patton. it originally aired as part of the big picture series on abc television from 1951 through 1975. this series focused on historic battles, figures and traditions in u.s. military history. it's a half hour. >>> in 1942, he stepped forth like some warrior of old, to lead and inspire vast forces of men. at a pace never equalled, his third army swept across the continent of europe. no american leader was more colorful and more successful. general george s. patton, jr., dedicated to glory and to victory that was won. the name, the symbol the victori victories, our history. >> the united states army presents "the big picture." an official report produced for the armed forces and the american people. our guest narrator, mr. ronald reg reagan. >> it's not easy to believe that george s. patton, jr., was once just georgy. a missouri, this lad believed he'd be general george s. patton, jr. his imagination was stirred by stories of great heroes of the past. told by his father. his military career b

patton and eisenhower didn't work too good. now, i'll tell you now how many jeeps was made during the war. the jeep company made 3 million 862 jeeps. the ford company made 2 million 654 jeeps. and how much at the end of the war, a little smaller than the jeeps they made, 285 of them. so you know how many jeeps we've got running around this country. we were going to areas to fight. he wanted to go and find places where we could put trucks that would be safe when we were going to hit bastone. i took him up one day. the roads were bad. the roads were very bad. you hit two and you miss one. bouncing around. so one night -- and i hit a hole. i must have raised him up six inches off his seat. i always wore my helmet, you know. so he didn't say nothing to me. he looked at me. he straightened up my helmet. he said, can you see better now? i used to take him to the hospital, you know. that was bad. every thursday we'd go to a hospital. they were tents. and he'd have a box full of purple hearts or medals and stuff like that. it was a day

so general patton and general eisenhower didn't work together. but everybody is in the services and school. so every time we had a meeting with eisenhower and patton, bradley had to go along. bradley was the speaker. if you saw the movie or some place, always find bradley in the middle, eisenhower on one side and patton on the other. and patton didn't care too much for him on the account of the general from england, montgomery, general montgomery. montgomery and eisenhower were pretty good buddies. every time patton would come, eisenhower would come see us and george, did you see eisenhower? yeah, he is back there drinking tea, he says. you see him back there. he pushed his way and they wouldn't talk it each other. he came out, we had that meeting at 3:00 in the morning. we went there. and hodges and marshall and bradley was there. we got there and eisenhower wasn't there yet. early in the morning, 3:00, 3:00 in the morning. and here comes eisenhower with the big cadillac. big brush cadillac, you know. and where is the garrison hat? and patton sa

every time people see him, they say, where is george patton buried. now it is there, you can see it. okay, now, one i'm going to tell you about the red cross. now the red cross, they tried. they were over there and sometimes, if you get what you want or something, you have donation or they charge ten frank notes or something like this. so one day we were looking for an area to move all of the organizations up north to get ready for the bastone.od place . there was a red cross truck there. with a bunch of soldiers. didn't call them doughnuts, they called them crawlers. two little crawlers and cup of coffee for ten franks or something like that. so they all wave and say, where you going george? going to berlin to get that paper hanger. okay. so you want to have a cup of coffee? yes, sir. so i drove up to the truck and i -- she gave me two krujers and a cup of coffee. she said ten frank -- francs. so we have american money, war time money, so i gave her ten francs and i came back. he said, did you pay for that? i said yeah ten franc notes. okay, so stay

first you like to know is where i met general patton. i met general patton in england when eisenhower said he was going to take over the second army. i was in the first army then. and they were looking to build up the third army. they called them patton's blood bank. that was in england. we were there for a while and everybody was getting together and our company went up there. i went to two schools before the war. i was in the service in 1941 in april, the war started in '41 in december. and i guess, you could look into my records and find out, so he did pick me. i chatted with him for a couple hours and this, that and the other. then he gave me a pat on the shoulder, and he said, all right, you made it. so i was his driver for the invasion of france until the end of the war. and we were up and down, and i did things and he did things that you wouldn't believe would happen, but i will tell you something that would happen. first, he met me, and we went to the hsh had -- had the invasion of france in june the 3rd. and the weather was so b

