. >> reporter: in 1963 he told cbs's walter cronkite about that day. >> when i was confronted with the going to go on record for time in eternity on the merits of the question, i voted in favor of ratification. >> on august 26th, 1920, the susan b. anthony amendment becomes the law of the land. an 80-year-old struggle is won. >> reporter: as kerry chapman camp put it, young suffragists who helped forge the last links of that chain were not born when it began. old suffragists who formed the first links were dead when it ended. but for black rim, the fight was far from over. >> black women anticipate that even after the 19th amendment is ratified that they will face poll taxes. they will face literacy tests. they will face intimidation and violence. >> reporter: martha s. jones has written about black women's role in the continuing fight for equality. >> black suffragists are the universal suffragissuffragists. from the beginning of the 19th century to the 19th amendment and the voting rights act of 19 6 5, it is african-american women who will sound the call, no racism, no sexism in ame

it wasn't clear he waited now with the most famous news man in america was or second after walter cronkitewould be. maybe possibly someone they could go after. cvs i just cut back on another show that dan rather did so they were pretty sure they had enough money and was confident. >> so this is far away from new york or los angeles and and then he had never even produced an hour of live television now looking at 365 days a year it was a struggle to find that staff to turn this abandoned country club into an elaborate set. so what does it mean to bring people to atlanta? >> also it is not entirely clear anybody would watch this. even veteran news people saw that this was the intoxicating proposition people just thought it was outrageously insane. at that point watching the news was like eating your vegetables. that basically ted found the location in old country club the old progressive club sitting there for years may be to be developed or maybe not an they had to retrofit the whole club with rats in it pretty quickly in order to have it ready. satellites had to be installe installed, they

so walter cronkite said what do you think when you say here? he said they gave us another chance. so what will we do with a chance? so we are at a crossroads today what will we do with a chance we have when we move beyond the crisis? are we a more united country or allow the divisions to separate as a people? >> that's a great segue. we have audio president eisenhower who spoke here 60 years ago. have a clip three minutes long. everybody can hear his voice but the way he says what he says is almost as important as what he says. but this generation of men, my father was in the war he was in north africa went up through italy and sicily. go ahead and run the club. >> i'm glad to be here this evening with a perfect score every president of the united states. >> [applause] and by that wisdom revised for the new creation a noble and necessary purpose and with that belief and then to suffer because of the government of the population as they cooperate for evil purposes. the dedication of that group on those six decades of the existence. the word commonwealth signifies a group of common

very clear he would know who the most famous news man in america at that point or second after walter cronkiteould be maybe possibly someone that could go after because he had another show, dan rather, cbs had cut back on another show that dan rather did. reese is pretty sure that they had enough money they could woo him. he was very confident. >> that was part of the challenge they were in atlanta. this is far away from new york or los angeles and television capital that were there at that time.the other challenge is, reese wrote he never produced an hour of lifestyle and he is signing up to do this 24/7 network. 365 days a year. a real hassle to find that entered this abandoned country club into an elaborate set and new term. what does it mean to bring people to atlanta? what kind of challenges? >> also to add to your point, it still was not entirely clear that anybody would watch this. even veteran newspeople saw that this was an intoxicating proposition. a lot of people just saw this enrages outrageously insane at that point watching news is like eating your vegetables. back to your questi

. ♪ >> " this is ts newshour" from weta studios in washington and from the west from the walter cronkiteournalism at arizona state univsity. judy: former vice president joe biden is expected to announce soon who he was as his running mate and the person undoubtedly closest to the candidate's , drsion-making is his wife jill biden. her book, "where the light enters: building a family, discovering myself," first published in 2019, it is out in paperback today and she joins me now. dr. biden, thank you for joining us. we will leave everyboe in suspense the vice president and starty talking about your book. it is very personal. you write about being 24 years old when you met joe biden. you rried him two years later. was already united states senator with two children and he lost his first wife. you described how daunting it was. how dido it? dr. jill biden: when i met joe i was hesitant at first. he asked me five times to marry him. it was not just my heart on the line. like you sd, he had lost his wife and daughter. hei fell in love with boys, but i had to make sure this marriage w going to

