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Do these look real?
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No.
No.
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Where's Phyllis?
She's up next.
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Oh, um,
she's already there waiting.
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Next, we have the wife
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of one of our biggest donors‐‐
Mrs. J. Fred Schlafly.
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Ready for summer
in this patriotic swimsuit
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courtesy of Marshall Field.
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Fred is an attorney
in Alton, Illinois.
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He and his wife have been active
in the Republican Party
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for many years, and we thank
them for coming out to support
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Congressman Phil Crane's
re‐election campaign.
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And next up is
Mrs. Philip Crane,
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the wife of the man of the hour.
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Looks smart
in this evening dress
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from Neiman Marcus. It's...
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Are you gonna buy the mink?
I prefer sable.
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Thank God they asked you
to model this time.
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You know,
when you were campaigning,
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I got stuck with the bikini,
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and I'd just given birth to
Sarah about 10 minutes earlier.
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You ran an incredible campaign
that year.
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Oh, thank you.
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If only you didn't have
to be a man to win downstate.
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Oh, that wasn't the issue.
It was a terrible year for us.
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You'd have to go back to 1934
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to find such a bad year
for Republicans.
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My husband won.
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Well, Fred said I would have won
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if the Democrats hadn't rigged
the congressional map
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in their favor.
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How are your kids adjusting
to D. C. life?
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You bought a house
in Alexandria.
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McLean.
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Oh, I hear that's
a lovely neighborhood.
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Are you ladies decent?
Hi!
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Oh.
Hi.
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Did you have a good time
out there?
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Women: Yes.
Okay.
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Now shoo, so we can get changed.
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Okay, well, thank you all again.
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This event wouldn't be a success
without you,
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and I look forward to having you
on my show next week.
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Mm‐hmm.
Uh, please wear that.
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Mike, what do we do?
I can't block that lens.
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Check. Check camera two.
Over there for me.
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Okay, just watch that.
Take it down, okay?
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Looks good.
We need to white balance.
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What about off her face?
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Good afternoon, gentlemen.
Good afternoon, Mr. Crane.
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How are you? I'm so sorry
to keep you waiting.
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No.
Hi.
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Hey. I had to release
a statement
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on the Consumer Product
Safety Act.
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Oh. How will you vote?
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You'll have to ask
my chief of staff.
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Mr. Crane, we're starting
in about a minute.
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All right. Okay, so I will
begin by introducing the topic.
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Mm‐hmm.
And then I'm gonna ask you
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to weigh in. It's debate style.
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But I'm gonna throw you
some easy questions
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so you don't seem in over
your head, okay? Thank you.
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Okay.
Thank you, sir.
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And I might disagree with you
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just to make it more fun
for the viewers, so...
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Relax. Look like you're
having fun, even if you're not.
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And, uh, don't forget to smile.
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What?
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Smile with teeth.
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Rolling!
You wanna practice?
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I think I've got it.
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Okay. We're up.
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Action.
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Good evening and welcome
to "Conservative Viewpoint."
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I'm your host, Philip Crane.
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My guest tonight hails
from our home state of Illinois.
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She burst
onto the national scene in 1964,
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when she wrote
"A Choice Not an Echo,"
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which sold 3 million copies
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and was widely credited
with helping Barry Goldwater
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secure the Republican
presidential nomination.
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She has since authored
four books on nuclear strategy
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and served
in national party offices.
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Please welcome Phyllis Schlafly.
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Well, thank you for having me.
Absolutely.
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You know, I gotta know...
Mm‐hmm.
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How does a housewife
with six children
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from Alton, Illinois,
become so interested
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in national defense
and nuclear warfare?
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Well, I was
at Washington University
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studying political science
when World War II broke out,
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and I worked nights as a gunner
and a ballistics technician.
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A regular Rosie the Riveter.
Yes, that's right, so‐‐
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Uh, tonight's topic
is the crisis
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in America's defense posture,
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specifically the Strategic Arms
Limitation Talks, or SALT.
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Now should we accept a deal
with a regime as reprehensible
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as Brezhnev's Soviet Union?
From a defense standpoint,
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this pact serves
certain common interests‐‐
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namely, the avoidance
of nuclear war.
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You would agree
with that assessment, Phyllis?
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Well, not entirely, no.
Not entirely?
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Which part don't you agree with?
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Well, I'm afraid all of it,
Phil.
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You see, the U. S. delegation
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has naively been telling
the Russians, you know,
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"Peace is wonderful. Try it.
You'll like it."
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It's like Life cereal.
But I think they're gonna get
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the last laugh
because the only country
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that's gonna comply with
the pact is the United States.
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They don't comply,
we'll know, won't we?
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The experts maintain we have
the most advanced satellite
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technology systems in the world.
Yes, but these are
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the same experts that
didn't find the missiles
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that went into Cuba in 1962.
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I mean, they didn't even detect
the Soviet‐built MiG‐17
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flying from Cuba
to Homestead Air Force Base
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in Florida two years ago.
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Uh, so you think we're
proceeding down the wrong path
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with the SALT talks.
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Yeah, well, not only are
we proceeding
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down the wrong path, Phil,
but Nixon's leading the parade.
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All right.
Well, we will be right back
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after this commercial on more
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks.
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Cut.
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And I am having so much fun.
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Well, that was... electrifying.
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You are‐‐Wow.
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You are a star.
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These sound guys‐‐you know,
they listen to everything.
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Oh.
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Am I gonna see you
on the campaign trail?
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I don't know.
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I have to see what
the county chairman decides.
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I've already lost twice.
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Well, the third time's a charm.
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You know, there's things
you can do
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to get these county chairmen
to come knock on your door.
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Hmm?
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I can introduce you
to some money guys.
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When are you next in D. C.?
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I'm not sure.
Well, Ashbrook and I
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are setting up a meeting
with Goldwater.
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He's our best hope at convincing
Nixon not to sign this treaty.
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And I think you should come
for that.
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Really?
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You know more than any of us
about SALT.
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Well, that would be wonderful.
Thank you.
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You tried Marshall Field's?
Mm‐hmm, yes.
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How about Scrugg's?
Yes.
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Oh, nothing at Scrugg's?
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Well, yes,
but she says nothing fits.
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Well, I'll have to go back
in the city and look some more.
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Your sister can't do it?
She lives right there.
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No. She works.
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I... work.
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You're a good daughter.
You're coming, right?
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I don't think so.
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The girls will want
their Aunt Eleanor there.
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We only call it
the Mother‐Daughter luncheon
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because we're trying to attract
a younger generation.
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It's not literal.
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It's open to any member
of the DAR.
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Willie just pulled these
out of the oven.
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Snuck you a couple.
Thank you, Leonia.
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Andy was looking
for his Little League uniform.
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Oh, it's still in the dryer,
Miss Schlafly.
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Thank you.
Thank you.
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Do you remember Raymond Bacha?
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Yeah, I saw him
at Phil Crane's fundraiser.
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He's divorced now.
Oh, that's too bad.
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Oh, no. No. No.
He's nice‐looking,
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and his children
are mostly grown.
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Do you want me to talk to Fred?
I think he represented him once.
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I don't think so.
He's Catholic.
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He is nice‐looking.
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Oh.
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What are you smiling about?
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The judges approved
the redistricting plan.
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Mm‐hmm.
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"The new map could mean
the defeat
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"of downstate Democrat
Representative George E. Shipley
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of the 23rd district."
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I need to talk to Fred.
W‐Would you...
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Drop Andy off at practice.
Thank you!
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Well, what do you think of him?
Well, I don't.
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Hmm, but you're friendly
enough to call him.
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Well, I guess so,
but why am I calling him?
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To introduce him to your sister.
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But why?
Oh. Because he's divorced.
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Well, Eleanor's too old for him.
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No, he's older than she is.
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Raymond is
a very successful man.
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If he remarries, it'll be
to someone much younger.
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Don't give me that look.
It's biology.
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That is not biology.
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I married someone much younger.