please welcome paula patton, everybody!i have a little bit of time off. >> jimmy: oh, this is exciting. >> yes, yes, yes, it's a perfect way to end it. >> jimmy: are you going to celebrate the -- the christmas holiday anywhere? >> yeah, you know what? everybody comes to our house 'cause once you have a child, everybody comes to you and -- but it's going to be pretty casual this year because robin and i have been working so hard and -- >> jimmy: robin as in -- robin thicke is your husband. >> yeah, robin thicke is my husband, yes. >> jimmy: and he has a new album. >> yeah, great new album, yes. >> jimmy: i think he's coming here soon. >> we've both been out promoting. and all we want to do is be with our family now. >> jimmy: yeah. do you have a go-to family christmas album that you listen to? >> you know, we are a very soulful family. so james brown, funky christmas. >> jimmy: oh, that's a great one. >> otis redding, you know? >> jimmy: otis redding is good too. what's the james brown i like? ♪ let's make this christmas mea

. >> patton was against bringing a new tank on because he didn't want to weaken the troops' morale. >> it showed up very late in the war. individual tank platoons were attached to armor ed division i february and march of 1945. >> was it capable of standing up to the german tanks? >> yes. the argument that general patton had was a good one which it was not good for morale. >> how would it go against the tiger? >> it probably would not have done as well as the king tiger but it was almost road bound. >> was the stalin comparable but just too heavy. >> it was technological ly inferior. >> this didn't last very long, did it? >> it was in korea. >> was it used up until about 1948. >> when i was in the army we had it. >> i grew up on 48's. i remember when the 60 was coming in. that was the great revolution. >> yes. i graduated from v.m.i. and when i was an armor officer we were told we were going to be overrun with hordes of russians and first round hits would be important. >> i helped don story develop doctrine and the whole idea about how you maintain the russians. and my dad served in s

officer patton went inside the building to help the hostages. lee, was shot and killed by police. >>> may 14th is the day for a special election to fill the seat vacated by former d.c. councilman harry thomas, jr. thomas resigned from the d.c. council thursday night, hours before entering guilty pleas to stealing more than $350,000 from city youth programs. the source close to the election process informed 9 news now today that the may 14th date for the special election to ward 5 done test will be -- ward 5 contest will be open to every political persuasion. they will serve his remaining term. it will come 11 days after he's sentenced for a theft and tax fraud. he's facing up to four years in prison. d.c. law says he could seek office again upon his release. >>> republican presidential candidates put on the attack in a debate this morning, just two days before the new haimp shire pry -- hampshire primary. there were several sharp exchanges and front-runner mitt romney was a primary target. [ no audio ] >> obviously, some problems with that piece

heritage months that we mark, here in the united states, but since i am the great grandson of thomas patton, a member of the law bay tribe in new jersey and pennsylvania, which is where i grew up, american heritage in the amount is particularly special to me and i am happy to be with you tonight. as part of kqed's celebration during the month of november, we sponsor the american indian film festival, and we have also scheduled over 60 television programs about the native american community and of special interest to the community. these programs you can find out about, listings on kqed.org/heritage. there are three programs that i wanted to mention that are coming up quickly. the first is "we still live here." that is airing tonight at 11:00 on kqed +, channel 54 or 10 on comcast. it is the story of the wamp and not nation of southeastern massachusetts and how they ensure the survival of the pilgrims and lived to regret it. this tells the story of their language. the first time that a language that has had no native speakers for generations has been revived in this country. the bill is part

