WEBVTT 1 00:00:14.820 --> 00:00:17.900 They give you fellow something to talk about and ask questions about. 2 00:00:17.960 --> 00:00:20.720 They're of no use whatever in a convention. 3 00:00:21.400 --> 00:00:26.920 For this reason, I think there are only three out of the presidential primaries that are 4 00:00:26.920 --> 00:00:29.380 binding and the rest of them aren't. 5 00:00:29.380 --> 00:00:32.320 They can either go by them or do as they please with them. 6 00:00:32.740 --> 00:00:35.720 And they're not in some instances where they are binding. 7 00:00:36.200 --> 00:00:40.780 They do not limit them to a party primary. 8 00:00:41.720 --> 00:00:44.660 They can cross over and vote on both sides of the thing. 9 00:00:44.920 --> 00:00:53.960 And you wouldn't have any in that case, you would hardly ever have any conventions 10 00:00:53.960 --> 00:00:58.720 except to pass resolutions on what the platform of the party ought to be. 11 00:00:59.380 --> 00:01:04.760 Mr. President, you referred to presidential, presidential primaries as I watch. 12 00:01:05.120 --> 00:01:07.480 How do you feel about state nominated primaries? 13 00:01:07.880 --> 00:01:11.740 State nominating primaries are statewide and they're perfectly all right. 14 00:01:11.780 --> 00:01:13.920 I've been through two of them myself. 15 00:01:15.020 --> 00:01:17.540 And to the bitterest fights I ever had in my life, but I won them. 16 00:01:17.900 --> 00:01:19.440 But that's a different matter entirely. 17 00:01:19.740 --> 00:01:24.380 Now I'm putting the whole United States on the same basis as a statewide primary is. 18 00:01:24.580 --> 00:01:26.460 Well, how do you feel in particular about the state primaries? 19 00:01:26.500 --> 00:01:27.780 Is it a worthwhile institution? 20 00:01:27.780 --> 00:01:29.780 Oh yes, I really think it is. 21 00:01:30.000 --> 00:01:32.140 But here's the thing you want to take into consideration. 22 00:01:32.980 --> 00:01:36.900 Out in the world is a man going to make a campaign for president of the United States 23 00:01:36.900 --> 00:01:40.460 and at the same time make a president of the campaign to be nominated 24 00:01:40.460 --> 00:01:43.160 for president of the United States in 50 states now. 25 00:01:43.540 --> 00:01:45.520 It's almost a physical impossibility. 26 00:01:45.560 --> 00:01:46.680 I don't think it could be done. 27 00:01:47.000 --> 00:01:48.120 Now that's my honest opinion. 28 00:01:48.360 --> 00:01:49.100 Mr. President. 29 00:01:49.140 --> 00:01:49.560 Yes. 30 00:01:49.560 --> 00:01:53.920 Just to tell you something, if you were to go to the store and ask them what this is, 31 00:01:53.920 --> 00:01:58.560 if anyone came to my store and asked what this is, that's all I'm allowed to do. 32 00:01:58.920 --> 00:01:59.380 I would too. 33 00:01:59.580 --> 00:02:02.860 Now I sent you a telegram telling you just exactly what I'd do. 34 00:02:03.160 --> 00:02:05.660 But I wouldn't throw them out if they came in there to buy 35 00:02:05.660 --> 00:02:07.460 and said I don't know if they're hating themselves at the counter, 36 00:02:07.500 --> 00:02:08.700 just like any other customer. 37 00:02:09.060 --> 00:02:11.200 But if they came in there to close up my place of business, 38 00:02:11.340 --> 00:02:12.640 they'd have a hard time doing it. 39 00:02:12.680 --> 00:02:15.580 Does it seem to us that you are supposed to be a citizen of the United States? 40 00:02:15.700 --> 00:02:17.580 Yes, I think they're foolish in doing that. 41 00:02:17.580 --> 00:02:20.680 They're causing ill will among the people who want to be their friends. 