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And here I thought
you married me for my mind.
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Not only did I marry you
for your mind,
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it's the reason I fall more
in love with you every day.
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I just love to watch
the way your mind works.
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Well, can you see the way
it's working right now?
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Let's see. This morning,
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I noticed that article
in the paper
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about the remapping
of congressional districts.
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Next thing you know,
my wife shows up at the office
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under the pretext of buying
my mother‐in‐law a dress.
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Oh, I do need to buy mother
a dress.
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The muffins are the pretext.
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Don't forget to sign
the charge card application.
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I know you don't want
to hear this,
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but, uh, our district
has only changed
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from slightly Democratic
to slightly Republican.
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Well, I was only
slightly defeated.
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You have a nice home here.
You can do whatever you like.
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Write books, your newsletter.
Give lectures.
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In Congress,
I would have influence.
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I could get
on the Armed Services Committee.
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They'll put you on
Natural Resources or Judiciary
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and expect you
to toe the party line.
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Isn't this why we got involved
in politics‐‐to do our duty?
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To guarantee that our children
grow up
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in a free and independent
country?
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That's a nice trick,
repeating me back to me.
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Still, I haven't recovered
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from all the money
I sunk into your last bid.
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What about Clem?
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I don't know. Maybe you could
run into him at the club.
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I heard there were muffins.
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May I?
I brought them for the office.
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Ooh. Nancy won't keep any
sweets around the house.
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She wants to try to lose
the baby weight.
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How is the baby?
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Oh, he mostly just sits there.
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Nancy keeps telling me
to talk to him,
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but what am I supposed to talk
to him about, Vietnam?
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These are delicious.
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Have you ever thought about
starting a baking business?
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No, I've never thought
about that.
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I, uh, I'll talk to Clem.
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Will you invite him and Jessie
for dinner?
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Mm‐hmm.
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So I can be there.
Mm‐hmm.
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Ah!
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Oh.
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But everyone keeps telling me
it's more convenient.
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Formula just doesn't have
all the vitamins
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your baby needs
for his immune system.
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And it doesn't help you
lose the baby weight.
250
00:13:11,825 --> 00:13:14,070
Oh, I thought that was a myth.
No, let me tell you something.
251
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I was 40 by the time
I nursed Anne,
252
00:13:16,262 --> 00:13:18,665
and after six months,
I weighed the same I did
253
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on the day I was married.
254
00:13:20,200 --> 00:13:22,335
Still do. You looked
teeny‐tiny like Cheryl Tiegs
255
00:13:22,402 --> 00:13:24,404
on Phil Crane's show,
and supposedly,
256
00:13:24,470 --> 00:13:26,940
those television cameras
add 10 pounds.
257
00:13:27,007 --> 00:13:28,241
You watched it.
258
00:13:28,308 --> 00:13:32,078
Of course I did.
I'm your biggest booster.
259
00:13:32,145 --> 00:13:33,923
Although, I have to be honest.
I was surprised
260
00:13:33,947 --> 00:13:35,816
that you didn't come out
strongly
261
00:13:35,882 --> 00:13:37,159
against
the Equal Rights Amendment.
262
00:13:37,183 --> 00:13:38,427
Oh, I don't know what all
the fuss is about.
263
00:13:38,451 --> 00:13:40,587
I mean, there are so many more
pressing issues
264
00:13:40,654 --> 00:13:42,188
like national security.
265
00:13:42,255 --> 00:13:43,800
Well, this is a matter
of national security.
266
00:13:43,824 --> 00:13:46,092
They're going to ship
our daughters off to Vietnam.
267
00:13:46,159 --> 00:13:48,061
Women could be subject
to the draft?
268
00:13:48,128 --> 00:13:49,572
And I heard it would get rid
of alimony.
269
00:13:49,596 --> 00:13:51,273
Oh, I heard that, too.
Buck could walk out on me
270
00:13:51,297 --> 00:13:52,866
after 25 years
without paying a dime.
271
00:13:52,933 --> 00:13:54,367
I'd be left with nothing.
272
00:13:54,434 --> 00:13:56,737
You know, this would be
a good topic for the luncheon.
273
00:13:56,803 --> 00:13:58,338
I'm not the only one concerned.
274
00:13:58,404 --> 00:14:00,306
Buck's never going to leave you.
275
00:14:00,373 --> 00:14:02,142
Oh, only because I'd kill him
if he did.
276
00:14:02,208 --> 00:14:04,310
You have nothing to worry about.
277
00:14:04,377 --> 00:14:07,113
You have skills and been
politicking for years.
278
00:14:07,180 --> 00:14:09,816
Well, yes, but I barely
receive an income for it.
279
00:14:09,883 --> 00:14:12,418
I mean, I couldn't do what I do
without Fred's support.
280
00:14:12,485 --> 00:14:15,656
Still, you're not just
a housewife.
281
00:14:15,722 --> 00:14:17,190
You're never just a housewife.
282
00:14:17,257 --> 00:14:19,192
There's no more important job
for a woman.
283
00:14:19,259 --> 00:14:21,294
Well, tell that to the host
of the dinner party
284
00:14:21,361 --> 00:14:23,630
we were invited to last week.
285
00:14:23,697 --> 00:14:25,932
He was introducing everyone
at the table.
286
00:14:25,999 --> 00:14:26,933
Mm‐hmm.
Two of the wives work.
287
00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:28,669
One's a lawyer.
One's in business.
288
00:14:28,735 --> 00:14:32,939
And after he introduced Buck,
he skips over me completely,
289
00:14:33,006 --> 00:14:34,908
doesn't even say my name.
290
00:14:34,975 --> 00:14:36,309
Hmm.
291
00:14:36,376 --> 00:14:39,513
Thank you, Gloria Steinem.
292
00:14:41,114 --> 00:14:43,617
The rest of them I understand,
but Gloria Steinem‐‐
293
00:14:43,684 --> 00:14:46,219
she's so pretty. How could she
not find a husband?
294
00:14:46,286 --> 00:14:48,321
She doesn't want one.
295
00:14:48,388 --> 00:14:50,891
That's the whole point of the
women's liberation movement‐‐
296
00:14:50,957 --> 00:14:53,193
to be liberated from men.
297
00:14:53,259 --> 00:14:55,996
I thought the point was to be
liberated from housework.
298
00:14:56,062 --> 00:14:57,931
Your mother's all done.
299
00:14:57,998 --> 00:15:00,567
Didn't she do a wonderful job?
300
00:15:00,634 --> 00:15:03,069
Thank you so much.
It's beautiful.
301
00:15:03,136 --> 00:15:06,740
You hate it.
302
00:15:06,807 --> 00:15:09,409
I hate it.
303
00:15:21,888 --> 00:15:24,090
Do you need any help?
304
00:15:28,629 --> 00:15:30,230
Mother?
305
00:15:34,034 --> 00:15:36,269
I think that's the one.
306
00:15:37,504 --> 00:15:40,306
You don't think
it's big in the shoulders?
307
00:15:40,373 --> 00:15:42,676
We could take it
to my seamstress.
308
00:15:42,743 --> 00:15:46,412
Let me take another look.
309
00:15:50,717 --> 00:15:52,686
You have to wind the clock
every seven days,
310
00:15:52,753 --> 00:15:54,387
or it stops working.
311
00:15:54,454 --> 00:15:58,024
Well, I can't find the crank.
I should just get rid of it.
312
00:15:58,091 --> 00:16:00,994
You can't get rid
of Daddy's clock.
313
00:16:01,061 --> 00:16:03,129
I'll take it.
314
00:16:03,196 --> 00:16:05,498
It is smart.
315
00:16:05,566 --> 00:16:07,400
It's very smart.
316
00:16:09,703 --> 00:16:11,972
Did you... forget to pay
some bills?
317
00:16:12,038 --> 00:16:13,438
Why are you going
through my things?
318
00:16:13,473 --> 00:16:14,884
I wasn't going
through your things, Mother.