edward patton jr. will receive the bravery award. when he wentty the building and brave the hostages. >> the department of defense is hackers.o target more >> linda is joining us from bloomberg headquarters. >> us begin with the mortgage relief. homeowners out of work to be review or suspended for more thannts they have loans guaranteed by freddie mac. freddie mac has done something similar to this. the wall street journal says mae made in implementing similar. from asthma facing spending cuts. one area they will invest more in its cyber security. they could ease the blow for contractors that are facing cuts. we will get more details on the federal budget proposal. >>> weight watchers is hoping fight theill want to battle. they're turning to a former nba star. that in the next hour. live in new york. abc 7 news. >> out interesting. time.m is the degrees. some comment pain medicine is several drugs big recalled. find out why. >>> a new book about the first couple getting a lot of buzz. how to paint a picture of between michelle obama

paula patton? >> babed out. >> love it. >> she's gorgeous.ould have maybe liked it in a different color. >> no. i think that color was spectacular. >> al's favorite. >> a little bit big bird? >> hey, who doesn't like big bird? >> i'll fight you on that one. >> i give in. >> she has a little bit of bow, the back do, the length, the sex, all of it. >> what do you think of evan rachel wood? a gucci dress made for her. >> it was edgy. >> it had actual peacock feathers. >> she was trailing them an the red carpet. >> it worked for her. the hair was pretty. >> it fits her. she's edgy. that's her personality. >> it worked. >> can we spend ten seconds on the guys? what's with the scruff? >> long, shaggy hair. >> brad did the long hair. >> is it a trend? >> it's a thing now. >> do you know, they looked really good. >> lots of bow ties. >> a number of tuxes. >> the blue. >> matt leblanc looked great. >> ricky gervais looked great. >> they could have shaved. just saying. >> ooh, wow! >> there's hair for you. >> man, what's going on there. >> george, stun

and is paula patton in this one, or no? >> paula patton, simon pegg. >> jimmy: simon pegg.s just -- it's a great movie. it's super fun. here's a clip. "mission impossible: - ghost protocol," this is jeremy renner. ♪ >> jump now? >> yes. commit, jump. >> jump? >> jump. >> and i catch you. now. ♪ >> so you're sure about this, dude, right, benji? >> pretty sure. [ light laughter ] >> you're pretty sure. >> jump. >> oh, god. >> jump. jump! ♪ >> jimmy: yeah. [ cheers and applause ] that's scary. >> yes. >> jimmy: hey, speaking of scary, you have a hole in your pants. >> i know. >> jimmy: you've been exposing yourself the whole time to our audience. what happened? >> when i get nervous i -- it's not an erection thing. >> jimmy: what? >> when i get nervous, it's -- it's -- i do a deep lunge, and -- and it alleviates all the nerves out -- out of me. >> jimmy: so you did a lunge before you came out? >> i did a lunge before i came out, but these are not lunge approved pants apparently, and i definitely popped a couple of holes. [ cheers ] ♪ >> jimmy: can you just give a lunge on the

there's a picture of general patton doing basically the same thing in the rhein river.s not a picture, churchill did the same thing on the sigfrid line. i'll tell you what's been really disturbing to me -- >> go ahead. finish that thought. >> what's really disturbing to me is the over the top rhetoric from this administration and their disdain for the military, it appears. whether it's the secretary of state or whether it's the secretary of defense. i mean, these kids made a mistake. there's not any doubt about it. shouldn't have done it it. it's bad. but to call it a criminal act, i think, is over the top. >> here's the problem, i think. all the things that you mentioned as part of history was before youtube, it was before the taliban, it was before this feeling that the u.s. somehow does not respect religions. this is something that's not just a picture. it's not just a message to americans. it's a message that could hurt us in the larger world. so i'm not sure the exact age of them, but no matter what age they are, is this the kind of behavior that you think you can

he compared it to some things that patton did, urinating in a river along with churchill.cts to, he said that they call it had a criminal act. certainly they're looking into whether there are any criminal charges here. do you object to that? do you think governor perry's right? >> no, i don't. well, first of all, i don't obtain to the marine corps looking into this. it's a breakdown in discipline is ha it is. is what it is. it's very tough, these conditions. nobody can explain how tough it is, combat, unless they've been in it. but the marine corps prides itself on its discipline. they pride themselves that we don't level ourselves to the enemy. it makes me sad more than anything else because these are the great -- the finest -- i can't tell you how wonderful these people are, and it hurts their reputation and their image. >> you have no problem with the way the administration has handled it so far. >> no, i think a full and complete investigation is entirely appropriate. i did read an article by somebody this morning that said maybe young marines have difficulty understan

