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jackie robinson was the second baseman. he also was a dream maker 140 years ago he took the field for the dodgers on the opening day at athens field against the boston braves. robinson's first major-league game was the most event in the emancipation of black americans the civil war. he is one of the two most important blacks in american history. he was the fuse that lit the fire. in 1944, 11 years before rosa parks refused to move to the back of my primary bus, lieutenant robinson was court-martialed for insisting successfully the fort hood, texas heard of desegregating benefits. he was a lieutenant only because when he was excluded from officer's kennedy school scum he pretested enough to another black at fort riley, kansas, heavyweight champ in, joe louis. the athletic successes of lewis and just yelling in an 1830s, jackie robinson's brother matt from the 200-meter dash at the berlin olympics made the absence of blacks in baseball glaring. then the war in which blacks worse till in hitlerism, nurtured the idea that anyon
jackie robinson was the second baseman. he also was a dream maker 140 years ago he took the field for the dodgers on the opening day at athens field against the boston braves. robinson's first major-league game was the most event in the emancipation of black americans the civil war. he is one of the two most important blacks in american history. he was the fuse that lit the fire. in 1944, 11 years before rosa parks refused to move to the back of my primary bus, lieutenant robinson was...
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just so you know, i share your feeling on jackie, my son is named after jackie robinson. he is an incredible man. why give -- that must mean more to you than giving the president something of your own, i would think. >> well, it means a lot, i mean, because he's the president, you know. barack is from chicago. i met him here there, he was a senator. and i just feel like i know him. that he's my brother. and the same thing with jackie. i just felt i knew them, as my brother, that i could talk to them, that they could understand what i was saying. and that's what i did today with barack. just talked to him like i've known him for years. >> that's incredible. so president obama alluded to this famous remark of yours, but tell us the story of "let's play two." >> well, it's very simple, it was a bad day in chicago and i came into the locker room and i was feeling great. and i said to all my teammates, it's a beautiful day! let's play two! and billy williams and jenkins are here with me today in washington. so we're talking about that. so that was a time in my life that i was
just so you know, i share your feeling on jackie, my son is named after jackie robinson. he is an incredible man. why give -- that must mean more to you than giving the president something of your own, i would think. >> well, it means a lot, i mean, because he's the president, you know. barack is from chicago. i met him here there, he was a senator. and i just feel like i know him. that he's my brother. and the same thing with jackie. i just felt i knew them, as my brother, that i could...
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jackie robinson was the pioneer. he was the first to begin to dismantling. speeten as well that the success of jackie robinson in 1947 did not speed up the process of the facts. that didn't make the process of workplace agreement through the entire year. others had made it through, but no one had made it through the red socks. but what began to understand if there is a generation of ballplayers who had to confront these ideas about race and what we academics often referred to as institutionalized racism that was very much part of the culture of baseball. finally, we recast who pioneered integration, get a broad appreciation for the generation of individuals who participated. the analogy i like tonight is when we think about housing and integration, just because of northern philadelphia neighborhood integrates, and doesn't mean that the neighborhood in detroit is going to accept that dr. marvin into their neighborhood in the 1950s. integration was a process in a series of localized cocos of factors throughout. again, this is where we can begin appreciating an
jackie robinson was the pioneer. he was the first to begin to dismantling. speeten as well that the success of jackie robinson in 1947 did not speed up the process of the facts. that didn't make the process of workplace agreement through the entire year. others had made it through, but no one had made it through the red socks. but what began to understand if there is a generation of ballplayers who had to confront these ideas about race and what we academics often referred to as...
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so in direct user jackie robinson became a very goodrtant movement.a one letter he criticizes kennedy for what he thinks is kowtow to the southern governors. he was because he wanted their vote but fell last letter i think from the civil-rights section thater in e jackie robinson writes for the day after robert is shotin down in front of his life here and kids in the a driveway it is just so to pair nd he ends by it saying are you going to doand hn not start protecting about dr. king? you don't think he will get it? but i could die right that brilliantly as i write write, irresistibly as i write, i could not write that to have the s3 write, irresistibly as i write, i could not write that to have the same effect as having edgar evers say that to him. >> you write to jfk regard did drive your energy along with courage as the twotes lo qualities most admired byare twh yet you think it is the unwavering sense of dutynes that most defines him? >> letters where he asks baking to be sent to the the so south pacific begging to get into it. i aid he has an incredible sense of a place in histor
so in direct user jackie robinson became a very goodrtant movement.a one letter he criticizes kennedy for what he thinks is kowtow to the southern governors. he was because he wanted their vote but fell last letter i think from the civil-rights section thater in e jackie robinson writes for the day after robert is shotin down in front of his life here and kids in the a driveway it is just so to pair nd he ends by it saying are you going to doand hn not start protecting about dr. king? you don't...