319
00:16:14,908 --> 00:16:18,712
They just jumped out. Do you
need me to help you manage them?
320
00:16:21,715 --> 00:16:24,384
Have you run through
your savings?
321
00:16:24,450 --> 00:16:27,387
I can't live
on my Social Security check.
322
00:16:27,453 --> 00:16:29,389
Mm‐hmm.
Your father didn't work
323
00:16:29,455 --> 00:16:31,057
long enough to be eligible...
I know.
324
00:16:31,124 --> 00:16:32,959
For a pension.
Mm‐hmm.
325
00:16:33,026 --> 00:16:37,330
He was many wonderful things.
Mother, please don't start.
326
00:16:37,397 --> 00:16:41,101
But a good provider
was not one of them.
327
00:16:41,167 --> 00:16:45,138
You're very lucky you have Fred.
328
00:16:45,205 --> 00:16:46,372
Remember to thank him for me.
329
00:16:46,439 --> 00:16:49,042
Oh, yeah.
For the dress.
330
00:16:49,109 --> 00:16:52,613
It's, uh... I love it.
331
00:17:04,124 --> 00:17:05,358
Can I have one?
332
00:17:05,425 --> 00:17:06,903
You'll ruin your appetite.
333
00:17:06,927 --> 00:17:08,695
Hi, Mommy.
Hello!
334
00:17:08,762 --> 00:17:10,006
The spinach soufflé
335
00:17:10,030 --> 00:17:11,598
will be ready in 10 minutes.
Aw.
336
00:17:11,665 --> 00:17:12,775
Everything else
is on top of the stove.
337
00:17:12,799 --> 00:17:14,968
Thank you, Willie.
Mr. Schlafly home?
338
00:17:15,035 --> 00:17:17,638
Not yet.
339
00:17:17,704 --> 00:17:21,174
Alice came by
and dropped this off for you.
340
00:17:39,159 --> 00:17:40,594
Uh, Andy.
Make yourself useful.
341
00:17:40,661 --> 00:17:41,804
Ring for dinner.
342
00:17:41,828 --> 00:17:44,931
Phyl, would you?
Anne, help your sister.
343
00:17:44,998 --> 00:17:46,633
How did it go?
344
00:17:46,700 --> 00:17:48,444
Can I take my coat off
at least and settle in?
345
00:17:48,468 --> 00:17:50,336
Here. Let me get that for you.
Who was there?
346
00:17:50,403 --> 00:17:53,974
The usual crowd, Foster, Jerry.
347
00:17:54,040 --> 00:17:57,043
So? What did Clem say?
348
00:17:57,110 --> 00:17:58,712
Can we talk about this
after dinner?
349
00:17:58,779 --> 00:18:00,380
Oh, of course.
350
00:18:04,150 --> 00:18:05,361
Can you just tell me
what he said?
351
00:18:05,385 --> 00:18:07,788
I invited him to dinner
like we discussed.
352
00:18:07,854 --> 00:18:10,423
No running, please.
Sorry, Mom.
353
00:18:10,490 --> 00:18:14,160
When?
Linda's handling it.
354
00:18:14,227 --> 00:18:16,062
But he thinks it's a good idea.
355
00:18:16,129 --> 00:18:17,139
I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
356
00:18:17,163 --> 00:18:19,766
It's just very exciting.
357
00:18:19,833 --> 00:18:22,969
Now it would be terrific
if the dinner could happen
358
00:18:23,036 --> 00:18:25,171
before my trip to D. C.
359
00:18:25,238 --> 00:18:27,808
What trip to D. C.?
360
00:18:27,874 --> 00:18:30,243
The Goldwater meeting
about SALT.
361
00:18:30,310 --> 00:18:32,478
How long will you be gone?
362
00:18:32,546 --> 00:18:34,480
It's just for the day.
Eleanor will be here.
363
00:18:34,548 --> 00:18:37,684
I don't know how you can
stand that place.
364
00:18:37,751 --> 00:18:39,986
Well, I don't love Washington
either.
365
00:18:40,053 --> 00:18:42,623
But, Fred, if I win‐‐
I‐I am not moving our family
366
00:18:42,689 --> 00:18:45,358
to that lefty,
godless swampland.
367
00:18:45,425 --> 00:18:48,094
Well, the National Air
and Space Museum's nice.
368
00:18:48,161 --> 00:18:49,863
I'm not, uh, telling you
not to run.
369
00:18:49,930 --> 00:18:52,098
I'm just telling you,
I am staying here in Alton.
370
00:18:52,165 --> 00:18:54,601
I'll commute back and forth.
371
00:18:54,668 --> 00:18:56,903
Oh, and how would that work
with the children
372
00:18:56,970 --> 00:19:01,274
and, uh, your mother?
I'll... figure it out.
373
00:19:01,341 --> 00:19:02,685
You know,
it's what congressmen do.
374
00:19:02,709 --> 00:19:05,011
They stay in their district.
375
00:19:05,078 --> 00:19:07,581
Well, it's different for a man
to leave his wife home
376
00:19:07,648 --> 00:19:09,125
and go to Washington than it is
for a woman
377
00:19:09,149 --> 00:19:12,385
to leave her whole family.
It's just plain different.
378
00:19:13,987 --> 00:19:15,221
Do you want me not to run?
379
00:19:15,288 --> 00:19:17,090
That's your decision.
380
00:19:17,157 --> 00:19:18,792
Is it?
381
00:19:18,859 --> 00:19:21,194
Well, I'm not going to
apologize for asking my wife
382
00:19:21,261 --> 00:19:22,863
not to split up the family.
383
00:19:22,929 --> 00:19:24,665
Now you're just being
ridiculous.
384
00:19:24,731 --> 00:19:29,503
I will make it work, Fred.
You won't have to do a thing.
385
00:19:29,570 --> 00:19:31,204
'Cause I don't understand
what's changed.
386
00:19:31,271 --> 00:19:33,907
You supported my run
two years ago.
387
00:19:39,179 --> 00:19:41,615
You didn't think I would win.
388
00:19:59,032 --> 00:20:01,367
All: Bless us, O Lord,
and these, Thy gifts
389
00:20:01,434 --> 00:20:04,938
which we're about to receive
from Thy bounty,
390
00:20:05,005 --> 00:20:07,574
through Christ, our Lord. Amen.
391
00:20:50,350 --> 00:20:51,284
Make your way
392
00:20:51,351 --> 00:20:53,554
over to the Capitol Building
393
00:20:53,620 --> 00:20:56,557
for the Equal Rights Amendment.
394
00:21:00,994 --> 00:21:03,496
Congresswoman Chisholm,
do you foresee any opposition
395
00:21:03,564 --> 00:21:05,265
against
the Equal Rights Amendment
396
00:21:05,331 --> 00:21:06,600
in today's debate in the House?
397
00:21:06,667 --> 00:21:08,010
Yeah, there will be a handful
of congressmen
398
00:21:08,034 --> 00:21:11,037
who will oppose the ERA
based on the belief
399
00:21:11,104 --> 00:21:13,507
that women have their place
and must be kept in it
400
00:21:13,574 --> 00:21:16,442
for their own good,
but that belief is dying.
401
00:21:16,510 --> 00:21:19,880
Now the truth is,
women have been protected
402
00:21:19,946 --> 00:21:21,882
from working as waitresses
at night
403
00:21:21,948 --> 00:21:23,283
when the tips are large,
404
00:21:23,349 --> 00:21:25,285
but they have never been
protected
405
00:21:25,351 --> 00:21:28,989
when working as charwomen,
scrubbing floors all night.
406
00:21:29,055 --> 00:21:32,926
We don't need anybody
to protect us.
407
00:21:38,765 --> 00:21:39,776
Well, it's not that I don't
want to help you get
408
00:21:39,800 --> 00:21:41,401
the raccoon out of your garage.
409
00:21:41,467 --> 00:21:45,706
It's just that Woodside
is not in my district.
410
00:21:47,007 --> 00:21:48,217
I'll tell you what.