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officer patton says he sped to the scene because he knew that building and the area well. he was the first officer in the building and within 100 feast t the -- feet of the gunman being able to gain access to the building. other employees recognized me. from there was able to get a tactical advantage coming up to the rear and seeing the subject with his apparatus and gear and being able to relay all that information. >> the s.w.a.t. team used that vital information to catch the suspect. his name was james lee. he was eventually shot and killed by sharp shooters after hours of negotiations failed. >>> some customers at the penn camera store say they were surprised when they learned they wouldn't be able to use gift cards. that comes less than a week after the company filed for bankruptcy. in a memo near the cash register penn camera tells customers it will no longer honor gift cards. the statement told customers to seek reimbursement from credit card companies through a disputed charge but late this afternoon the company reversed its policy to allow gift cards. >> it was a

who thanks to his efforts and those who saw the wisdom in what he was urging impressed even general patton with their dedication in world war ii. so he was very much -- president eisenhower was very much ahead of the curve and anybody who wasn't aware of that certainly had reason to figure that out pretty quickly during his administration. i want to -- because i want to get to the questions and discussion. i just want to focus, as i said, on the judicial appointments. dr. specht mentioned some of the crucial judicial appointments whot served with great courage. my father reminded us regularly that he and the lawyers and support staff that worked on those cases and literally risked their lives at times had it quite easy compared to their clients who would continue to try to live their lives in the communities. the lawyers would come and go. the clients and the judges who were trying to protect and vindicate the rights of these clients who suffered the same kinds of indignities, who had the same rocks thrown through their windows and fire bombs, these judges that president eisenhower put on

insurance car race as the competitors arrived in lima the capital of peru but it was forty six year old patton hansell who celebrated his fourth overall title after also winning six motorcycle crowns in the ninety's russia's main it was fourth overall fellow french when they pray prevailed in the vice category for a fourth time ahead of last year's winner mark kind of spain. triumphed in the trucks. over in the n.f.l. and tom brady masterclass put new england into the a.f.c. championship game after the patriots cruised past the denver broncos forty five ten well all the talk coming into the game was about the broncos quarterback tim tebow however it was three time super bowl champion brady who stole the show the quarterback connected with one one time speed made a stunning catch the paps fourteen a lot and just ahead of the two minute warning at the end of the first half new england moved further ahead as brady found d. on branch with a stunning sixty one yard pass the patriots went into the interval twenty one seven ahead there is no let up in the second half and the new england quarterback w

[applause] >> my grandfather, a veteran of patton's army had a chance to go to college on the gi bill, from my grandmother that work on this tingling line was a part of the workforce that turned out the best product on earth. it drew roger document submit to him as cleared the optimism of a nation that had tried have overt depression they understood that they were apart of something the budget. if he won't comment it do well and which the kids through college and put a way some form of time it clearly of the defining issue of our time is how to keep that promise of live and larry--keep th end ofat and promised a live. we can't settle required where a shrinking number does better and a growing number goodbye you can have to everyone who in their fair share and everyone claim that if they move. [applause] router is >> what is at stake are not democratic values or republican valleys but they are american values and we will have to reclaim them. let us remember how we got here. a quarter of an interim jobs and manufacturing began to heat our shores, technology make business more efficient

