and he had -- sorenson -- he had flown sorenson and his three little boys down to texas, and they were staying at the louis ranch, which is some miles away from the johnson ranch. sorenson's little boy says dad was supposed to spend time with us that christmas, but all we remember is him scribbling in this little room at the end of the hall. he went down to the ranch house talking to johnson about the speech, but when you analyze those drafts and you can see them in the johnson library draft by draft, sorenson draft one, sorenson draft two, you see how much of it came from johnson. some of it when he delivers the speech, a real lyndon johnson words and sorenson had written this administration declares unconditional war on poverty in america. the speech is delivered by lyndon johnson is, this administration today here and now declares unconditional war on poverty in america. he had added four words today, here and now. lyndon johnson words. and the speech said unfortunately, many americans live on the outskirts of hope. some because of their poverty and some because of their color. and

>> well, ted sorenson wrote much of it. >> rose: ted sorenson wrote the speech? >> yeah, yeah, but johnson add his own touches to it. you know, it's like-- johnson appeals to sorenson. he basically says to you -- sorenson said i wanted to commit johnson to president kennedy's program. i wanted him to say, "i'm for civil rights. i'm for the tax cut." sorenson writes the speech and johnson writes on it his own words. like sorenson says things like, "we've been fighting for this civil rights bill for a year." johnson changes it to "all this long year." he emphasizes his own thing. he knows he can't give speeches well. all his life he's been rushing through speeches. so he writes on the speech-- it's one of the most poignant things i've seen. he writes "pause" ( paragraphs. and then he writes, "pause, pause," and he gives a great speech. >> mr. president, members of the house, members of the senate, my fellow americans, all i have, i would have given gladly not to be standing here today. the greatest leader of our time has been struck down by the foulest deed of our

sorenson had written this administration declares unconditional war on poverty in america. the speech delivered by lyndon johnson is, this administration today, here and now, declares unconditional war on poverty in america. he had added four words, today, here and now, lyndon johnson words, and the speech said unfortunately, many americans live on the outskirts of hope. some because of their poverty and some because of their color and all too many because of both. our task is to help that one-fifth of all american families with incomes too small to even meet their basic needs. our chief weapons will be better schools and better health and better homes and better training and better job opportunities, to help more americans, especially young americans, escape from squalor and misery and unemployment. you know, it's interesting to watch that speech on tape today. as lyndon johnson says those three words, squalor, misery, unemployment, his eyes behind the thick glasses he had to wear for speeches, narrow, and i wrote, his lips, set already in that grim, tough line, tightened

. >> and jill sorenson will have highlights of the soccer match in sports.re's a look at the latest metal count. china is on top with six. four gold. italy and the u.s. both have five, but italy has one more gold so far. brazil has three. one of each color. coming up tonight on nbc primetime, watch michael phelps and ryan lochte go head to head in the pool. in gymnastics, the u.s. men are going for the first team gold since 1984. and one of the most popular events, women's beach volleyball as the u.s. women begin their quest for another gold. >>> coming up, one of the city's most restricted institutions opens its doors. plus, a chick-fil-a controversy. d.c.'s mayor steps into a debate that is raging over social media. ♪ >>> and what sparked a huge dance ♪ dancing the day away on the national mall. it was part of the third annual national dance day. the celebration featured celebrity guests from the show "so you think you can dance." >>> the public had a rare opportunity to check out the st. elizabeth's campus in southeast washington today. the psychiatric fa

jill sorenson back at news 4 after a hiatus of a few years. >> a little bit. >> comcast sports net filling> good to see you. >> what's going on with the nats. >> not good stuff nome a loss but bad news on int jury front. so the nationals manager davy johnson probably didn't sleep well last night. at least he said he wouldn't sleep well, after he said he mismanaged his team's pitching and the nats blew a nine-run lead to the braves. today, two chances for redemption. a double heldor against the division foe. unfortunately, the matinee did not go the nats way. instead shut out for just the second time this season. young fans showing their natitude in the rain. hurting, literally. bottom of the first, bunts it off his foot. you see it go right off the top of his foot. he would actually leave the game in the third inning. tried to walk around. he couldn't do it. initially they said precautionary reasons he left. top of the fifth, 1-0 braves. trying to lay down bunt. adam laroche making a beautiful grab. top of the ninth, 2-0 braves. even nats fans get on their feet for future hall of famer chi

. >>> good morning,jill sorenson. >> you were waiting to say that. >> i was. i was.mpic spirit with victories, right? >> yes, that's true. a little blip last night. we're good tonight. >> good. >> the nats looking to rebound from friday's shutout. would have to face the brewers without star center fielder bryce harper who was a late scratch due to a stomach illness. luckily his replacement filled in just fine. on the mound, jordan zimmerman, nats' best starter this year who has yet to last less than six innings this season. we're in milwaukee. zimmerman and the nats in the homestead grays jerseys honoring the negro leagues this weekend. zims, a wisconsin nate if, had 45 friends and family in attendance tonight. maybe that inspired him. bottom of the first facing carlos gomez. zimmerman gives up one run over six innings. the wisconsin contingent is loving it. and why not? bottom of the fourth, here's the rookie, corey brown, filling in for harper. at the plate still looking for his first major league hit. how about that? why don't you just go opposite field for your f

