the troops. they told kennedy to hold off the chicago stop until the end. look at how all the trade unions showed up at the last weekend. same story on the nixon side. he brought president eisenhower to new york the last wednesday before the election. there they are in harold's square, macy's right before the election day. that same year lyndon johnson used the old-fashioned whistle stop to rally the rural stop. >> god bless you, most democratic! good-bye. god bless you! chrit' thas:s pretty definite. here's one of the most evocative scenes of that campaign. the kennedy final barnstorming tour ending where it all ben, in boston. so what about turnout in this facebook age? this online bid by comedian and democrat sarah sill very -- silverman. >> i'm making this video to urge you, all of you to schlep over to florida and convince your grand paints -- grandparents to vote o buck:. it can make the difference. explain to them that we're all the same inside. you could compare an elderly jewish woman like nanna to a young black man. they may seem totally different

the third reagan term. many years ago john f. kennedy lowered tax rates across the board, for corporations and individuals, for businesses and individuals. that was a democrat. you've got some outstanding democrats in congress. in other words, we have the capabilities of pulling us back with strong growth policies. i don't like all of this negative psychology. i don't know what the heck to do about it except promote my own point of view and credo and tried to explain to people why we can do this better. i have nothing personal against president obama. lord knows i was in the group -- george will hosted a dinner right before he was inaugurated with the so-called conservative pundits, i'd like president obama, i just don't like his policies. i think they have taken a left turn. and i think the elections will probably straight in and out. my point is this -- american comeback. america can come back. i think that has to be more optimistic thinking. it is easy for me to say, but that is my view. we can get back these lost jobs in five years i

it's the 50th anniversary of kennedy's inauguration is coming up. >> that's right. the j.f.k. library foundation, i'm the chairman of the board of the foundation, the library of course is a national presidential library funded by the taxpayer, but there's a foundation that i chair, probably about sip members of the board -- 16 members of the board, designed to perpetuate the legacy of president kennedy and the 50th anniversary is coming up, there are various projects underway, there's a great event thanks to you and others at the kennedy center, celebrating the 50t 50th anniversary of the election of president kennedy and our charge there is to sort of perpetuate the legacy and the memory of what president kennedy stood for in the country. >> all right. my last question will be, ken, do you ever have any self-doubt? you seem to be a very confident person. is self-doubt ever one of your emotions? >> these assignments, you'd better have a great deal of self-doubt. you're up at 3:00 a.m., trying to figure these things out. self-doubt and criticism, public criticism goes with the

as american as the lee's, the kennedys. none sound american to me. i am not a shamed. jose can you see. i pledge allegiance to this country. land of commercialism. if i can win gold medals. if i can sign my life away. ain't no language. this is my country too. i believe in free dom and diversity, need to get the hell out. [applause] >> i have one more performer. can you believe that? i am so excited. he is a very kind man to be here. he's a total icon. tales of the city. his book that was made do a city. he's here on his book tour. thank you very much. well, i would not have missed this evening for anything. you and i both know these things can be boring. not tonight. i like to read, since i'm back home from a tour. i would like to read the chapter that my editor wanted me to remove. i have to set it up for you. michael toliver is 55 years old. they have gone to florida because his mother has died. and they have been out to the rest home, to the bear bar in orlando. they meet a black bear, that is a husky african-american guy and the guy basically propositions them. pr

of the election of president kennedy. and our charge there is to sort of perpetrate the legacy and the memory of what president kennedy stood for. >> my last question will become a de you ever have any self doubt? [laughter] using to be a very confident person. >> in these assignments, you better have a great deal of self doubt. i mean, you are up at 3:00 a.m. trying to figure these things out. self doubt and criticism, public criticism, goes with the territory. because it i am right, you have to think out of the box, and you got to be a little bit different in the way you approach these problems. so you do not have a whole lot of precedent to guide you. very, very important that you have the self doubt. very important that you reach out to as many people as the need to to get ideas, bounce ideas off people. that is why, with 9/11 and john ashcroft, the attorney general, fabulous help. virginia tech, the president of the virginia tech. pay, secretary geithner and neil bounced ideals. and now bp, a justice department, bp, t

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the white house and with her through her 2008 campaign. bill even presided over her wedding. out, kathleen kennedy townsend. oke with the majority of the kennedy family when she threw her support to hillary instead of obama. in, capricia marshall. she makes sure events run smoothly. probably a great person to have at a wedding. ted turner was property reportedly not invited. out, robert rubin, secretary of the treasury during clinton's both sterps. steven spielberg, tom hanks and barbra streisand of the she sang at bill's inauguration and rumors are swarming that she'll sheer nad them tomorrow. steven bing may be in too. the movie producer and financier is a big supporter of the clinton, one of the largest donors to the clinton foundation, he loaned bill his 737 to rescue those in prisoned american journalists from north korea. it could be the perfect way for the newlyweds to make a quick escape. for "nightline," i'm sharyn alfonsi in rhinebeck. >> indeed, of course, we extend our warmest good wishes to the bride and the groom and our thanks to sharyn alfonsi. we'll be right back. first here's jimmy kimmel w

we were in washington just before we came here, performing for three weeks at the kennedy center, and this was a real triumph. we had a standing ovation every evening, and we had the supreme court justices, sotomaor, the president -- sotomayor, the president, and any time that we talk about their good marshall, this is a good thing. -- the road to marshall -- marshall, this is a good thing. >> i saw you on broadway, and you had a great time there. what was the slight, playing him, in washington? >> i do not think that i will ever have as good of an experience as playing thurgood marshall as i did in washington. he went to school in washington and was born in baltimore, and he went to school at lincoln. the supreme court was right there. we actually have the opportunity to stand at the lectern in the supreme court, facing these justices, which is a very powerful thing. the airport in baltimore is named after him. we had a standing ovation every evening. much of this, some of this was for my performance but i have to give credit where the credit is due. most of that is because of his le

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wanted to share with your universities as the mayor mentioned we have a former partnership with the kennedy school of government who provided 90 graduate interns coming to broadmoore for spring break, for the summer for 2 years who have provided us with expertise and conducted research and aided us in developing a comprehensive, credible redevelopment plan much the purpose today is to get you to understand that these relationships can really happen now. and they will aid us and aid you in your recovery. >> so, building that communities and building the trust and i go back to saying, it helps in post disaster recovery. the trust is so important i can't stress to you. if broadmoore was not organized before the storm i'm sure different fractions could have broken out in the community that would have prevented us from coming together as one unit being actively engaged prekatrina helped. it discourages fragmentations and encourages community. it you see new leadership but you can try your best today to get more people involved, knock on doors, have social events. i was lynching to liz mc gill sa

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camera lights, biologists recorded 22 newly hatched baby turtles released into the atlantic near the kennedyenter. they're the first of about 7,000 rescued from the gulf as eggs. under normal circumstances one in a thousand would survive. but scientists say in the oil- smeared waters of the gulf all the turtles would surely die. now these hatchlings have a fighting chance. that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. i'm katie couric reporting from new orleans. thank you for watching. i'll see you tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org program. >>> the incentive to go solar powering down. why the state is pulling the plug on a very popular program. >>> a police chase ends with the death of a 15-year-old girl. the pursuit policy that's now being called into question. >>> from bad to worse, the struggling bay area city about to lose another fire station. good evening, i'm juliette goodrich. >> i'm allen martin. the news starts now. >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. caption colorado, l.l.c. comments@captioncolo