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. >> after walter cronkite, johnson's popularity sinks. >> to most ordinary citizens, it's become obviousar is not being won. >> opposition to the war was rising. it wasn't just beatniks and young kids. >> we are fighting a war. i'm convinced that it is one of the most unjust wars that has ever been fought in the history of the world. >> martin luther king came out against the vietnam war. his own followers said you shouldn't be focusing on that. you should be focusing on our issue. he said they're intertwined, you can't separate them. >> president kennedy said on one occasion, mankind must put an end to war. or war will put an end to mankind. you honestly think if there was an election, a vote for and against the war, that the anti-war people would win out? >> it's really hard to tell now. the polls are uncertain. but the polls do say that most of the country is discontent with the path that the war is taking. i think something ought to be done. >> when some of the anti-war activists were looking for somebody to run for president, a number of people turned them down, including robert ken
. >> after walter cronkite, johnson's popularity sinks. >> to most ordinary citizens, it's become obviousar is not being won. >> opposition to the war was rising. it wasn't just beatniks and young kids. >> we are fighting a war. i'm convinced that it is one of the most unjust wars that has ever been fought in the history of the world. >> martin luther king came out against the vietnam war. his own followers said you shouldn't be focusing on that. you should be...
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we all remember when walter cronkite ended his reign at "cbs evening news" by leg-wrestling mr. t.laughter) i have no time for that kind of shameful last-ditch ratings grab. i'm too busy planning this coming monday's show, when i will be broadcasting "the colbert report" from washington, d.c.! (cheers and applause) >> stephen: yeah! it's my farewell to washington special. stephen colbert presents mr. colbert goes to washington, d.c. partisan is such sweet sorrow! colbert victory lap 2014! (cheers and applause) >> stephen: thank you, ladies and gentlemen! nation, this is going to be huge-ly devastating to what little remains of my budget. with only 11 shows left, the network's not cutin' the big checks for my projects. so to ride the train down there for free, i'm getting myself certified as a service animal. please do not pet me. i'm working. tune in to see me at george washington university's lisner auditorium. monday. be a part of the million me march when i finally provide the washington monument a pair of balls. (laughter) nation, a lot of people say that america's best days ar
we all remember when walter cronkite ended his reign at "cbs evening news" by leg-wrestling mr. t.laughter) i have no time for that kind of shameful last-ditch ratings grab. i'm too busy planning this coming monday's show, when i will be broadcasting "the colbert report" from washington, d.c.! (cheers and applause) >> stephen: yeah! it's my farewell to washington special. stephen colbert presents mr. colbert goes to washington, d.c. partisan is such sweet sorrow!...
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the war effort and johnson will say, if i've lost walter cronkite, i've lost middle america.and thus, i have lost the war. but these failed expectations, increasingly as the war preceded and the war ended will turn on westmoreland himself. they will argue that westmoreland's focus on attrition had blinded him to the true nature of the war and here is the phrase that we hear over and over again. if only. if only westmoreland had developed and implemented a better strategy focusing more on counterinsurgency techniques and less on atritting enemy forces, the americans would have been better placed to achieve victory. if only westmoreland had fought a better war, like his successor, crayton abrams, the united states would not have lost the war in vietnam. and these if only arguments will proliferate after the war. if only the military had been allowed to wind the scope of the the war into cambodia and laos and north vietnam. if only public support had remained strong, those damn hippies. if only a resolute civilian leadership had been willing to see the war through, those damn po
the war effort and johnson will say, if i've lost walter cronkite, i've lost middle america.and thus, i have lost the war. but these failed expectations, increasingly as the war preceded and the war ended will turn on westmoreland himself. they will argue that westmoreland's focus on attrition had blinded him to the true nature of the war and here is the phrase that we hear over and over again. if only. if only westmoreland had developed and implemented a better strategy focusing more on...