I'm gonna have my office
411
00:21:48,241 --> 00:21:50,811
transfer you to your actual
member of Congress.
412
00:21:50,877 --> 00:21:52,989
I don't know if he answers
his own phone. Let's find out.
413
00:21:53,013 --> 00:21:54,223
Sharon, line one
414
00:21:54,247 --> 00:21:56,082
is for Pucinski's office.
415
00:21:56,149 --> 00:21:57,827
You answer your own phone.
A few times a week, yes.
416
00:21:57,851 --> 00:22:01,688
Otherwise, I... I lose sight
of the real issues
417
00:22:01,755 --> 00:22:04,558
that affect my constituents
like a backed‐up sewer,
418
00:22:04,625 --> 00:22:06,893
a missing "TV Guide,"
or a raccoon
419
00:22:06,960 --> 00:22:08,560
that has wandered
into some guy's garage.
420
00:22:08,595 --> 00:22:10,831
Oh.
You're early.
421
00:22:10,897 --> 00:22:12,709
Were you hoping to catch some
of the ERA debate?
422
00:22:12,733 --> 00:22:14,801
Oh, no.
Yeah, I didn't think so.
423
00:22:14,868 --> 00:22:16,202
And why not?
424
00:22:16,269 --> 00:22:17,738
Well, you are wearing a dress.
425
00:22:17,804 --> 00:22:19,205
Oh, libbers don't wear dresses?
426
00:22:19,272 --> 00:22:20,473
Not pink ones.
Well, actually,
427
00:22:20,541 --> 00:22:23,109
it's dusty rose.
Actually, it is distracting.
428
00:22:24,811 --> 00:22:28,114
Now I was hoping to have
that talk about, uh, the, uh,
429
00:22:28,181 --> 00:22:31,585
campaign financing before
the meeting with Goldwater.
430
00:22:31,652 --> 00:22:33,353
Right, well,
certainly his endorsement
431
00:22:33,419 --> 00:22:34,531
would mean a great deal
to donors.
432
00:22:34,555 --> 00:22:35,822
Oh, well, as will yours.
433
00:22:35,889 --> 00:22:37,591
My schedule's
a little tight today,
434
00:22:37,658 --> 00:22:39,593
but why don't we have drinks
afterwards?
435
00:22:39,660 --> 00:22:41,662
Oh, well, I'm not much
of a drinker, so...
436
00:22:41,728 --> 00:22:43,363
Oh, well, so don't drink.
Watch me drink.
437
00:22:43,429 --> 00:22:44,440
Or better yet,
let's have dinner.
438
00:22:44,464 --> 00:22:46,066
You ever been to Duke's?
439
00:22:46,132 --> 00:22:48,569
Right, well, I am scheduled
to fly out before dinnertime,
440
00:22:48,635 --> 00:22:50,436
but you, uh, mentioned
you could introduce me
441
00:22:50,504 --> 00:22:53,740
to the right people.
Perhaps, uh, Bob Dole?
442
00:22:53,807 --> 00:22:56,009
We would probably run
into him at Duke's.
443
00:22:56,076 --> 00:22:58,712
Come on. You'll love it. A lot
of lobbyists hang out there.
444
00:22:58,779 --> 00:23:01,014
A lot of PAC money to be had.
445
00:23:01,081 --> 00:23:02,883
Can you fly out in the morning?
446
00:23:04,450 --> 00:23:09,155
Well, I guess so. Uh...
447
00:23:15,061 --> 00:23:16,797
Hello.
Senator Goldwater's office.
448
00:23:25,872 --> 00:23:27,416
Well, if you're not gonna vote
449
00:23:27,440 --> 00:23:30,744
for the ERA because you think it
will boost your maverick image,
450
00:23:30,811 --> 00:23:32,613
let me tell you, Senator,
it won't.
451
00:23:32,679 --> 00:23:34,815
It will boost your image
as a chauvinist pig.
452
00:23:34,881 --> 00:23:37,718
I don't care.
I answer to a higher authority.
453
00:23:37,784 --> 00:23:39,464
Your constituents
will hold you accountable
454
00:23:39,520 --> 00:23:40,854
in the next election.
455
00:23:40,921 --> 00:23:43,123
I meant God, but what would
you know about that?
456
00:23:43,189 --> 00:23:45,526
Or Arizona. It's all Republican
all the time.
457
00:23:45,592 --> 00:23:47,293
That's the beauty of the place.
458
00:23:47,360 --> 00:23:49,271
Don't look at me like that,
Bella. I'm voting for it.
459
00:23:49,295 --> 00:23:50,831
Well, you, I like.
460
00:23:52,265 --> 00:23:54,635
Hi, Barry. You know Phyllis.
461
00:23:54,701 --> 00:23:56,570
Phyllis, nice to see you.
462
00:23:56,637 --> 00:23:58,505
Oh, the pleasure's all mine,
Senator.
463
00:23:58,572 --> 00:24:00,741
What do you make
of all this ERA business?
464
00:24:00,807 --> 00:24:02,475
It's not her area of expertise.
465
00:24:02,543 --> 00:24:03,820
She's a woman.
Yes, I think I can speak
466
00:24:03,844 --> 00:24:05,111
from my own experience.
467
00:24:05,178 --> 00:24:07,881
I've‐‐I've never been
discriminated against,
468
00:24:07,948 --> 00:24:09,883
and I think some women
like to blame sexism
469
00:24:09,950 --> 00:24:11,470
for their failures
instead of admitting
470
00:24:11,518 --> 00:24:14,755
they didn't try hard enough,
so good for you for opposing it.
471
00:24:14,821 --> 00:24:17,490
Well, not so good.
I'm the only one.
472
00:24:17,558 --> 00:24:18,835
We know you're short on time,
Barry,
473
00:24:18,859 --> 00:24:21,227
so, uh, I'll cut to the chase.
We need your help.
474
00:24:21,294 --> 00:24:24,598
You have Nixon's ear.
He must be convinced not to sign
475
00:24:24,665 --> 00:24:26,266
any arms control treaty
with Moscow.
476
00:24:26,332 --> 00:24:28,569
Oh, if, uh, if you don't mind,
477
00:24:28,635 --> 00:24:31,137
we'd rather this meeting
stay off the record.
478
00:24:31,204 --> 00:24:32,673
Margaret?
479
00:24:36,109 --> 00:24:37,520
This is Neville Chamberlain
all over again.
480
00:24:37,544 --> 00:24:40,113
Well, look, I know you're not
going to want to hear this,
481
00:24:40,180 --> 00:24:42,616
but he's determined
to sign a treaty.
482
00:24:42,683 --> 00:24:44,918
Well, I think
we should focus specifically
483
00:24:44,985 --> 00:24:47,788
on our biggest concerns
in the treaty,
484
00:24:47,854 --> 00:24:50,023
which are the ABM limitations.
485
00:24:50,090 --> 00:24:53,660
Now our superiority in MIRVs
does not compensate
486
00:24:53,727 --> 00:24:57,030
for the Russian superiority
in ICBMs, SS‐9s‐‐
487
00:24:57,097 --> 00:24:59,165
Hey, listen, could‐‐
could you take notes for us,
488
00:24:59,232 --> 00:25:01,334
you know, so that we have
an unofficial record?
489
00:25:01,401 --> 00:25:04,037
Well, you probably have
the best penmanship
490
00:25:04,104 --> 00:25:05,606
of anyone here.
491
00:25:05,672 --> 00:25:06,716
Oh, yes, of course.
492
00:25:06,740 --> 00:25:09,242
Margaret can grab you a pad.
493
00:25:10,677 --> 00:25:12,212
Okay.
494
00:25:12,278 --> 00:25:14,147
I'll be right back.
495
00:25:17,083 --> 00:25:19,128
It's a one‐sided pact that
doesn't do anything to stop...
496
00:25:19,152 --> 00:25:21,855
Hello there.
You must be Margaret.
497
00:25:21,922 --> 00:25:25,592
Could I have a... a notepad?
Of course.
