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Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:00,625 --> 00:00:03,335 Larry King: If there is a true legend, it's Ted Turner. 2 00:00:03,336 --> 00:00:05,462 Jane Fonda: An American hero, bigger than life. 3 00:00:05,463 --> 00:00:06,964 speaker 1: He's an erratic genius. 4 00:00:06,965 --> 00:00:08,841 Bono: The man is way more rock-and-roll than I am. 5 00:00:08,842 --> 00:00:11,593 Bold and frequently controversial. 6 00:00:11,594 --> 00:00:14,097 Ted Koppel: They called him "the Mouth from the South." 7 00:00:14,097 --> 00:00:15,931 Ted Turner: Bull (bleep)! If people are doing something 8 00:00:15,932 --> 00:00:17,182 that hurts all the rest of us, 9 00:00:17,183 --> 00:00:19,018 then they shouldn't be doing it! 10 00:00:19,019 --> 00:00:21,437 Christiane Amanpour: He believed way early in saving the climate. 11 00:00:21,438 --> 00:00:23,605 Ted Turner: I'm willing to risk everything. 12 00:00:23,606 --> 00:00:25,274 speaker 2: In a move that drew criticism, 13 00:00:25,275 --> 00:00:26,942 Turner accepted an invitation to go to Cuba. 14 00:00:26,943 --> 00:00:28,444 Diane Sawyer: Can you trust him? 15 00:00:28,445 --> 00:00:30,279 Ted Turner: He trusted me. He gave me a loaded gun. 16 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:31,613 I could've shot him very easily. 17 00:00:31,614 --> 00:00:33,449 speaker 3: Ted is a guy who would bet the farm. 18 00:00:33,450 --> 00:00:34,950 Ted Turner: You got enough brains to save up 19 00:00:34,951 --> 00:00:36,453 11 million bucks to buy it, 20 00:00:36,453 --> 00:00:38,037 then you oughta be able to have enough brains 21 00:00:38,038 --> 00:00:39,622 to go down there and run it, right? 22 00:00:39,622 --> 00:00:41,457 Ronald Reagan: It's a great honor for me 23 00:00:41,458 --> 00:00:44,543 to be here with you today to open the Goodwill Games. 24 00:00:44,544 --> 00:00:46,296 speaker 4: He's Captain Courageous. 25 00:00:46,296 --> 00:00:47,546 Ted Turner: I said to the crew, I said, 26 00:00:47,547 --> 00:00:49,298 "20 people are gonna die tonight." 27 00:00:49,299 --> 00:00:51,175 (thunder crashes) 28 00:00:51,176 --> 00:00:54,470 Ted Turner, the well-known American yachtsman, is missing. 29 00:00:54,471 --> 00:00:57,181 Ted Turner: Who thought the world needed 24/7 news? I did. 30 00:00:57,182 --> 00:00:59,809 We had no employees, no set, no equipment. 31 00:00:59,809 --> 00:01:02,728 - The satellite blew up. - (explosion blasts) 32 00:01:02,729 --> 00:01:04,521 speaker 5: Clearly, I've never been there, 33 00:01:04,522 --> 00:01:06,523 but it feels like we're in the center of Hell. 34 00:01:06,524 --> 00:01:07,816 (stock market bell ringing) 35 00:01:07,817 --> 00:01:09,360 Morley Safer: His marriage was breaking up. 36 00:01:09,361 --> 00:01:11,195 speaker 6: The pressure was excruciating. 37 00:01:11,196 --> 00:01:12,738 Terry McGuirk: This is the fight of his life. 38 00:01:12,739 --> 00:01:14,490 speaker 7: You know you changed the world? 39 00:01:14,491 --> 00:01:15,867 Ted Turner: Yeah, I know. 40 00:01:24,793 --> 00:01:27,336 And I didn't know what I was gonna talk about, 41 00:01:27,337 --> 00:01:28,420 until now. 42 00:01:28,421 --> 00:01:29,630 (laughter) 43 00:01:29,631 --> 00:01:30,673 (TV static) 44 00:01:30,674 --> 00:01:32,342 I'm gonna say some things today 45 00:01:32,342 --> 00:01:34,843 that I have never said in public before. 46 00:01:34,844 --> 00:01:36,096 (film reel rattling, glitching) 47 00:01:36,888 --> 00:01:37,889 (typing) 48 00:01:42,435 --> 00:01:44,728 Basically, I just did the best that I could. 49 00:01:44,729 --> 00:01:48,066 You know, I, I did the best that I could in my life. It's-- 50 00:01:49,067 --> 00:01:52,027 And, and, and really, you can't really fault someone 51 00:01:52,028 --> 00:01:54,905 who really tried to do the best they could. 52 00:01:54,906 --> 00:01:56,699 You know, that's-- you know, 53 00:01:56,700 --> 00:01:58,701 what more can you ask of somebody 54 00:01:58,702 --> 00:02:01,663 than, uh, than that? 55 00:02:02,163 --> 00:02:03,707 I loved hunting and fishing, 56 00:02:03,707 --> 00:02:06,083 and I mean, I've got-- I've got 50 guns. 57 00:02:06,084 --> 00:02:08,043 You know, so, I mean, I, I believe in, uh, 58 00:02:08,044 --> 00:02:10,713 the right to bear arms up to the teeth. 59 00:02:10,714 --> 00:02:14,216 He did not let on about that night. 60 00:02:14,217 --> 00:02:16,136 (insects chirping) 61 00:02:18,096 --> 00:02:19,097 (typing) 62 00:02:23,435 --> 00:02:26,437 (somber music playing) 63 00:02:26,438 --> 00:02:29,482 (insects chirping) 64 00:02:44,039 --> 00:02:47,334 65 00:02:51,379 --> 00:02:54,549 What haunted my dad was that his father 66 00:02:55,216 --> 00:02:57,469 didn't love him enough 67 00:02:58,803 --> 00:03:02,014 to avoid putting him through the pain and the damage 68 00:03:02,015 --> 00:03:04,850 that he did to Dad for his whole life 69 00:03:04,851 --> 00:03:06,685 by taking his life like that. 70 00:03:06,686 --> 00:03:08,480 (echoing gunshot) 71 00:03:10,023 --> 00:03:13,650 Ted Turner: I try to think about the things I was thankful for, 72 00:03:13,651 --> 00:03:16,320 especially my family. 73 00:03:16,321 --> 00:03:19,656 In my mind, almost like a slideshow, 74 00:03:19,657 --> 00:03:22,284 I start with Laura and picture her 75 00:03:22,285 --> 00:03:24,953 and her husband, then their kids. 76 00:03:24,954 --> 00:03:27,623 Then, I'd go to Teddy, the next oldest, 77 00:03:27,624 --> 00:03:30,292 and to the same with him and his family. 78 00:03:30,293 --> 00:03:33,212 Once I'd worked through Rhett, Beau, 79 00:03:33,213 --> 00:03:35,381 Jennie, and their children, 80 00:03:35,382 --> 00:03:37,842 I'd go back in the reverse direction. 81 00:03:39,052 --> 00:03:41,804 Picturing my family helped calm me 82 00:03:41,805 --> 00:03:43,639 and cleared my head of worries. 83 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:45,349 (birds chirping) 84 00:03:45,350 --> 00:03:49,353 He couldn't hurt us like his father had hurt him. 85 00:03:49,354 --> 00:03:52,399 Well, thinking about how he would damage... 86 00:03:54,109 --> 00:03:57,319 the kids, the grandkids, you know? 87 00:03:57,320 --> 00:03:58,904 I do know that he, 88 00:03:58,905 --> 00:04:02,199 he had a therapist, you know, for years, 89 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:03,992 and I think the therapist said, you know, 90 00:04:03,993 --> 00:04:06,745 "Ted, you've gotta just focus on 91 00:04:06,746 --> 00:04:09,499 "what you're grateful for because you've got-- 92 00:04:09,499 --> 00:04:13,043 As much as you've lost, you have so much to live for." 93 00:04:13,044 --> 00:04:16,880 I just always considered Ted a survivor, 94 00:04:16,881 --> 00:04:19,883 and somebody who could never do it, really, 95 00:04:19,884 --> 00:04:22,554 because he, he really did love life. 96 00:04:24,556 --> 00:04:26,682 Alan Horn: He told me at one point, 97 00:04:26,683 --> 00:04:28,851 I was at his ranch, I think, 98 00:04:28,852 --> 00:04:31,604 and I said, uh, "How are you?" 99 00:04:32,439 --> 00:04:35,190 And he said, "Look, 100 00:04:35,191 --> 00:04:38,361 "before the AOL merger, I was worth $11 billion, 101 00:04:38,361 --> 00:04:40,363 and now, I'm worth two," he said. 102 00:04:40,363 --> 00:04:42,197 I know no one's gonna feel sorry 103 00:04:42,198 --> 00:04:44,951 for a person who's worth a couple of billion dollars. 104 00:04:46,411 --> 00:04:47,454 But, it was 11. 105 00:04:48,163 --> 00:04:51,457 It wasn't like, "Oh, gee, now I can't buy such and such," 106 00:04:51,458 --> 00:04:52,624 or, "I can't acquire-- 107 00:04:52,625 --> 00:04:54,376 you know, buy an island somewhere." 108 00:04:54,377 --> 00:04:56,295 It wasn't about-- it wasn't about that. 109 00:04:56,296 --> 00:05:00,215 It was about the opportunity that he would have lost, 110 00:05:00,216 --> 00:05:02,426 or that he did lose, by not having 111 00:05:02,427 --> 00:05:05,220 the kind of resources 112 00:05:05,221 --> 00:05:07,515 that would enable him to, um, 113 00:05:08,975 --> 00:05:10,101 change the world. 114 00:05:10,518 --> 00:05:13,395 I decided that what would be really exciting to do, 115 00:05:13,396 --> 00:05:17,108 donate a billion dollars to the UN causes myself. 116 00:05:17,776 --> 00:05:19,401 Taylor Glover: Ted said to me, 117 00:05:19,402 --> 00:05:22,738 "I wanna make sure I make up on all my commitments." 118 00:05:22,739 --> 00:05:25,991 And I think we had about $800 million 119 00:05:25,992 --> 00:05:29,286 worth of those commitments left on that billion-dollar pledge. 120 00:05:29,287 --> 00:05:32,748 And so, the obligation was for $100 million a year. 121 00:05:32,749 --> 00:05:35,250 - We basically did $25 million a quarter. - (cash register dings) 122 00:05:35,251 --> 00:05:37,503 And interest rates were sort of high back then. 123 00:05:37,504 --> 00:05:41,465 And we invested in US Treasury zero coupon bonds 124 00:05:41,466 --> 00:05:45,010 to mature on every date that we had an obligation. 125 00:05:45,011 --> 00:05:46,845 If something happened to him, 126 00:05:46,846 --> 00:05:50,307 it was done, it was over, and it was honored. 127 00:05:50,308 --> 00:05:51,684 And we did that, 128 00:05:51,685 --> 00:05:53,686 we made sure all of the commitments were honored, 129 00:05:53,687 --> 00:05:57,482 and then we went about our business with what we had left. 130 00:05:58,483 --> 00:05:59,858 (explosion booms) 131 00:05:59,859 --> 00:06:02,111 newsreel narrator 1: This is the Nuclear Age. 132 00:06:02,112 --> 00:06:04,613 The age of the always present threat of instant 133 00:06:04,614 --> 00:06:06,491 and total annihilation. 134 00:06:07,701 --> 00:06:09,827 A few people laughed. 135 00:06:09,828 --> 00:06:11,662 (bomb rumbling fades out) 136 00:06:11,663 --> 00:06:13,956 A few people cried. 137 00:06:13,957 --> 00:06:15,708 Most people were silent. 138 00:06:15,709 --> 00:06:16,751 (sniffles) 139 00:06:18,837 --> 00:06:22,798 I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, 140 00:06:22,799 --> 00:06:24,676 the Bhagavad Gita, 141 00:06:25,385 --> 00:06:29,222 "Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds." 142 00:06:31,933 --> 00:06:34,893 I suppose we all thought that, one way or another. 143 00:06:34,894 --> 00:06:36,646 - (plane rumbling) - newsreel narrator 2: 8:15, 144 00:06:36,646 --> 00:06:39,357 on the morning of August 6th, 1945, 145 00:06:40,108 --> 00:06:43,068 a single plane carrying a single bomb 146 00:06:43,069 --> 00:06:45,195 opened the age we now live in. 147 00:06:45,196 --> 00:06:48,033 (explosion booms) 148 00:06:55,957 --> 00:06:59,377 - (typing) - (wind blowing) 149 00:07:03,965 --> 00:07:06,968 (typing continues) 150 00:07:10,388 --> 00:07:11,889 Sam Nunn: Einstein said, 151 00:07:11,890 --> 00:07:16,226 "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, 152 00:07:16,227 --> 00:07:19,022 "but I'm confident World War IV will be fought 153 00:07:19,022 --> 00:07:20,940 with sticks and stones." 154 00:07:21,608 --> 00:07:24,110 It's with great hope and anticipation 155 00:07:24,903 --> 00:07:28,365 that we address you today about the initiative 156 00:07:28,365 --> 00:07:31,575 that Senator Nunn and I are launching. 157 00:07:31,576 --> 00:07:34,411 The Nuclear Threat Initiative is the product 158 00:07:34,412 --> 00:07:37,539 of months of discussions and consultations 159 00:07:37,540 --> 00:07:42,795 with dozens of the world's most respected security experts. 160 00:07:42,796 --> 00:07:45,381 The threat that we face from nuclear weapons 161 00:07:45,382 --> 00:07:48,634 and other weapons of mass destruction is real. 162 00:07:48,635 --> 00:07:50,887 Like everyone else, 163 00:07:50,887 --> 00:07:53,890 we thought that when the Cold War ended, 164 00:07:53,890 --> 00:07:56,975 we no longer had to worry about nuclear annihilation. 165 00:07:56,976 --> 00:07:59,770 In many ways, the threat has become 166 00:07:59,771 --> 00:08:02,272 more complex and dangerous. 167 00:08:02,273 --> 00:08:04,734 In addition to the risk of nuclear exchange, 168 00:08:04,734 --> 00:08:07,945 we now have serious and urgent concerns 169 00:08:07,946 --> 00:08:11,950 about the security of weapons and bomb-making materials. 170 00:08:12,492 --> 00:08:16,286 We are threatened by the risk of proliferation of these weapons. 