David McCullough Charlie Rose '1776' Interview (2005)
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Historian David McCullough is guest on The 'Charlie Rose' Show during this 2005 interview, discussing his American Revolution book "1776," a companion to his book, "John Adams."
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DAVID MCCULLOUGH (b. 1933) is an American author, narrator, popular historian, and lecturer. He is a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States' highest civilian award.
Born and raised in Pittsburgh, McCullough earned a degree in English literature from Yale University. His first book was The Johnstown Flood (1968); and he has since written nine more on such topics as Harry S. Truman, John Adams, the Brooklyn Bridge, and the Wright brothers. McCullough has also narrated numerous documentaries, such as The Civil War by Ken Burns, as well as the 2003 film Seabiscuit; and he hosted American Experience for twelve years. McCullough's two Pulitzer Prize-winning books, Truman and John Adams., have been adapted by HBO into a TV film and a miniseries, respectively. McCullough has received numerous awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in December 2006, the highest civilian award that a United States citizen can receive. In 1995, the National Book Foundation conferred its lifetime Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. McCullough has been awarded more than 40 honorary degrees, including one from the Eastern Nazarene College in John Adams' hometown of Quincy, Massachusetts. McCullough has received two Pulitzer Prizes, two National Book Awards, two Francis Parkman Prizes, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, New York Public Library's Literary Lion Award, and the St. Louis Literary Award from the Saint Louis University Library Associates, among others. McCullough was chosen to deliver the first annual John Hersey Lecture at Yale University on March 22, 1993. He is a member of the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship[56] and the Academy of Achievement. In 2003, the National Endowment for the Humanities selected McCullough for the Jefferson Lecture, the U.S. federal government's highest honor for achievement in the humanities. McCullough's lecture was titled "The Course of Human Events". In 1995, McCullough received the Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award. The Helmerich Award is presented annually by the Tulsa Library Trust.
McCullough has been called a "master of the art of narrative history."The New York Times critic John Leonard wrote that McCullough was "incapable of writing a page of bad prose."His works have been published in ten languages, over nine million copies have been printed, and all of his books are still in print. In December 2012, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania announced that it would rename the 16th Street Bridge in Pittsburgh in honor of McCullough.
In a ceremony at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, on November 16, 2015, the Air University of the United States Air Force awarded McCullough an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters degree.He was also made an honorary member of Phi Beta Kappa at Yale University in 2015. On May 11, 2016, McCullough received the United States Capitol Historical Society's Freedom Award. It was presented in the National Statuary Hall. In September 2016, McCullough received the Gerry Lenfest Spirit of the American Revolution Award from the Museum of the American Revolution. (wikipedia)
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The price our forefathers paid for our freedom. May we, in our generations, educate ourselves and appreciate this great sacrifice. 💖🙌🙏
So glad to have discovered David McCullough on you tube. Charlie Rose an excellent interviewer. This discussion very meaningful after having watched 1984 TV mini series on George Washington. Very well acted, splendid sets and battle scenes. Felt very authentic.
It saddens me how people are so willing to give their freedom away! Why can't they see it?😢
Our forefathers must be rolling in their graves. God bless America!
One of the greatest Authors on American history.
Like many of you, I’ve read lots of books in my lifetime. However, I’m a slow reader. As such, I had never read a book, cover to cover, in one sitting. That is, until I read his biography of John Adams … The work had just been published. I received it as a gift. It was snowing outside, so I was stuck inside. I ate Supper around 5:00 pm, got me a lukewarm Guinness, sat by a fire, and started reading … and I literally, physically COULD NOT put the book down until I finished. What a great memory! What a great man!!
RIP David McCullough. A great loss for the country and history.
didn't even realize he died this year. God dammit
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I got this book!! Looking at it right now.
What a gift he left us in these interviews, and his wonderful books. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if every student wanted to read this?
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Both his words on the page and his voice are truly a blessing. Wonderful writer and speaker. His voice will always be Ken Burns’ Civil War for me.
do you like Tom Petty?
I believe he did an overarching voiceover about the Great Depression in the movie tale of that scrappy horse Seabiscuit.
@@jadedbrad Do you like Tom Petty?
@@jadedbrad He did. But his voice to me reminds me of Ken Burns’ movies.