economy and middle class the world has ever known. [ applause ] >> my grandfather, a veteran of patton's army, got the chance to go to college on the g.i. bill. my grandmother, who worked on a bomber assembly line, was part of a workforce that turned out the best products on earth. the two of them shared the optimism of a nation that had triumphed over depression and fascism. they understood they were part of something larger. they were contributing to a story of success that every american had a chance to share. the basic american promise that if you worked hard, you could do well enough to raise a family, own a home, send your kids to college and put a little away for retirement. the defining issue of our time is how to keep that promise alive. no challenge is more urgent. no debate is more important. we can either settle for a country where a shrinking number of people do well while a growing number of americans barely get by or we can restore an economy where everyone gets a fair shot and everyone does their fair share and everyone plays by the same set of rules. [ applause ] what's

patton awarded the silver star medal to a black soldier for his heroism in with reading a french village in 1944. the tuskegee airmen formed in part by the persistent lobbying fact have the great we would say black feminist to date mary mcleod bethune for one of the best friends of eleanor roosevelt. a critically important as the pilots they disapproved racist assertions that blacks were not smart enough to fly an airplane to master aviation. 962 men trained in tuskegee alabama and 450 flew in combat in europe. they served in north africa and italy and the air men armed an enviable record of perilous of in the three injured 32nd earned a distinguished unit citation for, "outstanding performance and extraordinary heroism. they testified to their patriotism and to their enviable record and that formed the basis for president harry truman to desegregate the military offical the in 1948 and without the service of the tuskegee airmen who general colin powell would not have been possible and without colin powell, barack obama would not have been possible. these are just some of the stories, la

patton awarded a silver star matter to a black soldier for his hair was then deliberating a french village in 1944. the tuskegee airmen formed in part by the persistent lobbying of the great we would say feminist today, mary mcleod so would, one of the best friends of roosevelt. success is past disproved racist assertions that blacks were not smart enough to fly in an airplane, to master aviation. 962 men trained in tuskegee, alabama and 450, to master aviation. 962 men trained in tuskegee, alabama and 450, to master aviation. 962 men trained in tuskegee, alabama and 450. they served enough credit and italy and airmen earned an enviable record and the 332nd earned the distinguished citation for outstanding performance and extraordinary heroism. the deaths of 66 testify to patriotism and to their enviable record. that form a basis for harry s. truman to desegregate the military officially in 1948. without the service of the tuskegee airmen, general colin powell would not have been possible. and without colin powell, barack obama would not have been possible. these are just some of the stori

place. >> 20 seconds. >> i think, also, he was brilliant in pointing out his grandfather was in patton's army, his grandmother was on -- >> the assembly line, yeah. >> so all that birther, un-american stuff, he took on early. i mean, the energy that he drew was great. >> it is a great honor in the opposition party to be asked to give the response to the state of the union. that honor this year goes to indiana governor mitch daniels, who is completing his term as indiana's governor. here now is governor daniels. he's speaking from the auditorium at the indiana war memorial building. let's listen. >> greetings from the home of super bowl xlvi. the status of loyal opposition imposes on those out of power some serious responsibilities, the show respect for the presidency and its occupant, to express agreement where it exists. republicans tonight salute our president, for instance, for his aggressive pursuit of the murderers of 9/11 and for bravely backing long-overdue changes in public education. i personally would add to that list admiration for the strong family commitment that he and the