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. >> this is walter cronkite, in our newsroom.attempt on the life of president kennedy. >> just turn the mic on. i can't hear you, johnny. what do you want? you want me to move back a little bit. is it all right now? is this all right? ladies and gentlemen, i would like to introduce to you the chief cameraman. and assistant news director. bert, we have brought the people pretty much up to date. would you tell them exactly what you know as of this point? >> well, i was standing at the trade mart, waiting for his arrival there. all of a sudden we saw them approaching, they didn't slow down, as a matter of fact, they were going 70, 80 miles an hour past us. and then i jumped into a police car and went to parkland. >> these two men come in and one of them had a large machine gun and they were hollering for the cots and the stretcher and everything. the governor they brought him in first. >> and then what happened after this? >> then the president came in behind him and they took both of them back -- >> albert thomas, democrat of texas
. >> this is walter cronkite, in our newsroom.attempt on the life of president kennedy. >> just turn the mic on. i can't hear you, johnny. what do you want? you want me to move back a little bit. is it all right now? is this all right? ladies and gentlemen, i would like to introduce to you the chief cameraman. and assistant news director. bert, we have brought the people pretty much up to date. would you tell them exactly what you know as of this point? >> well, i was standing...
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. >> this is the cbs evening news with walter cronkite.o, a cuban passenger jet en route from barbados to havana crashed into the sea following an onboard explosion. 73 persons, 57 cuban, were killed. >> you are watching an excerpt of saul landau's film "will the real terrorist please stand up." orlando bosch and luis posada blowup this airliner. they ultimately live freely in miami. we know this now from declassified documents from the cia and the fbi, that they had nailed them. posada told an official that orlando has all the information, we are going to get an airplane. it is all there. i think we put it on the screen. the first thing they did was try to raise money off of this event. it occurred to me that this might have been, down deep, the real motivation behind this terrorism. airplaneblowing up an going to change the government of cuba, or even placing a few bombs in hotels, or trying to assassinate? after all of these terrorist acts, these guys go door-to-door and say, you heard but we did lately. you have a nice store here. and
. >> this is the cbs evening news with walter cronkite.o, a cuban passenger jet en route from barbados to havana crashed into the sea following an onboard explosion. 73 persons, 57 cuban, were killed. >> you are watching an excerpt of saul landau's film "will the real terrorist please stand up." orlando bosch and luis posada blowup this airliner. they ultimately live freely in miami. we know this now from declassified documents from the cia and the fbi, that they had...
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bush had gotten out of talks to walter cronkite. cronkite interviews him and cronkite's got pieces of the story. he says are you a candidate for the vice presidency? and ford goes on for two minutes without saying the word, "no." reagan is looking at this on television and goes crazy. he feels he's been betrayed. he feels you know, this -- and what he really says is this just shows that the co-presidency won't work. that jerry ford is not going to be that kind of a team player. and reagan turns to i think it was len and he says to him, bush. now, this -- someone who was close to those people in those days said to me that ford actually knew what he was doing. that in fact he -- he -- i don't want to say committed suicide, but he did that so that reagan would, in fact choose bush. do you think -- >> i don't know that for a fact. the one thing that would argue against that henry, is that ford there is plenty of evidence that ford wanted to run for president again in 1980 particularly if he was going to run against carter. because, reme
bush had gotten out of talks to walter cronkite. cronkite interviews him and cronkite's got pieces of the story. he says are you a candidate for the vice presidency? and ford goes on for two minutes without saying the word, "no." reagan is looking at this on television and goes crazy. he feels he's been betrayed. he feels you know, this -- and what he really says is this just shows that the co-presidency won't work. that jerry ford is not going to be that kind of a team player. and...