. ♪ >> this is the pbs newshour from weta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkitel of journalism ae arizona stat university. judy: a deal on the next coronavirus relief package seems far from sight as democrats and impasse on key issues.at a report on where things stand. what do we know at this hour? >> hopes for a deal this wk are very dim. there has been no re progress between the two sides in the last 48 hours, though they have continued to meet. it does not sm like any side is giving in on key issues here. in fact, republicans tonight and today said that if there is no deal, they are increasingly considering executive action by president trump. but it is not clear exactly what president trump would do. perhaps he could initiate a mepayroll tax cut of sort, but that is not even popular with all of his senate republicans. some democrats think the aecutive action idea may bluff. it is not clear. the timeline seems t f be moving awm this week and into a potential bill next week. republics don't like that, but that seems to be where we are. ioverall,t is a staring c

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. >> this is the "pbs newshour" from weta studios in washington and from the west, from the walter cronkiteof journalism at arizona state university. judy: at a fundraising event today joe biden told supporters , he hoped his decision to forgo an in-person appearance at the democratic national convention would set an example. i am quoting from the start of , the process, we've made it clear, scien matters. he said the coronavirus has upended not only this presidential campaign season, but also millions of lives in even the most rural parts of the country. for more on how voters outside the beltway are thinking about the pandemic and its political ramifications, i'm joined by gary abernathy, in hillsboro ohio. he is a contributing colonist for the washington post. and, sarah smarsh, in topeka, kansas. she's a freelance journalist and author of the book "heartland." welcome to both of you, it is great to see you. let's start by talking about, what is on the minds of voters you are hearing from? the pandemic, the numbers were grim again today, over 1300 deaths were reported overnight, somethin

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(upbeat music) - [marni hughes] in 1964, walter cronkite said that, in order to seek the truth, you have to tell both sides of the story. (violin music) - we're gonna launch this show in the middle of the worst public health crisis this country has seen in a century. - [director] 40 minutes till air. - [joe] we fit into an interesting space in prime time, because most of that bandwidth is consumed by opinion and talk. - [rob] hey, joe? - [joe] hey, what's going on? - [director] so 43, where is she? - [assistant] she's there. - [floor director] once you do your first hit for the bar testimony, we'll bring you over here. - [director] can i see 44 please? rob, good. thank you. 46 at the weather wall, lovely, watch shading on 46. - news nation is all about news. absent of bias, absent of opinion. - [director] we're two and a half minutes away from air after i cut off you'll be on 42. you're gonna come out to a three shot after i cut off a 44, rob's going to the main desk. - [jennifer] i think we are so right now, hyper focused on politics. there's so much other news out there on a daily basi

book city at this desk with my signing pen on dean acheson and lo and behold in a tuxedo was walter cronkite in line. i thought wow, the guy i watched in ohio is coming to my book signing on dean acheson. i kept an eye on, talking to other people and he came up and we cut up to me he said, that was a wonderful time we had sailing together. [laughing] he thought i was david's son. i was, you are always put in the position to say oh, well, you know. i corrected him a little and i watched him slink out. >> that's good. a whole category of this. i was on stage with a very prominent person in issuing him and he kept asking me about, as you wrote about grant, your hamilton point. jesus christ, he thinks on ron chernow. how did you handle it? >> i just rolled with it. yes, i like my rap musical, to. >> how many of you that somebody walked up to an airport or something and they're convinced your some of the person? i used to be somebody who nobody pays attention to anymore, which is filled donahue. such quickly become filled donahue. nobody but you really cared when his show went off the air because

. >> this is the pbs newshour from weta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkitefat journalism arizona state university. judy:t s now been one week since the earth shattering exosion ripped through beirut. a week of sadness and grief, of rage and recrimination. from lebanese who blamed the i blast a's dead and wounded on the corruption and incompetence has plagued the country's government for decades. special correspondent jane ferguson returd to u for the city that she lived in for many years and she sends us this report. jane: one week after the explosion in beirutlbcc days here are filled with -- in beirut and still the days here are filled with salvaging from the wreckage what can be saved and what can't. some are still in shock. this concrete shell used to be a jewelry shop wwore she was ing when everything exploded. >>pl 500 pwere injured. o did not know what. she didn't know what happened. i said, close the door and go home. jane: down the street, a start at cleaning up. this man grew up in this thartment and lives here his parent it is an overwhelming task