One of my two favorite historical authors (along with Doris Kearns-Goodwin). We lost this great man just a few weeks ago, and he will be sorely missed. ☹
What an amazing storyteller he was. David McCullough was not trained as a historian, perhaps that's why he was one of the giants. A lot of historians get wrapped up around facts, figures, names, and dates and they lose the most important element, the story. History is just that, stories. And if you can't write good narrative you can't capture people's imaginations. I recently had to put down a book on this same time period because the author literally got down to the number of knots on the ship rigging of the day. That is just an example of taking your brain out for a walk. McCullough never took his brain out for a walk, he took our brains out for a walk, and there is a world of difference between the two. He's gone now and I doubt we will see his kind again. RIP sir. Thank you for Truman, Adams, 1776, and the other books you shared with me and the rest and the world. We are better for you having written them.
Beautifully said. He will indeed be deeply missed.
I have so many David McCullough Book Talks saved. LOVE his books, LOVE the man.
I luv this I'm a New Zealand born 48 year old Single mum in 2022 that appreciates what these Men did. Thankyou.
Men I miss his interviews. What a loss.
Truly, a Beautiful Man.
The wind blew the wrong way ...... Fog moves in .......guts of sailors.......never say die attitude. What a story .
Warrior = people that refuse to give up
Gee, how I miss Charlie Rose!!
RIP. A wonderful book as was the book Adams.
My friend.. RIP
We lost a good one when this man died. He loved history and you could feel it. When the Ken Burns Civil War came out, I don’t think it would have resonated as it did without his narration and Shelby Foote, two men who truly loved America undoubtedly.
Good interview
This is fascinating
David McCullough is fantastic as He would write about General Washington, and you would think that there was enough already written about Him, but as McCullough reads up on the original writings and puts them all together, we have extremely wonderful records of not only Washington but these times.
Oh...but the "Legend-the voice are forever eternal...
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It's interesting how Paul Reviere disappeared after April 1775. After he appeared in Lexington shouting "The British are coming" he was never witnessed by anybody in actual combat. But he was friends with Sam Adams and John Hancock.
Furthermore, the first shots which triggered the American Revolutionary war in April 1775 were fired against the British army(redcoats as they were called) on Lexington Green. However, in the Continental Congress meeting in Oct 1774 in Philadelphia, Samuel Adams pleaded for help to challenge the British army. The only way that they would accede to his request was if the British fired first. The British army were under strict orders not to fire their weapons at civilians because of a serious confrontation that happened in Boston in 1773 where civilians were killed. So Sam Adams, being friends with John Hancock, was an influential character. But after he left the meeting in Philadelphia, he was left with 1 thought "How am I gonna create this incident". As the British army were marching through Lexington green on that morning in April 1775, they were challenged by a group of local rebels. Then shots were fired at the Redcoats. But it was hidden gunmen firing from behind walls, trees and windows inside houses. These gunmen were not a part of the rebel group stood on the green. The British army then began firing at these rebels and after the shooting stopped, 9 men lay dead. These were the first shots fired in the American War of Independance. But, these hidden gunmen were placed there by Samuel Adams. He orchestrated this "incident". It was the only way they could get the British to fire first. This was done by a deception. I don't know if any of this is mentioned in David McCulloughs book. I guess not. James Perloff talks about this subject in-depth with James Corbett of the Corbett Report.
1770 the Boston Massacre was, not 1773.
I truly miss you both. One recently died and was buried the other was just….buried. The deviation cancel culture and censorship has inflicted on America is immeasurable.
I think America would be a much better country if everybody read "1776". RIP David McCullough.
Should be required in 10th grade.
Sadly our government today does not want this spirit of revolution to burn in the hearts of our citizens.
@@taylorwI think we should encourage them to read it even earlier 8th grade to inspire students!! Then, have them write essays in 10th grade. Hahaha!!
Rest in peace Mr. McCullough.
One can see... that in McCullough's thought process... he is holding up mental pictures of Everything he's talking about. He know it inside and out. He is so far beyond Rose in his knowledge (even by Rose' admission) that to watch Charlie just keeps interrupting at all the wrong moments... and at the wrong times... is a bit unsettling. He should have just let him TALK. I have several of his books, and every one is a journey into another stream of consciousness and perspective. David McCullough will be sorely missed.
I was thinking the same thing about Rose interrupting McCullough while he was speaking.Seemed very rude.Also Mr. McCullough didn't seem to be well.
They don’t make them like this anymore
A great patriot talking to a tarnished man!
Let’s be grateful that tarnished man had these Great guests for us always to have and enjoy,
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Rip David McCullough
This is amazing history. Can you just imagine what was going on in the minds.
Didn't really expect the book to end _exactly_ after Dec 31, 1776. The "and there were more battles, yada yada and America defeated the British and created their own country" was quite the anticlimatic conclusion.
I know. When I saw the last chapter was "The Darkest Hour" and you realize we didn't win until five years later... pretty gloomy.
Charlie Rose quotes Janis Joplin in this serious interview. 37:31 Straight from "Bobby McGee". Talk about full circle!
Politicians these days, as a whole, are absolute clowns when compared to our forefathers. Our Army is a shadow of itself from 1775-2010. So sad.
RIP David McCullough. On a historical basis the American colonists beating the mighty British Empire is the equivalent of North Vietnam beating the US military in the Vietnam. The same basic principle applied: the invaded country simply had to continue to exist as a military entity and outlast the much greater military power . Both were incredible feats.
Britain was not a land power like France but mainly a naval power. To win Britain had to prevail on land. Deploying power across an ocean against forces with similar weapons, is difficult. As The US found in Vietnam.
This would have been much better without Charlie Rose.
Which intervierer would you have preferred, just curious. It does make a difference. At least he read the book.
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there was a lot of sympathy in Britain for the colonist cause. Had the Whigs been in government and not theTories, the revolution might never have occurred.
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I miss these conversations because Charlie Rose was the only guy who could do this kind of interview. It's a shame that he screwed it up.
Thanks to Charlie Rose we will always have these great minds on his show.
A providential fog.
If you look at what was going on in Europe during this period it is clear that the American revolution was not the major concern of Britain. America didn't actually beat the British so much as the British eventually decided to withdraw their forces in order to reallocate their resources to more important (to them) conflicts on the continent. They decided it was a waste of resources, similar to how the N. Vietnamese beat the US military in that war. They didn't "beat" the US so much as we decided "screw it., this ain't worth it anymore." As Americans we have imagined a noble mythology of the "founding fathers." Most of them, however, were wealthy slave owners who had recreated a version of the old feudal system on the north American continent. They were like "mini kings" ruling over their own realms and vast estates. In addition to slaves they controlled the lives of tenant farmers, who were the average citizens, peasants. The idea of "freedom" was freedom for THEM to keep all their wealth for themselves and to stop paying tribute and taxes, to fund the British monarchy. The technology of that time and the distance of the colonies from Europe made enforcement of tax and law compliance by the British almost impossible. The British were being confronted by France and Spain and other European powers on the continent, much closer to their home. America fought a war of retreat and attrition. The Brits finally said "screw it, this ain't worth it."
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Enjoyed him and he will paint alot of our history but he was full of crap.
One of the very best books I've read. A most colorful story. Beautifully written. No task whatsoever to read this one.
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I concur 💯%
I truly miss you both. One recently died and was buried the other was just….buried. The deviation cancel culture and censorship has inflicted on America is immeasurable.
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His book on Truman is one of the best books I’ve ever read. Brilliant biographer. And a thoroughly good and decent man. America is rightly proud of him.
I'm currently reading a book about Henry Knox and the letters he and his wife exchanged. It's their letters along with all the other historical figures that bring them to life and give them a personality in a time before photography and video. Knox brought those cannons right through my hometown. My 5th ggf Samuel Ellis, was at Bunker Hill. One day while he was on duty George Washington rode up on his horse next to him. GW pulled out his eye-glass and was looking at the British movements and with a characteristic familiarity passed the glass to my 5th ggf and asked him to observe the British. Quite a conversation followed between a humble soldier and the father of our country.
Great interview, but I wish that Rose would have stopped interrupting when McCullough was saying something very interesting.
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If you don't like to read, I suggest you read David McCullough. I've read 1776 twice. I have a hard time putting it down.
Don’t you feel- this should be something everyone is encouraged to read in junior high or middle school? In our early teens, we need to see and understand true heroes.
A truly great man!
David must have had a throat problem....
A great historian & narrative author. Sorely missed. A true American patriot. Godspeed.
I was a US History Major in college, I have learned more from men like this in 1 of their books then 4 years of that BS I paid for, and I paid for all my schooling working 2 jobs never took a LOAN!
I will miss you, your wonderful writing talent, and for being a spokesman for the great man John Adams was. A former Brit.