42 00:02:20.680 --> 00:02:22.160 Is there any alternative? 43 00:02:22.780 --> 00:02:24.060 Yes, there's an alternative. 44 00:02:24.100 --> 00:02:25.280 Of course there's an alternative. 45 00:02:25.420 --> 00:02:26.800 We're working on it all the time. 46 00:02:27.420 --> 00:02:31.820 Have you ever read the book that I had published when I was president of the United States 47 00:02:33.060 --> 00:02:34.700 to secure these rights? 48 00:02:34.800 --> 00:02:36.020 If you haven't, you get it in reading. 49 00:02:36.180 --> 00:02:36.900 You'll find out something. 50 00:02:36.900 --> 00:02:38.380 Maybe you don't know if you haven't read it. 51 00:02:38.920 --> 00:02:39.460 I haven't read it. 52 00:02:39.480 --> 00:02:41.160 All right then, you know what it means. 53 00:02:41.300 --> 00:02:42.420 But there's no real reason for it. 54 00:02:42.560 --> 00:02:44.260 Well, yes, there's discrimination. 55 00:02:44.380 --> 00:02:47.420 And the only way to overcome that is by goodwill and common sense. 56 00:02:47.420 --> 00:02:49.880 And you can't do it by closing up a man's place of business. 57 00:02:50.040 --> 00:02:52.680 You just make sympathy for him like you did with me. 58 00:02:54.940 --> 00:02:55.580 On your friends. 59 00:02:58.220 --> 00:03:01.040 Good way to lose friends, non-influenced people. 60 00:03:08.620 --> 00:03:10.940 I think he's got perfect rights to do it if he wants to. 61 00:03:12.640 --> 00:03:13.900 What's wrong with it? 62 00:03:14.100 --> 00:03:15.440 Is it different from any other citizen? 63 00:03:15.440 --> 00:03:18.140 I guess a whole lot of you fellas are going to endorse him. 64 00:03:18.140 --> 00:03:20.620 Did you endorse a candidate when you were president? 65 00:03:20.620 --> 00:03:21.520 Yes, I did. 66 00:03:21.760 --> 00:03:23.240 His name was Adley Stevenson. 67 00:03:23.860 --> 00:03:24.980 Did you endorse him again, sir? 68 00:03:25.520 --> 00:03:26.920 We'll wait and see about that. 69 00:03:29.160 --> 00:03:31.200 He has announced that he's a candidate yet. 70 00:03:33.920 --> 00:03:36.340 How do you feel about Mr. Simonson? 71 00:03:38.260 --> 00:03:40.260 I think it was a proper thing for him to do. 72 00:03:40.280 --> 00:03:42.680 If he's going to run for president, he's got to announce it sometime. 73 00:03:45.440 --> 00:03:49.020 He's got to announce that he wins by a big victory in the campaign he's made. 74 00:03:49.340 --> 00:03:52.300 If he will, what will that do in your candidate? 75 00:03:53.380 --> 00:03:54.700 How do you know he's my candidate? 76 00:03:54.800 --> 00:03:56.020 I haven't announced it for anybody. 77 00:03:56.260 --> 00:03:59.500 You're putting words in my mouth that haven't come out of it yet. 78 00:04:00.040 --> 00:04:02.100 Would you like to make out and enter a primary with the president? 79 00:04:02.380 --> 00:04:03.160 No, I don't. 80 00:04:03.260 --> 00:04:04.720 I advise him not to do it. 81 00:04:05.080 --> 00:04:07.400 And I advise all the rest of them not to do it too. 82 00:04:08.460 --> 00:04:11.640 Just like I told you a while ago, I don't think they amount to anything. 83 00:04:12.020 --> 00:04:13.400 Except for you to talk about it. 84 00:04:13.400 --> 00:04:21.820 What is your attitude towards the handicap that a Catholic has such as for elections to the presidency? 85 00:04:22.000 --> 00:04:24.660 I've never admitted that there wasn't any such handicap. 86 00:04:25.340 --> 00:04:29.720 The only handicap for in that situation is the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. 