"[ Man ] Previously on Tanner '88." "[ Rapping ] I can't believe it, all the dangers" "It's up to us to make the changes" "And since I bust rhymes what I wanna say" "Is I don't feel that there's a better way" "To spread the word toward those young ears" "We have lost valuable dreams... hopes and futures when we bury our children." "And we're gonna start focusing on some of those issues... 'cause we have issues to present to Tanner." "You know, we can sit around here, we can blame everything and everybody." "We were talking about changes." "But actually the changes must begin with us." "Now, we're doing what we can but you don't stop trying" "The kid walked home and brutally died" "Brutally died, b-b-brutally died Brutally died" "Derick Barfield brutally died Brutally died" "That afternoon in Detroit shook me up." "Nothing was the same after that." "A murdered kid dumped in a lot not 50 yards from where we were meeting all these women... whose lives had been torn apart by violence." "Jesus." "Well, the campaign was just never the same after that." "It took on a - an urgency, a seriousness... that had been lacking before... and it meant that above all else... social justice was going to be our central message." "It would inform everything we did." "It also meant, of course, that we'd lose." "[ Dance ]" "[ Chanting ] Vote!" "Vote!" "Vote!" "V-O-T-E." " Vote!" "Vote!" "Vote!" " [ Man ] Who's the man who has manner" "Ladies and gentlemen, he's Jack Tanner" "[ Cheering ]" " Thanks a lot." "Thank you." "[ Ends ]" "I suspect most of you came out here today to listen to a speech." "I further suspect most of you are dreading it." "Well, you're in luck, because I came here today to listen." "I came here today because I thought I knew... just about all there was to know about life in the inner cities of America." "And I found out a couple of days ago I don't know anything at all." "I'm a candidate for president of the United States... and I'm surrounded by the tightest security in the world." "Yet, Tuesday night in the Cass Corridor section of Detroit..." "I came out of a meeting, and we crossed a vacant lot... and we found an eight-year-old boy who'd been shot three times and left to die." "Now, I hope to God that you're as shocked by this as I am... but I know that some of you aren't." "And you're the people that we need to hear from." "Because that's the only way... the people of this country are going to realize... that we are losing a whole generation to the streets." "So, tell it to me." "Tell it to the people." "Tell it to the politicians." " Now's your chance." " They don't build politicians that'll listen to us." " That's not true." "I'm here to listen to you." " Oh, yeah." "[ Woman ] Yeah, but you're crazy, man." "[ Tanner ] Well, what about your governor?" " I know him." "He'd listen." "[ Woman #2 ] How do you know he's any different?" "He's just like the rest of you." "He may be different." "He" " He may surprise you." "[ Crowd Murmuring, Chattering ]" " [ Woman #3 ] What are we supposed to do, go up knock on his door?" " [ Boy ] Yeah." "Let's go" " Let's go find out." " You wanna go find out?" " [ All Shouting ] Yeah!" " Find out if he's different?" " Yeah!" "You wanna go on over and knock on his door?" "[ Molly ] In a scene reminiscent of an early Steve Martin routine..." "Tanner then lead the students out of the stadium." "Moments later, however, the march was abruptly halted by local authorities... who refused to allow the students to proceed until the necessary permits had been secured." "Governor Blanchard had no comment on the bureaucratic accusations... charged by the Tanner campaign." "People, can we please stop watching television?" " Tempus fugit." "You know what I'm saying?" " [ Organ ]" "[ T.J.] It was a crazy stunt,Jack." "It wasn't a stunt." "I didn't plan it." " It just happened." " Right." "But why do these things always happen to you?" "Now this - [ Scoffs ] Things are just getting out of hand... and I think it's beginning to hurt us." "Jack, you're a major presidential candidate." " You've just been compared to Steve Martin." " Who's that?" "He's a guy with an arrow through his head." "[ Tanner] Speaking of a guy with an arrow through his head, listen to this." "This is Reagan on Dukakis here." ""President Ronald Reagan, in his first direct attack..." ""on the apparent Democratic presidential nominee Wednesday..." ""accused Michael Dukakis of falsely claiming that..." ""quote 'people are homeless and people are going without food and medical attention." ""'You know, 'Reagan continued, 