friend so it wasn't clear he would know who the most famous amusement in america or second after walter cronkite would be. maybe possibly someone they could go after because he another show. dan rather, cbs had cut back on another shodan rather did some reese was pretty sure if that's enough money they could get in. he was very confident. >> that was part of the challenge they were in atlanta are away from new york or los angeles, the television capitals that were there at that time. the other challenge is reese had never even produced an hour of live television and he's signing up to do this 24 subnetwork 365 days a year so it was a real hostile to find that staff and turn this abandoned country club into an elaborate set. what did you he mean to bring e to amanda cox what kind of challenges? >> also to add to your point it still was not entirely clear anybody would watch this, even better newspeople, only some saw that this was an intoxicating proposition. people thought it was outrageously insane in when would watch it. watching the news was like eating your vegetables. but back to your quest

(upbeat music) - [marni hughes] in 1964, walter cronkite said that, in order to seek the truth, you have to tell both sides of the story. (violin music) - we're gonna launch this show in the middle of the worst public health crisis this country has seen in a century. - [director] 40 minutes till air. - [joe] we fit into an interesting space in prime time, because most of that bandwidth is consumed by opinion and talk. - [rob] hey, joe? - [joe] hey, what's going on? - [director] so 43, where is she?

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i'm also professor of practice at our walter cronkite school of journalism out at arizona state. it's really an honor and pleasure to have you with us today, erik. what brings her today is your latest book, "the splendid and the vile" isac of churchill, family and defiant during the blitz. as all of you probably know, erik is also the author of such that his books as dead wake, in the garden of peace, thunderstruck, devil in white city. i have read most of your books but i've not read the first book. i was intrigued looking at your biography that you wrote a book called the naked consumer, how companies spot on individual consumers which is a very future tense subject so maybe we will have you come back and talk about that one. i loved on your website which all of you listening should check out, i think it's erik larson books.com. you have an alternative biography which is fantastic and you describe the naked consumers you would like and nobody else did. i seriously doubt that but i'm going to take a look at that. so welcome and really thank you for being with us. i think we shou

. >> chris: that was my first time at a convention, working as an intern and walter cronkite's ankleve people got paid to have so much fun. in 1980, ronald reagan was the nominee. but conservatism was still suspect. my first time as a floor reporter i chased stories reagan was offering former president jerry ford a kind of copresidency to ease concerns reagan was too far to the right. >> i think that's the strongest ticket we can possibly feel. >> your indication is that fort has agreed to go? >> my indication is from friends very close to forward that he has agreed to go and i think that's fantastic. >> chris: but late that night it fell apart. i got the scoop from one of reagan's floor managers. >> the central clearinghouse of information for the reagan campaign and they say it's george bush. >> that's correct, george bush. >> all the stories we've been hearing about gerald ford? >> are typical convention rumors. >> chris: eight years later, bush was the tried to reassure conservatives with this pledge. >> read my lips. no more taxes. >> and guess who i ran into on the convention f

the walter cronkite.o i think another big difference is the way this information which we were just getting at. i wouldn't say there is a real normal equitable debate on social media platforms. i've been looking at groups lately. and people in groups talk about filter bubbles it's like a filter concrete bunker. there is no way into some of these groups for they are secret or close they don't include people that get booted. but not only that the platform incentivize people to have similar groups. they like to say is not in the digital public squares for digital living in. it's like no, no, no it's a digital creepy basement where you talk about things you should be talking about. in the public square, right? and they are incentivizing so that is the real problem right now. i don't know if you have a thing to add. i would completely agree with you. the initial creepy basement but even in your real digital creepy basement he would not have six people there. really only limited to actual human beings. i think