498
00:25:35,936 --> 00:25:38,905
Here you go, Ms. Schlafly.
499
00:25:41,875 --> 00:25:44,010
It's Mrs. Schlafly.
500
00:25:44,845 --> 00:25:48,148
I'm married.
I'm so sorry, Mrs. Schlafly.
501
00:25:56,056 --> 00:25:58,692
Advantage in building up
their weapons
502
00:25:58,759 --> 00:26:00,661
while we've been
in a weapons freeze?
503
00:26:00,727 --> 00:26:02,863
Well, soon we'll have girls
in the foxholes,
504
00:26:02,929 --> 00:26:04,865
and then we'll really be
at a disadvantage.
505
00:26:07,000 --> 00:26:08,902
Well, I'm sorry.
I held my tongue earlier
506
00:26:08,969 --> 00:26:10,737
when you asked me
about this ERA,
507
00:26:10,804 --> 00:26:13,840
but I have to say,
if you're in favor
508
00:26:13,907 --> 00:26:15,976
of this fraudulent amendment,
I don't think you have
509
00:26:16,042 --> 00:26:18,211
any business calling yourself
a Republican.
510
00:26:20,146 --> 00:26:22,616
It's an innocuous piece
of business.
511
00:26:22,683 --> 00:26:24,017
H‐Have you read it?
512
00:26:24,084 --> 00:26:26,186
Oh, yes, I have read it,
Congressman.
513
00:26:26,252 --> 00:26:27,888
Have you read it?
514
00:26:27,954 --> 00:26:29,398
What do you mean,
have I read it?
515
00:26:29,422 --> 00:26:30,657
Have you?
Yes.
516
00:26:30,724 --> 00:26:31,992
Then what does section two say?
517
00:26:32,058 --> 00:26:33,570
I don't believe there is
a section two.
518
00:26:33,594 --> 00:26:35,128
Oh, no, section two
519
00:26:35,195 --> 00:26:37,130
states that "Congress shall
have the power
520
00:26:37,197 --> 00:26:39,465
"to enforce,
by appropriate legislation,
521
00:26:39,533 --> 00:26:41,034
the provisions of this article."
522
00:26:41,101 --> 00:26:44,838
Now if the ERA passes, it will
give the federal government
523
00:26:44,905 --> 00:26:46,306
a massive amount of power.
524
00:26:46,372 --> 00:26:48,518
I mean, are we no longer
the party of limited government
525
00:26:48,542 --> 00:26:49,943
and states' rights?
526
00:26:50,010 --> 00:26:52,178
You have no idea
the pressure that we're under.
527
00:26:52,245 --> 00:26:53,823
We have to give
the women's movement something.
528
00:26:53,847 --> 00:26:54,991
Oh, I think
you've given them plenty.
529
00:26:55,015 --> 00:26:56,292
You've given them
the Pay Equity Act
530
00:26:56,316 --> 00:26:58,752
and Title VII
of the Civil Rights Act,
531
00:26:58,819 --> 00:27:01,221
both of which I supported,
not to mention
532
00:27:01,287 --> 00:27:03,857
women are already protected
from discrimination
533
00:27:03,924 --> 00:27:05,635
in the Constitution
by the Equal Protection Clause
534
00:27:05,659 --> 00:27:07,227
under the 14th Amendment.
535
00:27:07,293 --> 00:27:11,932
Now I know of only one law that
is discriminatory toward women,
536
00:27:11,998 --> 00:27:15,168
and that is a North Dakota law
stipulating that a wife
537
00:27:15,235 --> 00:27:17,303
must have her husband's
permission to make wine.
538
00:27:17,370 --> 00:27:20,440
So if a woman in North Dakota
really wants to make wine
539
00:27:20,507 --> 00:27:22,242
and her husband forbids it,
540
00:27:22,308 --> 00:27:24,120
she can sue for that right
under the 14th Amendment.
541
00:27:24,144 --> 00:27:26,913
Okay. Maybe an amendment
is unnecessary,
542
00:27:26,980 --> 00:27:28,491
and, yes,
maybe we need to do something
543
00:27:28,515 --> 00:27:30,560
about that second clause,
but sometimes we have to vote
544
00:27:30,584 --> 00:27:33,386
for laws that are symbolic
so we can the Dems to join us
545
00:27:33,453 --> 00:27:34,831
in passing more substantive
items on our agenda
546
00:27:34,855 --> 00:27:36,222
like tax reform.
547
00:27:36,289 --> 00:27:37,929
Well, I hope
your tax reform bill is worth
548
00:27:37,958 --> 00:27:39,660
writing off
the 40 million homemakers
549
00:27:39,726 --> 00:27:42,162
for whom the ERA
is not symbolic.
550
00:27:42,228 --> 00:27:44,865
The women I know are terrified.
551
00:27:44,931 --> 00:27:47,934
They don't want to be drafted
into combat duty,
552
00:27:48,001 --> 00:27:50,704
and you'll have to answer
to them come November.
553
00:27:50,771 --> 00:27:54,641
I'm sorry. If saying all this
costs me your endorsement,
554
00:27:54,708 --> 00:27:57,844
well, so be it.
555
00:27:57,911 --> 00:28:00,046
I thought this wasn't your area
of expertise.
556
00:28:00,113 --> 00:28:01,715
Well, I've been reading up.
557
00:28:01,782 --> 00:28:03,784
Well, there's your stump speech.
558
00:28:03,850 --> 00:28:05,852
Oh, no, no, no,
I'm not interested
559
00:28:05,919 --> 00:28:07,554
in running on women's issues.
560
00:28:07,621 --> 00:28:10,323
Still, it's, um, a good spin.
561
00:28:10,390 --> 00:28:13,927
Of course, if it were possible
to get 40 million housewives
562
00:28:13,994 --> 00:28:16,129
to stop clucking
and get out the vote,
563
00:28:16,196 --> 00:28:18,532
I would have won
the presidency in '64,
564
00:28:18,599 --> 00:28:20,934
and Reagan would be
in the White House now.
565
00:28:21,835 --> 00:28:25,872
That's our problem.
566
00:28:30,476 --> 00:28:32,345
I think you'll do
very well here.
567
00:28:32,412 --> 00:28:35,248
And what exactly does "doing
very well here" mean, Phil?
568
00:28:35,315 --> 00:28:36,883
Sitting around all day
horse trading
569
00:28:36,950 --> 00:28:38,027
about bills you don't even
bother reading?
570
00:28:38,051 --> 00:28:39,620
What, is something wrong?
571
00:28:39,686 --> 00:28:41,330
Oh, no, I'm just going to try
and catch the next flight out.
572
00:28:41,354 --> 00:28:42,823
I thought
we were gonna have dinner.
573
00:28:42,889 --> 00:28:45,258
Oh, no, I've got to get home.
574
00:28:57,137 --> 00:29:00,106
Oh, thank you again
for putting the children to bed.
575
00:29:00,173 --> 00:29:02,184
Uh, do you want to take some,
uh, food home for the weekend?
576
00:29:02,208 --> 00:29:06,547
Uh, I broiled a chicken
last night. I'll make a salad.
577
00:29:06,613 --> 00:29:10,784
Uh, did Fred ever get a chance
to talk to Raymond Bacha?
578
00:29:10,851 --> 00:29:13,453
Uh... I don't think so.
579
00:29:17,190 --> 00:29:19,693
Fred didn't think it was
a good idea.
580
00:29:19,760 --> 00:29:23,997
No, I‐I figured when you
didn't mention it again...
581
00:29:24,064 --> 00:29:27,233
so I just‐‐
I just thought I'd check.
582
00:29:27,300 --> 00:29:28,635
Oh, Eleanor.
583
00:29:31,705 --> 00:29:36,376
Oh, your life is so full.
584
00:29:36,442 --> 00:29:40,313
Oh, and you have your family
and‐‐and your friends.
585
00:29:40,380 --> 00:29:43,116
You've got millions of friends.
Oh, well, yes.