. >> paula patton. and you just had to explain to me who she was.he dress. >> yeah, she is stunning. >> i like the dress. mila kunis. sofia. beautiful. i love her self-deprecation, too. she has a great personality. >> all good choices. >> okay. worst dressed. michelle williams. i mean, what in the world is she thinking? she's beautiful. she's got like a head band on. >> it was kind of like a -- looks like a richard simmons leisure suit. she was swaeth with the oldies last night. >> she's holding her -- >> she won. she's a great actress. >> zooey dech nell. i'm not sure what kind of look she's going for, but she could use a spray tan. >> oh! >> frida pinto. frida's a beautiful young girl, but that looks like a maternity dress and there's no way she's pregnant. >> you thought it would be more form fitting? >> the only reason you go with -- yeah. that is if you're pregnant. angelina jolie looked better, i think, in video but -- >> she's too thin. that skeletor look, i'm not feeling it. pretty girl but have a burger. call paula dean. let's go through so

strongest economy and middle class the world has ever known. [ applause ] my grandfather, a veteran of patton's army got the chance to go to college on the g.i. bill. my grandmother, who worked on a bomber assembly line was part of a workforce that turned out the best products on earth. the two of them shared the optimism of a nation that had triumphed over a depression and fascism. they understand they were part of something larger. they were contributing to a story of success that every american had a chance to share. the basic american promise that if you worked hard, you could do well enough to raise a family, own a home, send your kids to college and put a little away for retirement. the defining issue of our time is how to keep that promise alive. no challenge is more urgent, no debate is more important. we are not going to settle where a shrinking number of people do well where a growing number barely get by. where we can restore an economy where everyone gets a fair shot, and every one does their fair share and everyone plays by the same set of rules. [ applause ] what is at stake aren'

grandfather, a veteran of patton's army, got the chance to go to college on the g.i. bill. my grandmother who worked on a bomber assembly line was part of a work force that turned out the best products on earth. the two of them shared the optimism of a nation that have triumphed over a depression and fascism. they understood they were part of something larger. they were contributing to a story of success that every american had a chance to share. the basic american promise that if you worked hard, you could do well enough to raise a family, own a home, send your kids to college, and put a little away for retirement. the defining issue of our time is how to keep that promise alive. no challenge is more urgent -- urgent, no debate is more important. we can either settle for a country where a shrinking number of people do really well while a growing number of americans get by or restore an economy where everyone greets a fair shot and everyone does their fair share and everyone plays by the same set of rules. what's at stake on democratic values or republican values, but ameri

george patton, colin powell, stanley mcchrystal and david petraeus is the biggest names of the post-ars. now there are new celebrity generals. is that on accident or do you think it's on purpose? >> i wonder if president obama did this by design or if it sort of happened this way in his quest to regain control of the pentagon. petraeus has been defrauded. he's at cia. general mcchrystal -- who is running the war in afghanistan now? you probably know. but some guy named john allen. none of the other generals -- there's no big-time general that can threaten the president's command. >> are you troubled -- not ambivalence but the way that generals do pr. describe the problems with civil affairs as a struggle in the military. and also the sort of weirdness about generals picking up civilian pr pros to essentially as famous people. do you have mixed feelings about that? was i reading that right? >> i think we're using taxpayer dollars to give generals their sort of personal pr team. and what are they doing with the media influence? they are using it to push their own agenda and policy. dav

. >> jimmy: paula patton, gorgeous. >> paula. >> jimmy: jeremy renner. >> renner's awesome. >> jimmy:do you ever not accept it? [ laughter ] >> you know what? not so far, we haven't. >> jimmy: yeah, yeah, i'll do it. [ talking over each other ] >> that's the thing we always have. it's like, what if i say no? what'll we do? and we would kind of sit there in the room for about 15 minutes and go i don't know, just accept it. >> jimmy: just accept it. yeah, so you accept the mission. the movie starts -- we have a clip from the beginning. >> sure. >> jimmy: one of the coolest sequences i think -- i mean, there's like so many fun memorable things in the movie. but this one you're breaking out of jail. >> yeah. breaking out of jail. >> jimmy: yeah, you're breaking out of jail. and simon pegg is helping you like open the door, he's like running the computer. but, you're doing it timed to dean martin "ain't that a kick in the head." >> "ain't that a kick in the head." >> jimmy: and it's -- when you see it with the sound just cranked, man, it's like -- you're so cool in this movie. it's just aw