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George Bush Inauguration
President GEORGE BUSH continues Inaugural Address: "America is never wholly herself unless she is engaged in high moral principle. We as a people have such a purpose today. It is to make kinder the face of the Nation & gentler the face of the world. My friends, we have work to do. There are the homeless, lost & roaming. There are the children who have nothing, no love, no normalcy. There are those who cannot free themselves of enslavement to whatever addiction--drugs, welfare, the demoralization that rules the slums. There is crime to be conquered, the rough crime of the streets. There are young women to be helped who are about to become mothers of children they can't care for & might not love. They need our care, our guidance, and our education, though we bless them for choosing life. The old solution was to think that public money alone could end these problems. We have learned that is not so. And in any case, our funds are low. We have a deficit to bring down. We have more will than wallet; but will is what we need. We will make the hard choices, looking at what we have and perhaps allocating it differently, making our decisions based on honest need & prudent safety. And then we will do the wisest thing of all: We will turn to the only resource we have that in times of need always grows, the goodness & the courage of the American people." C/A of Rev. JERRY FALWELL applauding.
George Bush Inauguration
President GEORGE BUSH continues Inaugural Address: "I am speaking of a new engagement in the lives of others, a new activism, hands-on and involved, that gets the job done. We must bring in the generations, harnessing the unused talent of the elderly and the unfocused energy of the young. For not only leadership is passed from generation to generation, but so is stewardship. And the generation born after World War II has come of age. I have spoken of a thousand points of light, of all the community organizations that are spread like stars throughout the Nation, doing good. We will work hand in hand, encouraging, sometimes leading, sometimes being led, rewarding. We will work on this in the White House, in the Cabinet agencies. I will go to the people and the programs that are the brighter points of light, and I will ask every member of my government to become involved. The old ideas are new again because they are not old, they are timeless: duty, sacrifice, commitment, and a patriotism that finds its expression in taking part and pitching in."
George Bush Inauguration
President GEORGE BUSH continues Inaugural Address: "We need a new engagement between Executive & Congress. The challenges before us will be thrashed out with the House and Senate. We must bring the Federal budget into balance. And we must ensure that America stands before the world united, strong, at peace, and fiscally sound. We need compromise; we have had dissension. We need harmony; we have had a chorus of discordant voices. For Congress, too, has changed in our time. There has grown a certain divisiveness. We have seen the hard looks and heard the statements in which not each other's ideas are challenged, but each other's motives. And our great parties have too often been far apart & untrusting of each other. It has been this way since Vietnam. That war cleaves us still. But, friends, that war began in earnest a quarter of a century ago; & surely the statute of limitations has been reached. The final lesson of Vietnam is that no great nation can long afford to be sundered by a memory. A new breeze is blowing, and the old bipartisanship must be made new again." C/A shot of House Speaker JIM WRIGHT applauding. Mr. Bush wipes his nose with a handerchief. "To my friends in the loyal opposition, I put out my hand.This is the age of the offered hand. We can't turn back clocks, and I don't want to. When our fathers were young, our differences ended at the water's edge. And we don't wish to turn back time, but when our mothers were young Congress & the Executive were capable of working together to produce a budget on which this nation could live. Let us negotiate soon and hard. But in the end, let us produce. The American people await action. They didn't send us here to bicker. They ask us to rise above the merely partisan. In crucial things, unity and this, my friends, is crucial."
George Bush Inauguration
CU of BARBARA BUSH listening to her husband speak. President GEORGE BUSH continues Inaugural Speech: "To the world we offer new engagement & a renewed vow: We will stay strong to protect the peace. The offered hand is a reluctant fist. There are today Americans who are held against their will in foreign lands, & Americans who are unaccounted for. Assistance can be shown here & will be long remembered. Good will begets good will." C/A Vice President DAN QUAYLE; sitting behind him appears to be Mr. Bush's mother, Mrs. Prescott Bush. "Great nations like great men must keep their word. When America says something, America means it, whether a treaty or an agreement or a vow made on marble steps." C/A shot of MARILYN QUAYLE and BARBARA BUSH applauding. "We will always try to speak clearly, for candor is a compliment, but subtlety is good & has its place. While keeping our alliances & friendships around the world strong we will continue the new closeness with the Soviet Union, consistent both w/ our security & w/ progress. Hope is good & so are strength & vigilance. Here today are citizens who feel the understandable satisfaction of those who have taken part in democracy & seen their hopes fulfilled. But my thoughts have been turning the past few days to those who would be watching at home, to an older fellow who will throw a salute by himself when the flag goes by, and the women who will tell her sons the words of the battle hymns. I don't mean this to be sentimental. I mean that on days like this we remember we are all part of a continuum, inescapably connected by the ties that bind. Our children are watching in schools throughout our great land. To them I say, thank you for watching democracy's big day. For democracy belongs to us all, and freedom is like a beautiful kite that can go higher & higher w/ the breeze. And to all I say: No matter what your circumstances or where you are, you are part of this day, you are part of the life of our great nation." C/A CU Barbara Bush, GEORGE W. BUSH and LAURA BUSH tending to their kidlings behind her.