171 00:08:16,287 --> 00:08:19,748 Senator Nunn has agreed to join me in these efforts, 172 00:08:19,749 --> 00:08:22,167 and we are proud to announce that he has accepted 173 00:08:22,168 --> 00:08:24,336 the position of co-chairman 174 00:08:24,337 --> 00:08:26,756 of the Nuclear Threat Initiative. 175 00:08:26,756 --> 00:08:30,426 We can think of no better person to lead this effort. 176 00:08:30,427 --> 00:08:32,594 Senator Nunn, as we all know, 177 00:08:32,595 --> 00:08:35,974 is one of the world's most respected security experts. 178 00:08:36,683 --> 00:08:38,642 The initiative Ted has asked me to lead, 179 00:08:38,643 --> 00:08:41,271 which we're calling the Nuclear Threat Initiative, 180 00:08:41,271 --> 00:08:44,773 is committed to the mission of strengthening global security 181 00:08:44,774 --> 00:08:46,483 by reducing the risk of nuclear 182 00:08:46,484 --> 00:08:48,694 and other weapons of mass destruction 183 00:08:48,695 --> 00:08:51,322 and by preventing their spread. 184 00:08:52,157 --> 00:08:55,952 Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, 185 00:08:55,952 --> 00:08:59,956 the world has faced a challenge without precedent in history. 186 00:08:59,956 --> 00:09:03,459 The collapse of an empire containing thousands of nuclear, 187 00:09:03,460 --> 00:09:05,461 chemical, and biological weapons 188 00:09:05,462 --> 00:09:07,880 and thousands of tons of the materials needed 189 00:09:07,881 --> 00:09:10,549 to make additional such weapons. 190 00:09:10,550 --> 00:09:13,469 In addition, tens of thousands of scientists and engineers 191 00:09:13,470 --> 00:09:15,137 who know how to make these weapons 192 00:09:15,138 --> 00:09:16,889 have a very hard time figuring out 193 00:09:16,890 --> 00:09:19,641 how they're going to provide the basic necessities 194 00:09:19,642 --> 00:09:21,310 for their families. 195 00:09:21,311 --> 00:09:23,687 Ted has been very generous in assuring us 196 00:09:23,688 --> 00:09:25,647 that, uh, we will have a floor, 197 00:09:25,648 --> 00:09:27,733 a minimum of at least $50 million a year 198 00:09:27,734 --> 00:09:29,234 for the next five years. 199 00:09:29,235 --> 00:09:31,737 And I-- he is a man of his word. 200 00:09:31,738 --> 00:09:34,239 We're not trying to lock him up in a legal contract 201 00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:37,160 where we immediately sue if we get one penny less than that. 202 00:09:37,160 --> 00:09:38,994 Uh, that's not the nature of the relationship. 203 00:09:38,995 --> 00:09:40,996 I believe him. I trust him. 204 00:09:40,997 --> 00:09:43,582 Uh, he is absolutely dedicated to this purpose, 205 00:09:43,583 --> 00:09:46,168 and I'm sure that we will have that kind of budget. 206 00:09:46,169 --> 00:09:48,712 Uh, I'm sure that he also watches, uh, 207 00:09:48,713 --> 00:09:50,589 his holdings on the stock market, 208 00:09:50,590 --> 00:09:53,343 uh, every now and then in determining his philanthropy, 209 00:09:53,343 --> 00:09:55,719 and we can all hope that, uh, Time Warner and AOL 210 00:09:55,720 --> 00:09:58,597 - do well in the future. And I, I think-- - (laughter) 211 00:09:58,598 --> 00:10:00,349 (shutters snapping) 212 00:10:00,350 --> 00:10:03,435 And the 250 million, long story short, 213 00:10:03,436 --> 00:10:06,897 we were given the stock when it was $50 a share, as I recall, 214 00:10:06,898 --> 00:10:08,941 and it went down to $10 a share. 215 00:10:08,942 --> 00:10:11,193 (stock market bell ringing) 216 00:10:11,194 --> 00:10:13,570 So, he put up 250 million, 217 00:10:13,571 --> 00:10:15,948 became worth about 75 million, 218 00:10:15,949 --> 00:10:19,034 and, um, uh, that lasted us long enough 219 00:10:19,035 --> 00:10:21,412 to get other, uh, contributors to really come, 220 00:10:21,413 --> 00:10:22,705 come to the table, 221 00:10:22,706 --> 00:10:26,208 including, most significantly, Warren Buffett. 222 00:10:26,209 --> 00:10:27,459 Ted's a believer. 223 00:10:27,460 --> 00:10:30,547 He believes he can stop nuclear proliferation. 224 00:10:30,547 --> 00:10:34,383 He believes he can do something to impact global warming. 225 00:10:34,384 --> 00:10:37,387 I mean, this is a guy who really believes 226 00:10:37,387 --> 00:10:38,971 he can make a difference. 227 00:10:38,972 --> 00:10:42,975 And that is so unusual in this world. 228 00:10:42,976 --> 00:10:44,643 And he does it with integrity. 229 00:10:44,644 --> 00:10:47,146 So, I-I think that's-- 230 00:10:47,147 --> 00:10:49,733 that's what makes him so unique. 231 00:10:50,567 --> 00:10:53,485 I never got the network here in the United States 232 00:10:53,486 --> 00:10:55,738 that I wanted, one of the major networks, 233 00:10:55,739 --> 00:10:58,741 but I'm very close to getting one in Russia. 234 00:10:58,742 --> 00:11:00,242 You know, so-- 235 00:11:00,243 --> 00:11:02,911 - And I'll just move over there, goddammit. - (laughter) 236 00:11:02,912 --> 00:11:05,497 And I'll keep on truckin' because Russia needs me 237 00:11:05,498 --> 00:11:08,751 a lot more than the United States does anyway. 238 00:11:08,752 --> 00:11:10,086 John Malone: Well, I know later on, 239 00:11:10,086 --> 00:11:13,088 he had two TV stations over there that, 240 00:11:13,089 --> 00:11:16,300 that followed the breakdown of the Soviet Union. 241 00:11:16,301 --> 00:11:17,802 And I-- uh... 242 00:11:18,845 --> 00:11:21,430 I believe one of them, curiously enough, 243 00:11:21,431 --> 00:11:23,932 was, uh, was with Putin 244 00:11:23,933 --> 00:11:25,434 in St. Petersburg. 245 00:11:25,435 --> 00:11:27,603 And I don't know the exact timing on this, 246 00:11:27,604 --> 00:11:30,272 but, but it says, Putin took on the oligarchs, 247 00:11:30,273 --> 00:11:32,734 you know, one of which was Vladimir Kaczynski. 248 00:11:33,151 --> 00:11:37,279 Uh, he reached out to Ted to purchase NTV, 249 00:11:37,280 --> 00:11:39,782 and he was being forced to sell, 250 00:11:39,783 --> 00:11:44,328 and Ted dispatched me over there to negotiate. 251 00:11:44,329 --> 00:11:46,538 And it was interesting because, uh, 252 00:11:46,539 --> 00:11:47,999 my negotiations were... 253 00:11:48,500 --> 00:11:49,958 uh... 254 00:11:49,959 --> 00:11:51,043 with Gazprom. 255 00:11:51,044 --> 00:11:53,962 I remember when I was on the Cato board, 256 00:11:53,963 --> 00:11:58,259 uh, they had some free enterprise gathering, 257 00:11:58,927 --> 00:12:01,637 and Putin made the comment of, uh-- 258 00:12:01,638 --> 00:12:03,180 somebody went up to him and said, 259 00:12:03,181 --> 00:12:05,516 "You know, freedom of the press is an important part 260 00:12:05,517 --> 00:12:08,018 of a capitalist society." 261 00:12:08,019 --> 00:12:10,229 And Putin said, uh, 262 00:12:10,230 --> 00:12:12,273 "Well, it hasn't hurt the Chinese any." 263 00:12:13,441 --> 00:12:16,235 The absence of freedom of the press, so... 264 00:12:16,236 --> 00:12:20,031 I kinda had concluded when I did leave that, uh, 265 00:12:21,032 --> 00:12:24,201 they had all the cards, and I had none. (laughs) 266 00:12:24,202 --> 00:12:25,661 I was hold-- I was holding a poor hand, 267 00:12:25,662 --> 00:12:27,204 and it was time for me to leave. 268 00:12:27,205 --> 00:12:30,374 And it was, uh, actually the last time I'd been to Russia. 269 00:12:30,375 --> 00:12:34,629 But, I know that, uh, Russia became a pretty dangerous place, 270 00:12:35,255 --> 00:12:38,258 and I think Ted eventually decided to pull out. 271 00:12:41,136 --> 00:12:43,012 Jimmy Brown: When we was kids, I mean... 272 00:12:43,013 --> 00:12:44,847 I mean, going to elementary school and all, 273 00:12:44,848 --> 00:12:46,932 I mean, uh, we had to, uh, 274 00:12:46,933 --> 00:12:48,517 we had to come home in the afternoon, 275 00:12:48,518 --> 00:12:50,520 cut the wood, get the water. 276 00:12:50,520 --> 00:12:52,938 You know, we didn't have running water. 277 00:12:52,939 --> 00:12:56,358 We didn't have all that kind of stuff, you know. 278 00:12:56,359 --> 00:12:58,611 And Jimmy came to me and he says, 279 00:13:00,405 --> 00:13:02,907 "I got some stock. I want you to help me 280 00:13:03,783 --> 00:13:05,784 figure out what to do with it." 281 00:13:05,785 --> 00:13:08,245 I said, "Good, Jimmy. Come on by the office." 282 00:13:08,246 --> 00:13:10,247 So, he came up to see me, 283 00:13:10,248 --> 00:13:13,709 and he presented these stock certificates, 284 00:13:13,710 --> 00:13:15,794 old stock certificates. 285 00:13:15,795 --> 00:13:18,422 I said, "Where'd you get these, Jimmy?" 286 00:13:18,423 --> 00:13:21,050 And he said, "Well, I loaned Ted 287 00:13:21,051 --> 00:13:23,052 - $10,000." - (cash register dings) 288 00:13:23,053 --> 00:13:25,555 And I said, "Wow, let me figure out what this is worth." 289 00:13:25,555 --> 00:13:29,058 - It was worth well over a million, closer to two. - (cash register dinging) 290 00:13:29,059 --> 00:13:33,103 And I said, "Jimmy, this is great." I said, 291 00:13:33,104 --> 00:13:34,605 "This is like a rags-to-riches story. 292 00:13:34,606 --> 00:13:36,232 "This is, this is really phenomenal. 293 00:13:36,232 --> 00:13:40,403 Your friendship has, has created this amount of wealth for you." 294 00:13:40,403 --> 00:13:43,072 And Jimmy said, "You don't understand." 295 00:13:43,073 --> 00:13:45,867 He said, "When I, when I loaned this to Ted, 296 00:13:46,826 --> 00:13:48,786 He was broke." (laughs) He said, 297 00:13:48,787 --> 00:13:51,413 "I didn't expect to get anything back. I-I risked this money." 298 00:13:51,414 --> 00:13:53,583 And I said, "Well, you're right. You, you deserve it." 299 00:13:53,583 --> 00:13:56,335 And he says, "When I'm gone, I wanna leave it to a foundation." 300 00:13:56,336 --> 00:13:58,837 And he said, "I want to educate 301 00:13:58,838 --> 00:14:01,924 "one white kid and one Black kid 302 00:14:01,925 --> 00:14:04,302 and rotate back and forth." 303 00:14:04,803 --> 00:14:07,846 And I said, "Man, that's-- let me get you in touch with a lawyer. 304 00:14:07,847 --> 00:14:09,140 That's just great, Jimmy." 305 00:14:10,350 --> 00:14:12,434 He was really Ted's closest friend 306 00:14:12,435 --> 00:14:14,937 or, you know, just closest... 307 00:14:14,938 --> 00:14:17,731 I don't know what to call Jimmy. He was everything. 308 00:14:17,732 --> 00:14:19,317 He was great. 309 00:14:20,819 --> 00:14:22,611 (player yelling in Maori) 310 00:14:22,612 --> 00:14:24,279 presenter 1: Cappy Pongia doing the haka. 311 00:14:24,280 --> 00:14:25,781 (crowd cheering) 312 00:14:25,782 --> 00:14:28,826 (slapping) 313 00:14:28,827 --> 00:14:31,871 (chanting in Maori) 314 00:14:35,333 --> 00:14:38,336 (team joins in) 315 00:14:40,672 --> 00:14:42,507 (chanting continues) 316 00:14:47,554 --> 00:14:49,264 (beating palms) 317 00:14:51,683 --> 00:14:53,435 (chanting continues) 318 00:14:56,688 --> 00:14:59,148 - (chanting stops) - (crowd cheering) 319 00:14:59,149 --> 00:15:00,983 presenter 1: Well, don't the crowd love it? 320 00:15:00,984 --> 00:15:03,153 presenter 2: That is good stuff, isn't it? 321 00:15:03,153 --> 00:15:04,653 presenter 1: The Kiwis laying down 322 00:15:04,654 --> 00:15:07,031 the traditional Maori challenge. 323 00:15:07,032 --> 00:15:10,076 (triumphant music playing) 324 00:15:12,370 --> 00:15:15,581 Ted Turner: At the end of August, I flew to Brisbane, Australia, 325 00:15:15,582 --> 00:15:18,417 for our 5th Summer Goodwill Games. 326 00:15:18,418 --> 00:15:20,419 And as our coverage of the Goodwill Games continues 327 00:15:20,420 --> 00:15:22,172 here at (indistinct) Beach, I'm Ernie Johnson, 328 00:15:22,172 --> 00:15:24,506 joined by the guy who created the Goodwill Games, 329 00:15:24,507 --> 00:15:26,425 - Ted Turner. Good to see you again. - Great to see you. 330 00:15:26,426 --> 00:15:28,385 What was the decision-making process that said, 331 00:15:28,386 --> 00:15:30,596 - "Hey, let's go to Australia"? - Well, 332 00:15:30,597 --> 00:15:33,390 - part of it was money. - (Ernie laughs) 333 00:15:33,391 --> 00:15:35,684 - I'm stunned. - (both laugh) 334 00:15:35,685 --> 00:15:37,394 The burning question on everybody's mind, 335 00:15:37,395 --> 00:15:38,854 the future of the Goodwill Games. 336 00:15:38,855 --> 00:15:40,564 Well, it's, uh, 337 00:15:40,565 --> 00:15:42,858 it's-it's really too early, too early to say. 338 00:15:42,859 --> 00:15:45,903 The top management at AOL Time Warner 339 00:15:45,904 --> 00:15:48,072 i-is not gonna make a final decision 340 00:15:48,073 --> 00:15:50,949 until they, uh, see the results of the-- 341 00:15:50,950 --> 00:15:52,202 results of the games. 