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Lawmakers - June 24, 1982 - Insanity Defense Debate
Various shots around Senate Hearing about changes in insanity defense rules. Voiceover states most Senators exercised little restraint in the hearings. Shots of jurors from the John Hinckley trial sitting a table in front of the Committee. Senator Howell Heflin (D - Alabama), Let me ask each of you this, if the President had been killed, would your verdict have been different? One by one, each juror answers. Man juror, I really don t think it would be any different. Man juror, I don t think so either. Man juror, If I thought the man was really insane, I don t think it would have been any different. Maryland Copelin, Hinckley juror, I - couldn t come up with any other answer only because - wait a minute now. I was undecided in the beginning. But if you had that thing worded differently I think that would help everything out. It s a puzzle. Senator Howell Heflin (D - Alabama), In other words, if you had had another alternate choice, than it could - Maryland Copelin, Hinckley juror, Correct. Now if I had had another choice, in fact if we all had had another choice, it would have been different now. It wouldn t have been this way. Everyone knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that he was guilty for what he did, but we had that mental problem to deal with. We just couldn t shut that out. Senator Howell Heflin (D - Alabama), As we told you in the beginning, you don t have to answer any question and nobody s trying to influence you. But I did ask the question - you may prefer not to answer the question - if the President had died as to whether or not your verdict would have been different. Maryland Copelin, Hinckley juror, It would have been the same, I guess. Nathalia Brown, juror on the Hinckley trial, Well, by me not following my mind or sticking by my guns, I guess it still would have been the same, because I didn t stick by it anyway.
Lawmakers - June 24, 1982 - Insanity Defense Debate
Cokie Roberts in studio - after the hearings, the Hinckley jurors may finally get to put the ordeal behind them.
Lawmakers - June 24, 1982 - Congressional Baseball Game
Lawmakers - June 24, 1982 - Congressional Baseball Game
Lawmakers - June 24, 1982 - Congressional Baseball Game
Cokie Roberts in studio introduces Linda Wertheimer s report on Congressional baseball game.
Lawmakers - June 24, 1982 - Congressional Baseball Game
Linda Wertheimer intro report on Congressional baseball game - discussion of the game as a struggle comparable to the budget, a matter of great partisan pride.
Lawmakers - June 24, 1982 - Congressional Baseball Game
Democrats practicing for the Congressional baseball game. One takes batting practice, misses a pitch by a foot and a half, back foot not planted, bailing out, altogether horrible form at the plate. Others field grounders in practice.
Lawmakers - June 24, 1982 - Congressional Baseball Game
Representative Tom Downey (D - New York) say with a smirk, We ve given a lot of thought to this because last year we not only lost the Tax Bill, but more importantly we lost the baseball game on the same day. That was just an unacceptable loss for the Democrats.
Lawmakers - June 24, 1982 - Congressional Baseball Game
Republicans practicing for the Congressional baseball game; holding batting practice. One Republican takes about two running steps to swing at the pitch.
Lawmakers - June 24, 1982 - Congressional Baseball Game
Representative Pete McCloskey (R - California) discussing memories of the game. We ve had some great alumni. George Bush played in this game. I think he broke George McGovern s collarbone one year. I broke Earl Hutto s jaw a couple of years ago. The game is played to win.
Lawmakers - June 24, 1982 - Congressional Baseball Game
A New York-area congressman wearing a Yankees uniform, he says the stands will be packed, and "If you're a bum, you're a bum for the rest of the year".
Lawmakers - June 24, 1982 - Congressional Baseball Game
Congressional baseball game pre-game ceremonies, Marine Color Guard at National Anthem, fans. Representative Claude Pepper (D - Florida) and Major League Commissioner, Bowie Kuhn, tossing out first ball of game. Voiceover - for two players, it will be the last Congressional baseball game, since "their contracts were not renewed by the voters", shots of Representative Pete McCloskey (R - California) in a Giants uniform and Representative Ronald Mottl (D - Ohio) in Indians uniform.
Lawmakers - June 24, 1982 - Congressional Baseball Game
Representative Marty Russo (D - Illinois) in a Chicago White Sox uniform, This is Ron s last game. He won t be back to Congress next session. So I would like to see bases loaded, Ron Mottl up, and get a hit and drive in the winning run.