'if I listen to him long enough..." ""'I'd be convinced that we're in an economic downturn..." ""'and that people are homeless and that people are going without food and medical attention... and that we've got to do something about the unemployed. "'" "[ T.J.] Notice how he's been saying stuff like that ever since the writers'strike." "[ Bell Clanging ]" " [ Man ] All aboard.!" " [ Organ Ends ]" "General Tanner?" " Hi, I'm Joanna Buckley." " Look at this." "That goddamn kiddie parade of his is all over the papers." "He's turning the race into a burlesque show." "Where is he?" " Oh, well " " Are you driving me?" "Yes, I am actually." "Jack wanted to come... but he had a meeting suddenly with the editors of the Free Press, so " "Him and his damn wedding, another of his public spectacles." "What can that woman be like that he's marrying?" "Well, you're about to find out, sir." "She's driving you back to the house." "[ Harpsichord ]" "Harpsichord - okay." "Good." "Palm trees." "Where are the palm trees?" "Excuse me.Jack.Jack. You guys." "Great news." "Ralph Nader has agreed to serve as attorney general." " All right!" " Ralph Nader!" "There is probity. [ Chuckles ] Good-bye, "Meeseketeers."" "[ T.J.] What "Meeseketeers"?" "There's nobody left at the Department ofJustice." "[ Tanner ] What does Meese have to do to get indicted, knock over a liquor store?" "[ Barney Laughing ] He probably already has." " [ Tanner] Look at that." "Dad, why are you still here?" "Please, read your schedule." "You're supposed to be assembling in the dining room." "I am?" "For the - the pre-rehearsal!" "You remember?" " Oh, my God." "[ Emile ] Excuse me. [ Clears Throat ]" "[ Stringer ] Tanner,Jack- -[ T.J.] Go get 'em,Jack." " These are not the tablecloths I ordered." " Tanner encounters tablecloth " "These are supposed to be peach floral." "Peach floral.!" "The tablecloths.!" "This is the kitchen country pattern.!" "I told Victor I do not want these.!" "This is not a barbecue.!" "Dispénseme, señorita." "I said - Does anybody here speak Spanish?" "[ Emile ] Yeah." "Gee, where's- where's Mike Dukakis when you really need him?" "Great." "Dad, would you please go in the dining room?" "The reverend's waiting for you." "You're supposed to be rehearsing your vows." " I get to choose my own vows?" " Oh,yeah." "Ask about the specials,Jack." "I'm sureJoanna's in there waiting for you." "Honey, no, she went down to the train station to get your grandfather." "Look, she'll be here on time." "Take it easy, Alex." "Everything's gonna be fine." "This is great." "There is no bride at the rehearsal... the vows still haven't been worked out, and we have Tex-Mex tablecloths!" "I give up.!" "[ General Tanner ] You might have said something." "You don't look a thing like your pictures in the National Enquirer." "So, how was your trip, sir?" "You know,Jack's mother was diabetic." "No, sir." "I" " I didn't know that." "I had to give her her shots." "She couldn't bear to do it herself." "I gave her a shot on our third date." "Oh." "Well, that doesn't sound very romantic." "You have to trust someone to let him give you a shot." "You have to love someone to want to do it." "That's how I knew." "After it was over..." "I wiped her arm with a cotton ball and asked her to marry me." " There's a point here, isn't there?" " Of course there's a point here." "You don't tell a story like that just to make chitchat." "I mean, what you're wondering is, how doJack and I know?" "Not how do you know." "How could you know?" "It's a goddamn shotgun wedding." "The press made you do it." "You're doing it for the campaign, not for yourselves." "With all due respect, sir, I don't see how you could possibly know that." "I'm gonna ask you a question, young lady, and I'd appreciate a direct answer." " What's that, sir?" " When you were growing up... did you even once dream... about getting married in Detroit in the middle ofJuly?" "[ Bell Tolling ]" " [ Tolling Continues ]" " Caution." "Do not enter." " I knew it was gonna be a bad day." " [ Chuckling ]" " Hey!" "Hey." " Hey, campers!" " The iced tea lady is here." "Don't fear." " [ Radio:" "Spanish ]" " How you doing?" " No, there's no guest list at all." "And there's not gonna be one." "Just family and friends." " Barney's sitting about three feet from me." "Family and friends is about it." " Let me here you say, "Yeah." - [ Men ] Yeah." " Let me hear you say, "Oh, yeah!"" " Give me one of those." "Thank you." "Thank you." " There you go." "Here's the schedule." "[ Andrea ] You guys want some tea in here?" "They're gonna