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if it didn't make it on cbs and walter cronkite it wasn't a big story. there was an incredible amount of power and control in the press and an incredible amount of control in the government our thesis in our chapter is big data is changing the phenomena. and it's hard to control that information and that you were giving up the information willingly. how many of you did a search in the last week raised your hand. so it is almost like 95%. how many of you bought something on amazon in the last week? about half. when i used to be in the government, what we found very interesting is as long as we had a subpoena, the amount of information that you were giving it to yourself, the amount of information controlled by the private sector is moving forward to the extent of the state on our chapter which is that both the public and the private are now going to be pushing for the interest. so how often you go on a website and get extraordinary number of requests for information or add for things you might be related to. the famous story is that there was a young woma
if it didn't make it on cbs and walter cronkite it wasn't a big story. there was an incredible amount of power and control in the press and an incredible amount of control in the government our thesis in our chapter is big data is changing the phenomena. and it's hard to control that information and that you were giving up the information willingly. how many of you did a search in the last week raised your hand. so it is almost like 95%. how many of you bought something on amazon in the last...
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i'm just saying that this is actually that mccarthy said to walter cronkite in 1968, how about the power -- what koch represents is an effort by conservatives -- >> michael, power of television -- >> i think he's got a lot more power than barbara walters, in terms of electing people at this stage. they have too much influence and power. >> people on ballots, people who are striking for 15 in the unions. i mean, david koch is one end of the spectrum. what about some balance, these people have been marching. people have been march zblg >> martha, if this was such a great provision to open up the money that goes to the campaigns, it makes incumbency i think protected more. if it's so great, why not campaign on this before the midterm elections? we're going to spend $1.1 trillion, in one bill. you won't be able to read it. now vote in the midterm election cycle. they know that people are disgusted by what's happening in washington. >>> i want to turn to the torture report released this week on the hill. i just want some very quick impressions and i'm going to start with laura. >> i think we
i'm just saying that this is actually that mccarthy said to walter cronkite in 1968, how about the power -- what koch represents is an effort by conservatives -- >> michael, power of television -- >> i think he's got a lot more power than barbara walters, in terms of electing people at this stage. they have too much influence and power. >> people on ballots, people who are striking for 15 in the unions. i mean, david koch is one end of the spectrum. what about some balance,...
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leslie says, imi've been watching since -- i've been watching since the days of walter cronkite. wusa9 is the only place to be for accurate news and weather. that is dedication. >> we like that, leslie. thank you. we want you to become our next facebook fan ever the day. this week -- of the day. this week's winners will each get a pair of tickets to see five guys named moe at arena stage. go to our wusa9 facebook page. fill out the entire form including a photo. we'll be back. ♪ it's only for a couple nights ok. yep. it's my parents' rules. ♪ baby. can i help you? no, uhhh i just brought a card... (sarcastically) for me? ♪ she'll love it. thanks. in the morning. yep. my grandkids bought this nest learning thermostat. programs itself... connects to their precious phones. i don't like it. being cold builds character. walking back and forth to the thermostat builds leg muscles. when the internets come to life and all these gizmos turn on us, these kids won't be able to run away on those shriveled little calves. will they love their nest thermostat then? i don't think so. the nest le
leslie says, imi've been watching since -- i've been watching since the days of walter cronkite. wusa9 is the only place to be for accurate news and weather. that is dedication. >> we like that, leslie. thank you. we want you to become our next facebook fan ever the day. this week -- of the day. this week's winners will each get a pair of tickets to see five guys named moe at arena stage. go to our wusa9 facebook page. fill out the entire form including a photo. we'll be back. ♪ it's...
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about to drop this bombshell, and ford goes on up into the skybox in detroit, and he talks to walter cronkite. cronkite has got pieces of the story, and he says, are you a candidate for the vice presidency, and ford goes on for about two minutes without saying the word no. reagan is looking at this on television and goes crazy. he feels he has been betrayed. when he really says is this just shows that a co-presidency will not work, that jerry ford is not going to be that kind of a team player, and reagan turns to another and says to bush. >> now, someone who was close to those people in those days said to me that ford actually knew what he was doing, that, in fact, i do not want to say committed suicide, but that he did that so that reagan would, in fact, choose bush. >> i don't know that for a fact. one thing that would argue against that, henry, is that there is plenty of evidence to show that ford wanted to run for president again in 1980, particularly if you is going to run against carter, because come are a member, harder is almost mortally wounded because of the iran-contra crisis. what
about to drop this bombshell, and ford goes on up into the skybox in detroit, and he talks to walter cronkite. cronkite has got pieces of the story, and he says, are you a candidate for the vice presidency, and ford goes on for about two minutes without saying the word no. reagan is looking at this on television and goes crazy. he feels he has been betrayed. when he really says is this just shows that a co-presidency will not work, that jerry ford is not going to be that kind of a team player,...