342 00:15:52,202 --> 00:15:53,786 Are you trying to sell them on it? 343 00:15:53,787 --> 00:15:55,454 Well, of course. I've-- You know, 344 00:15:55,455 --> 00:15:57,623 I've been a great believer in the Goodwill Games. 345 00:15:57,624 --> 00:15:59,291 - (birds chirping) - (snake softly hissing) 346 00:15:59,292 --> 00:16:01,543 I can hold a snake. You know, it's no big deal. 347 00:16:01,544 --> 00:16:04,464 It's... kinda... scary. (laughs) 348 00:16:05,882 --> 00:16:08,050 But if you've handled one snake, you've handled them all. 349 00:16:08,051 --> 00:16:10,302 And you have in the course of your career, I would imagine. 350 00:16:10,303 --> 00:16:11,887 - Well, thank you, Ernie. - (chuckles) Alright. 351 00:16:11,888 --> 00:16:13,597 - It's a real pleasure. - It's been great to see you again. 352 00:16:13,598 --> 00:16:15,225 Thank you so much for spending some time here, 353 00:16:15,225 --> 00:16:17,226 and here's a photo opportunity for the ages. 354 00:16:17,227 --> 00:16:20,271 (triumphant music playing) 355 00:16:25,485 --> 00:16:28,112 Ted Turner: As I made the long flight back to Atlanta, 356 00:16:28,113 --> 00:16:30,407 I tried to rest, reflecting on 357 00:16:30,407 --> 00:16:33,409 all that had happened over the past 20 months. 358 00:16:33,410 --> 00:16:37,287 But, on that evening of September 9th, 2001, 359 00:16:37,288 --> 00:16:39,249 I tried to convince myself 360 00:16:39,249 --> 00:16:42,459 that things could only get better. 361 00:16:42,460 --> 00:16:44,920 Carol Lin: It is 8 a.m. in Salisbury, North Carolina, 362 00:16:44,921 --> 00:16:46,130 7 a.m. in Chicago, 363 00:16:46,131 --> 00:16:47,840 5 a.m. in Calaveras County, California, 364 00:16:47,841 --> 00:16:49,091 where the news is being made 365 00:16:49,092 --> 00:16:50,676 on this Tuesday, September 11th. 366 00:16:50,677 --> 00:16:53,971 From CNN Center in Atlanta, this is CNN Live At Daybreak. 367 00:16:53,972 --> 00:16:56,099 - Good morning, I'm Vince Cellini. - And I'm Carol Lin. 368 00:16:56,099 --> 00:16:59,143 Ted Turner: On the morning of September 11th, 2001, 369 00:16:59,144 --> 00:17:01,645 I was in my CNN Center office 370 00:17:01,646 --> 00:17:03,982 with my television tuned in to CNN. 371 00:17:04,357 --> 00:17:06,483 - director: Camera two. - Carol Lin: Yeah. 372 00:17:06,484 --> 00:17:08,944 This just in, you are looking at, obviously, 373 00:17:08,945 --> 00:17:10,696 a very disturbing live shot there. 374 00:17:10,697 --> 00:17:12,281 That is the World Trade Center, 375 00:17:12,282 --> 00:17:14,533 and we have unconfirmed reports this morning 376 00:17:14,534 --> 00:17:16,160 that a plane has crashed 377 00:17:16,161 --> 00:17:19,289 into one of the towers of the World Trade Center. 378 00:17:19,289 --> 00:17:22,624 CNN Center right now is just beginning to work on this story. 379 00:17:22,625 --> 00:17:24,877 Ted Turner: CNN began showing images of smoke 380 00:17:24,878 --> 00:17:28,130 coming out of one of the World Trade Center towers. 381 00:17:28,131 --> 00:17:30,174 The initial report said it might have been 382 00:17:30,175 --> 00:17:31,800 a small plane accident. 383 00:17:31,801 --> 00:17:33,344 Vince Cellini: Well, you can see these pictures 384 00:17:33,345 --> 00:17:34,511 it's obviously, uh, 385 00:17:34,512 --> 00:17:36,180 something devastating has happened. 386 00:17:36,181 --> 00:17:38,015 And again, unconfirmed report 387 00:17:38,016 --> 00:17:40,642 that a plane has crashed into one of the towers there. 388 00:17:40,643 --> 00:17:43,354 We are efforting more information on this subject 389 00:17:43,355 --> 00:17:45,356 as it becomes available to you. 390 00:17:45,357 --> 00:17:48,359 Ted Turner: I had trouble understanding how a crash like that 391 00:17:48,360 --> 00:17:50,319 could happen in downtown Manhattan. 392 00:17:50,320 --> 00:17:52,571 - reporter: People are running, hold on. - anchor: Hold on just a moment. 393 00:17:52,572 --> 00:17:54,198 We got an explosion inside the-- 394 00:17:54,199 --> 00:17:55,741 reporter: The building's exploding right now! 395 00:17:55,742 --> 00:17:57,576 - You got people running up the street! - anchor: Okay-- 396 00:17:57,577 --> 00:17:59,328 reporter: I don't know what the hell is going on! 397 00:17:59,329 --> 00:18:01,163 Ted Turner: Then I saw on my monitor 398 00:18:01,164 --> 00:18:03,832 another plane go into the second tower 399 00:18:03,833 --> 00:18:06,543 and instantly thought, we're at war. 400 00:18:06,544 --> 00:18:07,920 anchor: One of our producers said 401 00:18:07,921 --> 00:18:10,339 perhaps a second plane was involved. 402 00:18:10,340 --> 00:18:13,175 Ted Turner: I felt like I was watching Pearl Harbor live. 403 00:18:13,176 --> 00:18:14,551 (indistinct frenzied chatter) 404 00:18:14,552 --> 00:18:18,222 I immediately went downstairs to the CNN studios 405 00:18:18,223 --> 00:18:21,518 to offer what support and encouragement that I could. 406 00:18:21,518 --> 00:18:25,104 I ran into Walter Isaacson, who had replaced Tom Johnson 407 00:18:25,105 --> 00:18:27,231 as the CEO of CNN, 408 00:18:27,232 --> 00:18:30,859 and suggested that he should put the regular CNN feed 409 00:18:30,860 --> 00:18:32,862 on Headline News as well. 410 00:18:32,862 --> 00:18:34,905 - Are we running this on all the network? - Yeah. 411 00:18:34,906 --> 00:18:36,407 (overlapping chatter) 412 00:18:36,408 --> 00:18:38,534 - Override Headline News, and-- - Walter Isaacson: We did. 413 00:18:38,535 --> 00:18:40,703 Headline is going with it, but also Airport 414 00:18:40,704 --> 00:18:42,372 - is going with the-- - Ted Turner: Good, absolutely. 415 00:18:42,372 --> 00:18:44,206 Isaacson: Yeah, Airport's on his post tonight, so we will-- 416 00:18:44,207 --> 00:18:45,541 That's good. 417 00:18:45,542 --> 00:18:47,419 What do you think about the entertainment report? 418 00:18:48,253 --> 00:18:50,213 Isaacson: Uh, I don't think it's necessary. 419 00:18:50,213 --> 00:18:52,549 I think every, you know, I think there are 12 networks now running this, 420 00:18:52,549 --> 00:18:54,550 - and I just don't-- - Ted Turner: Right, I-I know there's enough. 421 00:18:54,551 --> 00:18:55,634 I just-- It's just a thought. 422 00:18:55,635 --> 00:18:57,886 - It was an airplane-- - Right. 423 00:18:57,887 --> 00:19:00,557 Um, the State Department's on fire, and, um-- 424 00:19:00,557 --> 00:19:02,266 Ted Turner: How the fire started there? 425 00:19:02,267 --> 00:19:04,893 (indistinct overlapping chatter) 426 00:19:04,894 --> 00:19:06,603 Has anything else happened in New York? 427 00:19:06,604 --> 00:19:08,147 Is there another fire? 428 00:19:08,148 --> 00:19:10,816 One of the Twin Towers fell over. 429 00:19:10,817 --> 00:19:12,901 Ted Turner: One of the towers fell?! 430 00:19:12,902 --> 00:19:16,239 staff member: About from the point where it was hit, so-- 431 00:19:16,239 --> 00:19:17,448 The smoke-- Oh, that's what-- 432 00:19:17,449 --> 00:19:19,242 that's why the smoke's on the-- 433 00:19:19,242 --> 00:19:22,244 - No! God, the-- - And we have some people, 434 00:19:22,245 --> 00:19:24,955 CNN people, who are unaccounted for who may have been hit 435 00:19:24,956 --> 00:19:26,416 - by the building collapse. - Excuse me. 436 00:19:26,416 --> 00:19:28,167 They, they were down there in the street? 437 00:19:28,168 --> 00:19:30,836 (indistinct overlapping chatter) 438 00:19:30,837 --> 00:19:33,964 Well, you know, I, I wonder if this gonna be any bigger than this? 439 00:19:33,965 --> 00:19:35,758 - It could-- - Could be. 440 00:19:35,759 --> 00:19:36,968 Who could do this? 441 00:19:38,345 --> 00:19:40,679 There are any number of terrorist groups because-- 442 00:19:40,680 --> 00:19:42,432 No country would dare do it. 443 00:19:42,432 --> 00:19:43,766 - I mean... - You're right. 444 00:19:43,767 --> 00:19:45,268 - ...the nuclear response. - Right. 445 00:19:45,268 --> 00:19:47,102 I mean, we could blow 'em off the face of the earth. 446 00:19:47,103 --> 00:19:48,937 - It's gotta be a terrorist group. - Yes, sir. 447 00:19:48,938 --> 00:19:50,607 - Like the Taliban or something. - Yes, sir. 448 00:19:50,607 --> 00:19:53,650 But, it's gotta be a big one. I mean, pretty big, right? 449 00:19:53,651 --> 00:19:55,694 - Absolutely. - This is a gigantic operation, 450 00:19:55,695 --> 00:19:57,529 - and we had no inkling of it, right? - No. 451 00:19:57,530 --> 00:20:00,032 - Was there any warning at all? - No, sir. 452 00:20:00,033 --> 00:20:02,534 - No rumors or...? - No, sir. 453 00:20:02,535 --> 00:20:05,580 (overlapping chatter) 454 00:20:10,377 --> 00:20:13,796 speaker: Jody? Who was the mayor during the World Trade Center bombing? 455 00:20:13,797 --> 00:20:16,299 He was a former-- He was a former deputy mayor. 456 00:20:16,299 --> 00:20:18,425 (overlapping chatter) 457 00:20:18,426 --> 00:20:21,220 Jody: Randy Mastro. Randy Mastro, the Deputy Mastro. 458 00:20:21,221 --> 00:20:22,806 (rumbling) 459 00:20:22,806 --> 00:20:25,641 reporter 1: There has just been a huge explosion. 460 00:20:25,642 --> 00:20:29,938 We can see, uh, a billowing smoke rising. 461 00:20:31,272 --> 00:20:33,732 There was a cascade of sparks and fire 462 00:20:33,733 --> 00:20:35,150 and now, this-- 463 00:20:35,151 --> 00:20:37,695 It looks almost like a mushroom cloud explosion. 464 00:20:37,696 --> 00:20:39,322 It's huge. 465 00:20:39,322 --> 00:20:41,657 And I, you know, I cannot see behind that smoke, 466 00:20:41,658 --> 00:20:43,701 obviously, as you can't either. 467 00:20:43,702 --> 00:20:47,329 The first tower in front has not changed. 468 00:20:47,330 --> 00:20:50,667 And we see this extraordinarily and frightening scene 469 00:20:50,667 --> 00:20:54,337 behind us of this second tower 470 00:20:54,337 --> 00:20:56,046 now just encased in smoke. 471 00:20:56,047 --> 00:20:58,841 Reports now of major fire at the Pentagon 472 00:20:58,842 --> 00:21:00,884 and that the Pentagon is being evacuated. 473 00:21:00,885 --> 00:21:02,846 reporter 2: Capitol building has been evacuated. 474 00:21:02,846 --> 00:21:04,680 reporter 3: We're told that there was a credible threat 475 00:21:04,681 --> 00:21:06,182 on the White House as well. 476 00:21:06,182 --> 00:21:08,183 reporter 4: The White House is being evacuated. 477 00:21:08,184 --> 00:21:10,728 reporter 5: And the Treasury Department has been evacuated, 478 00:21:10,729 --> 00:21:12,856 striking at the heart of the national government. 479 00:21:12,856 --> 00:21:14,773 reporter 6: All airports across the country, 480 00:21:14,774 --> 00:21:16,692 every airport in the United States, 481 00:21:16,693 --> 00:21:18,361 has been shut down. 482 00:21:18,361 --> 00:21:21,697 A report now, it was a plane that crashed into the Pentagon. 483 00:21:21,698 --> 00:21:24,575 As the FAA and the government tries to figure out 484 00:21:24,576 --> 00:21:26,452 exactly what has happened, 485 00:21:26,453 --> 00:21:29,621 what is at risk, who is behind it, 486 00:21:29,622 --> 00:21:32,207 are there more attacks yet to come? 487 00:21:32,208 --> 00:21:34,209 - (distant rumble) - And there, as you can see, 488 00:21:34,210 --> 00:21:36,754 perhaps the second tower, the front tower, 489 00:21:36,755 --> 00:21:39,131 the top portion of which is collapsing. 490 00:21:39,132 --> 00:21:41,550 (rumbling) 491 00:21:41,551 --> 00:21:43,094 Good Lord. 492 00:21:48,099 --> 00:21:50,226 There are no words. 493 00:21:50,226 --> 00:21:52,227 You can see large pieces of the building falling. 494 00:21:52,228 --> 00:21:54,647 You can see the smoke rising. 495 00:21:55,690 --> 00:21:59,234 You can see a portion of the, the side of the building now 496 00:21:59,235 --> 00:22:00,903 just being covered, on the right side, 497 00:22:00,904 --> 00:22:03,698 as I look at it, covered in smoke. 498 00:22:04,574 --> 00:22:09,078 This is just a horrific scene and a horrific moment. 499 00:22:09,079 --> 00:22:10,954 (distant sirens) 500 00:22:10,955 --> 00:22:12,915 The president, who was in Florida today, 501 00:22:12,916 --> 00:22:14,583 is en route back to the White House. 502 00:22:14,584 --> 00:22:16,585 He took off a short time ago. 503 00:22:16,586 --> 00:22:18,462 The White House itself has been evacuated 504 00:22:18,463 --> 00:22:20,757 on the basis of what the Secret Service says 505 00:22:20,757 --> 00:22:24,593 was a credible threat on the mansion itself. 