take a break at about 5:00." "You want one?" " And that's your only photo op, all right?" " Tea?" " Yeah." " Stringer, did you ask about the, uh, the sit-down?" "The backyard, the living room - Fifteen minutes, that's all I need." "Look, I'm sorry." "The lid is on, Mol." "We'll get a photo for you before your evening feed." "That's the best we can do." " Oh, come on." " Excuse me, Stringer." "Frank, do you want some tea?" "I made it myself." "It's sun " "[ Emile ] Wait till you hear this." " "When I was in Bali covering the Pan-Asian-"" " Emile?" "Emile!" " Yes?" " Would you go down to the end of the road..." " and if you seeJoanna's car,just wave at 'em..." " Oh, yes." " get a handkerchief or something." " Sure." " They're probably in the neighborhood " " Okay." " Miss Tanner." " I know." "Okay." "Here we go!" " Dad!" "Come on." "Here we go." " Okay." " Why don't you sit down." "T.J., uh " " Sweetheart, I don't think so." "T.J. can stand in forJoanna tillJoanna gets here, ifJoanna gets here." " The bride's not coming?" " She'll be here." "Don't worry." "I will." "I mean, I do." "Well, I don't." " I've thought about it on occasion." "[ Minister ] I beg your pardon." " [ Alex ] This is just so- - [ Minister ] This is a happy occasion." " What did you say?" " Oh, nothing." " He said, "My, this is a happy occasion."" " Here they are,Jack." " Dad!" " Okay, sweetie." "Well, I have some tea for you, so " "There's my granddaughter!" " Oh." " Dad,you look great." "Did you remember to bring your formal uniform?" "You asked me to, didn't you, honey?" "Finally, somebody around here that has his act together." "I'm sorry, Miss Tanner, but I've really got to be going now." "I do too, honey." "I've got to make a couple of calls." "Nobody is going anywhere, goddamn it!" "[ Piano ]" "[ Andrea ] Alex, every course has been incredible." "[ Woman ] This looks great, doesn't it?" "[ Andrea ] Alex, the desert is incredible." " Thank you." " You're welcome." " [ Chattering ] -[ Andrea ] Taste this." "It's amazing." "[ Andrea ] All right, let's hear the dirt." "Stories about littleJackie Tanner." "[ Andrea ] No, no." "No, absolutely not." " [ Glass Clanging ] -[ Woman #2 ] Very frustrating." " [ Clanging Continues ]" " Fabulous." "I just want to say... that I'm so honored that my, uh, my favorite nephew  [ Tanner ] Your only nephew.!" " My favorite interrupting nephew... and his darling bride-to-be... who clearly could have found someone with better manners, I think, if she'd tried  [ Crowd Murmuring ]" " But I must say I'm so honored... to have you choose my home to be married in... even though the front yard is torn to divots with all those TV trucks." "And I'm still picking beer cans out of the zinnias." "Oh, Mrs. Cantwell, I'm sorry." "I really thought I got it all." "Oh." "Well, that's all right, dear." "The zinnias will survive." "And so will all of us, I'm sure." "Now, if you'll just all join me... and wish this darling couple a lovely toast." "To the dear groom and his lovely bride... much happiness and Godspeed." " Yeah." "All right." " Hear!" "Hear!" "Godspeed?" "We just got here, El." "[ Laughing ]" "Know what you're gonna do after the convention, Deke?" "Uh " "Did I just get fired?" "Come on." "You knew you were a temp." "Yeah, but I thought you said my stuff was going down real well in New York." "You could be the best shooter on the staff." "It doesn't matter." "The networks have already announced major cutbacks in the election unit." "Yeah?" "Like who?" "Everybody- producers, techies." " Talent." " Anybody I've heard of?" "[ Stifles Sob ] Oh, I hope not." "You?" "Oh, get out of here, Molly." "No way." "I mean,you've been with NBC" "About" " Geez, how long?" "A" "A lot of years, right?" "I mean, I grew up on you." "Oh, thank you, Deke." "What a lovely career marker." "[ Glass Clanging ]" "Thank you." "Thank you." "[ Laughing ]" "This is a very special occasion... and, uh, I hope all of you are having as wonderful a time at it as I've had planning it." "I'm havin' a great time." "Joanna, I just want to say, I don't know you very well yet... but I really want to, because I've always wanted a big sister... and because you spent a year monitoring the Sullivan Plan in South Africa." "That's what did it for me." "And, Dad, I just want to say how happy I am for you." "And all the hassle that went into pulling this off was -was worth it... because now you guys can finally hold hands in public." "[ Laughing, Clapping ]" "Well,you know what I mean." "Good luck." "And I love you both." " [ Eloise ] To the hands." " To the