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The Great Communicator Vol 4: The Man
May 17, 1981 Ronald Reagan Address at Commencement Exercises at the University of Notre Dame. "Growing up in Illinois, I was influenced by a sports legend so national in scope, it was almost mystical. It is difficult to explain to anyone who didn't live in those times. The legend was based on a combination of three elements: a game, football; a university, Notre Dame; and a man, Knute Rockne."
The Great Communicator Vol 4: The Man
March 9, 1988 Ronald Reagan Remarks at the Unveiling of the Knute Rockne Commemorative Stamp at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. "... when I was young and reading about George Gipp, I never thought I'd come back as the Gipper." [Laughter] edit "'Knute Rockne: All American' - how I had wanted to make that movie and play the part of George Gipp. Of course, the goal was - or the role was a young actor's dream: It had a great entrance, an action middle, and a death scene right out of the opera." edit "And believe me, it took faith -- and a lot of it -- for an unknown actor to think that he could get the part of George Gipp. I was under contract to Warner Brothers, but I had been all over the studio talking about my idea for a story. Having come from sports announcing to the movies, I said I thought that the movies ought to make the life story of Knute Rockne. And then one day I picked up the Daily Variety and read where Warner Brothers was announcing that they were making the life story of Knute Rockne and were starting to cast the film. Well, all I'd ever wanted was to play the Gipper if they some day made the film. And I approached Pat O'Brien, who was going to play Rockne -- he'd been my choice -- and he told me bluntly that I talked too much and that's where Warner's got the idea. [Laughter] And I told him what my ambition was, and he said, ``Well, they're looking for a name actor.'' But Pat did intervene with the head of the studio, the top producer, Hal Wallis. Hal was, to put it mildly, unimpressed with my credentials. [Laughter] He started by telling me I didn't look big enough for the part. Well, I wasn't very polite, because I told him, ``You're producing the picture, and you don't know that George Gipp weighed 5 pounds less than I weigh right now. He walked with a kind of a slouch and almost a limp. He looked like a football player only when he was on the field.'' And then I went home, because some cameramen had told me that the fellas in the front office, they only knew what they saw on film. And I dug down in the trunk and came up with my own pictures of myself playing football in college and brought them back and showed them to Hal Wallis."
The Great Communicator Vol 4: The Man
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March 9, 1988 Ronald Reagan Remarks at the Unveiling of the Knute Rockne Commemorative Stamp at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. "Well, he finally let me do a test for the part, and Pat O'Brien, knowing of my nervousness and desire, graciously agreed to be a part of it and play in the scene with me. Well, of course, I had an advantage. I had known George Gipp's story for years, and the lines were straight from Knute Rockne's diary. And the test scene was one that said something about what Rockne liked to see in his players. It was George Gipp's first practice. You saw that scene where he was told to get into uniform. And Rockne told him to carry the ball, and Gipp just looked back at Rockne and cocked an eyebrow and said, 'How far?'"
The Great Communicator Vol 4: The Man
May 17, 1981 Ronald Reagan Address at Commencement Exercises at the University of Notre Dame. "A number of years later I returned here in the company of Pat O'Brien and a galaxy of Hollywood stars for the world premiere of ``Knute Rockne -- All American'' in which I was privileged to play George Gipp."
The Great Communicator Vol 4: The Man
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May 17, 1981 Ronald Reagan Address at Commencement Exercises at the University of Notre Dame. "I've always suspected that there might have been many actors in Hollywood who could have played the part better, but no one could have wanted to play it more than I did."
The Great Communicator Vol 4: The Man
January 11, 1989 Ronald Reagan Farewell Address to the Nation. "For me there was a fork in the river, and it was right in the middle of my life. I never meant to go into politics. It wasn't my intention when I was young. But I was raised to believe you had to pay your way for the blessings bestowed on you. I was happy with my career in the entertainment world, but I ultimately went into politics because I wanted to protect something precious."
The Great Communicator Vol 4: The Man
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January 11, 1989 Ronald Reagan Farewell Address to the Nation. "But back in the 1960's, when I began, it seemed to me that we'd begun reversing the order of things -- that through more and more rules and regulations and confiscatory taxes, the government was taking more of our money, more of our options, and more of our freedom. I went into politics in part to put up my hand and say, ``Stop.'' I was a citizen politician, and it seemed the right thing for a citizen to do."