Lawmakers - June 24, 1982 - Congressional Baseball Game
Representative Silvio Conte (R - Massachusetts), wearing Boston Red Sox uniform, says My dream of the evening would be to have the bases loaded, Pete McCloskey get up and wrap a hoe run right over the field and just shut out those Democrats and shut them up once and for all. He laughs uproariously.
Lawmakers - June 24, 1982 - Congressional Baseball Game
Shots of the Congressional baseball game: Democrats execute a successful Squeeze bunt to score a run. Voiceover - final score, Democrats 7, Republicans 5, with Mottl the winning pitcher. Shot of Ronald Mottl on mound. Shot of Ronald Mottl with the trophy for the game.
Lawmakers - June 24, 1982 - Congressional Baseball Game
Representative Marty Russo (D - Illinois) in well of House the next day, Democratic baseball team is going to sorely miss Ron Mottl. And Mr. Speaker, so is the House of Representatives.
Lawmakers - June 24, 1982 - Congressional Baseball Game
Representative Silvio Conte (R - Massachusetts) on the House floor, The elephant shall rise again and win another day; I shall not belabor more this doleful manager s rhyme, so save the tears and condolences until they loose next time.
Lawmakers - June 24, 1982 - Commentary
Lawmakers - June 24, 1982 - Commentary
Lawmakers - June 24, 1982 - Commentary
Cokie Roberts intros commentary.
Lawmakers - June 24, 1982 - Commentary
Commentary by Charles McDowell on the relative honesty of the legislators (relative to public opinion, that is), but Congress has been sneaky about changing rules for outside income, and now wants to make a public show of changing the rules back since the public got upset about it. If I ve learned anything from watching Congress over the years it s that the members of the House and Senate are better than the public tends to think they are. That may strike you as feint praise indeed but it s worth pursuing for the moment. Most of the members are smarter, harder working, more public spirited and less self serving than the cartoon image of politicians that prevails in the minds of many voters. But there s at least one subject on which Congress seems to be trying to live up or down to its image as hypocrites and tricksters. That subject is congressional pay and outside income. As we ve mentioned before on this program Congress quite sneakily, without debate or recorded votes, has given itself special income tax breaks, generous new rules on honoraria, fees for outside speeches. Subsequently Congress has been falling all over itself to correct this issue in the face of public indignation. However, it all comes out watch those honoraria. In 1981 members of Congress reported receiving three and a half million dollars in honoraria, a 55% increase in one year. Republican Senators taking power over the committees in 1981, received twice as much honoraria income than the year before. Unlike the Senate, the House limits honoraria. But this income still increased by 70% among House Republicans and 50% among the Democrats. These speech fees are coming heavily to members whose committees have jurisdiction over big economic interest. So the special interests not only are financing members campaigns their supplementing their personal income. Maybe sixty thousand dollars a year isn t a fair salary for a member of Congress. Independent studies keep concluding that the pay should be raised. But many members seem to think that the public wouldn t stand for it if they just forthrightly voted themselves higher pay. As one member of the public I d prefer to pay more for a Congress that is not sneakily subsidized.
The First World War - PT2
Germany: Great panning TLS German Navy warships docked at completed Kiel Canal. MS German officers greeting Kaiser Wilhelm & Kaiserin Augusta Victoria. Good LSs German flotilla sailing in North Sea; view from ship; water breaks over bow; smoke form steam stacks.
The First World War - PT2
Germany: MSs three of the Kaiser's sons & their wives posing outside country house. TLS Kaiser Wilhelm reviewing German troops. GVs Kaiser Wilhelm meeting with military & diplomatic bigwigs.
The First World War - PT2
Austria: GV Archduke FRANZ FERDINAND riding on horse with military officers. Various GV/MS cavalry on parade with Ferdinand inspecting troops. MSs Franz Ferdinand on horseback (head cut off in shot) stopped to talk to his wife & children in open carriage. (his family: Duchess of Hohenberg, Princes Sophie, Maximilian Duke of Hohenberg, Prince Ernust ).
The First World War - PT2
Austria-Germany: Several casual GV/MSs of Kaiser Wilhelm & Archduke Ferdinand chatting amiably in a field during hunting trip, this to be "their last meeting."
The First World War - PT4
Prologue to the Great War (WWI) - PT4: Great historical documentation chronically the start of World War One. This section features Central Powers vs. Triple Entente Powers, battle on the Western Front & mobilization of troops. Time Period: 1914.