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RABIN / HUSSEIN Coverage of Israel Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and King Hussein I of Jordan (Hussein bin Talal) speaking to a Joint Session of Congress.
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin continues. We bear the responsibility. We have the power to decide. And we dare not miss this great opportunity. For it is the duty of the leaders to bring peace and well-being to their peoples. We are graced with the privilege of fulfilling this duty for our peoples. This is our responsibility. The complex relations between Israel and Jordan have continued for a generation. Today, so many years later, we carry with us good memories of the special ties between your country, your Majesty, and mine, and we carry with us the grim reminders of the times we found ourselves at war. We remember the days of your grandfather, King Abdullah, who sought avenues of peace with the heads of the Jewish people and the leaders of the young State of Israel. There is much work before us. We face psychological barriers. We face genuine practical problems. Walls of hostility have been built on the River Jordan which runs between us. You in Amman, and we in Jerusalem, must bring down those barriers and walls, must solve those concrete problems, and I am sure that we will do it. (Applause) (CU of King Hussein I of Jordan, Hussein bin Talal)
RABIN / HUSSEIN Coverage of Israel Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and King Hussein I of Jordan (Hussein bin Talal) speaking to a Joint Session of Congress.
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin continues. Yesterday we took a giant step toward a peace which will embrace it all: borders and water, security and economics, trade without boycotts, tourism, and the environment, diplomatic relations. We want a peace between countries, but, above all, between human beings. (Applause) (Overhead shot of US Congress) Beyond the ceremonies, after the festivities, we will move on to the negotiations. They will not be easy. But when they are completed, a wonderful, common future awaits us. The Middle East, the cradle of the great monotheistic civilizations: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam; the Middle East, which was a valley of the shadow of death, will be a place where it is a pleasure to live. (applause)
PEACE TREATY SIGNING Oslo Accord
Titles with graphics & flags of Israel and Palestine. Shots of crowd gathered on White House lawn. Commentator Paul Duke, in VO, narrates the progress of the negotiations between Israel and the PLO. LS crowd on White House lawn, Washington Monument in BG. CU of CHELSEA CLINTON, definitely in the midst of her awkward stage, casually dressed, sitting and talking with KRISTEN GORE. Duke discusses security precautions including closing the observation deck of the Washington monument and extremist terrorist acts in opposition to the peace agreement. MS of two Military guards at door of the White House. Even more shots of Chelsea and Kristin (what's up, Mr. Cameraman?) MSs of diplomats in attendance.
PEACE TREATY SIGNING Oslo Accord
TLS of White House porch, crowd seated on lawn; zoom in to MS stage. Panning MS future Sec. Of State MADELEINE ALBRIGHT, Speaker of the House TOM FOLEY, Rep. RICHARD GEPHARDT (Dick Gephardt), General COLIN POWELL (in uniform), Sec. Of Defense LES ASPIN, & Sec. Of Commerce RON BROWN. Paul Duke, in VO, discusses of economic aid being offered to Israel and the PLO and the Arab nations to promote the Middle East peace process. TLS press corps, pan to crowd and White House rotunda. Panning MS Israeli & Arab diplomats. Shot of Clinton advisers including GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS.
PEACE TREATY SIGNING Oslo Accord
MS military guards opening doors outside White House; MSs TIPPER GORE walking out to polite applause, escorted to seat. MSs HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON and LEAH RABIN exit White House, walk to seats. MSs former President GEORGE BUSH (George Herbert Walker Bush) walks from WH, to seat. MSs former President JIMMY CARTER & ROSALYNN CARTER exiting, taking seats. MSs Norwegian, Egyptian, and American diplomats principal to the Oslo negotiations exit, take seats. MS Vice-President AL GORE (Albert Gore, Jr.), Israeli Foreign Minister SHIMON PERES and PLO exec MAHMOUD ABBAS exiting, walking to stage. MSs Secretary of State WARREN CHRISTOPHER and Russian Federation Foreign Minister walking out, to stage. TLS/MSs PLO Chairman YASSER ARAFAT, Israel Prime Minister YITZHAK RABIN, and President BILL CLINTON (William Jefferson Clinton) walking out, to stage.