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cyberspace versus were everyone is equal, everybody in cyber space can put in their 2 cents you have a walter cronkitene. [inaudible] >> i think another big difference is way the information is incentivized that asher was just getting out. there is not a inequitable debate on social media platform. i've been looking a lot of facebook groups slightly. people in groups, talk about filter concrete bunker, there is no way into some of these groups. they are secret or close, they don't include people with a dissenting voice gets excluded the platforms are incentivizing people to join similar groups and they get notifications of people are posting content there because they want to keep them engaged. they like this is not in the digital public square dish or digital living room. i was saying no no it is a digital creepy basement where you go to talk about things you should not be talking about. [laughter] it's in the public square right? that is a real problem right now part actually don't if you have anything to add. >> out complete agree with you. it's not only your digital creepy basement, it is even the

this is pbs newshour west from weta in washington and the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizonewsroom it is time to head back to school virtually that is. the pandemic tests students and teachers like never before as they balonce safety with less plans. >>> also the debate about reopening schools amid equity gaps among different stricts. es within school >>> they stress and pressure parents face to makemeet their kids educational and emotional ededs. welcome to newsroom. classes resume this month with distw ce learning as the normal education. everyone agrees it is not an ideal situation but there is le ss concurrence on how to make the best of thisn.bad situat school districts throughout the state have been preparing for a

. >> reporter: in 1963, burn told cbs's walter cronkite about that day. >> when i knew i was going tod for ratification. >> the susan b. anthony amendment becomes the law of the landlduggle was won. >> brennan: young suffrages who helped force the last links of that chain were not born when it began. old suffrages who forced the first links were dead when it ended. but for black women, the fight was far from over. >> black women anticipated that even after the 19th amendment was ratified, they will face poll taxes, literacy tests, and intimidation and vials. >> brennan: martha s. jones has written about it in the continuing fight for equality. >> black suffrages are the universal suffrages. from the beginning of the 19th century, on through the 19th amendment, and all the way to the voting rights of 1965, it is african-american who sound the call, no racism, no sexism in americanliticsnn: timo the strength and diversity of the women who fought for equal rights and continue to do so today. >> when you're asking what is the role of women, who gets to vote and those in power, what they d

. >> guest: walter cronkite for years talking about vietnam as if it's a sensible war and were winningnd would therefore a good reason, and the vietnamese are a threat to the united states and one day he comes on ss ivan sang the stuff for years but it's not true and it's not real and we are not winning. they may not even be our enemies in the people we are supporting our dictators. he just, it was nice to hear a moment of real news after years and years and years and years of lies, basically. >> host: christmas black is one of the characters who is a soldier, fought in vietnam, of the worst as well. is he that voice, that voice -- what voice is the? >> guest: i think christmas is an interesting character because he comes from like a military family, a black military family that goes all the way back to the revolution, the american revolution, and they have been fighting and the been part of the army and have done all this stuff. he is at the very end of that and he is kind of floundered, kind of saying 15 we are so proud of is the sin we have committed. he doesn't even know how to dea

it's always said when walter cronkite turned against the war as a seem to say it was a stalemate afterensive that johnson said he lost middle america. but even before that and 67 as you suggest an earlier in 68 he'd seen those massive and he must have known it would impede any chance he had to go around the country. he so loved the campaign in 64, his energy was phenomenal. he would stay up until three and even if there are only three people left and he couldn't get that energy back because he wasn't able to go around the country can. the antiwar movement and its strength that only because it produced mccarthy and the primary and producer bobby kennedy and he didn't want to run against bobby kennedy, the fact those demonstration were taking place had something to do with his withdrawing from the race so was important. >> a recent segment on meet the press left the impression lyndon johnson name ramsey clark his attorney joe specifically to get his father tom clarke resigned his position on the supreme court in order to nominate thurgood marshall. >> that was an amazing tape. when they

it is always said when walter cronkite turned against the war saying it was a stalemate after the test offensive johnson said he had lost middle america. even before that and in 68 he had seen the massive demonstrations and must have known it would impede any chance to go around the country. his energy was phenomenal. he would stay up until 3 am and even if there were 3 people left in a crowd and couldn't get that energy back from the crowd because he wasn't able to go around the country again so the antiwar movement and its strength not only because it produced mccarthy in the primary and bobby kennedy and he didn't want to run against bobby kennedy, the fact is demonstrations were taking place and bring him had something to do with his withdrawal from the race so it was important. >> franks is a recent segment left the distinct imprisonment and johnson named rand clark as attorney general specifically to get his father tom clark to resign his position on the supreme court to nominate thurgood marshall? >> an amazing take. when i heard that i hadn't known that before but what you hear