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danica patrick gets into sorenson. both drivers were finished for the race. to be helped out:she was all right. kyle busch on the infield avoids the track. >>> the win was brad keselowski after sadler was penalized for the restart. the sprint cup guys will be on the historic oval tomorrow. >> an international weekend on the golf tour in ontario for the canadian open, where the man they call william dirt mcgirt with a share of the 2- day lead. one guy was just a little better. robert garrigus shot a 6 under par 64. garrigus with a long birdie attempt on the 11th home. he would move one stroke ahead of mcgirt and another birdie by garrigus on no. 12. he is 16 under par for the tournament, which breaks the 54- hole record set by arnold palmer in 1955. fred couples moved to within one stroke the lead, but he is trailing a guy who has a little experience in these things, bernhard langer. american stacy lewis is tied with cindy park of south korea. there will be many stories plays out in the olympic games in london, but one of them is michael phelps bid to become t

her name was inga sorenson from denmark in 1936.ctions in swimming, unlike gymnastics. >> yeah, right. >> you have to be 16 unless you're chinese. they have those rules there. >> back across to kath. >> hoda, i've got trouble here. he's from chicago and he wants to meet you and i told him no. what will be the penalty for streaking -- you would be the kind that would do it -- at the 2012 olympics in london? 30 days in jail. banishment from the games. a fine of 20,000 pounds, which is over $31,000, if you're thinking about it, and charged with trespassing. >> i will go with the money, c. >> i think that's right. >> he's saying c, right? yeah! here's your money. >> why is it so much? >> why on earth is it so much? >> because streakers often put advertising on their bodies and the olympics people don't want any ambush marketing. >> are you lying? >> yes. no, they're very strict about ambush marketing. >> sot streaking -- >> they don't care about the naked parts, they care about the signs. >> from augusta, georgia, on the olympic flag, w

we youofyou read wn yo ur teo f gerald kennedy, aka ted sorenson?[laughter] and by the way, i wrote every word of this book. [lauter] [applause] and i have, and i wrote it in prvehe lanh iomeone on my case anybody thought i didn't write all of it. but if you read it, it reads like i speak, so you won't have any doubt that i wrote it. [lauter] but if you don't believe there's pe, the allprofiles in coure." bo he nf rd whid when he cast a vote not to impeach andrew johnson, he was a republican, and he voted not to impeach andrew johnson. he said i knew i w looking and he and every other republican that voted not guilty lost. but they stood for something. they stood for something. and there are things like integrity and things like bringing health care llamanat h if're oho b d yost because you voted for health care, darn it, you lost bringing 31 million americans health care that they didn't have before. to me, that means you had a great career, a great caree even if you served for two yes. soe'veot to ck, uen at oueeom ahe way in the back? >> yeah. we

and he goes to the book to show that he has intellect, that ted sorenson wrote most of why england slept and he could do enough to get through the campaign and know that he's very smart, well read. governor bush met every weekend with an economic team. condoleezza rice literally camp in texas, resigned as provost of stanford and moved to texas to work with him on national security. and they had weekly meetings with all sorts of people. it is a much more rigorous job, and look at the people. michelle bockman never explained what she would do. and then there was another governor -- [laughter] yeah, he had some great lines. the lines looked great as rally cheering points for his devoted people, but he could not swing them at any length. you have to have a lot more debt. as i learned when i only got three quarters of the way through my talk, really knowing how to keep it on time and not talk too much here and there. when senator obama realized to be president obama, it's hard to be precise and congenial. and then there was senator mccain with the three-page memo, he said that he had no time

her name was inge sorenson from denmark in 1936.t will be the penalty for streaking? you'd be the kine that would do it, at the 2012 olympics in london. 30 days in jail. banishment from the games. a fine of 20,000 pounds, which is over $31,000, if you're thinking about it and charge with trespassing. >> i will go with the money, c. >> i think that's right. >> he's saying c, right? yeah! here's your money. >> you know why it's so much? >> why on earth is it so much? >> streakers often put advertising on their bodies and the olympics people don't want any ambush marketing. >> are you lying? >> no. they're very strict about ambush marketing. >> the streaking -- >> they don't care about the naked parts, they care about the signs. >> from georgia, from the olympic flag, why are the olympic rings black, blue, green, red and yellow? because the colors look nice together or there is no symbolism or one of the colors is on every flag in the world or the greeks picked these colors at the first games? >> i will say c. >> you are going to be ri