PEACE TREATY SIGNING Oslo Accord
President BILL CLINTON speaks to crowd, welcomes ITZHAK RABIN, YASSER ARAFAT, other officials and dignitaries on behalf of the U.S. & Russia. Speaks of an "extraordinary act" in one of history's "defining dramas", the Middle East conflict. C/A of former Presidents GEORGE BUSH & JIMMY CARTER sitting next to each other; next to them is HILLARY CLINTON and LEAH RABIN. Mr. Clinton speaks about the past giving way to new hopes of peace with the Camp David Peace Accord signing between Sadat, Begin and Carter, saying that lasting peace between Israel & Egypt has proved naysayers wrong, that the peace agreement signed today must be similarly preserved. Mr. Clinton gives credit to Mr. Bush for his work to further the Middle East peace process. Great C/A of George Bush, Sr. winking to Mr. Clinton; how very droll.
PEACE TREATY SIGNING Oslo Accord
President BILL CLINTON discusses the history of the U.S. working to promote peace in the Middle East, the seeming impossibility of reconciling Israelis and Palestinians seems to be possible now. C/A PLO Chairman YASSER ARAFAT listening. Mr. Clinton discusses the content of the Peace Treaty to provide for contingent Palestinian soverignty. He praises Norway for hosting the Oslo meetings. He praises Arafat & Rabin for entering in good faith negotiation. He admits there is hard work ahead, but it can be accomplished with continuing effort and openness. C/A GEORGE BUSH, JIMMY CARTER, and HILLARY CLINTON. C/A Mr. Arafat, ITZHAK RABIN, and WARREN CHRISTOPHER. Mr. Clinton says the history of interaction between Muslims and Jews teaches that there can be cooperation and peace. He pledges the unbounded support oif the United States in the work ahead towards achieving peace.
PEACE TREATY SIGNING Oslo Accord
President BILL CLINTON says that the U.S. is committed to helping the Middle Eastern nations promote peace, through aid and support. C/A former Sec. Of Treasury JAMES BAKER III. C/A YASSER ARAFAT, YITZHAK RABIN, WARREN CHRISTOPHER standing on stage. Nice sideview DOF C/A of AL GORE, HILLARY CLINTON, COLIN POWELL, LEAH RABIN, LES ASPIN. Mr. Clinton talks about how much better off both peoples will be if they devote their resources to prosperity instead of war. C/A shot of former Sec. Of State GEORGE SCHULTZ. Mr. Clinton talks in warm fuzzy tones about leaving the children a peaceful world of understanding. C/A shot of Israeli & Palestinian children brought in for photo-op purposes. C/A CU of JIMMY CARTER. Mr. Clinton concludes speech.
PEACE TREATY SIGNING Oslo Accord
Israeli Foreign Minister SHIMON PERES speaks, thanks Mr. Clinton and the American people for their support, says the day's agreement is revolutionary for forging a commitment to dreams of peace, agreement to move decisively toward peace. Calls for forgiveness and reconciliation, pledges Israeli sincerity in respecting the self-determination of Palestinians. Pledges that a permanent settlement with the Palestinians will be reached and then stable agreements with all of the Arab nations and free access to holy sites for all faiths. Says there is need to put resources out of weapons and into educating children and become a civic community of dialogue between Israeli and Palestinian, "May there be no more victims on either side. Let us build a Middle East of Hope." C/A shot of JIMMY CARTER (smiling) and GEORGE BUSH (scowling). Mr. Peres calls for a Middle-Eastern Common Market economic alliance. Laments the previous day's terrorist bombing in Israel, calls for the memory of the innocent victims to lead to peace, not more violence. (Segment overlaps into the next clip, 491275)
PEACE TREATY SIGNING Oslo Accord
CU former Sec. Of State ALEXANDER HAIG in audience. Israeli Foreign Minister SHIMON PERES continues speech, says that Israel also regrets the loss of Palestinian life in the conflict, tells BILL CLINTON that he is presiding over the most promising day in the Middle East peace process. Calls for hope and determination for all people. Concludes with a blessing in Hebrew, and then in English.
PEACE TREATY SIGNING Oslo Accord
Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) minister MAHMOUD ABBAS speaks (in Arabic, translator reads his words by paragraph). Mr. Habbas wishes for these meetings to be the start of positive and constructive change. C/A shot YITZHAK RABIN. C/A shot unidentified shiek. C/A shot of Vice-President AL GORE. C/A former Sec. Of State HENRY KISSINGER rubbing the hell out of his eyes. Mr. Abbas states that the P.L.O. recognizes that the only hope for peace is by mutual agreement, trust, and cooperation, hopes for a constructive relationship with Israel. C/A shot Gen. COLIN POWELL and Sec. Of Defense LES ASPIN applauding.