506 00:22:24,594 --> 00:22:26,095 (siren whooping) 507 00:22:26,096 --> 00:22:28,931 We believe now that we can say that both, 508 00:22:28,932 --> 00:22:31,183 that portions of both towers 509 00:22:31,184 --> 00:22:33,811 of the World Trade Center have collapsed. 510 00:22:33,812 --> 00:22:36,105 staff member 1 (on phone): We saw most of the senior staff come out. 511 00:22:36,106 --> 00:22:37,773 We have not seen the security staff 512 00:22:37,774 --> 00:22:39,943 that we would recognize, anyway, but... 513 00:22:39,943 --> 00:22:44,239 - (sirens blaring) - (overlapping chatter) 514 00:22:45,281 --> 00:22:46,490 staff member 2: Do it now! Do it now. 515 00:22:46,491 --> 00:22:49,536 (chaotic chatter continues) 516 00:22:51,705 --> 00:22:54,290 (overlapping chatter) 517 00:22:54,290 --> 00:22:56,625 - No, we don't. We do not. - staff member 3: Seems like you're better now? 518 00:22:56,626 --> 00:22:58,877 staff member (on phone): People began yelling, "Run, run." 519 00:22:58,878 --> 00:23:02,131 Make sure you heard about that plane in the air! 520 00:23:02,132 --> 00:23:05,676 We got a guy who says there's another plane in the air in DC. 521 00:23:05,677 --> 00:23:07,636 staff member 4: I got it! We got it. We got it. 522 00:23:07,637 --> 00:23:10,055 We see helicopters circling the area. 523 00:23:10,056 --> 00:23:12,516 dispatch (on phone): United 9-3, have you got information on that yet? 524 00:23:12,517 --> 00:23:13,726 caller (on phone): Yeah, he's down. 525 00:23:13,727 --> 00:23:15,394 - dispatch: He's down? - caller: Yes. 526 00:23:15,395 --> 00:23:17,355 - dispatch: When did he land? - caller: He did not land! 527 00:23:17,731 --> 00:23:20,816 - dispatch: Oh, he's down-down? - caller: Yes, somewhere up northeast of Camp David. 528 00:23:20,817 --> 00:23:24,153 reporter (on TV): ...has crashed in Pennsylvania. Now, I don't-- 529 00:23:24,154 --> 00:23:25,237 (audio cuts) 530 00:23:25,238 --> 00:23:27,656 (indistinct chatter in control room) 531 00:23:27,657 --> 00:23:29,491 Ted Turner: The plane didn't-- and the pilots, 532 00:23:29,492 --> 00:23:31,994 - didn't turn it over to terrorists. - Right. 533 00:23:31,995 --> 00:23:35,497 (overlapping indistinct chatter) 534 00:23:35,498 --> 00:23:38,917 staff member: Alright, alright. Mike. Mike? 535 00:23:38,918 --> 00:23:41,837 Ted Turner: Now, but we're pretty north even as it is. Yeah. 536 00:23:41,838 --> 00:23:44,883 (chatter becomes slightly muffled) 537 00:23:51,765 --> 00:23:53,557 reporter (on monitor): ...has now been evacuated... 538 00:23:53,558 --> 00:23:57,227 Ted Turner: As tragic as those events were, 539 00:23:57,228 --> 00:23:59,938 it was gratifying to once again see 540 00:23:59,939 --> 00:24:03,192 CNN performing at such a high level 541 00:24:03,193 --> 00:24:05,194 and at such a critical moment. 542 00:24:05,195 --> 00:24:06,945 Debbie Masterson: His good ideas didn't stop 543 00:24:06,946 --> 00:24:11,033 just because he-- his name wasn't on some org chart 544 00:24:11,034 --> 00:24:12,368 or, you know, 545 00:24:12,369 --> 00:24:14,203 he didn't officially have that responsibility. 546 00:24:14,204 --> 00:24:17,373 The, you know, the passion and the caring was there. 547 00:24:17,374 --> 00:24:19,417 - (overlapping chatter) - (phones ringing) 548 00:24:22,253 --> 00:24:24,798 Ted Turner: CNN didn't report to me anymore, 549 00:24:25,423 --> 00:24:29,386 and it was a strange feeling to be on the outside 550 00:24:29,386 --> 00:24:32,805 looking in at this company 551 00:24:32,806 --> 00:24:34,932 that I had helped create. 552 00:24:34,933 --> 00:24:38,644 Horn: I can't imagine what it was like for Ted 553 00:24:38,645 --> 00:24:41,480 to have created CNN, 554 00:24:41,481 --> 00:24:43,565 it was his brainchild, 555 00:24:43,566 --> 00:24:46,819 have it flourish, sell it, 556 00:24:46,820 --> 00:24:50,156 and then somehow be out of the picture 557 00:24:51,324 --> 00:24:55,119 as he's directing something like coverage of 9/11. 558 00:24:55,120 --> 00:24:57,079 I can't even imagine this. 559 00:24:57,080 --> 00:25:00,165 Here's a guy who had a global platform 560 00:25:00,166 --> 00:25:03,460 with great respect, great respect, 561 00:25:03,461 --> 00:25:05,130 who could have used it 562 00:25:06,131 --> 00:25:08,674 to inform, educate people 563 00:25:08,675 --> 00:25:10,759 about issues that really critically, 564 00:25:10,760 --> 00:25:12,344 I mean, in his mind, 565 00:25:12,345 --> 00:25:14,513 critically important for the future. 566 00:25:14,514 --> 00:25:16,181 And it was snuffed out. 567 00:25:16,182 --> 00:25:18,268 It was, it was taken away from him. 568 00:25:18,268 --> 00:25:20,687 (control room chatter swells, stops abruptly) 569 00:25:23,148 --> 00:25:26,443 I retired in '01 when we did the AOL merger. 570 00:25:27,027 --> 00:25:29,403 Then I stepped in a year, a year-and-a-half later, 571 00:25:29,404 --> 00:25:31,114 and started running the Braves day to day. 572 00:25:31,656 --> 00:25:34,074 You know, I'll always be thankful for the faith 573 00:25:34,075 --> 00:25:38,328 he put in me to allow him to be able to depend on me. 574 00:25:38,329 --> 00:25:41,790 And, uh, so, we, we had a great partnership 575 00:25:41,791 --> 00:25:43,668 through all of that period. 576 00:25:45,337 --> 00:25:47,130 I have made a judgment, 577 00:25:47,130 --> 00:25:48,964 which I, I believe to be correct, 578 00:25:48,965 --> 00:25:50,466 that going forward, 579 00:25:50,467 --> 00:25:53,469 the Time Warner shareholders will be ex-- much better off 580 00:25:53,470 --> 00:25:56,555 owning 45% of AOL Time Warner 581 00:25:56,556 --> 00:25:58,849 - than 100% of Time Warner. - (camera shutters snapping) 582 00:25:58,850 --> 00:26:00,809 Ted Turner: After months of portraying our company 583 00:26:00,810 --> 00:26:02,644 as nearly invincible, 584 00:26:02,645 --> 00:26:03,854 in late September, 585 00:26:03,855 --> 00:26:07,149 Jerry and Steve confessed to investors 586 00:26:07,150 --> 00:26:08,859 that they weren't going to make the numbers 587 00:26:08,860 --> 00:26:10,652 for the third quarter. 588 00:26:10,653 --> 00:26:12,196 The market responded, 589 00:26:12,197 --> 00:26:14,907 driving the stock down to a new low. 590 00:26:14,908 --> 00:26:17,659 I don't think Ted was necessarily seeking revenge. 591 00:26:17,660 --> 00:26:21,538 He saw an opportunity at one point to remove Levin. 592 00:26:21,539 --> 00:26:25,542 Ted Turner: When I requested updates or reports on corporate issues, 593 00:26:25,543 --> 00:26:28,295 I rarely got what I asked for. 594 00:26:28,296 --> 00:26:31,507 In the board meeting the next day, I was more restrained. 595 00:26:31,508 --> 00:26:34,843 And then, Ted stormed in and fireworks flew, 596 00:26:34,844 --> 00:26:36,887 and he held nothing back. 597 00:26:36,888 --> 00:26:39,223 And so, that was a, that was a powerful meeting. 598 00:26:39,224 --> 00:26:42,518 And I, I knew pretty well then 599 00:26:42,519 --> 00:26:44,186 Levin was toast. 600 00:26:44,187 --> 00:26:47,398 My colleague, best friend, 601 00:26:47,399 --> 00:26:50,067 and new partner, Ted Turner. Ted? 602 00:26:50,068 --> 00:26:52,653 - (laughs) Alright. Well... - (applause) 603 00:26:52,654 --> 00:26:56,240 Glover: Ted liked Jerry Levin early on, and then, 604 00:26:56,241 --> 00:26:58,242 and then, people's opinion change, 605 00:26:58,243 --> 00:26:59,785 especially when you feel like 606 00:26:59,786 --> 00:27:01,286 you did get a knife in the back. 607 00:27:01,287 --> 00:27:03,414 And I think he felt like he got a knife in the back. 608 00:27:03,415 --> 00:27:05,792 And you know what? I share that feeling, but... 609 00:27:06,376 --> 00:27:09,294 Ted Turner: Jerry announced his resignation in December, 610 00:27:09,295 --> 00:27:11,880 explaining that he would officially leave the company 611 00:27:11,881 --> 00:27:13,925 in May of 2002. 612 00:27:15,260 --> 00:27:17,803 - (slot machine jackpot ringing, coins rattle) - (applause) 613 00:27:17,804 --> 00:27:21,140 I wanted to do one last entrepreneurial thing. 614 00:27:21,141 --> 00:27:23,475 I'm starting a restaurant chain. 615 00:27:23,476 --> 00:27:25,602 I'm-I'm-- Ted's Montana Grill. 616 00:27:25,603 --> 00:27:27,731 Basically, they're gonna be a bison-- 617 00:27:27,731 --> 00:27:31,608 specializing in bison burgers and, uh, bison meat products. 618 00:27:31,609 --> 00:27:32,818 We're gonna see if it works. 619 00:27:32,819 --> 00:27:35,070 I'm, I'm hopeful that, that it does 620 00:27:35,071 --> 00:27:37,072 because I've got 32,000 bison, 621 00:27:37,073 --> 00:27:38,657 - and, um... - (audience laughter) 622 00:27:38,658 --> 00:27:41,785 I'm trying to move some meat, you know? I-- 623 00:27:41,786 --> 00:27:43,245 - (audience laughing) - (Ted laughs) 624 00:27:43,246 --> 00:27:44,497 Malone: And that's Ted. 625 00:27:44,873 --> 00:27:46,749 He's afraid that he goes out 626 00:27:46,750 --> 00:27:48,959 with a failure at the end, 627 00:27:48,960 --> 00:27:51,628 whether it's AOL or not, okay? 628 00:27:51,629 --> 00:27:53,922 That he goes out a failure, 629 00:27:53,923 --> 00:27:56,593 and that his original success was a fluke. 630 00:27:56,593 --> 00:27:59,261 And therefore, "I'm gonna go start 631 00:27:59,262 --> 00:28:02,639 "some other unrelated business, and I'm gonna promote it, 632 00:28:02,640 --> 00:28:05,934 "and I'm gonna make it a success in a tough space, 633 00:28:05,935 --> 00:28:07,603 "because I'm not a fluke. 634 00:28:07,604 --> 00:28:09,938 "Because I know what I'm doing, I'm good at it, 635 00:28:09,939 --> 00:28:11,523 and I can do this." 636 00:28:11,524 --> 00:28:13,442 And I think that was really 637 00:28:13,443 --> 00:28:16,278 his attitude about the restaurant business. 638 00:28:16,279 --> 00:28:17,988 - (audience laughter) - You're, you're raising the bison, 639 00:28:17,989 --> 00:28:19,281 and, and you had-- you, uh, to-- 640 00:28:19,282 --> 00:28:21,033 to feed the Montana Grills that you've opened. 641 00:28:21,034 --> 00:28:22,451 - Is that how it works? - Well, I'm raising-- 642 00:28:22,452 --> 00:28:23,952 raising the bison 'cause I really like 'em, 643 00:28:23,953 --> 00:28:26,456 but when I got up to 42,000, 644 00:28:26,456 --> 00:28:28,291 I had to start doing something with them 645 00:28:28,291 --> 00:28:29,958 - because they keep breeding. - (laughter) 646 00:28:29,959 --> 00:28:31,293 So, we had to-- 647 00:28:31,294 --> 00:28:33,337 - We had to eat some of 'em. - (audience laughing) 648 00:28:33,338 --> 00:28:35,297 You know, like, this, this business plan 649 00:28:35,298 --> 00:28:37,132 doesn't look like it makes any sense to me. 650 00:28:37,133 --> 00:28:39,551 And he says, "Hey, pal." He says, 651 00:28:39,552 --> 00:28:41,553 "We got three foundations, right? 652 00:28:41,554 --> 00:28:43,306 "Got three nonprofits. 653 00:28:43,306 --> 00:28:45,809 "We got United Nations Foundation. 654 00:28:45,809 --> 00:28:48,060 "We got Nuclear Threat Initiative. We got Turner Foundation. 655 00:28:48,061 --> 00:28:49,311 "What's wrong with having a fourth, 656 00:28:49,312 --> 00:28:50,814 a nonprofit restaurant?" 657 00:28:50,814 --> 00:28:52,648 (laughs) That's Ted! 658 00:28:52,649 --> 00:28:54,983 So, uh, he said, "We're gonna make it profitable one day," 659 00:28:54,984 --> 00:28:56,277 and, uh, we did, so... 660 00:28:57,112 --> 00:28:59,738 Ted Turner: I love these animals, and while it took me a while 661 00:28:59,739 --> 00:29:02,659 to warm to the idea of serving them as food, 662 00:29:02,659 --> 00:29:05,077 I grew to realize that the best way 663 00:29:05,078 --> 00:29:07,162 to ensure that bison would increase 664 00:29:07,163 --> 00:29:10,165 was to get more people to eat them. 665 00:29:10,166 --> 00:29:13,252 Glover: I think that Ted's views are sustainability, 666 00:29:13,253 --> 00:29:15,170 but also economic sustainability. 667 00:29:15,171 --> 00:29:16,547 We talk about that a lot, 668 00:29:16,548 --> 00:29:18,507 and since he's such a good businessman 669 00:29:18,508 --> 00:29:20,509 and such a good conservationist, 670 00:29:20,510 --> 00:29:22,345 marrying those two is something 671 00:29:22,345 --> 00:29:25,681 that we deem essential going forward. 672 00:29:25,682 --> 00:29:27,391 George McKerrow: By making them commercial, 673 00:29:27,392 --> 00:29:29,686 there's a reason for ranchers to have them. 674 00:29:29,686 --> 00:29:31,895 Once we do that, the gene pool starts to expand. 