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didn't make it on cbs and walter cronkite, it wasn't a bonafide big story. there was an incredible amount of control of the press and government, our thesis is big data is changing that phenomena in and it is hard to control that information and you are giving that information up willingly every day. how many of you did a google search in the last week, raise your hand. .. >> the story has but she started receiving ads for pregnancy. and she went to google and said that this is inappropriate. and then about a week later this individual came back and said my daughter is pregnant. and one can tell so much about what you do on the web. our position is that this debate about what is going on, it is actually changing in a different way, where we put on a small book with the director of national counterintelligence. and the title was no more secrets. you can get it at the website, our website. in our contention was it harder and harder for us to keep a secret. because of digital signature being left on so much of our activity. it's hard for us to be able to hide t
didn't make it on cbs and walter cronkite, it wasn't a bonafide big story. there was an incredible amount of control of the press and government, our thesis is big data is changing that phenomena in and it is hard to control that information and you are giving that information up willingly every day. how many of you did a google search in the last week, raise your hand. .. >> the story has but she started receiving ads for pregnancy. and she went to google and said that this is...
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they said to me, i have been interviewed by walter cronkite and i have been interviewed by barbara walters and the editor of the "new york times." now i'm about to be interviewed by the most important american journalist of all. i just interviewed gorbichev. mr. tom brocaw. before i could respond, they said no wonder this guy is in so much trouble. . >> that's great. >> one last to end the night on. you have been a wonderful audience. we are going to get this flight out of here on time. real quickly. one reason for optimism for the future of the united states. the biggest reason for pessimism that keeps you up at night. >> the big reason for optimism. people were desperate to come here and bring them here at a hospital in new york. they were working up and down the corridors and have come here from everywhere. from china and russia and south america. this is where they can exercise the skills they developed. that's a snapshot of how we are constantly renewing this american dream. we need to figure out how we are going to deal with immigration and how we can keep that going on. the reason i
they said to me, i have been interviewed by walter cronkite and i have been interviewed by barbara walters and the editor of the "new york times." now i'm about to be interviewed by the most important american journalist of all. i just interviewed gorbichev. mr. tom brocaw. before i could respond, they said no wonder this guy is in so much trouble. . >> that's great. >> one last to end the night on. you have been a wonderful audience. we are going to get this flight out of...
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unmade bed of a man, had a hilarious sense of humor, and he said to me, i have been interviewed by walter cronkite in translation, and i have been interviewed by barbara walters, by the editor of the "new york times," now, i'm about to be interviewed by the most important american journalist at all, because i just interviewed gorbachev, mr. tom brokaw, and my producer said, no wonder this guy is in so much trouble. >> that's great. one last one to end the night on. and thank you so much for coming, everybody. you have been a wonderful audience. and we're going to get this flight out of here on time. real quickly, one reason for optimism for the future of the united states and the biggest reason for pesism that keeps you up at night? >> a big reason for opt mrcimis we're the most inventive country in the world and people are still desperate to come here and bring those skills with them. i have been dealing with health issues for the last year. at the hospital in new york, i have yet to meet a native born american, and these are the best people there are, all the scientists and the people in the cor
unmade bed of a man, had a hilarious sense of humor, and he said to me, i have been interviewed by walter cronkite in translation, and i have been interviewed by barbara walters, by the editor of the "new york times," now, i'm about to be interviewed by the most important american journalist at all, because i just interviewed gorbachev, mr. tom brokaw, and my producer said, no wonder this guy is in so much trouble. >> that's great. one last one to end the night on. and thank you...