PEACE TREATY SIGNING Oslo Accord
MAHMOUD ABBAS states that this is the beginning of a difficult path, but mutual determination to overcome obstacles to peace will win out in the end. C/A shots Sens. JOHN KERRY (D-MA) & ORRIN HATCH (R-UT). Mr. Abbas thanks the United States for its support of peace negotiations, asks the U.S. to continue its support in the difficult stages ahead. Looking forward with hope to have final negotiations over Palestinian sovereignty, status of Jerusalem, and Palestinian refugees in two years. Says that Peace will help to make both Israelis and Palestinians more prosperous. Thanks the U.S. and Russian governments for supporting the negotiations, as well as the Norwegians for hosting the negotiations, he looks forward to progress to peace. C/A group of diplomats, behind them sits actor RICHARD DREYFUSS. C/A sideview of CORETTA SCOTT KING. C/A shot President BILL CLINTON.
PEACE TREATY SIGNING Oslo Accord
President BILL CLINTON directs Sec. Of State WARREN CHRISTOPHER & dignitaries to the table where the documents lie in wait. VO notes that this is the same table from the 1979 signing of the Camp David Peace Accords. MSs of SHIMON PERES signing the Oslo agreement. C/A shot of YASSER ARAFAT looking on. Mr. Peres stands, crowd applauds. MSs of MAHMOUD ABBAS sign the Oslo agreement; applause at outset. MS diplomats shaking hands. MSs Russian foreign minister signing as witness. Mr. Christopher signs as witness to the agreement on behalf of the US.
PEACE TREATY SIGNING Oslo Accord
President BILL CLINTON shakes hands with Israel Prime Minister YITZHAK RABIN and PLO Chairman YASSER ARAFAT. Mr. Arafat and Mr. Rabin then shake hands and the crowd cheers wildly; Mr. Arafat shakes hands with SHIMON PERES and WARREN CHRISTOPHER and MAHMOUD ABBAS.
PEACE TREATY SIGNING Oslo Accord
Sec. Of State WARREN CHRISTOPHER speaks, calls it a great honor to witness the agreement, the culmination of many people's dreams of peace. C/A shot of former Presidents JIMMY CARTER and GEORGE BUSH seated next to one another. Mr. Christopher praises the Palestinian and Israeli leaders for breaking down barriers of fear & hatred & practicing true statesmanship. He hopes the journey will be completed. Mr. Christopher discusses the history of negotiations for peace in the Middle East, praises those who have worked through the past for peace. C/A of JIMMY CARTER. Mr. Christopher thanks the Norwegians for hosting the Oslo meetings and other diplomats who helped out. "There is much to be done if this newly planted tree is to bear fruit". Says the U.S. is dedicated to comprehensive peace between Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and the Palestinians, will "remain a full partner in the search for peace", calls for continued international help to maintain the peace process. "The middle east does not need to be a cauldron of hostility, it can instead be a cradle of hope".
PEACE TREATY SIGNING Oslo Accord
The Russian Prime Minister speaks to congratulate the parties on their good faith and cooperation. Warns it is no time for euphoria, much is left to be done. Assures that Russia is keenly aware of the consequences of conflict, will work to promote international involvement to maintain the peace process. Warns that there are other destabilizing forces in the Middle East, including religious and political terrorists in Afghanistan, that there must be an effort to reach out to the rest of the region for peace, not just Israelis and Palestinians. C/A WARREN CHRISTOPHER and YASSER ARAFAT applauding. C/A shot JIMMY CARTER, GEORGE BUSH, SR., and HILLARY CLINTON listening.
PEACE TREATY SIGNING Oslo Accord
YITZHAK RABIN speaks, thanks President BILL CLINTON, other diplomats; calls the agreement an historic start; says that it is not easy for him personally, Israelis, or the Jews of the world to commit to peace after so much violence, but the opportunity is too great to pass up. He says we must remember the casualties of previous fighting. C/A shot of LEAH RABIN. Mr. Rabin says that peace will help ease the painful memories of the past; says that Israelis understand the Palestinians' feelings about the conflict, because they have experienced the same losses, and have decided that it is enough.