675 00:29:31,896 --> 00:29:33,731 We've doubled the size of the herd. 676 00:29:33,732 --> 00:29:35,774 David Letterman: You mind if I run down a couple of the menu items? 677 00:29:35,775 --> 00:29:37,526 How many Montana Grills are there now? 678 00:29:37,527 --> 00:29:38,527 - There are 40. - Forty. 679 00:29:38,528 --> 00:29:39,778 Now, here's something called 680 00:29:39,779 --> 00:29:42,197 the fried bison innard sampler, 3.29. 681 00:29:42,198 --> 00:29:43,866 (audience laughing, groaning) 682 00:29:43,867 --> 00:29:45,451 "A heaping stack of bisony nuggets 683 00:29:45,452 --> 00:29:47,786 - served with assorted dipping sauces." - Mm. 684 00:29:47,787 --> 00:29:51,290 - "Happy entrails to you." - That's-- You put that on there! 685 00:29:51,291 --> 00:29:53,292 - (audience laughter) - Letterman: It's right there, Ted. 686 00:29:53,293 --> 00:29:55,210 Right there. 687 00:29:55,211 --> 00:29:58,964 - (laughter increases) - (applause) 688 00:29:58,965 --> 00:30:00,633 You got me. 689 00:30:03,261 --> 00:30:04,763 (applause fades out) 690 00:30:05,597 --> 00:30:07,056 (car rumbling) 691 00:30:07,057 --> 00:30:09,559 In December of 2003, 692 00:30:09,559 --> 00:30:12,603 Taylor Glover and I were driving to a planning meeting 693 00:30:12,604 --> 00:30:14,689 for Ted's Montana Grill 694 00:30:15,440 --> 00:30:18,317 when Debbie Masterson called me 695 00:30:18,318 --> 00:30:21,487 with the news that Jimmy Brown had died. 696 00:30:21,488 --> 00:30:23,614 He was 79 years old 697 00:30:23,615 --> 00:30:26,241 and had been ill for some time, 698 00:30:26,242 --> 00:30:29,578 but his passing was still a surprise and a shock. 699 00:30:29,579 --> 00:30:31,413 (birds chirping) 700 00:30:31,414 --> 00:30:35,417 Sitting there in the car, tears streamed down my face, 701 00:30:35,418 --> 00:30:38,337 and instinctively, I started to sing a song 702 00:30:38,338 --> 00:30:40,422 I used to sing to Jimmy, 703 00:30:40,423 --> 00:30:43,802 "The Three Bells." The words go like this. 704 00:30:44,469 --> 00:30:47,262 The Browns: ♪ From the village ♪ 705 00:30:47,263 --> 00:30:50,432 - ♪ Hidden deep in the valley ♪ - (birds chirping) 706 00:30:50,433 --> 00:30:54,270 ♪ One rainy morning, dark and gray ♪ 707 00:30:54,270 --> 00:30:58,273 ♪ A soul winged its way to Heaven ♪ 708 00:30:58,274 --> 00:31:01,652 ♪ Jimmy Brown had passed away ♪ 709 00:31:01,653 --> 00:31:03,946 ♪ Bum, bum, bum, bum ♪ 710 00:31:03,947 --> 00:31:06,783 ♪ Just a lonely bell was ringing ♪ 711 00:31:06,783 --> 00:31:12,663 - (vocalizing) - ♪ In the little valley town ♪ 712 00:31:12,664 --> 00:31:15,374 ♪ 'Twas farewell that it was singing ♪ 713 00:31:15,375 --> 00:31:20,963 - (vocalizing) - ♪ To our good old Jimmy Brown ♪ 714 00:31:20,964 --> 00:31:23,008 (song fades out) 715 00:31:24,676 --> 00:31:26,051 He never quit. 716 00:31:26,052 --> 00:31:27,720 He never had a day off. 717 00:31:27,721 --> 00:31:29,221 You know, never went on vacation. 718 00:31:29,222 --> 00:31:32,725 One time, I was out, um, 719 00:31:32,726 --> 00:31:35,812 visiting Ted in Montana, and, uh... 720 00:31:36,688 --> 00:31:39,398 it was dark outside, and it was blowing, 721 00:31:39,399 --> 00:31:41,150 and it was snowing, 722 00:31:41,151 --> 00:31:44,194 - and it was a blizzard. - (wind blowing) 723 00:31:44,195 --> 00:31:47,322 And so, I said to Jimmy, 724 00:31:47,323 --> 00:31:49,826 "How do you like being out here in Montana?" 725 00:31:49,826 --> 00:31:51,827 You know, it's not exactly his natural element 726 00:31:51,828 --> 00:31:54,372 'cause he was from Savannah. And he... 727 00:31:54,998 --> 00:31:58,375 he said, "Well, I tell you, Mr. Pete." 728 00:31:58,376 --> 00:32:00,962 He made sure that there wasn't anybody else coming or around. 729 00:32:01,921 --> 00:32:03,213 He said, 730 00:32:03,214 --> 00:32:05,674 "I'd rather be a lamppost in Savannah, Georgia, 731 00:32:05,675 --> 00:32:07,844 than be mayor of Montana." 732 00:32:07,844 --> 00:32:10,512 When you would go to Avalon, where Jimmy lived, 733 00:32:10,513 --> 00:32:12,515 you know, you wouldn't go to the big house first. 734 00:32:12,515 --> 00:32:14,224 You know? You'd go to Jimmy's house first. 735 00:32:14,225 --> 00:32:16,935 And then you'd sit and have a soda and talk with Jimmy 736 00:32:16,936 --> 00:32:18,395 and see what's going on in the world. 737 00:32:18,396 --> 00:32:21,690 And he knew everything about everything, you know? 738 00:32:21,691 --> 00:32:24,109 He knew the problems in the world. 739 00:32:24,110 --> 00:32:27,905 He knew... politics. He knew racism. 740 00:32:27,906 --> 00:32:30,658 He knew, like, a lot of... 741 00:32:32,202 --> 00:32:34,745 Who we were, in a lot of different ways, 742 00:32:34,746 --> 00:32:36,206 came from, um, Jimmy. 743 00:32:36,206 --> 00:32:40,210 And he was just a super wise man 744 00:32:40,210 --> 00:32:42,045 who you wanted to spend time with 745 00:32:42,045 --> 00:32:43,629 and wanted to talk to. 746 00:32:43,630 --> 00:32:47,549 (Dixieland jazz-style "When the Saints Go Marching In" playing) 747 00:32:47,550 --> 00:32:49,635 Ted Turner: As Jimmy had requested, 748 00:32:49,636 --> 00:32:53,263 we had a New Orleans-style procession of musicians 749 00:32:53,264 --> 00:32:55,557 and a horse-drawn casket. 750 00:32:55,558 --> 00:32:58,311 My entire family was there for his funeral. 751 00:32:59,187 --> 00:33:01,980 And Jane Fonda flew in as well. 752 00:33:01,981 --> 00:33:03,816 He'd had a huge impact on her, 753 00:33:03,817 --> 00:33:06,652 just as he had on everyone he'd ever met. 754 00:33:06,653 --> 00:33:10,239 Pretty sure that it's the first funeral I ever went to. 755 00:33:10,240 --> 00:33:13,075 So, it was a time in my life 756 00:33:13,076 --> 00:33:15,619 where I was old enough to understand 757 00:33:15,620 --> 00:33:17,287 what his passing meant. 758 00:33:17,288 --> 00:33:21,917 And it was very emotional for my parents. 759 00:33:21,918 --> 00:33:23,919 It was very emotional for my grandpa 760 00:33:23,920 --> 00:33:25,671 and my aunts and uncles. 761 00:33:25,672 --> 00:33:29,133 When my brother was little, um, my parents would say, 762 00:33:29,134 --> 00:33:30,759 "It takes a village to raise a kid," 763 00:33:30,760 --> 00:33:32,595 and he said, "No, it takes an army." 764 00:33:32,595 --> 00:33:35,097 And I think for my mom and my grandpa, 765 00:33:35,098 --> 00:33:37,307 it was less of an army and less of a village, 766 00:33:37,308 --> 00:33:39,184 and it was just Jimmy Brown. 767 00:33:39,185 --> 00:33:41,520 And I think without Jimmy Brown, we-- 768 00:33:41,521 --> 00:33:43,857 our family wouldn't be together like it was. 769 00:33:44,482 --> 00:33:46,275 ("The Three Bells" by The Browns playing) 770 00:33:46,276 --> 00:33:48,861 Masterson: Ted started singing the Jimmy Brown song and, 771 00:33:48,862 --> 00:33:50,362 and became broken up. 772 00:33:50,363 --> 00:33:52,031 And there were a lot of people 773 00:33:52,032 --> 00:33:55,117 who knew it and joined in and chimed in. 774 00:33:55,118 --> 00:33:58,288 And, and it was sang and, and, and you know, 775 00:33:58,288 --> 00:34:01,457 it was a unifying, uh, time. 776 00:34:01,458 --> 00:34:04,793 And, and it was such a-- it was just a beautiful tribute. 777 00:34:04,794 --> 00:34:07,338 I basically learned about, uh, 778 00:34:07,339 --> 00:34:09,631 being a good parent from Jimmy. 779 00:34:09,632 --> 00:34:12,009 I learned about being a good sailor from Jimmy, 780 00:34:12,010 --> 00:34:13,552 about being a good fisherman from Jimmy, 781 00:34:13,553 --> 00:34:15,305 about being a hunter from Jimmy, 782 00:34:15,305 --> 00:34:18,224 about being an honest, decent person from Jimmy, 783 00:34:18,933 --> 00:34:21,977 about caring about people from Jimmy... 784 00:34:21,978 --> 00:34:23,855 Well, a whole lot. 785 00:34:24,314 --> 00:34:26,148 Looking back, I enjoyed every minute. 786 00:34:26,149 --> 00:34:27,983 ♪ May his soul find the salvation ♪ 787 00:34:27,984 --> 00:34:31,029 And if I could do it over again, I'd do the same thing. 788 00:34:31,529 --> 00:34:33,698 I mean, I don't have no regrets whatsoever. 789 00:34:34,657 --> 00:34:36,701 Ted Turner: Jim, I love you like crazy. 790 00:34:41,164 --> 00:34:43,333 (stock market bell clanging) 791 00:34:43,333 --> 00:34:45,335 reporter: AOL Time Warner reporter losses 792 00:34:45,335 --> 00:34:48,587 of $98 billion for the 2002 year, 793 00:34:48,588 --> 00:34:50,839 making it the largest annual net loss 794 00:34:50,840 --> 00:34:52,257 in US corporate history. 795 00:34:52,258 --> 00:34:54,593 And it's just that synergistic failure 796 00:34:54,594 --> 00:34:58,389 that has caused AOL Time Warner to suffer massive losses. 797 00:34:58,390 --> 00:35:00,724 This past year alone, the company announced 798 00:35:00,725 --> 00:35:02,518 they had lost an astonishing 799 00:35:02,519 --> 00:35:06,522 $99... billion! 800 00:35:06,523 --> 00:35:10,025 (audience laughter) 801 00:35:10,026 --> 00:35:12,194 We are here to announce significant developments 802 00:35:12,195 --> 00:35:15,030 in the continuing corporate fraud investigation 803 00:35:15,031 --> 00:35:16,532 involving America Online. 804 00:35:16,533 --> 00:35:19,118 presenter: "Washington Post" reporter Alec Klein 805 00:35:19,119 --> 00:35:20,369 explains what happened. 806 00:35:20,370 --> 00:35:22,246 It became clear that what was happening 807 00:35:22,247 --> 00:35:25,249 was that AOL was inflating its advertising revenue, 808 00:35:25,250 --> 00:35:27,918 both before its merger with Time Warner and after. 809 00:35:27,919 --> 00:35:32,089 It was interesting because these deals helped AOL 810 00:35:32,090 --> 00:35:35,217 show, uh, growth, incredible growth, 811 00:35:35,218 --> 00:35:36,385 which was very important 812 00:35:36,386 --> 00:35:38,429 as he was trying to clinch this merger. 813 00:35:38,430 --> 00:35:40,305 Uh, if, if AOL had actually shown 814 00:35:40,306 --> 00:35:42,892 some of the financial weakness it was having at this time, 815 00:35:42,892 --> 00:35:44,226 it could've jeopardized the deal. 816 00:35:44,227 --> 00:35:46,563 Time Warner could've pulled out of the merger. 817 00:35:47,105 --> 00:35:49,607 Uh, anyway, so before the stories ran, 818 00:35:50,358 --> 00:35:52,943 I had to tell AOL what I had found. 819 00:35:52,944 --> 00:35:56,238 So, in short order, AOL went ballistic over this, 820 00:35:56,239 --> 00:35:58,949 and they claimed that I didn't understand 821 00:35:58,950 --> 00:36:00,826 the information I was looking at. 822 00:36:00,827 --> 00:36:02,745 And they said that it'd be a big mistake 823 00:36:02,746 --> 00:36:04,455 if we ran these stories. 824 00:36:04,456 --> 00:36:08,834 Uh, so, they hired a high-powered law firm 825 00:36:08,835 --> 00:36:10,795 to kill the stories before they appeared. 826 00:36:11,296 --> 00:36:14,006 And we ended up publishing the stories last July. 827 00:36:14,007 --> 00:36:17,468 Bob Pittman, who was the chief operating officer of the company, 828 00:36:17,469 --> 00:36:19,762 resigned that day, the first day of our series. 829 00:36:19,763 --> 00:36:21,638 Then, AOL admitted 830 00:36:21,639 --> 00:36:23,349 that the Securities and Exchange Commission 831 00:36:23,350 --> 00:36:25,309 was investigating its accounting 832 00:36:25,310 --> 00:36:26,936 because of our stories. 833 00:36:26,936 --> 00:36:29,188 Then, AOL confirmed that the Justice Department 834 00:36:29,189 --> 00:36:31,273 was investigating as well. 835 00:36:31,274 --> 00:36:32,483 And then, in short order, 836 00:36:32,484 --> 00:36:34,193 AOL admitted that it had, in fact, 837 00:36:34,194 --> 00:36:36,862 inflated its revenue by $49 million. 838 00:36:36,863 --> 00:36:39,114 Then, they said the number grew to $190 million, 839 00:36:39,115 --> 00:36:40,617 and they ended up, uh, revising 840 00:36:40,617 --> 00:36:43,202 about two years of its financial results. 841 00:36:43,203 --> 00:36:45,788 In a criminal complaint that was filed today 842 00:36:45,789 --> 00:36:47,706 in the eastern district of Virginia, 843 00:36:47,707 --> 00:36:49,626 the government has charged AOL 844 00:36:49,626 --> 00:36:51,669 with aiding and abetting securities fraud. 845 00:36:51,670 --> 00:36:55,673 I mean, Time Warner had the best law firms 846 00:36:55,674 --> 00:36:58,175 that New York had to offer. 847 00:36:58,176 --> 00:37:02,054 How could they possibly have been snookered... 