hands." "Okay." "Uh, excuse me." "Congressman and Miss Buckley..." "I wanted to share something with you from The Prophet... but I couldn't find a copy at any of the bookstores." " So I tried to get my parents to FedEx me my copy from home..." " [ Whispering, Indistinct ] but, anyway, the air bill got screwed up and I have no idea at this point where it ended up." "But the gist of what the passage says is that" "Molly?" "Mo" " Molly?" "What's up?" "What's up?" "[ Sighs ] Am I getting fired?" "Wha" "Are you getting fire - How should I know if you're getting fired?" "You know Grossman." "I know his wife." "And not even that well." "Well, I want you to find out from her whether I'm getting fired." "Look, Molly, I don't know what brought this on... but can we discuss this at another time?" "No!" "Oh, goddamn it, I want to know now!" "Lovers should be like two trees... growing side by side... but never in each other's shadows... protecting one another from the elements" "Um, the wind, the harsh sunlight  [ Emile ] The acid rain." "[ Laughing ]" "So, T.J., you're gonna call her." "You're gonna call her right now." "Whoa, whoa." "Molly, honey." "I'm in the middle of a wedding dinner." "Now go to the motel." "Get some sleep." "I'll call her in the morning." "Molly, I promise." "What am I going to do?" "Huh, T.J.?" "What am I going to do?" "Well, I guess you're gonna get by, honey." "Just like all the rest of us." "Oh, thank you, Mary Richards!" "Well, you asked." "Congressman Tanner and Miss Buckley." "Come on." "Get it up." "All right!" "Ahh." "Okay." "Thank you." " Molly Hark." "She thinks she's gonna be fired." "Jesus." "Who spilled to her?" " Okay." "I just" " I just want to say" " I don't know." "I just want to say" "Uh " "What did I want to say?" "Oh, yeah." "Yeah." "Okay." "I wanted to say, I am... really sorry about what happened on the plane, Alex." "And it's never gonna- That's never gonna happen again." "And you were a great sport, really." "You were great." "She was great... you know, about the whole th-thing." "And so, uh... you know, anyway, to you and Jack and Joanna, um " "God bless you and, uh, best of luck." "God bless you." "Well, thank you very much, Emile." "Well, well, well." "[ Chuckles ]" "Um, what we have forgotten to mention... is how luckyJack is... to be walking into the fall... with this woman at his side." "Now, let us just forget for a moment thatJoanna is drop-dead gorgeous... that she just happened to be Phi Beta at Barnard... and she was a Neiman Fellow, and all of that other terrific résumé stuff." "I hate it that you know that and I don't." "But what is most important aboutJoanna... is how she feels aboutJack... how she is sustaining... and how she is fiercely loyal." "Oh, she is a major asset,Jack." "And I would like to raise a toast." "To, in my humble political estimation... the most exciting power couple... since Liddy and Bob Dole." " Yes." " Hear.!" "Hear.!" " [ Emile ] To Bob Dole!" "[ Woman ] And then some." "Well, uh, we've all got to get up early tomorrow... so I think I'm gonna call an official end to this" "Unless you" "Okay." "Grandpa's gonna make one last toast, and then we're all gonna call it a night." " Grandpa?" " [ Tanner ] Gotta get that last word in as usual." " One hundred years ago, William Gladstone..." " [ Tanner ] Uh-oh." "after a particularly acrimonious debate in parliament... bellowed across the floor... at his archrival Benjamin Disraeli." ""You, sir," he said, "will one day end your days... on the gallows or of venereal disease."" "Disraeli raised himself up and replied..." ""That, sir, would depend on whether..." "I embrace your principles or your mistress."" " Grandpa " " I tell this humorous story... because it hasn't been altogether clear to me this past year... exactly what my son is embracing." " Dad." " Now " "Uh, it's none of my business, I suppose." "But getting married is a serious business." "And it shouldn't be conducted... in a circus-like atmosphere." "It" "That's right." "That's right." "Run away." " Run away!" " Grandpa.!" "[ Emile ] What's all this shit about venereal disease?" " [ Woman ] Dear, dear, dear." " [ Bell Tolling ]" "This is Loretta Higgins, KSFB, Channel Three in Detroit." "We're reporting live from the wedding of Congressman Jack Tanner... and Miss Joanna Buckley... former deputy campaign manager of Governor Mike Dukakis." "The press has been barred from the ceremony, which is very private" "Be careful with that." "That's a $600 cake." " Don't drop it." " Officials will be at the wedding." "We'll try to get some