586
00:29:43,183 --> 00:29:45,085
You should see
the way they steer
587
00:29:45,151 --> 00:29:47,153
their daughters away from me
when I'm nearby.
588
00:29:47,220 --> 00:29:48,330
It's like they're going to
catch it.
589
00:29:48,354 --> 00:29:51,357
And your work.
590
00:29:51,424 --> 00:29:55,495
You're doing such important
work at the foundation.
591
00:29:55,562 --> 00:29:59,666
Do you know why I threw myself
into the foundation?
592
00:29:59,733 --> 00:30:04,304
You all were busy having babies.
593
00:30:07,207 --> 00:30:10,777
I... I don't know why.
594
00:30:10,844 --> 00:30:14,948
How come no one wanted
to marry me?
595
00:30:15,015 --> 00:30:20,453
You just had bad luck.
596
00:30:20,521 --> 00:30:22,488
You know, the war and...
597
00:30:22,556 --> 00:30:24,925
I'm so sorry.
You must think I'm pathetic.
598
00:30:24,991 --> 00:30:26,459
Now stop it.
599
00:30:26,527 --> 00:30:29,996
You are going through
a hard time, that's all.
600
00:30:30,063 --> 00:30:32,032
Now it'll pass.
601
00:30:32,098 --> 00:30:33,466
Now I wanna say this.
602
00:30:33,534 --> 00:30:35,636
You have been more of a mother
to my children
603
00:30:35,702 --> 00:30:36,937
than most mothers.
604
00:30:37,003 --> 00:30:38,304
They adore you.
605
00:30:38,371 --> 00:30:41,875
Now did I tell you
that both Phyl and Anne asked
606
00:30:41,942 --> 00:30:44,344
if you're coming
to the Mother‐Daughter luncheon.
607
00:30:44,410 --> 00:30:46,680
They want you there.
Aw.
608
00:30:46,747 --> 00:30:48,491
So you're gonna come,
and you're gonna be celebrated,
609
00:30:48,515 --> 00:30:49,983
and that's that.
610
00:30:53,754 --> 00:30:56,456
I should be going.
You must be really exhausted.
611
00:30:56,523 --> 00:30:59,359
Mm.
612
00:31:13,640 --> 00:31:15,909
Oh.
613
00:31:15,976 --> 00:31:20,814
Oh, Anne took forever
to go to sleep.
614
00:31:20,881 --> 00:31:23,383
Well, I'm happy you're home.
615
00:31:23,449 --> 00:31:26,352
No, you were right
about Washington.
616
00:31:26,419 --> 00:31:28,088
It is godless.
617
00:31:28,154 --> 00:31:31,091
I can change that.
618
00:31:31,157 --> 00:31:33,994
No, but I need you, Fred.
619
00:31:34,060 --> 00:31:36,697
I'm right here.
620
00:31:36,763 --> 00:31:39,833
No, I've‐‐
I've had a really long day.
621
00:31:39,900 --> 00:31:42,435
Oh, wait, wait,
where are you going?
622
00:31:42,503 --> 00:31:44,046
Just to take out my contacts.
They're killing me.
623
00:31:44,070 --> 00:31:47,107
Oh, come on, come on. Don't.
624
00:31:47,173 --> 00:31:51,044
No, I smell.
I've been in this dress all day.
625
00:31:51,111 --> 00:31:53,213
Well, then let's get you
out of it.
626
00:32:52,205 --> 00:32:53,907
If visiting Moscow and Beijing
627
00:32:53,974 --> 00:32:55,308
isn't enough to pull
your support
628
00:32:55,375 --> 00:32:58,144
of Nixon's re‐election,
then I don't know what is.
629
00:32:58,211 --> 00:33:00,046
Who wants tea?
Sure.
630
00:33:00,113 --> 00:33:01,782
Clem?
I'll stick with this.
631
00:33:01,848 --> 00:33:03,717
Jessie?
Thank you.
632
00:33:03,784 --> 00:33:07,287
I'm not ideological like you.
It's like Mark Hanna said,
633
00:33:07,353 --> 00:33:09,422
there are things that are
important in politics.
634
00:33:09,489 --> 00:33:11,324
The first is money,
and I can't remember
635
00:33:11,391 --> 00:33:13,159
what the second one is.
636
00:33:13,226 --> 00:33:15,161
Détente with China
is good for trade,
637
00:33:15,228 --> 00:33:16,563
which is good for business.
638
00:33:16,630 --> 00:33:19,099
Still, everyone has
their line in the sand.
639
00:33:19,165 --> 00:33:21,467
What if Nixon endorses the ERA?
640
00:33:21,535 --> 00:33:23,303
Well, that affects my business.
641
00:33:23,369 --> 00:33:24,805
Clem is apoplectic about it.
642
00:33:24,871 --> 00:33:26,206
A billion here, a billion there.
643
00:33:26,272 --> 00:33:28,141
It starts to run
into real money.
644
00:33:28,208 --> 00:33:29,652
Well, if it makes it
through the Senate,
645
00:33:29,676 --> 00:33:31,488
the insurance industry will be
the least of the casualties.
646
00:33:31,512 --> 00:33:33,352
The left will demand
taxpayer‐funded abortions,
647
00:33:33,379 --> 00:33:36,249
state‐run daycare centers,
women in foxholes.
648
00:33:36,316 --> 00:33:38,652
Sounds a lot like
the Kremlin's agenda.
649
00:33:38,719 --> 00:33:41,555
The problem is, everyone
from Kennedy to Wallace
650
00:33:41,622 --> 00:33:44,490
seems to be for it, and there's
no organized opposition.
651
00:33:44,558 --> 00:33:46,560
Well, nobody wants to vote
against an amendment
652
00:33:46,627 --> 00:33:49,429
that has the words
"equal rights" in the title.
653
00:33:49,495 --> 00:33:51,297
Which is exactly why
they put it in the title.
654
00:33:51,364 --> 00:33:54,000
Which is exactly why we keep
losing to them.
655
00:33:54,067 --> 00:33:55,902
Ah‐ah.
656
00:33:55,969 --> 00:33:57,804
I can't sleep.
Oh.
657
00:33:57,871 --> 00:33:59,172
Try counting sheep.
658
00:33:59,239 --> 00:34:00,249
Do you wanna come sit
with the grownups
659
00:34:00,273 --> 00:34:02,008
till you get sleepy?
660
00:34:02,075 --> 00:34:03,610
Here, let me help with the tea.
661
00:34:03,677 --> 00:34:05,646
Mm. She wrote most
of her books
662
00:34:05,712 --> 00:34:07,256
with this one sitting
on her lap while she typed.
663
00:34:07,280 --> 00:34:09,382
I think she can handle tea.
664
00:34:09,449 --> 00:34:11,360
When you get elected, Phyllis,
you'd better be ready
665
00:34:11,384 --> 00:34:14,254
to deal with the libbers.
They're all over D. C.
666
00:34:16,089 --> 00:34:19,159
I appreciate your support,
but, uh,
667
00:34:19,225 --> 00:34:21,762
I've decided not to run
this year.
668
00:34:21,828 --> 00:34:23,463
Washington's broken.
669
00:34:23,530 --> 00:34:26,399
I think it's a waste of time
to try and fix it.
670
00:34:26,466 --> 00:34:29,870
I think I can shake things up
more effectively
671
00:34:29,936 --> 00:34:34,307
through my grassroots
organizing right here at home.
672
00:34:34,374 --> 00:34:37,277
Well... I always say
that real change
673
00:34:37,343 --> 00:34:39,345
comes from the bottom up.
674
00:34:39,412 --> 00:34:41,882
Besides, my mother will be
moving in with us soon.
675
00:34:41,948 --> 00:34:47,688
She's getting older, so it's
just... not a good time.
676
00:34:57,063 --> 00:34:58,098
Mmm.
677
00:34:58,164 --> 00:34:59,499
Oh, it's all over the rest.
678
00:35:00,767 --> 00:35:04,004
Ah‐ah! Roger,
go make yourself useful.
