it was '36. i'm not certain. >> i'm sure it was '36. i was there. mrs. roosevelt is it true you once said mr. churchill has not changed his m

matters now," thinking about ed murrow in the old days. the media is an extremely important element in our society, more and more every day with the growth of cable and talk radio. in what way can you keep the media focused on doing the right thing? it is extremely difficult. right now, for purely economic reasons, it is not a matter of somebody saying let's not cover that budget story. let's not cover the other issue having to do with defense policy. i do not think editors and producers think in those terms. they have a limited budget. to them, they are not making with database last year for the year before. they are reaching -- to them, they are not making what they made last year or the year before. they are really trapped. there are many people in the media in america today who know what the right things are, want to do the right things, but find that it cannot because they are constrained by economic realities and buy a vacuum of solid leadership of the sort that -- by a vacuum of solid leadership of the sort that murrow represented.

matters now, thinking about ed murrow in the old days. and what we're trying to say is all of these problems exist. the field ya is an -- media is an extremely important element in our society. more so almost every day with the growth of cable and talk radio and all of those things. in what way can you keep the media focused on doing the right thing? it's extremely difficult because right now for purely economic reasons editorial decisions are reached. so it isn't a matter of somebody saying let's not cover that budget story, let's not cover that other issue having to do with defense policy. i don't even think that that editors and producers think in those terms today. they have a very limited budget. for them it means not making what they made last year or the year before. and they're reaching it at the same time for unrealistic goals, try to recap char that -- recapture that, at the same time do the right thing. they are trapped, they are really trapped. there are many people who in the, quote, media today who know what the right things

murrow spoke to the newlyweds in kennedy's former bachelor pad in boston. >> let's meet the newlyweds right here, mr. morrow. >> good evening. >> good evening mrs. kennedy. >> good evening. >> i understand you had a much publicized court ship. how did the two of you meet? >> at the house of a friend about two years ago. >> and you used to be a reporter, didn't you sm. >> yes, i did. >> and you first met the senator when you interviewed him. >> well, i interviewed him shortly after i met him. >> have you opened all your wedding gifts? >> well, i've opened quite a few of then and sent them all to washington. we just have a couple back here. >> aha. i her when you were in england and i thought you were -- you might remember this picture that was taken from my family were all over there in 1939 when my father was ambassador. >> i remember it very well. there he is in the center, isn't he? >> that's right. i have my eight brothers and sisters, almost the last time we were all taken together. brings back happy memories. >> senator, you have some rather anxious moments yourself during the wa

murrow interview with gina lollobrigida. in the '50s and '60s. one the most beautiful women in the world. now 85, she famously said, i've had many lovers and still have romances. i'm very spoiled all my life. i've had too many admirers. >> a problem we'd all like to have. in february of 1958, the italian sex symbol and her husband allowed the person to person cameras into their luxurious suite at the waldorf towers in new york city. >>> you met vice president nixon on saturday, i believe. did you two talk any politics at all? >> oh, no. how i can? he was very nice with me. we -- he said that he's a movie fan. and admires italian films. and i was very happy to hear this because we need many, many fans because of the television, everybody look at the television now. >> gina, how did your parents feel about your wanting to become an actress? >> my father is worse than a manno owe when i was a little girl, he didn't let me go to the movie because he permit me just to see features and walt disney. and then -- so i sneak out to the movie and when the l

murrow asking a question. this is a regular guy, a smart guy, it wasn't a grilling. jay did a lot of better job than a lot of people i know. thank you, bob shrum. thank you -- not as good as me. up next, what's the story behind the picture of president obama being lifted off his feet? this is a funny -- there it is. look at this guy. talk about chutzpah picking up the president. this is "hardball," the place for politics. ♪ [ male announcer ] it seems like every company has a facebook page these days. but where's the relationship status? well, esurance is now in a relationship...with allstate. and it looks pretty serious. esurance. click or call. >>> back to "hardball" and now a lot of people i know. for politics. >>> back to "hardball" and now to "the side show." first up president obama stopped at a pizzeria in florida yesterday to commend the owner in his work encouraging more people to donate blood. when the president shouted out a compliment about the man's biceps, things got interesting. >> look at those guns. if i buy your pizza, will i look like that? >> i do