848 00:37:02,055 --> 00:37:04,515 (laughs) pardon the expression, like they were? 849 00:37:04,516 --> 00:37:05,850 I mean, it's just... 850 00:37:06,726 --> 00:37:08,228 I-I don't understand it. 851 00:37:10,021 --> 00:37:11,730 Ted Turner: Throughout my career, 852 00:37:11,731 --> 00:37:14,566 I had always run the company aggressively. 853 00:37:14,567 --> 00:37:17,820 But, I always demanded that we be honest. 854 00:37:17,821 --> 00:37:19,863 Glover: One thing he's always been is honest, and, 855 00:37:19,864 --> 00:37:21,907 as the day is long, and overly honest. 856 00:37:21,908 --> 00:37:24,410 And to be associated with a company now 857 00:37:24,411 --> 00:37:28,831 that, uh, had, uh, had accounting schemes going on 858 00:37:28,832 --> 00:37:32,418 that were, uh, not only questionable but were wrong. 859 00:37:32,419 --> 00:37:34,504 Yeah, they rolled 'em. 860 00:37:34,504 --> 00:37:37,631 Problem was, they merged them with a company that was, 861 00:37:37,632 --> 00:37:39,425 that was vaporware, 862 00:37:39,426 --> 00:37:42,177 and... (laughs) and, and evaporated. 863 00:37:42,178 --> 00:37:44,013 Turner will retain his post until May, 864 00:37:44,014 --> 00:37:46,432 when he will step down to, as a spokesman says, 865 00:37:46,433 --> 00:37:49,184 "Focus more on his nonprofit organizations." 866 00:37:49,185 --> 00:37:50,853 Which sort of begs the question, 867 00:37:50,854 --> 00:37:53,230 how much more nonprofit can you get 868 00:37:53,231 --> 00:37:55,941 - than AOL Time Warner?! - (audience laughter) 869 00:37:55,942 --> 00:37:59,654 - (cheering and applause) - 99 billion! D'oh! 870 00:38:00,530 --> 00:38:03,199 Ted Turner: It was time for me to move on. 871 00:38:03,199 --> 00:38:05,409 But, as I contemplated this move, 872 00:38:05,410 --> 00:38:07,870 something still didn't feel right. 873 00:38:07,871 --> 00:38:09,872 I had lost all this money, 874 00:38:09,873 --> 00:38:11,875 been fired from my job, 875 00:38:11,875 --> 00:38:14,710 and now I was going to resign from the company. 876 00:38:14,711 --> 00:38:16,420 Steve Case: We announced the merger 877 00:38:16,421 --> 00:38:20,132 to create the first global media and communications company 878 00:38:20,133 --> 00:38:23,720 of the internet century, AOL Time Warner. 879 00:38:23,720 --> 00:38:26,722 Ted Turner: While the mastermind of this disastrous merger, 880 00:38:26,723 --> 00:38:30,059 Steve Case was still the company's chairman. 881 00:38:30,060 --> 00:38:33,437 And so, he began to work with other institutional investors 882 00:38:33,438 --> 00:38:35,481 to oust Steve Case 883 00:38:35,482 --> 00:38:37,649 because he felt Steve Case, as the head of AOL, 884 00:38:37,650 --> 00:38:39,777 should have known what was going on. 885 00:38:39,778 --> 00:38:41,612 So, uh, as you probably know, 886 00:38:41,613 --> 00:38:44,073 Steve Case ended up resigning in January as a result, 887 00:38:44,074 --> 00:38:45,616 in part of this. 888 00:38:45,617 --> 00:38:48,244 And it's kind of incredible 'cause it's three years later, 889 00:38:48,244 --> 00:38:50,579 and the largest merger in US history, 890 00:38:50,580 --> 00:38:52,081 all the key players are gone. 891 00:38:52,082 --> 00:38:53,457 Ted Turner: I made the announcement 892 00:38:53,458 --> 00:38:55,584 that our annual shareholders meeting in May 893 00:38:55,585 --> 00:38:57,419 would be my last. 894 00:38:57,420 --> 00:39:00,422 It was nice that the event was held in Atlanta. 895 00:39:00,423 --> 00:39:03,467 They played a flattering video of my career 896 00:39:03,468 --> 00:39:05,803 and gave me a warm send-off. 897 00:39:05,804 --> 00:39:08,598 - (audience laughing) - There's nothing worse than being old and broke, 898 00:39:08,598 --> 00:39:11,935 particularly when you've been old and rich, you know? 899 00:39:11,935 --> 00:39:13,519 Not good. 900 00:39:13,520 --> 00:39:16,522 Hard to get a job when you're over 65, I know. I-- 901 00:39:16,523 --> 00:39:18,107 Before I started the restaurant business, 902 00:39:18,108 --> 00:39:20,651 I went out to see, and nobody made me an offer. 903 00:39:20,652 --> 00:39:22,611 They said, "You're too old." 904 00:39:22,612 --> 00:39:25,280 You live by the sword, you die by it. 905 00:39:25,281 --> 00:39:27,491 Anyway, what it's done 906 00:39:27,492 --> 00:39:30,119 is free, free up my time 907 00:39:30,120 --> 00:39:33,372 to work on philanthropy and trying to make the world, 908 00:39:33,373 --> 00:39:35,709 uh, a better place. 909 00:39:35,959 --> 00:39:39,545 Pan-Global Oil keeps dumping sludge into the Atlantic Ocean. 910 00:39:39,546 --> 00:39:41,880 That burns my ass! 911 00:39:41,881 --> 00:39:44,216 Forget it, Ted. There's nothing you can do. 912 00:39:44,217 --> 00:39:46,010 Maybe I can't, 913 00:39:46,011 --> 00:39:48,554 but Captain Planet can! 914 00:39:48,555 --> 00:39:51,683 - (foreboding music playing) - Captain Planet! 915 00:39:53,059 --> 00:39:56,061 - Captain Planet! - (yelps) 916 00:39:56,062 --> 00:39:58,022 Yeah, let's sludge the hell outta the Grand Canyon. 917 00:39:58,023 --> 00:40:00,190 - Yeah. Is that Ted Turner? - (whirring) 918 00:40:00,191 --> 00:40:01,900 boss 1: I think it is. The hell's he doing? 919 00:40:01,901 --> 00:40:03,736 boss 2: I don't know. He's on one of those zip lines. 920 00:40:03,737 --> 00:40:05,988 - Oh, yeah. Is that what they're called? Zip lines? - Yeah, zip lines. 921 00:40:05,989 --> 00:40:09,324 - Yeah, I always thought it was-- Ah! - Captain Planet! 922 00:40:09,325 --> 00:40:10,993 You got glass in my eye! 923 00:40:10,994 --> 00:40:14,079 - (bear roars) - Sam Donaldson: And just look at what else 924 00:40:14,080 --> 00:40:16,081 Turner wouldn't mind restoring here. 925 00:40:16,082 --> 00:40:18,334 (roars) 926 00:40:18,335 --> 00:40:20,169 How about the most fearsome creature 927 00:40:20,170 --> 00:40:22,171 on the North American continent, 928 00:40:22,172 --> 00:40:25,883 Ursus horribilis, the grizzly bear. 929 00:40:25,884 --> 00:40:28,886 If there were grizzly bears here, it would make me happy. 930 00:40:28,887 --> 00:40:31,847 Well, the grizzly, of course, if it encounters a human 931 00:40:31,848 --> 00:40:33,390 in a certain condition, kills it. 932 00:40:33,391 --> 00:40:34,683 That's exactly right. 933 00:40:34,684 --> 00:40:36,352 And, in my opinion, 934 00:40:36,353 --> 00:40:39,188 that's just a risk that we, uh, we have to take. 935 00:40:39,189 --> 00:40:41,565 Donaldson: Turner's environmental master plan 936 00:40:41,566 --> 00:40:44,193 also includes reviving prairie dog colonies 937 00:40:44,194 --> 00:40:46,862 and bringing back the black-footed ferret. 938 00:40:46,863 --> 00:40:48,864 Already, he's rebuilt and restored 939 00:40:48,865 --> 00:40:51,283 miles of riverbanks and stream beds, 940 00:40:51,284 --> 00:40:54,412 so crucial to the survival of native species of trout. 941 00:40:54,996 --> 00:40:56,873 Ted Turner: And another thing that we're doing 942 00:40:56,873 --> 00:41:00,043 at the Turner Foundation, we're one of many people, 943 00:41:00,043 --> 00:41:01,293 we-we've started, uh, 944 00:41:01,294 --> 00:41:04,254 what we call an Energy Futures Coalition 945 00:41:04,255 --> 00:41:06,215 that, um, includes the coal companies, 946 00:41:06,216 --> 00:41:07,633 the automobile companies. 947 00:41:07,634 --> 00:41:09,718 It includes the environmental organizations 948 00:41:09,719 --> 00:41:12,596 and the industries that, that are affected 949 00:41:12,597 --> 00:41:14,431 working together to come up with 950 00:41:14,432 --> 00:41:17,142 an alternate energy program for the United States, 951 00:41:17,143 --> 00:41:20,104 so we can move away from our dependence on fossil fuel, 952 00:41:20,105 --> 00:41:22,064 both because we need to do it 953 00:41:22,065 --> 00:41:23,941 from an environmental standpoint, 954 00:41:23,942 --> 00:41:26,443 and we need to do it from a peace and security standpoint. 955 00:41:26,444 --> 00:41:29,405 (audience laughing) 956 00:41:29,406 --> 00:41:31,448 - (laughs) - I surrender. 957 00:41:31,449 --> 00:41:33,409 I, I work on nuclear weapons. 958 00:41:33,410 --> 00:41:34,785 I'ma let you take care of the tax. 959 00:41:34,786 --> 00:41:37,080 - How about a carbon tax? - It's too goddamn complicat-- 960 00:41:37,080 --> 00:41:38,415 No, I am for a carbon tax. 961 00:41:38,415 --> 00:41:40,249 I think we should have a, a carbon tax 962 00:41:40,250 --> 00:41:43,460 and refund it, uh, to-- on people's income tax. 963 00:41:43,461 --> 00:41:45,963 - Ralph Nader: Okay. - I think the polluter should pay 964 00:41:45,964 --> 00:41:47,924 because if the polluter's paying, 965 00:41:47,924 --> 00:41:50,593 he's got more of an incentive to cut back on the pollution. 966 00:41:50,593 --> 00:41:53,262 With coal, you know you're gonna get killed, 967 00:41:53,263 --> 00:41:56,933 and, and, and with nuclear, you have a chance of getting killed. 968 00:41:56,933 --> 00:41:59,601 But, at least you have a chance of not getting killed, either. 969 00:41:59,602 --> 00:42:04,106 One of the problems with, uh, with our form of government, 970 00:42:04,107 --> 00:42:07,318 and, and really, it's a, it's a flaw in ourselves, 971 00:42:08,570 --> 00:42:12,031 is that we're not real good at dealing with problems 972 00:42:12,032 --> 00:42:14,324 that are way off in the future. 973 00:42:14,325 --> 00:42:16,201 We're real good with dealing-- 974 00:42:16,202 --> 00:42:18,288 You know, as soon as 9/11 happened, 975 00:42:18,288 --> 00:42:21,124 I mean, we got the Department of Homeland Security, 976 00:42:21,124 --> 00:42:23,208 and everybody's running around trying to, 977 00:42:23,209 --> 00:42:25,754 well, see that it doesn't happen again. 978 00:42:26,588 --> 00:42:27,796 I agree. That's great. 979 00:42:27,797 --> 00:42:29,298 - (laughter) - Thank you. 980 00:42:29,299 --> 00:42:32,217 - Oh! Mamma Mia! - Safer: Whoa! 981 00:42:32,218 --> 00:42:34,011 Ted Turner: That's a real nice fish. 982 00:42:34,012 --> 00:42:36,138 Safer: Life is good for Ted Turner. 983 00:42:36,139 --> 00:42:38,640 He's not your average old age pensioner. 984 00:42:38,641 --> 00:42:41,977 This most restless of men jets around the world... 985 00:42:41,978 --> 00:42:44,730 - Here we go. - Safer: ...promoting good causes, 986 00:42:44,731 --> 00:42:46,982 dreaming up new business ventures, 987 00:42:46,983 --> 00:42:49,568 and dropping in on his dozens of properties 988 00:42:49,569 --> 00:42:51,862 scattered about the hemisphere. 989 00:42:51,863 --> 00:42:53,822 But, you still have a lot of girlfriends. 990 00:42:53,823 --> 00:42:55,657 I still have... some. 991 00:42:55,658 --> 00:42:57,535 - (snickers) - I'm dating. 992 00:42:59,204 --> 00:43:00,871 Ted Turner: But I really had a great time. 993 00:43:00,872 --> 00:43:03,833 I've had a great life, and I'm having a great life right now. 994 00:43:04,209 --> 00:43:07,337 In America, we've emphasized that, uh, 995 00:43:07,337 --> 00:43:10,506 how much money you have and how much you spend 996 00:43:10,507 --> 00:43:12,424 is what determines how happy you are. 997 00:43:12,425 --> 00:43:13,884 That's not right. 998 00:43:13,885 --> 00:43:15,844 The thing that really determines your happiness 999 00:43:15,845 --> 00:43:17,763 is your relationships. 1000 00:43:17,764 --> 00:43:19,723 With your family, with your friends. 1001 00:43:19,724 --> 00:43:21,850 His legacy is his kids, for sure. 1002 00:43:21,851 --> 00:43:23,852 1003 00:43:23,853 --> 00:43:25,521 Fonda: As he's aging, 1004 00:43:25,522 --> 00:43:27,231 he wants to know... 1005 00:43:27,232 --> 00:43:29,275 (voice breaking) that he will go out 1006 00:43:30,443 --> 00:43:33,028 with the love of his children and his grandchildren-- 1007 00:43:33,029 --> 00:43:34,572 (sighs, whispers) 1008 00:43:36,408 --> 00:43:38,909 That may not always have been important to him, 1009 00:43:38,910 --> 00:43:40,203 but it's important to him now, 1010 00:43:40,203 --> 00:43:42,955 and so he's doing what he needs to do. 1011 00:43:42,956 --> 00:43:44,707 Ted Turner: I don't need any more stuff. 1012 00:43:44,708 --> 00:43:47,042 - (soft laughter) - Only thing I tell my family, 1013 00:43:47,043 --> 00:43:49,045 'cause they wanna get you Christmas presents, 1014 00:43:49,045 --> 00:43:50,295 is the one thing I do like, 1015 00:43:50,296 --> 00:43:53,216 the only thing that I can use more of 1016 00:43:53,216 --> 00:43:56,218 is framed photographs of my grandchildren, 1017 00:43:56,219 --> 00:43:57,386 and children. 