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i just wanted to compliment you. >> yeah, i think you know what -- i think bringing jackie robinson into white baseball probably accelerated the civil rights movement by at least a decade. >> jimmy: i was amazing. and to watch the movie, it's very moving. it's a moving movie. [ light laughter ] oh, boy. [ laughter ] when you look at me -- when you look at me -- >> yes. >> jimmy: do you see -- do you see a manly man? [ laughter ] do you see a mirror image of yourself? [ laughter ] >> no. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: hey, come on! can't you lie? [ laughter and applause ] come on! >> no, i'm obviously much better looking than you. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i've had some work done. i was much better looking when i was younger. >> i used to be. >> jimmy: here's what we kind of have in common. you have a ranch. don't you have a ranch in wyoming? >> i do. i do. >> jimmy: i've been to a ranch. >> you have? >> jimmy: yes. >> what did you do while you were there? did you ranch? >> jimmy: i ranched around. i became a man. >> you became a man? >> jimmy: i became a man. i went to a bar a ranch in encampment,
i just wanted to compliment you. >> yeah, i think you know what -- i think bringing jackie robinson into white baseball probably accelerated the civil rights movement by at least a decade. >> jimmy: i was amazing. and to watch the movie, it's very moving. it's a moving movie. [ light laughter ] oh, boy. [ laughter ] when you look at me -- when you look at me -- >> yes. >> jimmy: do you see -- do you see a manly man? [ laughter ] do you see a mirror image of yourself? [...
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i would want to play just for historical memory, say i would want to play against jackie robinson. i would -- >> rose: 40 and 42. >> i would say more so, charlie i would want to play with jackie robinson, i would want to play henry aaron, i would want to play with willie mays. i would want to play are roberto clemente and i would want to play with or against kofax, i probably wouldn't get any hits but i would want to see, i have played against gibson in all-star games but never played against him when he was slicing the bread up. >> rose: one of those, i mean, robert at that was from what ten american america but the other one is kofax. >> duke schneider was my favorite player. >> rose: really? >> i didn't say it, though because as a young kid in the fifties, and in the sixties, your favorite player had to be jackie robinson. >> rose: you are not allowed to say -- because of the role he played -- >> that's right. i rooted for duke schneider because he was left-handed and hit home runs. >> rose: who did you have -- who was the toughest pitcher for you? >> rose: other than kofax? >>
i would want to play just for historical memory, say i would want to play against jackie robinson. i would -- >> rose: 40 and 42. >> i would say more so, charlie i would want to play with jackie robinson, i would want to play henry aaron, i would want to play with willie mays. i would want to play are roberto clemente and i would want to play with or against kofax, i probably wouldn't get any hits but i would want to see, i have played against gibson in all-star games but never...
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and there's a letter in the civil rights section in which jackie robinson writes the day after evans is shot down in the driveway. and i won't even try to pair appears that. and he ends it by saying that you have to start protecting doctor king and he don't think you're going to get it and talk about prophecy. and as brilliantly as i write. and he writes a lot with courage and vigor. those are two qualities that he most admires. in view state use state and think that it is unwavering sense of duty, which most defines them. >> he asks and he writes like 10 letters, begging to get sent to the south pacific. and he has, as i said earlier, an incredible sense of history. and i started to say before, as a historian i love the what-if questions, one of the civil war was won by the south. when i wrote the book the resolute, i couldn't keep writing it all the time. and he was missing and they have gps and they say that it takes a left at the wall, there he is, make it on a cell phone and they say, john, where the heck are you after 33 years. to get serious. so what if kennedy had lived? so w
and there's a letter in the civil rights section in which jackie robinson writes the day after evans is shot down in the driveway. and i won't even try to pair appears that. and he ends it by saying that you have to start protecting doctor king and he don't think you're going to get it and talk about prophecy. and as brilliantly as i write. and he writes a lot with courage and vigor. those are two qualities that he most admires. in view state use state and think that it is unwavering sense of...