The Great Communicator Vol 4: The Man
August 15, 1988 Ronald Reagan Remarks at the Republican National Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana. "... started out in the other party. But 40 years ago, I cast my last vote as a Democrat. It was a party in which Franklin Delano Roosevelt promised the return of power to the States. It was a party where Harry Truman committed a strong and resolute America to preserving freedom. F.D.R. had run on a platform of eliminating useless boards and commissions and returning autonomy and authority to local governments and to the States. That party changed, and it will never be the same. They left me; I didn't leave them."
Interview With Jane Fonda & Tom Hayden
WKBD-TV Detroit interview with anti-Vietnam War activist JANE FONDA and TOM HAYDEN, conducted by LOU GORDON.
Interview With Jane Fonda & Tom Hayden
Lou Gordon asks Jane Fonda how she happened to go to Vietnam and what she saw there. Jane says she got to know the Vietnamese delegation in Paris (who were there for Peace Talks) while she was making a film there. Jane says that the Pentagon Papers have proven that the government has not been telling the truth to the American people. Jane says she saw houses & schools & villages leveled to the ground. She says that the Vietnamese people are not our enemy. She says she was offered a bomb shelter by some Vietnamese citizens during a bombing raid.
Interview With Jane Fonda & Tom Hayden
Jane Fonda says that "4 million tons of bombs have been dropped on Vietnam during the four years that Nixon has been in office", that the American people don't like being lied to and that Nixon is not telling the truth and is responsible for the "killing without trial of 50 million Vietnamese civilians in the carrying out of the CIA run Phoenix operation." Host Lou Gordon balks at that outrageous figure, causing her to check her notes; "50,000 South Vietnamese civilians" Jane clarifies. Lou condemns the war, but plays the devil's advocate and asks Jane for her response to criticisms of her vocal anti-war sentiments; Jane says that anti-war protesters are "speaking out as patriots," that the war is "betraying the democratic ideals upon which our country was founded." Lou believes that Jane's efforts have been counter-productive, that they have created a backlash and resentment. Jane retorts that the majority of people want the war to end, reiterates that the government is not telling us the truth. She then discusses the bipartisan group she has been working with.
Interview With Jane Fonda & Tom Hayden
Host Lou Gordon asks Jane Fonda is she's being na ve when she comes onto North Vietnamese radio and implores American servicemen not to do their jobs; Jane says that those who served in the war have been the ones who turned her onto her anti-war campaign. Lou asks for her response to the atrocities committed upon the South Vietnamese by the North; Jane that the "bloodbath that is being caused by our massive bombings". Lou goes to commercial.
Interview With Jane Fonda & Tom Hayden
Host Lou Gordon introduces Tom Hayden, one of the founders of SDS (Students for a Democratic Society), then asks Tom why he believes that Lou at one time or another called him a Communist. Lou asks on record if Tom is or ever was one or if he has any sympathies to Communism; Tom says no. Lou asks if Tom is still with SDS; Tom says no, that many people have followed splinter groups or ideas. Lou asks if Tom was one of the "crazies" in SDS who believed in the use of violence to achieve their goals; Jane Fonda says that Nixon must be a crazie b/c of his escalation of violence in Vietnam. Lou asks if Tom was ever convicted of anything; Tom says he was one of the Chicago Seven Conspiracy defendants, that he's out of bail and appealing; Tom displays his tenuous relationship with Lou, the two butting heads over really trite matters.
Interview With Jane Fonda & Tom Hayden
Host Lou Gordon asks Tom Hayden and Jane Fonda how many POWs they've spoken with, and if the North Vietnamese are simply trotting out the same people to make it seem that there are more than there actually are. Lou asks if the Viet Cong supplied POW lists to Jane; Tom says she was in the North, but Lou doesn t believe that the North wouldn't have knowledge of who the VC are holding; Jane doesn't believe that America releases all the names of prisoners held in tiger cages and being interrogated by "the CIA and Rand Corporation." Jane pleads the risks of traveling in Vietnam, that "every plane that Richard Nixon sends overhead is putting in jeopardy the lives of the American POWs", and that she asked to see more POWs while she was there. Lou cuts to commercial.
Interview With Jane Fonda & Tom Hayden
Host Lou Gordon asks guests Tom Hayden and Jane Fonda set up slide projection segment. Slides of Operation Ranchhand in which American bombers defoliated jungle growth with chemical spray. Slide of craters made by bombs. Slide of pineapple and guava bombs, fragmenting anti-personnel bombs. Slide of Vietnamese child, victim of napalm. Slide of "the worst part of American culture" being exported to Vietnam: a woman in Western styled clothing and cosmetics, a swimming pool / brothel called the Miami. Tom Hayden decries the rampant drug use and prostitution being introduced by American presence. Jane Fonda says that the Indochina Peace Campaign is bipartisan and not campaigning for George McGovern. Lou asks Jane if she's anti-Nixon; Jane spins the answer by saying her group wants to reach a broad audience.