reports for you as some of these people come outside." "So, once again, reporting live from Lansing, Michigan... this is Loretta Higgins." "[ Helicopter Approaching ]" "You're doing prep - What the hell is that?" " That sounds like a helicopter." " What?" "Yeah." "Oh, yeah!" "Bring it in!" "Closer!" "How close is it?" "Oh, my God." "What is going on,Jack?" "Hey, Lexy!" "It's me!" "It's Deke!" "Deke!" "I'm gonna have your head for this!" "I'm gonna have your head on a silver- Get the fuck out of here!" "When are they coming out?" "Go!" "Deke!" "Oh, my God." "Oh, God." " Now, now, now, now, now." " Everything is ruined!" " Everything.!" " Look, it's just a couple of tables." " I'll call the florist and get new arrangements " " Why don't you hold on that, T.J.?" " What do you mean,Jack?" " I mean, there isn't gonna be a wedding." " This has gotten out ofhand." " [ Alex ] What?" "This is no way forJoanna and me to start a life together." " It's wrong." " Daddy" " Honey, let's do it in November." " You mean call it off?" "[ Chuckling ] Oh,Jack." "Oh,Jack." "Thank you." "Darling" " Ohh." "[ Laughing ]" "Fucking Deke!" " [ Champagne Cork Pops ] - [Joanna Yelps ]" " Wow." " [ Laughing ]" "[ Electronic ]" "[ Radio:" "Announcer ] I'm so confused." "But I do know it's Randy Miller on "Hot News E-93, " WZGz,Atlanta." "The home of the 1 988 Democratic National Convention... which means the circus is comin'to town." "[ Circus ]" "It's gonna be incredible... with Mike Dukakis on his way into town by plane..." "Jack Tanner by limo and JesseJackson with his thumb out on 75 North." "[ T.J.] Huh, look at this." "Speculation about your cabinet has been all over the Atlanta papers for days." "With Dukakis a foregone conclusion, you're the story going into the convention." "[ Tanner ] Hell, if Dukakis and Bentsen are a foregone conclusion... why does anybody care what I do?" "[ T.J.] The press has got to keep it interesting,Jack." "They have to hold out that thin reed ofhope for an upset, or there's no story." "We" " Hey, we counted over 1 50 reporters at your press conference in Chicago." "[ Tanner ] Yeah?" "Where were they when we needed 'em?" "[ T.J.] Now is when we need 'em." "[ Tanner ] Yes, folks, it's Smilin'Jack Tanner and his All-stars:" "Bobby, Nicky, Gloria, and on the drums  [ TV:" "Cheering, Applause ]" " Thank you very much." "Now, if I can ask you to, uh... hold off on your acerbic comments until I've read the whole list... we can get out of here with some dispatch." "And I will hang around and we'll discuss this at the end, if that's okay." "Chairman of the federal reserve board, Nicholas von Hoffman." "U.S. representative to the United Nations..." "Barbara Jordan." "Secretary of transportation, Joan Claybrook." "Attorney general, Ralph Nader." " Secretary ofhealth and human services, Gloria Steinem." " [ Woman ] Yeah.!" "[ Woman On TV] Nader, Steinem and several other designated cabinet appointees... were quick to outline their agendas." "Surprised because I stand for law and order against corporations... which is not what theJustice Department is known for." "What a coup!" "Do you know how many people have been trying... to talk Ralph Nader out of his political virginity?" "Well, we may not have." "He told me after he was sworn in... he didn't want to hear from me for four years." "That's no fun." "I want you to be there when he indicts Meese." "And it's time for a change." "I'm very surprised and honored to be thought of... as a member of a presidential cabinet." "I" " I've spent most of my time picketing outside those buildings... uh, and I certainly never expected to be thought of as somebody inside." " [ Man On TV] Mm-hmm." " Uh, but the more I think about it, the more tempting it gets." " [ Andrea ] Hasn't she accepted yet?" " But I think the point of this campaign is..." "She's waiting forJack to call." "the outsiders are the country... and the insiders are a very small percentage " "I want to marry her." "I want her to have my children." "Exactly the mentality she's been fighting against for the last 20 years." "Okay." "Okay." "You're right." "You're right." "I want to date her." "Ambassador to France, Art Buchwald." "I don't know what Tanner's up to, frankly." "I really think he's crazy." "Isn't this a kind of extreme way to neutralize a columnist?" "[ Buchwald ] What he's trying to do is, uh" "Oh, come on, babe." "With Artie out of the country, you can function." "You can govern." "I think you're just jealous 'cause you didn't think of it first." "I'm negotiating now." "If they agree to send me