a very complex situation, and our broadcasting idol, the legendary ed murrow used to say, the most importantrd is steady. steady for the government leaders, steady for the rest of us. see what develops, but it is unquestionably, particularly when you pair what's happening in libya and egypt, it has very dangerous possible long-range consequences. i think it's increasingly apparent that in libya the attack there may very well have been by some group connected to al qaeda. in egypt, a whole different situation. >> you wrote a very fascinating column for cnn.com about the media's responsibility about covering terrorism. you referred to a speech by the colombian president, juan manuel sonnetos, where he accused the media as serving as a megaphone for desperate rebels. i think you're on to something. >> president santos, educated in this country, both in kansas and at harvard university, whatever else you think of his policies, a very intelligent man, what he was trying to do in this speech as best i can read it. i interviewed him before the speech in question, he took some pains to say, look, th

murrow school of journalism at washington state university, and a former middle east correspondent forwho's written widely on media in the middle east. shibley telhami, a piece of this unrest clearly seems to involve very different understandings of the notion of free speech and responsibility. what do you see? >> i... first i done think it's really about free speech. i know free speech is important and there's no question that in arab, in muslim countries's understanding the nature of free speech in the west is difficult n part because clearly they haven't experienced the kind of democracies, including the countries that are now changing. and one cannot expect them to fully understand the consequences or have thought them out. we think about our democracy when women got rights here; when african-americans got rights here. so it's evolving. no question there is that problem. but i think it's really not so much about free speech. i think no matter what we do or so there are two things going on at the same timement one is there is an anger with the u.s. separate from this that is being e

murrow asking a question. this is a regular guy, a smart guy, it wasn't a grilling. jay did a lot of better job than a lot of people i know. thank you, bob shrum. thank you -- not as good as me. up next, what's the story behind the picture of president obama being lifted off his feet? this is a funny -- there it is. look at this guy. talk about chutzpah picking up the president. this is "hardball," the place for politics. if we want to improve our schools... ...what should we invest in? maybe new buildings? what about updated equipment? they can help, but recent research shows... ...nothing transforms schools like investing in advanced teacher education. let's build a strong foundation. let's invest in our teachers so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. dad, we want pizza. you guys said tacos. [ female announcer ] it doesn't always work out that way. you know what? we're spending too much money on eating out anyway. honey, come look at this. [ female announcer ] my money map from wells fargo is a free online tool that helps you track your spending. so in

murrow asking a question. this is a regular guy, a smart guy, it wasn't a grilling.ay did a lot of better job than a lot of people i know. thank you, bob shrum. thank you -- not as good as me. up next, what's the story behind the picture of president obama being lifted off his feet? this is a funny -- there it is. look at this guy. talk about chutzpah picking up the president. this is "hardball," the place for politics. ♪ >>> back to "hardball" and now hey. hey eddie. i brought your stuff. you don't have to do this. yes i do. a lot of people i know. for politics. severe liver problems, some fatal, were reported. signs include abdominal pain and yellowing skin or eyes. tell your doctor about all your medicines, including those for migraine and while on cymbalta, call right away if you have high fever, confusion and stiff muscles or serious allergic skin reactions like blisters, peeling rash, hives, or mouth sores to address possible life-threatening conditions. talk about your alcohol use, liver disease and before you reduce or stop cymbaa.lt dizziness or fainting may

murrow, martha kilbourne, a lot of these folks had very little experience as war correspondent. some of them had experience as a journalist, but very few of them had been covering world war i. and so for them it was all new. and i was really, really impressed with the quality and the beauty indeed of some the things they wrote. ernie pyle, you know, jimmy had always been kind of a cartoon character. you know, the journalist in the foxhole. but some of the things he wrote were choose, i would love to share. >> that would be great spent see if i can put my finger on it passage here that i think really evokes his finest work. and it was the kind of thing he wrote that cat people, let's see, in the service at that time. some of the soldiers would send letters back home to the family and say i'm not going to bother sending you any more letters. if you really want to know what the war is like you should read ernie pyle because it's all there in his columns. and let me just see. yes, this is from a piece he wrote in very early 1944 during the italian campaign. he was right with the lea

in broadcast journal jim, it'sed world're murrow, walteron tight, and local thomas. >> host: how didget to be that guy? >> guest: he was a good wire service reporter, and the wire service for the united press you have to condense the stories. you're given about a thousand words and you can't but a lot of adverbs and adjectives in it. so he learned how to write unknowingly the wire service was the perfect for television where you only have 15 minutes within a half an hour news broadcast. the writing has to be tight and get to the point. so cronkite didn't throw lose lange around him was very precise. >> host: doug brinkley, was he political? >> guest: cronkite was a new deal democrat. he was -- >> host: was that known? >> guest: . no he became a fan of franklin roosevelt, cheered for him as a boy growing up in the 1930s. in the 1950s some people thought cronkite he was republican because the founder of cbs work directly for dwight eisenhower, and ike, personally loved walter cronkite so when you have the 20th anniversary of d-day, dwight took cronkite there. so there is would feeling