1018 00:43:57,387 --> 00:43:59,054 We're gonna have dinner tonight, huh? 1019 00:43:59,055 --> 00:44:01,807 - Yeah, that's true. (indistinct) - I think-- Yes, sir. Thank you. 1020 00:44:01,808 --> 00:44:03,892 - Will you shake my hand? - (laughs) 1021 00:44:03,893 --> 00:44:06,395 I decided that what would be really exciting to do, 1022 00:44:06,396 --> 00:44:10,442 donate a billion dollars to the UN causes myself. 1023 00:44:10,859 --> 00:44:14,696 (applause, cheering) 1024 00:44:15,363 --> 00:44:17,614 I mean, who wants to miss a night with Ted Turner? 1025 00:44:17,615 --> 00:44:21,077 Not me. The man is way more rock-and-roll than I am. 1026 00:44:21,077 --> 00:44:24,663 Even now. Unpredictable. Uncompromising. 1027 00:44:24,664 --> 00:44:26,958 Genius innovator. Yes! 1028 00:44:27,250 --> 00:44:29,918 Especially at birthday parties. 1029 00:44:29,919 --> 00:44:31,295 And you've two tonight. 1030 00:44:31,296 --> 00:44:34,006 Ted's, who's about to turn 80. 1031 00:44:34,007 --> 00:44:35,884 Happy birthday, your dudeness. 1032 00:44:37,385 --> 00:44:39,970 And his baby, the UN Foundations, 1033 00:44:39,971 --> 00:44:41,930 which is turning 20. 1034 00:44:41,931 --> 00:44:44,351 Oh, these kids, they grow up fast! 1035 00:44:45,018 --> 00:44:47,604 Ted Turner: Tim and his team have accomplished a great deal 1036 00:44:47,604 --> 00:44:51,023 in the years since we created the UN Foundation. 1037 00:44:51,024 --> 00:44:52,858 I'm particularly proud of the work 1038 00:44:52,859 --> 00:44:55,027 that we've done to fight malaria, 1039 00:44:55,028 --> 00:44:57,696 a preventable and treatable disease 1040 00:44:57,697 --> 00:45:00,617 that kills more than one million people every year. 1041 00:45:01,326 --> 00:45:04,995 One person dies from malaria every 30 seconds. 1042 00:45:04,996 --> 00:45:07,164 Now, I've known Ted 1043 00:45:07,165 --> 00:45:10,292 since the earliest days of our work together 1044 00:45:10,293 --> 00:45:12,002 in the fight against HIV/AIDS. 1045 00:45:12,003 --> 00:45:14,339 UN Foundation's become 1046 00:45:15,215 --> 00:45:18,300 the UN's strategic partner, uh, since that time, 1047 00:45:18,301 --> 00:45:22,179 connecting the UN to activists like myself, 1048 00:45:22,180 --> 00:45:25,307 and individuals, businesses, philanthropists, 1049 00:45:25,308 --> 00:45:27,976 that when working together can, 1050 00:45:27,977 --> 00:45:30,479 must drive progress 1051 00:45:30,480 --> 00:45:33,649 on some of the biggest challenges of our time. 1052 00:45:33,650 --> 00:45:37,236 (soft music playing) 1053 00:45:37,237 --> 00:45:39,154 He is one of these 1054 00:45:39,155 --> 00:45:42,534 larger-than-life personalities 1055 00:45:43,201 --> 00:45:46,495 who is also down to earth. 1056 00:45:46,496 --> 00:45:49,331 So, he dreams, he dreams big, 1057 00:45:49,332 --> 00:45:51,834 but he dreams whilst he's awake. 1058 00:45:51,835 --> 00:45:55,338 reporter: And over the years, his own Turner Foundation 1059 00:45:55,338 --> 00:45:57,841 has awarded countless grants. 1060 00:45:57,841 --> 00:46:00,217 Ted has allowed us to give 1061 00:46:00,218 --> 00:46:03,138 over $363 million 1062 00:46:03,555 --> 00:46:05,514 in order to make this world a better place. 1063 00:46:05,515 --> 00:46:07,266 (crowd cheering) 1064 00:46:07,267 --> 00:46:09,893 Barack Obama: And we must pursue constructive relations with Russia 1065 00:46:09,894 --> 00:46:12,147 on issues of common concern. 1066 00:46:13,732 --> 00:46:16,192 Now, one of those issues that I'll focus on today 1067 00:46:17,068 --> 00:46:19,445 is fundamental to the security of our nations 1068 00:46:19,446 --> 00:46:21,363 and to the peace of the world. 1069 00:46:21,364 --> 00:46:23,282 That's the future of nuclear weapons 1070 00:46:23,283 --> 00:46:24,409 in the 21st century. 1071 00:46:26,077 --> 00:46:29,414 The existence of thousands of nuclear weapons 1072 00:46:30,498 --> 00:46:32,876 is the most dangerous legacy of the Cold War. 1073 00:46:33,668 --> 00:46:37,546 Nunn: Well, I think we wouldn't be stretching modesty too far 1074 00:46:37,547 --> 00:46:39,423 if we said that NTI played a big role 1075 00:46:39,424 --> 00:46:41,425 in what became the Prague speech 1076 00:46:41,426 --> 00:46:43,052 because we have been advocating 1077 00:46:43,053 --> 00:46:45,137 getting nuclear materials under control. 1078 00:46:45,138 --> 00:46:47,432 Today, the Cold War has disappeared. 1079 00:46:48,475 --> 00:46:51,269 But, thousands of those weapons have not. 1080 00:46:52,604 --> 00:46:54,313 In a strange turn of history, 1081 00:46:54,314 --> 00:46:57,609 the threat of global nuclear war has gone down, 1082 00:46:58,693 --> 00:47:02,405 but the risk of a nuclear attack has gone up. 1083 00:47:02,405 --> 00:47:04,281 (somber music playing) 1084 00:47:04,282 --> 00:47:06,785 More nations have a-acquired these weapons. 1085 00:47:07,619 --> 00:47:09,745 Testing has continued. 1086 00:47:09,746 --> 00:47:13,082 Black market trade in nuclear secrets 1087 00:47:13,083 --> 00:47:15,543 and nuclear materials abound. 1088 00:47:16,586 --> 00:47:19,422 The technology to build a bomb has spread. 1089 00:47:20,340 --> 00:47:23,759 Terrorists are determined to buy, build, or steal one. 1090 00:47:23,760 --> 00:47:25,427 Obama went to the United Nations. 1091 00:47:25,428 --> 00:47:28,305 They passed a Security Council resolution with Russia 1092 00:47:28,306 --> 00:47:31,016 and the United States both participating. 1093 00:47:31,017 --> 00:47:33,268 I believe Ted went to that meeting. 1094 00:47:33,269 --> 00:47:34,603 I went to it. 1095 00:47:34,604 --> 00:47:37,356 Uh, and we basically sat there and watched, 1096 00:47:37,357 --> 00:47:39,943 and a lot of that had come right out of NTI. 1097 00:47:39,943 --> 00:47:41,985 I don't know how many years I've got left, 1098 00:47:41,986 --> 00:47:43,696 and I wanna live long enough 1099 00:47:43,697 --> 00:47:46,490 to see global nuclear disarmament. 1100 00:47:46,491 --> 00:47:48,325 Goddammit, that's what I want, 1101 00:47:48,326 --> 00:47:50,953 and I'm asking the rest of y'all to help me. That's-- 1102 00:47:50,954 --> 00:47:53,288 - (laughter) - That's what I want for my 80th birthday. 1103 00:47:53,289 --> 00:47:55,542 (applause) 1104 00:47:56,167 --> 00:47:58,169 I said, "Well, there's some golf courses, 1105 00:47:58,712 --> 00:48:01,840 and there's some other things on my bucket list I wanna do." 1106 00:48:02,340 --> 00:48:04,426 And Turner, who's more deaf than I am, 1107 00:48:05,260 --> 00:48:07,136 he said, "What'd you say, Dames?" 1108 00:48:07,137 --> 00:48:11,306 I said, "I have some things on my bucket list 1109 00:48:11,307 --> 00:48:13,976 that I do wanna do now that my knee is fixed." 1110 00:48:13,977 --> 00:48:16,562 And he said, "Your what?" 1111 00:48:16,563 --> 00:48:19,649 I said, "My bucket list!" 1112 00:48:19,649 --> 00:48:22,818 And he said, "Your fuck it list?" 1113 00:48:22,819 --> 00:48:25,988 I said, "No, Ted. I said, Ted, 1114 00:48:25,989 --> 00:48:29,075 that I have some things on my bucket list." 1115 00:48:30,452 --> 00:48:33,037 And he said, "I don't know what that is." 1116 00:48:33,038 --> 00:48:37,041 I said, "Well, people who aren't billionaires 1117 00:48:37,042 --> 00:48:41,379 "and who've not done everything that there is to do in life 1118 00:48:42,088 --> 00:48:44,007 "and have maybe a few things they wanna do 1119 00:48:44,007 --> 00:48:45,674 before they kick the bucket." 1120 00:48:45,675 --> 00:48:47,719 I said, "That's a bucket list." 1121 00:48:48,428 --> 00:48:50,054 And he looked perplexed. 1122 00:48:50,055 --> 00:48:52,014 And I get on my walker and... 1123 00:48:52,015 --> 00:48:53,349 (laughs) 1124 00:48:53,350 --> 00:48:56,268 and hobble into the bathroom. 1125 00:48:56,269 --> 00:48:58,604 And when I get through, 1126 00:48:58,605 --> 00:49:01,023 I open the door, 1127 00:49:01,024 --> 00:49:03,901 and I'm startled because Turner's standing there. 1128 00:49:03,902 --> 00:49:06,612 And we're-- (laughs) we're nose to nose. 1129 00:49:06,613 --> 00:49:08,238 He said, "I've got a bucket list, Dames. 1130 00:49:08,239 --> 00:49:10,199 I didn't realize what you were talking about." 1131 00:49:10,200 --> 00:49:13,118 He said, "I'm gonna make it 1132 00:49:13,119 --> 00:49:16,289 "so that none of the little kids in the world go hungry. 1133 00:49:17,665 --> 00:49:21,044 I'm going to ban nuclear weapons." 1134 00:49:21,044 --> 00:49:23,546 I said, "Well, 1135 00:49:23,546 --> 00:49:25,923 "most people have a bucket list of things 1136 00:49:25,924 --> 00:49:27,883 "that they actually think they can achieve, 1137 00:49:27,884 --> 00:49:30,428 "like playing a certain golf course, 1138 00:49:31,262 --> 00:49:34,098 "or any number of things you can do 1139 00:49:34,099 --> 00:49:36,058 "that may be difficult to do, 1140 00:49:36,059 --> 00:49:38,143 but if you work at it, you can do 'em." 1141 00:49:38,144 --> 00:49:39,478 - I can't, my memory-- - (laughter) 1142 00:49:39,479 --> 00:49:41,438 That's another thing as you get older. 1143 00:49:41,439 --> 00:49:44,400 - Yeah. - I'm 71. Your memory goes. 1144 00:49:44,401 --> 00:49:45,734 - (scattered laughter) - And, and, and... 1145 00:49:45,735 --> 00:49:47,403 I, I can't hear, 1146 00:49:47,404 --> 00:49:50,614 I can't smell, and I can't see. 1147 00:49:50,615 --> 00:49:53,117 But, I've still got taste and feel left. 1148 00:49:53,118 --> 00:49:55,494 And you can get by with that. I mean, you know. 1149 00:49:55,495 --> 00:49:58,080 (audience laughter) 1150 00:49:58,081 --> 00:49:59,623 I memorized, um... 1151 00:49:59,624 --> 00:50:01,584 At, at, at, at that time, I, I... 1152 00:50:02,460 --> 00:50:05,630 I'm trying to remember the, the name of the, um... 1153 00:50:06,506 --> 00:50:09,299 the book about the, um, 1154 00:50:09,300 --> 00:50:11,469 guy that's in, in, in a dungeon... 1155 00:50:12,262 --> 00:50:14,639 and in the dark, and, um... 1156 00:50:16,266 --> 00:50:18,475 - audience member: "The Count of Monte Cristo"? - host: Is it, "The Count--" 1157 00:50:18,476 --> 00:50:20,812 - "The Count of Monte Cristo." - host: That's what I was thinking, yeah. 1158 00:50:21,479 --> 00:50:22,938 And something else bad happened, 1159 00:50:22,939 --> 00:50:24,773 but I can't remember what it was. 1160 00:50:24,774 --> 00:50:27,484 My memory at 71 has gotten so bad 1161 00:50:27,485 --> 00:50:30,696 that I can't remember whether I got Alzheimer's or... 1162 00:50:30,697 --> 00:50:34,158 - What's the other one? - (laughter) 1163 00:50:34,159 --> 00:50:36,785 Parkinson's or Alzheimer's! 1164 00:50:36,786 --> 00:50:39,831 - (Ted laughs) - (applause) 1165 00:50:44,336 --> 00:50:46,378 Couple of friends said, "Well, 1166 00:50:46,379 --> 00:50:49,965 "you might not be here for your 80th, and, um, 1167 00:50:49,966 --> 00:50:52,134 "and, and certainly some of your friends won't be, 1168 00:50:52,135 --> 00:50:53,469 so you better go ahead and do it." 1169 00:50:53,470 --> 00:50:54,720 So, that's what I did. 1170 00:50:54,721 --> 00:50:57,766 (applause) 1171 00:50:59,684 --> 00:51:01,269 (applause dies down) 1172 00:51:01,728 --> 00:51:04,396 (laughs) Wow. 1173 00:51:04,397 --> 00:51:08,233 They said this was gonna be a big deal, and it really was. 1174 00:51:08,234 --> 00:51:09,985 (laughter) 1175 00:51:09,986 --> 00:51:12,197 Anyway, but I, I, I do, um, 1176 00:51:13,156 --> 00:51:16,117 I do miss it. I really, really do. 1177 00:51:18,703 --> 00:51:20,413 And, um, 1178 00:51:21,206 --> 00:51:24,875 this has been a, a real shot in the arm for me, 1179 00:51:24,876 --> 00:51:28,170 and I'm probably gonna live a few more years 1180 00:51:28,171 --> 00:51:31,840 - because of tonight. - (laughter) 1181 00:51:31,841 --> 00:51:34,385 Thank you. Thank you all. 1182 00:51:34,386 --> 00:51:36,387 (applause) 1183 00:51:36,388 --> 00:51:38,556 (cheering) 1184 00:51:41,309 --> 00:51:43,061 (audience fades out) 1185 00:51:43,561 --> 00:51:46,815 CNN reporter: This is CNN Breaking News. 1186 00:51:48,525 --> 00:51:51,568 So, um, I hate to have to report this. 1187 00:51:51,569 --> 00:51:53,862 The breaking news just in at CNN 1188 00:51:53,863 --> 00:51:57,783 is that actor Robin Williams is dead at the age of 63 1189 00:51:57,784 --> 00:51:59,868 from an apparent suicide. 1190 00:51:59,869 --> 00:52:01,120 We were living a nightmare. 1191 00:52:01,121 --> 00:52:02,913 reporter: That nightmare at its worst 1192 00:52:02,914 --> 00:52:05,290 in the months leading up to his suicide. 