679
00:35:04,070 --> 00:35:06,039
Those are ready to go out now.
680
00:35:10,877 --> 00:35:13,346
Now I have, uh, no doubt...
Shh, shh.
681
00:35:13,413 --> 00:35:17,383
That in the, uh,
car ride over today,
682
00:35:17,450 --> 00:35:19,152
that you warned your daughters
683
00:35:19,219 --> 00:35:21,487
that I am
Chairman of National Defense
684
00:35:21,555 --> 00:35:23,824
for the Daughters
of the American Revolution,
685
00:35:23,890 --> 00:35:26,159
and as such,
to, uh, prepare themselves
686
00:35:26,226 --> 00:35:28,762
for a lecture on the, uh, need
687
00:35:28,829 --> 00:35:30,269
for an anti‐missile defense
system...
688
00:35:31,364 --> 00:35:32,924
or the end
of U. S. nuclear superiority.
689
00:35:34,300 --> 00:35:38,038
So it may come
as a surprise, uh, you
690
00:35:38,104 --> 00:35:40,874
that, uh, today I am not
going to talk
691
00:35:40,941 --> 00:35:46,212
about the Soviet military threat
but rather another threat‐‐
692
00:35:46,279 --> 00:35:49,449
a threat to
the traditional American family,
693
00:35:49,516 --> 00:35:51,317
a threat that is
just as dangerous
694
00:35:51,384 --> 00:35:53,787
and even more insidious‐‐
695
00:35:53,854 --> 00:35:57,423
the threat of
the women's liberation movement.
696
00:35:57,490 --> 00:35:59,726
But let me be clear.
697
00:35:59,793 --> 00:36:02,362
I am not
against, uh, women succeeding.
698
00:36:02,428 --> 00:36:05,031
I am not against women
working outside the home.
699
00:36:05,098 --> 00:36:06,399
That's their choice.
700
00:36:06,466 --> 00:36:09,670
But what I am against
is a small, elitist group
701
00:36:09,736 --> 00:36:12,305
of Northeastern
establishment liberals
702
00:36:12,372 --> 00:36:14,541
putting down the homemakers.
703
00:36:14,608 --> 00:36:18,645
Now the libbers love to say
704
00:36:18,712 --> 00:36:21,414
that they're dedicated
to choice,
705
00:36:21,481 --> 00:36:24,818
but if you dare to choose
the path of full‐time mother,
706
00:36:24,885 --> 00:36:27,521
well, there must be
something wrong with you.
707
00:36:27,588 --> 00:36:29,523
I mean,
if you don't feel enslaved,
708
00:36:29,590 --> 00:36:32,025
well, you're just dumb
and unenlightened.
709
00:36:32,092 --> 00:36:34,795
In fact, you're not even
a person.
710
00:36:34,861 --> 00:36:36,429
'Cause, you see,
711
00:36:36,496 --> 00:36:40,500
the women's liberation movement
is basically
712
00:36:40,567 --> 00:36:43,203
a very negative attitude
toward life.
713
00:36:43,269 --> 00:36:44,805
It‐‐It tells women,
714
00:36:44,871 --> 00:36:47,373
"Sister, the cards are stacked
against you.
715
00:36:47,440 --> 00:36:48,809
"When you wake up
in the morning,
716
00:36:48,875 --> 00:36:50,343
"you won't get a job,
and if you do,
717
00:36:50,410 --> 00:36:51,845
"it won't be a good one,
718
00:36:51,912 --> 00:36:54,047
"and if you get a good one,
you won't get promoted,
719
00:36:54,114 --> 00:36:55,481
"and if you get married,
720
00:36:55,549 --> 00:36:57,951
"your husband will treat you
like a servant,
721
00:36:58,018 --> 00:36:59,920
"and marriage is just a lot
of dirty diapers
722
00:36:59,986 --> 00:37:01,321
and dirty dishes."
723
00:37:01,387 --> 00:37:03,489
But don't take my word for it.
724
00:37:03,557 --> 00:37:06,993
Read their own literature.
Betty Friedan,
725
00:37:07,060 --> 00:37:10,030
mother of the movement,
wrote in "The Feminine Mystique"
726
00:37:10,096 --> 00:37:13,834
that marriage is, and I quote,
"a comfortable
727
00:37:13,900 --> 00:37:16,069
concentration camp."
728
00:37:16,136 --> 00:37:17,747
But it is not enough
729
00:37:17,771 --> 00:37:19,281
that they're demeaning us
in the press.
730
00:37:19,305 --> 00:37:25,245
Oh, no. Now they want to use
our miraculous Constitution
731
00:37:25,311 --> 00:37:27,814
to create a sex‐neutral society
732
00:37:27,881 --> 00:37:30,917
through this so‐called
Equal Rights Amendment,
733
00:37:30,984 --> 00:37:34,755
which will mean that
that baby girl will be drafted.
734
00:37:34,821 --> 00:37:35,898
And the men will be at home,
735
00:37:35,922 --> 00:37:38,291
nursing the babies.
736
00:37:38,358 --> 00:37:40,193
I mean, can you imagine if Buck
737
00:37:40,260 --> 00:37:42,428
was left in charge
of your children?
738
00:37:42,495 --> 00:37:43,864
Oh, God, help us.
739
00:37:43,930 --> 00:37:46,633
Yes, that's right.
It's ridiculous,
740
00:37:46,700 --> 00:37:49,636
and it's downright un‐American,
because women
741
00:37:49,703 --> 00:37:52,138
are the primary caregivers
in the home
742
00:37:52,205 --> 00:37:54,641
because we bear the children.
743
00:37:54,708 --> 00:37:56,686
And if the liberationists
have a problem with that,
744
00:37:56,710 --> 00:37:58,712
they're gonna have to take it up
with God.
745
00:37:58,779 --> 00:38:00,289
'Cause what is going to happen
746
00:38:00,313 --> 00:38:03,517
if you push women
out into the workforce
747
00:38:03,584 --> 00:38:05,418
is that women are going
to find themselves
748
00:38:05,485 --> 00:38:07,788
with two full‐time jobs.
749
00:38:07,854 --> 00:38:10,891
And they're going to be
exhausted and unhappy
750
00:38:10,957 --> 00:38:13,093
and feel like they're not doing
either well
751
00:38:13,159 --> 00:38:17,363
until eventually they decide
not to have children at all.
752
00:38:17,430 --> 00:38:19,700
Maybe that's
the liberationists' goal.
753
00:38:19,766 --> 00:38:23,670
I mean, after all, their hero
is Gloria Steinem,
754
00:38:23,737 --> 00:38:28,441
a single, childless woman
nearing 40,
755
00:38:28,509 --> 00:38:31,612
but she's the sort of, uh,
miserable, pathetic woman
756
00:38:31,678 --> 00:38:33,547
they aspire to be.
757
00:38:33,614 --> 00:38:35,882
She wants some kind
of constitutional cure
758
00:38:35,949 --> 00:38:38,819
for her personal problems.
759
00:38:38,885 --> 00:38:41,855
And perhaps that is why
the liberationists are trying
760
00:38:41,922 --> 00:38:46,059
to sow these seeds of discontent
among we happily married women.
761
00:38:46,126 --> 00:38:49,963
They want us to join them
in some new sisterhood
762
00:38:50,030 --> 00:38:52,065
of frustrated togetherness
763
00:38:52,132 --> 00:38:56,036
because none of them can find
a man who wants to marry them.
764
00:40:22,322 --> 00:40:24,257
Man on TV:
Next, ABC's Bill Zimmerman
765
00:40:24,324 --> 00:40:27,227
covered the story
in Brooklyn, New York.
766
00:40:27,293 --> 00:40:31,097
Mrs. Chisholm,
how are you feeling today?
767
00:40:31,164 --> 00:40:34,100
Oh. I feel wonderful.
768
00:40:34,167 --> 00:40:37,170
It's one of the most marvelous
things to happen in our country
769
00:40:37,237 --> 00:40:38,772
at this moment.