87 00:04:29.820 --> 00:04:31.400 If you haven't read it, you better read it. 88 00:04:31.680 --> 00:04:36.600 A man's otherwise qualified as religion oughtn't to enter into a campaign for the presidency of the United States. 89 00:04:36.640 --> 00:04:38.360 And I've said that all over the United States. 90 00:04:38.580 --> 00:04:40.420 I'm saying it again here for your benefit. 91 00:04:40.420 --> 00:04:44.180 I'd like to put them aside. 92 00:04:45.640 --> 00:04:45.640 93 00:04:46.740 --> 00:04:47.840 Somebody asked me a question? 94 00:04:48.080 --> 00:04:49.700 I'm in favor of Senator Kennedy. 95 00:04:52.340 --> 00:05:00.060 Well, if Senator Kennedy continues to win in primaries, Mr. President, don't you think that's going to give him an overwhelming advantage? 96 00:05:00.600 --> 00:05:04.940 Well, now, if you want to be a political pollster and a prophet, that's your business, not mine. 97 00:05:05.360 --> 00:05:08.800 The Democratic National Convention will decide who the candidate will be. 98 00:05:08.800 --> 00:05:12.060 And I'm anticipating being present at that convention. 99 00:05:13.880 --> 00:05:15.220 I can't tell you yet. 100 00:05:15.760 --> 00:05:19.120 The Missouri Convention hasn't met and they elect the delegates in the convention. 101 00:05:23.980 --> 00:05:26.560 I have never seen it have any value yet. 102 00:05:32.500 --> 00:05:33.060 Yes. 103 00:05:33.720 --> 00:05:35.280 You know when the first dark horse was? 104 00:05:36.540 --> 00:05:37.100 No. 105 00:05:38.140 --> 00:05:40.060 When James K. Polk was nominated. 106 00:05:41.160 --> 00:05:42.300 And Polk came out. 107 00:05:43.040 --> 00:05:44.260 And he was only elected once. 108 00:05:44.380 --> 00:05:46.700 And that is by the Chicago Tribune on the day of the election. 109 00:05:46.720 --> 00:05:47.480 I don't see the parallels. 110 00:05:48.240 --> 00:05:50.960 They're just exactly in the same line that you're talking about. 111 00:05:52.000 --> 00:05:57.580 You fellas have made up your mind that somebody's going to be president and you're not going to be convinced until you're convinced by the election. 112 00:05:57.780 --> 00:05:58.600 And that's the way you all are. 113 00:05:58.960 --> 00:06:03.320 Mr. Truman, would you care to discuss the other possible Democratic candidates for Senator Johnson? 114 00:06:03.880 --> 00:06:06.840 Yes, I know all of them and I like every single one of them. 115 00:06:06.860 --> 00:06:09.700 It's been my privilege to introduce them at various places. 116 00:06:10.380 --> 00:06:11.480 They're all good men. 117 00:06:12.020 --> 00:06:17.280 And it's a wonderful thing that the Democratic Party can produce so many able and competent candidates. 118 00:06:17.600 --> 00:06:20.040 And the Republicans can only produce one. 119 00:06:20.260 --> 00:06:21.460 And I don't think he's confident. 120 00:06:21.520 --> 00:06:22.480 So there you are. 121 00:06:23.580 --> 00:06:27.260 Can you give us your estimate of the major campaign? 122 00:06:28.320 --> 00:06:29.900 What the major issue is? 123 00:06:33.580 --> 00:06:36.920 That's the way the former president reacted to today's questioning in Chicago. 124 00:06:37.080 --> 00:06:39.320 Now back to John Bailey in New York. 125 00:06:39.880 --> 00:06:40.880 Let's try it once more. 126 00:06:40.900 --> 00:06:41.360 Keep it rolling. 127 00:06:41.640 --> 00:06:42.460 Keep it rolling, will you, Tony? 128 00:06:43.120 --> 00:06:46.180 That's the way the former president reacted to today's questioning in Chicago. 129 00:06:46.620 --> 00:06:48.500 Now back to John Bailey in New York. 130 00:06:50.120 --> 00:06:50.560 Now that's good. 131 00:06:50.580 --> 00:06:50.920 Thanks.