august 2008 august 1974, president nixon resigns. august 1968 police attack protestors outside the democratic convention in chicago. you can head to the beach, but don t be surprised if the political world gets turned on its head again. just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water. we ll be right back. but when family members forget, trust angie s list to help.
welcome. thank you. good to be with you. a documentary about televised debates that took place nearly half a century ago. why should we care? the theory of the filmmakers is that clash on television of august 1968 prefigured media debates and cable news that we have today. that single series of encounters responsible for the snarky polarized television culture as we know it today? i called it a theory. what s your view? the first great instance of this kind of riveting tension where it almost becomes physical and gets out of hand and it was a shocking event in its time. one of the great most memorable moments in tv history but probably had it never occurred, we probably would have cable news we have today anyway i would expect. you talk about them being intellectual giants and thinking grand thoughts. you watch them now. they can barely look at one
welcome. thank you. good to be with you. a documentary about televised debates that took place nearly half a century ago. why should we care? the theory of the filmmakers is that clash on television of august 1968 prefigured media debates and cable news that we have today. that single series of encounters responsible for the snarky polarized television culture as we know it today? i called it a theory. what s your view? the first great instance of this kind of riveting tension where it almost becomes physical and gets out of hand and it was a shocking event in its time. one of the great most memorable moments in tv history but probably had it never occurred, we probably would have cable news we have today anyway i would expect. you talk about them being intellectual giants and thinking grand thoughts. you watch them now.
rather it was his concern the politics of running a campaign could interfere with any opportunity to end the vietnam war. jones told the new york times, quote, as an active candidate, he, president johnson reasoned, he might miss or postpone an opportunity to achieve peace. what if we re late in the campaign and i might have have to make a decision that might result in a peace settlement but will be politically risky? i want my hands free to do what s necessary to deal with this thing. the party was left grappling on a candidate when they met nor the democratic national convention in chicago in late august 1968. but the most enduring images from that week were not the convention itself but from the streets outside. that s where more than 10,000 people from around the country gathered to protest the war in vietnam and they were met by 25,000 police officers, national guard members and army troops under orders from chicago mayor richard dailey.