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you know, it was before jackie robinson. it was before martin luther king. it was before the armed forces were integrated. it was before rosa parks. it was really the dark ages in the history of civil rights in this country, and all of a sudden, a 23-year-old woman, billie holiday, is singing about lynching. and i think that the song had enormous shock value. it just sort of jolted people in a way they'd never been jolted before, and i think it kind of emboldened other people who cared about these things to try to do something about it. so the song had an enormous impact. let's take a moment and give our viewers a chance to hear this extraordinary song. (holiday) ♪ southern trees ♪ bear a strange fruit: ♪ blood on the leaves ♪ and blood at the root, ♪ black bodies swingin' ♪ in the southern breeze. ♪ strange fruit hangin' ♪ from the poplar trees. ♪ the voice of billie holiday. in your book, you quote the late jazz writer leonard feather as saying that "strange fruit is the first significant protest "in words and music, the first unmuted cry
you know, it was before jackie robinson. it was before martin luther king. it was before the armed forces were integrated. it was before rosa parks. it was really the dark ages in the history of civil rights in this country, and all of a sudden, a 23-year-old woman, billie holiday, is singing about lynching. and i think that the song had enormous shock value. it just sort of jolted people in a way they'd never been jolted before, and i think it kind of emboldened other people who cared about...
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the jackie robinson movie is a classic example of using it historically appropriate to remind people what life was like. do you look at the industry and say you know what, where are you on the use of pop culturizing the word? >> i have been against it. i had endless debates with some of my friends and hop and some of them younger saying i don't agree with it. we had friends that fell out with me about it. do i not agree with it. the hypocrisy is they know better than to do that with other groups. if they really do it with free speech, why are they so careful not to offend others. if the n word is not a denigrating term for blacks, what is it? if it's not the n word, there is no word that does and works for everybody else. come on. they are taking the cheap way out. >> let's talk about matt barnes who made no apologies and said i will keep using it. what would you say to them? >> i would say if he wants to keep using it, fine. if he does it in the locker room, he should be fired. if he does it in any other workplace site, he should be fired like anyone would for sexis or homophobic te
the jackie robinson movie is a classic example of using it historically appropriate to remind people what life was like. do you look at the industry and say you know what, where are you on the use of pop culturizing the word? >> i have been against it. i had endless debates with some of my friends and hop and some of them younger saying i don't agree with it. we had friends that fell out with me about it. do i not agree with it. the hypocrisy is they know better than to do that with other...
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i think everybody saw "42" about jackie robinson. did you see it? >> i did not actually. >> you should. it's great and about a guy incredibly gifted as an athlete. great athlete and great baseball player. he gets in the major leagues as the first african-american player, but his biggest challenge is not to fight back. i imagine what it must have been like for the president of the united states to watch that in the family movie theater and i'm sure he did and watch the guy and said to himself a thousand times in an hour and a half, that's what i do every day. >> right. especially if the first term when he was the first one, the first african-american occupant of the oval office. all eyes are on him. as i've written before and as chairman steele knows as an african-american and an african-american man, the idea of showing anger, rage, anything whether you are a garbage collector or you're president of the united states is a no-no. if you're an african-american man. now, you know, freed by not having to have to run for re-election, the president can be
i think everybody saw "42" about jackie robinson. did you see it? >> i did not actually. >> you should. it's great and about a guy incredibly gifted as an athlete. great athlete and great baseball player. he gets in the major leagues as the first african-american player, but his biggest challenge is not to fight back. i imagine what it must have been like for the president of the united states to watch that in the family movie theater and i'm sure he did and watch the guy...
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. >> jackie robinson, hank airplane, willy mays went through tough times. racism, catcalling even from the other dug you were second generation. did that exist? >> yes, it did. it existed as far back as college where they had to vote when we were going to travel who would room with me on the road. >> a vote? >> p at arizona state. our captain of the team didn't allow the vote. he said, i'm going to room with reggie. from there i went to spring training in georgia. we stayed barrack. we were recommended not to go into town. don't be out after 10:00 at night. it was in waycross, georgia. from there i was selected to go to birmingham, alabama. i asked not to go. i was afraid to go. >> this was in the early '60s, mid '60s. >> yes. >> did it stay with you? >> it's with me to this day. i was a large black man. you get on an elevator in a strange place and someone doesn't recognize you. i have noticed a woman move the bag to oh the other arm. >> you see it. on the other hand, there are always two hands. you became wealthy, famous and, i think have had a good life.