American food..." "I'm willing to be ambassador to France." "But I can't eat French food." "It's just not good food,you know." "That's amusing." "But will it play in a country whereJerry Lewis is God?" "Secretary of state, Lee Hamilton." "I was very flattered that he, uh... selected me as his, uh... nominee for secretary of state." "It's obviously an enormously... important responsibility... to be the chief spokesman... for American foreign policy." " And" " This stuff plays great." "Do we have responses from all these people?" " I think so." "Andrea?" " Um, duh-duh-duh-duh." "Pretty much everybody except Mr. Redford." "I can't get ahold of him." "I even tried reaching him through Sydney Pollack, but no go." "We have a new and dynamic Soviet leader." "America must test the proposals... and the propositions that he is putting forward." "But I think we have an opportunity to see... a marked improvement in the climate... between the two great superpowers... in the world." "Secretary of labor, Studs Terkel." "What" "What impresses me most - ever since the first time I metJack Tanner... when he was a congressman - first term, I think it was " "He was one of the few young men in politics - he's young in my book- to know who the hell Walter Reuther was." " And so when Jack Tanner..." " Okay, gang, pop quiz." "Who was Walter Reuther?" " whom I've known through the years and " " Barney?" "Um, he's a lead guitarist for Twisted Sister, isn't he?" "Thoughtful about the state of the country today... especially corporate America... and labor unions." "I don't mean to compare him to Kennedy." "I think this guy's way better, quite frankly." " Kennedy was a cold warrior." "We gotta face that too." " Better than Kennedy." "I like that." "All right, another pop quiz." "Who was Jack Kennedy?" " T.J.?" "Joe Kennedy's uncle." " Yes!" " Yea-hah-hah!" " Good answer." "[ Andrea ] Good answer." "You're the winner." "[ TV:" "Terkel ] It doesn't have to be departmentalizedjust that way." "'Cause nothing any longer can be departmentalized" "Too much specialization." "I like the idea." "I guess I'm a generalist." " Come on, honey." "Let's take a walk." " I'm having breakfast." " Come on." "We're taking a walk." " [ TV:" "Tanner ] Secretary of interior, Robert Redford." "Secretary of defense, Lee Iacocca." "And secretary of agriculture, Jim Hightower." "[ TV:" "Cheering, Applause ]" "[ Tanner ] Look, honey, I know you're upset about the wedding." "It's okay, Dad." "It was your wedding, not mine." "Besides, everything was going wrong anyway." "[ Tanner] Well, look, we're still gonna do it." "We're still gonna get married, but only after all this is over." "Only in the clear." "[ Alex ] I wouldn't invite Grandpa next time if I were you." "[ Tanner Chuckles ] I think your grandfather's gonna head up the family shit list for years to come." "[ Alex ] Can you imagine him at a state dinner at the White House?" "Well, we gotta get there first." "Come on." "Let's check out the venue." "[ Hammering, Machinery Whirring ]" "Dad?" "We made it." "We sure did, honey." " [ Franklin Delano Roosevelt ] ...lead us to the saving of our country..." " We sure did." "and with our sister nations into a world unity... that will spell a sure peace." "Apeace invulnerable... to the schemings of unworthy men." "[ Adlai Stevenson ] That men can be." "Not by violence and by brute strength... but at last by reason and by law." "And also I would say" "[ Lyndon Johnson ] The time has come... for Americans of all races and creeds and political beliefs... to understand and to respect one another." "[John F. Kennedy ] Let the word go forth... from this time and place... to friend and foe alike... that the torch has been passed... to a new generation of Americans" "[ Mario Cuomo ] We believe" " We believe as Democrats... that a society as blessed as ours... ought to be able to find work for all who can do it... room at the table, shelter for the homeless... care for the elderly and infirm, and hope for the destitute." "And we proclaim as loudly as we can... the utter insanity of nuclear proliferation... and the need for a nuclear freeze... if only to affirm the simple truth... that peace is better than war... because life is better than death." "[ Audience Applauding, Chanting ] Four more years.!" "Four more years.!" "Four more years.!" "Four more years.!" "Four more years.!" "Four more years.!" "Four more years.!" "Four more years.!" "Four more years.!" "Four more years.!" "Four more years.!" "Four more years.!" "Four more years.!" "Four more years.!" "Four more years.!"