1193 00:52:05,291 --> 00:52:08,419 The 63-year-old was secretly battling depression, 1194 00:52:08,420 --> 00:52:10,714 anxiety, and paranoia, 1195 00:52:10,714 --> 00:52:12,965 which drove him to take his own life, 1196 00:52:12,966 --> 00:52:14,800 hanging himself with a belt. 1197 00:52:14,801 --> 00:52:17,428 His autopsy later revealing 1198 00:52:17,429 --> 00:52:19,888 he was suffering from a debilitating brain disorder, 1199 00:52:19,889 --> 00:52:21,725 Lewy body dementia. 1200 00:52:21,725 --> 00:52:24,268 Lewy body dementia is a complex disorder 1201 00:52:24,269 --> 00:52:26,270 with many different presentations. 1202 00:52:26,271 --> 00:52:29,398 You can see very dramatic effects in thinking, 1203 00:52:29,399 --> 00:52:31,234 emotions, and behavior. 1204 00:52:31,234 --> 00:52:33,902 Susan Schneider Williams: My favorite movie of Robin Williams 1205 00:52:33,903 --> 00:52:37,407 was Robin Williams being a human being. 1206 00:52:37,949 --> 00:52:40,242 - Not an actor. - reporter: Right. 1207 00:52:40,243 --> 00:52:41,619 Williams: Best movie in the world. 1208 00:52:42,704 --> 00:52:44,246 Koppel: The confusion, 1209 00:52:44,247 --> 00:52:46,832 the episodes of outrageous behavior, 1210 00:52:46,833 --> 00:52:50,085 the euphoric highs and dark lows 1211 00:52:50,086 --> 00:52:53,631 were initially diagnosed as symptoms of manic depression. 1212 00:52:54,174 --> 00:52:55,257 (birds chirping) 1213 00:52:55,258 --> 00:52:58,093 Turner says that was a misdiagnosis, 1214 00:52:58,094 --> 00:53:00,137 but he openly acknowledges 1215 00:53:00,138 --> 00:53:03,807 having a progressive brain disorder called 1216 00:53:03,808 --> 00:53:05,727 Lewy body dementia. 1217 00:53:07,187 --> 00:53:09,438 Can you tell us what that is? 1218 00:53:09,439 --> 00:53:11,106 Ted Turner: It's a, um, 1219 00:53:11,107 --> 00:53:13,692 mild case of... 1220 00:53:13,693 --> 00:53:16,820 what... people have as Alzheimer's. 1221 00:53:16,821 --> 00:53:20,200 It's similar to that, but not nearly as bad. 1222 00:53:21,201 --> 00:53:23,244 Alzheimer's is fatal. 1223 00:53:24,412 --> 00:53:27,665 Thank goodness that I don't have that. 1224 00:53:29,125 --> 00:53:30,835 But, I also have got, um... 1225 00:53:32,545 --> 00:53:34,673 (inhales sharply) What's... 1226 00:53:36,257 --> 00:53:38,133 I can't remember the name of it. 1227 00:53:38,134 --> 00:53:40,344 That's alright. Tell me what the-- 1228 00:53:40,345 --> 00:53:42,805 That's dementia. I can't remember what my... 1229 00:53:42,806 --> 00:53:44,640 - what my disease is. - (Koppel laughs) 1230 00:53:44,641 --> 00:53:46,475 It's an unpleasant thing to remember. 1231 00:53:46,476 --> 00:53:48,060 - It's bad. - Koppel: Yeah. 1232 00:53:48,061 --> 00:53:50,396 physical therapist: Six! Down and hold... 1233 00:53:50,397 --> 00:53:54,025 Koppel: Ted Turner begins most mornings these days with some yoga. 1234 00:53:55,235 --> 00:53:57,319 He has never been a quitter. 1235 00:53:57,320 --> 00:54:00,030 His willingness to be shown on network television 1236 00:54:00,031 --> 00:54:02,991 in what is certainly a diminished state 1237 00:54:02,992 --> 00:54:04,910 is a testament to courage 1238 00:54:04,911 --> 00:54:08,205 and a surprising absence of vanity. 1239 00:54:08,206 --> 00:54:11,208 Ted, still, he's got the willpower, 1240 00:54:11,209 --> 00:54:16,213 uh, in spite of the Lewy body that he's dealing with. 1241 00:54:16,214 --> 00:54:17,756 I tell him, "Look, 1242 00:54:17,757 --> 00:54:19,425 "maybe you're not at full capacity now, 1243 00:54:19,426 --> 00:54:22,720 "but Ted Turner at half capacity is more than 1244 00:54:22,721 --> 00:54:26,432 99 and 9/10% of the people in the world at full capacity." 1245 00:54:26,433 --> 00:54:29,601 We went to Kazakhstan, and he wanted to go on a walk, 1246 00:54:29,602 --> 00:54:31,854 and I remember walking out of the hotel 1247 00:54:31,855 --> 00:54:34,732 and the kinda guards out there said, "Don't go 1248 00:54:34,733 --> 00:54:36,525 beyond this, the fence." 1249 00:54:36,526 --> 00:54:38,444 And he said, "We're going." 1250 00:54:38,445 --> 00:54:40,112 We did. I didn't know what was gonna happen, 1251 00:54:40,113 --> 00:54:42,197 but, I mean, he, he, he doesn't-- 1252 00:54:42,198 --> 00:54:43,866 He doesn't like to be constrained. 1253 00:54:43,867 --> 00:54:45,284 And he doesn't like the constraint 1254 00:54:45,285 --> 00:54:47,036 of not having these meetings in person. 1255 00:54:47,037 --> 00:54:50,122 So, it had an effect on him, 1256 00:54:50,123 --> 00:54:54,085 but it never stopped his tremendous desire, 1257 00:54:54,586 --> 00:54:56,588 uh, to basically save, uh, 1258 00:54:57,088 --> 00:54:58,464 save humanity. 1259 00:54:58,465 --> 00:55:00,424 As you get older now, 1260 00:55:00,425 --> 00:55:02,760 as you go into... 1261 00:55:02,761 --> 00:55:05,180 the last few chapters 1262 00:55:06,181 --> 00:55:07,599 of your life, 1263 00:55:09,726 --> 00:55:12,644 - do you ever think about suicide? - Ted Turner: No. 1264 00:55:12,645 --> 00:55:16,232 I've got five children and 14 grandchildren, 1265 00:55:16,775 --> 00:55:19,068 and I wouldn't put them through that. 1266 00:55:19,069 --> 00:55:21,570 That was painful. I'm-- 1267 00:55:21,571 --> 00:55:24,949 It was painful for me, I know, when my father did it. 1268 00:55:25,784 --> 00:55:28,536 And I'm not going to, uh, 1269 00:55:30,121 --> 00:55:32,623 even think about doing anything like that 1270 00:55:32,624 --> 00:55:35,501 for my children and grandchildren. 1271 00:55:35,502 --> 00:55:39,089 Uh, is there a final thought you wanna make before we retire? 1272 00:55:39,964 --> 00:55:41,799 I'd like to thank everybody for coming out here, 1273 00:55:41,800 --> 00:55:45,260 and I'd like to thank the, uh, Foundation here 1274 00:55:45,261 --> 00:55:47,513 for this nice award. 1275 00:55:47,514 --> 00:55:50,015 And the opportunity to share a few thoughts with you 1276 00:55:50,016 --> 00:55:53,102 and get everybody pumped up to go out there like-- 1277 00:55:53,103 --> 00:55:55,979 - This is like a little halftime speech. We're-- - (laughter) 1278 00:55:55,980 --> 00:55:58,775 We're gonna go out in the second half and kick their ass. 1279 00:55:58,775 --> 00:56:02,320 (laughter and applause) 1280 00:56:08,660 --> 00:56:12,621 ♪ Happy birthday ♪ 1281 00:56:12,622 --> 00:56:16,625 ♪ To... you ♪ 1282 00:56:16,626 --> 00:56:19,878 (applause) 1283 00:56:19,879 --> 00:56:22,881 I've loved every minute of it, every moment. 1284 00:56:22,882 --> 00:56:25,884 In college, I won just about all the time. 1285 00:56:25,885 --> 00:56:29,847 Hopefully first of a number of World's Championships that we'll win. 1286 00:56:29,848 --> 00:56:31,473 I like it, and I think the players do, too. 1287 00:56:31,474 --> 00:56:32,808 Everybody likes it. 1288 00:56:32,809 --> 00:56:35,894 reporter: The press noted that Cup Race fans 1289 00:56:35,895 --> 00:56:38,355 had found themselves a folk hero. 1290 00:56:38,356 --> 00:56:42,067 Someone yelled "Turner for president!" 1291 00:56:42,068 --> 00:56:44,361 Ted Turner: I dedicate the news channel 1292 00:56:44,362 --> 00:56:48,574 for America, the Cable News Network. 1293 00:56:48,575 --> 00:56:51,660 - Letterman: And Cable News Network is not making dough. - Mm-mm. 1294 00:56:51,661 --> 00:56:52,995 (audience laughing) 1295 00:56:52,996 --> 00:56:54,872 How do you support yourself, Ted? 1296 00:56:54,873 --> 00:56:57,333 1297 00:56:57,334 --> 00:56:59,084 Ted Turner: While I'd never been in business 1298 00:56:59,085 --> 00:57:00,544 primarily for money, 1299 00:57:00,545 --> 00:57:04,173 when I became a billionaire, it did feel good. 1300 00:57:04,174 --> 00:57:05,924 Ouch! 1301 00:57:05,925 --> 00:57:07,843 - (smacks) - Cut that out. 1302 00:57:07,844 --> 00:57:09,678 Ah-ah! 1303 00:57:09,679 --> 00:57:11,514 They're just being playful, obviously. 1304 00:57:11,514 --> 00:57:13,850 Part of my desire to own this land 1305 00:57:14,559 --> 00:57:16,769 was to make sure it was never developed. 1306 00:57:16,770 --> 00:57:19,021 Well, I'm raising the bison 'cause I really like 'em, 1307 00:57:19,022 --> 00:57:21,857 but when I got up to 42,000, 1308 00:57:21,858 --> 00:57:23,442 I had to start doing something with them 1309 00:57:23,443 --> 00:57:25,402 because they keep breeding, so we had to, 1310 00:57:25,403 --> 00:57:27,613 - we had to eat some of 'em. - (laughter) 1311 00:57:27,614 --> 00:57:29,615 I'm a multi-faceted person. 1312 00:57:29,616 --> 00:57:31,909 - I've got a lot of different personalities. - speaker: I don't believe-- 1313 00:57:31,910 --> 00:57:35,454 - You oughta see me at midnight on a full moon. - (laughter) 1314 00:57:35,455 --> 00:57:37,122 Here it comes. (growls) 1315 00:57:37,123 --> 00:57:39,375 I think it'd be tragic to just be remembered 1316 00:57:39,376 --> 00:57:40,793 for making a lot of money. 1317 00:57:40,794 --> 00:57:43,587 I decided that what would be really exciting to do, 1318 00:57:43,588 --> 00:57:47,424 donate a billion dollars to the UN causes myself. 1319 00:57:47,425 --> 00:57:49,385 1320 00:57:49,386 --> 00:57:51,595 Are we gonna make the right choices 1321 00:57:51,596 --> 00:57:54,973 that will allow us to exist for another million years, 1322 00:57:54,974 --> 00:57:58,977 here, on this beautiful paradise of a planet that we're on? 1323 00:57:58,978 --> 00:58:01,271 Or are we gonna turn it into a desert 1324 00:58:01,272 --> 00:58:03,899 and end up blowing ourselves to kingdom come? 1325 00:58:03,900 --> 00:58:05,068 The choice is ours. 1326 00:58:05,068 --> 00:58:07,820 You live by the sword, you die by it. 1327 00:58:07,821 --> 00:58:09,571 Let's keep our fingers crossed 1328 00:58:09,572 --> 00:58:12,408 and hope that Captain Planet and the Planeteers 1329 00:58:12,409 --> 00:58:13,450 can save the planet. 1330 00:58:13,451 --> 00:58:15,912 I think I ran harder 1331 00:58:15,912 --> 00:58:18,414 and faster in my life 1332 00:58:18,415 --> 00:58:20,082 than, uh, most people do. 1333 00:58:20,083 --> 00:58:23,753 I will do whatever is necessary to survive. 1334 00:58:23,753 --> 00:58:26,171 I mean, the only way they're gonna get rid of me, 1335 00:58:26,172 --> 00:58:28,007 uh, is to put a bullet in me. 1336 00:58:28,008 --> 00:58:29,259 - Mike Wallace: "Turner, veer-- - Yeah. 1337 00:58:29,259 --> 00:58:31,427 Wallace: "Veers dangerously toward... 1338 00:58:31,428 --> 00:58:33,930 - "Insanity." Well... - Wallace: ...insanity." Oh, you read that? 1339 00:58:33,930 --> 00:58:37,099 I read it. I read it. I mean, I expected it from him. 1340 00:58:37,100 --> 00:58:39,476 If they think it's bad for women to want sex, 1341 00:58:39,477 --> 00:58:41,104 then why don't they cut the heads off 1342 00:58:41,104 --> 00:58:43,814 the little whackers of the 10-year-old boys over there, too? 1343 00:58:43,815 --> 00:58:47,484 - (press laughing) - You know, and make it, uh, make it an even-Steven deal. 1344 00:58:47,485 --> 00:58:48,944 Who's got the first question? 1345 00:58:48,945 --> 00:58:51,030 You're right, I get in more trouble, I-- 1346 00:58:51,031 --> 00:58:54,366 I wish I didn't say some of the crazy things I've said. 1347 00:58:54,367 --> 00:58:56,493 The thing that really determines your happiness 1348 00:58:56,494 --> 00:58:58,454 is your relationships. 1349 00:58:58,455 --> 00:59:00,622 With your family, with your friends. 1350 00:59:00,623 --> 00:59:02,374 I love this world of ours. 1351 00:59:02,375 --> 00:59:04,209 It's a beautiful, wonderful place 1352 00:59:04,210 --> 00:59:06,503 that deserves taking care of. 1353 00:59:06,504 --> 00:59:08,630 And in order to be able to take care of it, 1354 00:59:08,631 --> 00:59:10,049 the first thing we have to do 1355 00:59:10,050 --> 00:59:12,968 is learn to live in peace and harmony and cooperation. 1356 00:59:12,969 --> 00:59:16,014 (inspiring music playing) 1357 00:59:23,730 --> 00:59:25,814 Thank you all for being part of it, 1358 00:59:25,815 --> 00:59:27,649 and God bless you. 1359 00:59:27,650 --> 00:59:30,695 - (crowd cheering) - (music ends) 1360 00:59:32,489 --> 00:59:34,990 presenter (on PA): Ladies and gentlemen, Ted Turner. 1361 00:59:34,991 --> 00:59:37,202 (applause) 1362 00:59:40,205 --> 00:59:43,416 (light music playing) 1363 00:59:59,724 --> 01:00:02,936 1364 01:01:04,789 --> 01:01:06,791 (music fades out) 160660

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