Interview With Jane Fonda & Tom Hayden
Host Lou Gordon asks Jane Fonda what she's really like, what she's seeking in life; a rather indignant Jane replies that she's "trying to end the war in Vietnam" and "save the democratic principles of this country". Lou says that the White House heard she was going to be on his show and wanted to send a spokesperson over, which they did; the spokesperson is a wife of an American POW; Jane agrees to speak with the woman. Tom Hayden finds it interesting that the WH has pulled this pony trick before, then says that he knows her husband. Lou cuts to commercial, which also happens to be the end of the program.
Vietnam Marketplace
EST tight LS of a bustling outdoor marketplace on a sunny afternoon: pedestrians, small engine motorcycles, mopeds, vendors, shoppers, pedal taxis, etc. Wide MS of a bamboo and firewood vendor, huge stacks and bundles of wood; CU of a young woman in a straw hat standing behind a pile of wood, zoom out to resume former shot. MS of a vegetable vendor, a young woman stepping into frame to pose for camera (whether it likes it or not); panning CU of the goods (tomatoes, peppers, cabbage, lettuce, eggs and sprouts. MS/CUs of a woman kneeling by a display of cabbage and unfolding a burlap sack. MS/CUs of a rice vendor, two huge overflowing baskets of rice; good MS of a vendor kneeling at a basket, sifting rice through his palm while talking to a customer (zoom in to CU of hand and rice); CU of money being exchanged over the basket, zoom out to MS as a young boy tries to steal a cup of rice (he is refused and a man threatens to punch him, pushing him off). CU of a woman taking rice from a large burlap bag, placing it into a basket. MSs of a fruit vendor (apples, grapes, bananas, etc). TLS/MSs of a pot and pan vendor. MS/CUs of a bread vendor, purchases being made (odd loaves, almost like mini-French bread). Busy, much hustle and bustle.
Vietnam Marketplace
EST shot of an indoor part of the market where spices, meats, poultry and fruits are sold. MS/CU of a spice vendor bundling a small portion of spice (unknown) and selling it; CU of the woman smiling and laughing. Wide MS of several women cutting pork at a meat vending booth, zoom in to CU of nearest woman cleaving and slicing a piece of pork into chops, zoom to former shot. MS of a woman cleaning a pig's foot (yuck). Great TLS/MSs of people (mostly women) walking through the rows of fruits and vegetables and meat. Great CU of an old woman in a straw hat inspecting bunches of bananas. CU of meat on a scale, zoom out to MS of several people at a meat booth... there are some weird cuts of something that might be considered meat here, more than likely tripe. More LSs of people shopping.
Vietnam Marketplace
Back outside. MSs of a flower vendor. MS of a ginger root vendor manned by a laughing young woman. MS of a small shrimp vending booth, zoom in to CU of two silver plates of shrimp. More MS's of women in straw hats culling through piles of beautiful flowers. MS of a trinket and bead booth (some Buddhist prayer beads). EST shot of an indoor straw hat vendor operated by several smiling and chatty women; MS of hats stacked high, one in the other; CU/MSs of a woman lacquering a hat; CU of a worker smiling into the camera, tilt D to CU of her stitching a chin strap into a hat; high angle tight LS's of the booth, stacks of hats everywhere (nice shots). Tight LS of a pattern and cloth vendor. Tight LSs of people walking on stairs inside the marketplace. Tight LSs of a young couple strolling through an aisle of clothes.
Vietnam Marketplace
MS of a table of flowers and small fruits inside a busy luncheon area of the marketplace. Panning MS of men sitting on bicycles just outside the luncheon. Panning MS of women working the lunch counters (well, they're sitting there talking to the customers, surrounded by large bowls of prepared food). Panning MS of food.
Ferry Ride (Return), Afternoon
Great low angle MSs of a man poling a small ferry from shore (camera is on ferry). MS of an old man in a blue shirt on board, smiling and pointing to crafts on the water. Traveling tight LSs of houseboats in the river. MS/CUs of a young man sitting on the on the ferry, singing and playing a crude clave. More traveling shots of houseboat communities on the river as people go about their daily chores and routines.