. >> jackie robinson, hank airplane, willy mays went through tough times. racism, catcalling even from the other dug you were second generation. did that exist? >> yes, it did. it existed as far back as college where they had to vote when we were going to travel who would room with me on the road. >> a vote? >> p at arizona state. our captain of the team didn't allow the vote. he said, i'm going to room with reggie. from there i went to spring training in georgia. we...
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another one i sent about jackie robinson on the anniversary of robinson breaking into the major leagues. so there are some occasions where there's overlap with what's happening in the news. but hopefully both for the president and for other people, they'll be more focused on eternal principles. >> you mentioned your father passing away. you mentioned that happened in 2005. you were in the white house at that time and you say this -- you write in your book, he paused and looked at me in the eye, then he told me about his dad, his father's troubles, what it was like to learn from him as a teenager about basketball, about jazz, how it felt when he got the news that he had died. he concluded by giving you a hug you say. he said, i'll be praying for you and i want you to let me know if you need anything at all. how has the president's faith evolved over time, since when you first met him until today? >> i think it's grown. it's strengthened. because he's cultivated it in quiet ways. he prays with pastors in the oval office as often as he can. he'll take his family to church quietly, sort of
another one i sent about jackie robinson on the anniversary of robinson breaking into the major leagues. so there are some occasions where there's overlap with what's happening in the news. but hopefully both for the president and for other people, they'll be more focused on eternal principles. >> you mentioned your father passing away. you mentioned that happened in 2005. you were in the white house at that time and you say this -- you write in your book, he paused and looked at me in...
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the reason that they signed jackie robinson is because he thought he could make money off of him and when it comes to bringing new products to market this is another distinction. for everybody to have a 1998 nokia cell phone or the iphone 12. if they actually put up the money to create the iphone 12 in al12and12 inall the people that. the beautiful thing about capitalism as opposed to socialism it is inherently altruistic. it's the notion that if i don't give you something that you want, i will starve. it's about the idea that if you don't give me something that i want, i will starve you. it's inherently selfish. so the idea that socialism is somehow some sort of a great moral good is just a lie. capitalism is the moral good because it demands of view, the individual everybody else is responsible for making it better. capitalism forces you to go out and create for you and your family and to make something better not just for you and your family but the other person you're dealing with, volunteerism and the belief in auditing and is the root and freedom area to true freedom is capital
the reason that they signed jackie robinson is because he thought he could make money off of him and when it comes to bringing new products to market this is another distinction. for everybody to have a 1998 nokia cell phone or the iphone 12. if they actually put up the money to create the iphone 12 in al12and12 inall the people that. the beautiful thing about capitalism as opposed to socialism it is inherently altruistic. it's the notion that if i don't give you something that you want, i will...
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, robinson was a biblical and normal miracle. he probably was not even the best player in the negro leaks, but the best all-night athlete in american history. .. >> 154-game season and the intense concentration involved in hitting a rocketing round ball with a round bat. and when in the field, tensing in anticipation on at least 120 pitches every game. robinson had to excel at the most difficult game under the most difficult of conditions. with the attention of black america focused on his every at bat, he succeeded in in spite of excrew chaiting -- excruciating tension. he became the perfect model for black americans and for white americans too. his style of play was everything that blacks were then rarely allowed to be; confident, aggressive, dashing, aristocratic. in a 1947 game with the archrival giants with the score tied and one out, robinson doubled. when he tagged and went to third on a flyout, a giant official complained that's bush league stuff. with two occupants he's just -- outs he's just as valuable on second as he
, robinson was a biblical and normal miracle. he probably was not even the best player in the negro leaks, but the best all-night athlete in american history. .. >> 154-game season and the intense concentration involved in hitting a rocketing round ball with a round bat. and when in the field, tensing in anticipation on at least 120 pitches every game. robinson had to excel at the most difficult game under the most difficult of conditions. with the attention of black america focused on...