770
00:40:38,839 --> 00:40:41,742
Uh, for the first time
in the history of our nation,
771
00:40:41,808 --> 00:40:43,810
a person of color,
a woman at that,
772
00:40:43,877 --> 00:40:46,547
is running for
the highest office in the land,
773
00:40:46,613 --> 00:40:48,248
and it's a wonderful thing
to know
774
00:40:48,314 --> 00:40:51,317
that in spite of the many
obstacles on my path,
775
00:40:51,384 --> 00:40:55,622
a large, large cross‐section
of America is behind me saying,
776
00:40:55,689 --> 00:40:58,692
why not? Why not dare to dream
777
00:40:58,759 --> 00:41:00,661
like so many others have
dreamt before me?
778
00:41:00,727 --> 00:41:04,197
So I'm very excited,
and I feel fine.
779
00:41:04,264 --> 00:41:06,800
And do you really expect to go
all the way, Mrs. Chisholm?
780
00:41:06,867 --> 00:41:09,603
Yes, I expect to go all the way.
781
00:41:12,506 --> 00:41:14,641
A new hat, or rather a bonnet,
was tossed
782
00:41:14,708 --> 00:41:17,243
into the Democratic
presidential race today‐‐
783
00:41:17,310 --> 00:41:18,679
that of Mrs. Shirley Chisholm,
784
00:41:18,745 --> 00:41:21,447
the first black woman
to serve in Congress.
785
00:41:21,515 --> 00:41:22,955
Mrs. Shirley Chisholm today
announced
786
00:41:23,016 --> 00:41:25,752
that she's going to run for
President of the United States.
787
00:41:25,819 --> 00:41:27,754
Would you vote for a woman
for president?
788
00:41:27,821 --> 00:41:29,455
Yes, I would.
Why?
789
00:41:29,523 --> 00:41:32,058
Well, I think it's about time
we had a woman for president.
790
00:41:32,125 --> 00:41:34,561
I don't think they're as
level‐headed yet as the men are.
791
00:41:34,628 --> 00:41:36,238
I think it would be a good
idea to have a woman president.
792
00:41:36,262 --> 00:41:37,430
Why?
793
00:41:37,497 --> 00:41:38,999
Because it's good to have
a change.
794
00:41:39,065 --> 00:41:40,634
I think president
is a man's job.
795
00:41:40,701 --> 00:41:42,178
Yeah, I think she will make
a good president,
796
00:41:42,202 --> 00:41:44,871
but I doubt if‐‐I doubt that
she would be elected, though.
797
00:41:44,938 --> 00:41:48,008
In the historic decision,
the Senate voted 84 to 8 today
798
00:41:48,074 --> 00:41:50,443
to approve
a constitutional amendment
799
00:41:50,511 --> 00:41:52,045
guaranteeing equal rights
to women.
800
00:41:52,112 --> 00:41:55,448
The proposal goes to the states
for ratification.
801
00:41:58,018 --> 00:41:59,395
Did you call
the Speaker of the House
802
00:41:59,419 --> 00:42:01,321
a 4‐letter word?
No.
803
00:42:01,387 --> 00:42:02,823
Are you sure?
Yes, I'm sure.
804
00:42:02,889 --> 00:42:05,158
"Ass" is a 3‐letter word.
805
00:42:05,225 --> 00:42:06,627
Come on! Come on! Come on!
806
00:42:06,693 --> 00:42:08,995
I'm in heels.
807
00:42:18,471 --> 00:42:20,006
When I founded
808
00:42:20,073 --> 00:42:22,042
this national women's
political caucus‐‐
809
00:42:22,108 --> 00:42:25,045
We all founded it, Betty‐‐
you, me, Gloria, Shirley.
810
00:42:25,111 --> 00:42:27,080
Yes, yes, but it was my concept.
811
00:42:27,147 --> 00:42:28,515
Ahem!
812
00:42:28,582 --> 00:42:29,916
Fine.
813
00:42:29,983 --> 00:42:33,186
My point is that I felt
that we needed to take
814
00:42:33,253 --> 00:42:35,055
our movement from the streets
to Congress,
815
00:42:35,121 --> 00:42:37,023
and here we are,
just a year later,
816
00:42:37,090 --> 00:42:38,825
and we are a political force.
Here you go.
817
00:42:38,892 --> 00:42:41,862
And we have our first
serious female candidate
818
00:42:41,928 --> 00:42:43,229
for president.
Yes! Whoo!
819
00:42:43,296 --> 00:42:45,932
Chizzy for President.
Chizzy for Prezzy!
820
00:42:45,999 --> 00:42:49,335
And yesterday
the Equal Rights Amendment
821
00:42:49,402 --> 00:42:51,572
sailed through the Senate.
822
00:42:51,638 --> 00:42:52,915
Hawaii ratified less than
30 minutes
823
00:42:52,939 --> 00:42:54,608
after the Senate vote.
824
00:42:54,675 --> 00:42:56,977
Delaware, New Hampshire will
have it ratified by tomorrow.
825
00:42:57,043 --> 00:42:59,680
We have seven years,
but we'll get it done in one.
826
00:42:59,746 --> 00:43:01,214
No, and even Nixon
is on our side.
827
00:43:01,281 --> 00:43:03,121
And thank you for
that last minute endorsement.
828
00:43:03,183 --> 00:43:05,051
See? He's not all bad.
He's mostly bad.
829
00:43:05,118 --> 00:43:06,653
If you would like
830
00:43:06,720 --> 00:43:08,064
our women's caucus to be
bipartisan,
831
00:43:08,088 --> 00:43:10,824
perhaps the Democrats
in this room could refrain
832
00:43:10,891 --> 00:43:13,026
from trashing the president
at every meeting?
833
00:43:13,093 --> 00:43:14,653
I thought trashing Nixon
was bipartisan.
834
00:43:17,130 --> 00:43:19,299
No, but, you know,
Jill is right.
835
00:43:19,365 --> 00:43:21,568
Our movement is about fighting
oppression of all women.
836
00:43:21,635 --> 00:43:22,969
You know,
there are too few of us,
837
00:43:23,036 --> 00:43:24,871
and we're not
each other's enemies.
838
00:43:24,938 --> 00:43:26,448
What are you talking about?
There are plenty of us.
839
00:43:26,472 --> 00:43:28,184
Does this mean that you're now
for lesbian rights?
840
00:43:28,208 --> 00:43:31,477
I never said
I was against lesbian rights.
841
00:43:31,545 --> 00:43:33,980
I said that I didn't wanna
declare at the press conference
842
00:43:34,047 --> 00:43:36,717
that we're all lesbians,
'cause we're not all lesbians.
843
00:43:37,918 --> 00:43:39,686
Sorry to interrupt,
but you asked me
844
00:43:39,753 --> 00:43:41,622
to track opposition to the ERA.
845
00:43:41,688 --> 00:43:43,089
Oh.
846
00:43:43,156 --> 00:43:45,358
Who the hell is
Phyllis "Schafly"?
847
00:43:45,425 --> 00:43:46,693
It's Schlafly.
848
00:43:46,760 --> 00:43:48,394
Oh, she's a right wing nut
from Illinois.
849
00:43:48,461 --> 00:43:49,506
Oh, we don't need to worry
about stuff like this
850
00:43:49,530 --> 00:43:51,097
on the fringe.
851
00:43:51,164 --> 00:43:53,499
I've never even heard of
"The Phyllis 'Schafly' Report."
852
00:43:53,567 --> 00:43:54,768
It's Schlafly.
What?
853
00:43:54,835 --> 00:43:56,603
There are two L's.
Two L's.
854
00:43:56,670 --> 00:43:59,439
Oh, well, what do I care if
it's "Schafly" or Schlafly?
855
00:43:59,506 --> 00:44:03,076
It's not like I'm ever gonna say
that fucking woman's name again.
856
00:44:04,110 --> 00:44:05,378
To the ERA.
Yes.