George Bush Inauguration
President GEORGE BUSH continues Inaugural Address: "A President is neither prince nor pope, and I don't seek a window on men's souls. I yearn for a greater tolerance, an easy-goingness about each other's attitudes & way of life. There are few clear areas in which we as a society must rise up united & express our intolerance. The most obvious now is drugs. When that first cocaine was smuggled in on a ship, it may as well have been a deadly bacteria, so much has it hurt the body, the soul of our country. And there is much to be done and to be said, but take my word for it: This scourge will stop." C/A former House Speaker TIP O'NEILL applauding in gallery. "And so, there is much to do; tomorrow the work begins. I do not mistrust the future; I do not fear what is ahead. For our problems are large, but our heart is larger. Our challenges are great, but our will is greater. And if our flaws are endless, God's love is truly boundless. Some see leadership as high drama, and the sound of trumpets calling, and sometimes it is that. But I see history as a book with many pages, and each day we fill a page with acts of hopefulness and meaning. The new breeze blows, a page turns, the story unfolds. And so today a chapter begins, a small & stately story of unity, diversity, & generosity--shared, and written, together. Thank you. God bless you and God bless the United States of America." MSs Mr. Bush shaking hands with DAN QUAYLE, then RONALD REAGAN. MS Mr. Bush and wife BARBARA BUSH-- their son GEORGE W. BUSH and his wife LAUARA BUSH seated and applauding behind them-- stepping to podium and waving to crowd; Mr. Quayle and his wife MARILYN QUAYLE join them. MS RONALD REAGAN and NANCY REAGAN applauding.
George Bush Inauguration
Host Paul Duke, in studio, talking with commentators Norman Ornstein and William Leuchtenburg about the Inauguration; program analysis.
George Bush Inauguration
MSs of GEORGE BUSH and BARBARA BUSH escorting RONALD REAGAN and NANCY REAGAN from the Capitol Building and to Marine One helicopter; they exchange kisses, handshakes, say goodbye. MSs Nancy and Ronald Reagan walking to waiting helicopter, briefly answering reporters' questions; Nancy hugs a White House staffer; they board chopper, where Mr. Reagan salutes Mr. Bush.
George Bush Inauguration
Host Paul Duke, in studio, continues talking with commentators Norman Ornstein and William Leuchtenburg; more program analysis. Mr. Leuchtenburg notes that Mr. Bush didn't try and reach out to the African-American community. Inevitable comparrisons to the 1981 Inaugural Address of Mr. Reagan.
George Bush Inauguration
TLS of Marine One Presidential helicopter taking off. MS GEORGE BUSH, BARBARA BUSH, DAN QUAYLE and MARILYN QUAYLE walking up steps.
D.C. Baseball - You Gotta Have Heart
DO NOT USE Opening Credits using archival stills of both Washington Senators and Washington Grays baseball teams, ballparks, etc; audio of accordion playing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game".
D.C. Baseball - You Gotta Have Heart
Archival color footage of the Washington Senators last game, September 30, 1971: aerial of Griffith Stadium, Senators & New York Yankees game in progress; audio of radio announcer giving play by play, announcing that Frank Howard has hit his 26th home run; slo-mo shot of Howard running bases; great MSs crowd standing, celebrating, cheering; MCU scoreboard, the score is 6 to 5; Washington leading; TLS Senators player running home; MS fan's sign reading, "Farewell Senators! Loyal Fans in our Nation's Capitol Hate To See You Go - Good Luck! Best Wishes!"; TLS crazed drunken young fan running onto the ballfield, falling into 2nd base, then standing to shake the hands of the short stop and pitcher; TLS/MSs young fans rushing onto outfield, overtaking the field in a drunken mob scene; audio of announcer giving commentary; police officers attempt to retain order, billy clubs drawn.
D.C. Baseball - You Gotta Have Heart
Sportswriter Shirley Povich talks about the game, the end of baseball in Washington DC.
D.C. Baseball - You Gotta Have Heart
DO NOT USE Still of fan with Washington Senators pennant.
D.C. Baseball - You Gotta Have Heart
DO NOT USE B&W archival still photographs, team portraits of early Washington Senators teams;
D.C. Baseball - You Gotta Have Heart
DO NOT USE Still of Senators Manager CLARK GRIFFITH; early aerial of American League Park, aka Griffith Stadium.
D.C. Baseball - You Gotta Have Heart
Color. Sportswriter Sam Lacy comments on being a kid working at the stadium in the early days of the Senators.
D.C. Baseball - You Gotta Have Heart
DO NOT USE Archival B&W still photographs of early Washington Senators baseball players: CLYDE MILLAN, SAM RICE, JOE JUDGE and pitcher WALTER PERRY JOHNSON, one of the first five inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
D.C. Baseball - You Gotta Have Heart
Slow motion B&W archival footage of Walter Perry Johnson throwing a baseball during warm-ups.
D.C. Baseball - You Gotta Have Heart
Stanley Povich recalls seeing Mr. Johnson play.
D.C. Baseball - You Gotta Have Heart
Documentary on the history of baseball in Washington D.C. Featuring archival footage and photographs, the program is focused on two teams; the Washington Senators, and the Homestead Grays. Includes contemporary interviews with sports reporters, former owners and former players. Also includes archival footage, mostly in B&W, duly noted as such.
D.C. Baseball - You Gotta Have Heart
Sportscaster Phil Wood recalling opening day for Washington Senators season.
D.C. Baseball - You Gotta Have Heart
DO NOT USE B&W archival stills of Senators manager CLARK GRIFFITH shaking hands with President WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT on Opening Day, 1912.
D.C. Baseball - You Gotta Have Heart
Senators manager CLARK GRIFFITH talks about the Opening Day traditions.
D.C. Baseball - You Gotta Have Heart
DO NOT USE B&W archival stills of Senators manager CLARK GRIFFITH shaking hands with President WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT