Working with visionaries on the front lines of social change worldwide; the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build measurably better lives; the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. The tabloid media and the political media converge for the first time, and you suddenly have the camera scrums of people shoving each other aside, elbowing. The tabloid reporters are jumping over bushes. Could we not push the crowd . This is not just big political news, it was gossip. I officially announce my candidacy for the office of president of the United States of america. Bold leadership. All four Television Networks covered jackson. It was called the body watch. They were assuming that he was going to get shot. [dramatic hiphop music] the 1980s was a time of big ideas and even bigger personalities. Gary hart originally Gary Hartpence was a handsome senator from colorado who vaulted onto the National Stage i
Working with visionaries on the front lines of social change worldwide; the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build measurably better lives; the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. The tabloid media and the political media converge for the first time, and you suddenly have the camera scrums of people shoving each other aside, elbowing. The tabloid reporters are jumping over bushes. Could we not push the crowd . This is not just big political news, it was gossip. I officially announce my candidacy for the office of president of the United States of america. Bold leadership. All four Television Networks covered jackson. It was called the body watch. They were assuming that he was going to get shot. [dramatic hiphop music] the 1980s was a time of big ideas and even bigger personalities. Gary hart originally Gary Hartpence was a handsome senator from colorado who vaulted onto the National Stage i
Working with visionaries on the front lines of social change worldwide; the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build measurably better lives; the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. T have any experience in running up a 4 trillion debt. I dont have any experience in gridlocked government. I dont have any experience in creating one of the most violent crimeridden society in the industrialized world, but i do have a lot of experience in getting things done. And a vote for conscience, a vote for your hope, those are the votes that you need to register, not a lesser of two evils, where, at the end of the day, youre still left with evil. When they call someone a spoiler, theyre saying, shut up. As a nation, weve become used to the idea that running for president is a twoparty affair, but thats not the way it has to be. And back in 1992, that meant ross perot, a short texas billionaire with a distin
Working with visionaries on the front lines of social change worldwide; the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build measurably better lives; the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. T have any experience in running up a 4 trillion debt. I dont have any experience in gridlocked government. I dont have any experience in creating one of the most violent crimeridden society in the industrialized world, but i do have a lot of experience in getting things done. And a vote for conscience, a vote for your hope, those are the votes that you need to register, not a lesser of two evils, where, at the end of the day, youre still left with evil. When they call someone a spoiler, theyre saying, shut up. As a nation, weve become used to the idea that running for president is a twoparty affair, but thats not the way it has to be. And back in 1992, that meant ross perot, a short texas billionaire with a distin
Working with visionaries on the front lines of social change worldwide; the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build measurably better lives; the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Hed go into a room of five people or 5,000 and he could light up the room. I want our Political Party to match a conservative mind with a compassionate heart. Peter jennings says al gore won florida. Let me get this straight, youre retracting your concession . You came here because you believe in what this country can be. I went to work for barack obama for free because i believed in that guy. I knew exactly what he stood for. We will respond with that timeless creed, yes we can. [upbeat music] the son of a former president and the son of a kenyan and a kansan, a texas oilman and a Community Organizer from hawaii. At first glance, neither george w. Bush nor barack obama screamed oval office. Yet both men ended up i