PEACE TREATY SIGNING Oslo Accord
ITZHAK RABIN says that Israelis are rejecting vengeance and hatred and want peaceful coexistence as human beings; desire to open a new chapter in Arab-Israeli relations; quotes Ecclesiastes about "to everything there is a season and a time for every purpose under heaven" (Turn, Turn, Turn). C/As YASSER ARAFAT.
The Twentieth Century - The Creative Thirties - Theater
Dramatic crowd scene from a performance of Macbeth set as an uprising in Haiti, with black actors. Three crazed looking women with wreaths on their heads; one puts a man's head onto the tip of a spear.
THIS HONORABLE COURT
Series of oil paintings and drawings from colonial and early republican period of United States landscapes and towns. CU/ECUs of the United States Consititution; VO discusses adoption of the document in unitingthe States, the formation of the Supreme Court, brief and sketchy mandate for Judicial Branch. VO discusses decentralized operation of early Court. Engraved drawings and paintings of taverns, coaches, horses, circuit riding, etc. CUs oil painting of New York City circa 1793, pop. 20,000. CU drawing of Chief Justice JOHN JAY. VO discusses meetings of first Supreme Court. CUs drawings of building where meeting took place. ECU handwritten minutes of the session.
THIS HONORABLE COURT
TLS of midday traffic near Wall Street; tilt D to MS host PAUL DUKE crossing intersection with pedestrians, talking to camera. Low angle panning shot of NYC skycrapers, buildings from ground level. MCU street sign for Wall Street & Broad Street intersection. Low angle MS of statue on Wall Street, pan L to pedestrians on Wall Street. MS people on sidewalk, American flag in BG. VO says John Jay et al could not have imagined this, but would have approved of the idea of commerce as the national goal; over time, the Supreme Court would have great role in building a nation.
THIS HONORABLE COURT
Shots of painting of Philadelphia street scene, circa 1791. VO says that at this point, Supreme Court was handling only five cases annually. Shot of painting of early Capitol building and other small houses rising out of swamps in Washington. VO says that no provision to house the Court, which resided in Capitol for 135 years. Illustration of colonial crowds on Capitol grounds. Illustration (profile) of Chief Justice JOHN MARSHALL. Oil painting of College of William & Mary campus, site of Marshall's six-week training in law. ECU of Marshall's rather distracted notes from classes. Illustration of Marshall arguing in court, detail shows torn breeches and dirty boots. Illustrations and engravings of John Marshall. MS unidentified African-American woman discussing Marshall's judicial legacy, rule of law, Federal sovereignty. MS bronze statue of John Marshall in hall of Supreme Court building, zoom in to face; MS base of statue, engraving of Marshall's declaration of Judicial Review from MARBURY vs. MADISON (1803) is engraved. VO says Marshall's court established Judicial Review of laws, first to strike a Federal law as unconstitutional.
THIS HONORABLE COURT
07.09 CU oil portrait painting of THOMAS JEFFERSON. VO describes of Jefferson's horror at the Court's drawing power to the Federal gov't. CU oil portrait of Justice SAMUEL CHASE, subject of impeachment. MS unidentified white man discussing Chase's acquittal by Senate, result that Court would be independent of politics.
THIS HONORABLE COURT
INT shots of baroque-styled chamber in Capitol, erstwhile home of the Supreme Court; detail of frieze of "Justice" holding sword and scales, writing desks, ornate carved railing in front of bench. MS unidentified white woman commenting that the 1800's Court chamber was regarded as an excellent place for Washington Society ladies to meet gentlemen. MSs of clock, desks, bench books, quills, chairs in old Court. VO woman discussing the backroom-style decision making of court in the period. CUs paintings of large boarding house, colonial street scenes. VO discusses Marshall's leadership, achieving unanimity. CUs old State-issued banknotes (money, currency). VO describes State/Federal conflict over banking prerogatives. CUs paintings of Courthouse, travelers in horse-drawn carriages on road, old Capitol, etc. VO describes decision of McCULLOCH v. MARYLAND, expansion of Federal powers beyond explicit. CU portrait of JOHN MARSHALL, older, period sideburns, sans wig.