September 8, 2004

WAS PETER BOYLE THERE?:

Carter credits Redford for presidential victory (Cincinnati Enquirer, 9/08/04)

Actor and filmmaker Robert Redford played videotapes of the 1960 Kennedy-Nixon debate "over and over" to coach former President Jimmy Carter before his debates with former President Gerald Ford.

"I was probably president because of Bob Redford," said Carter, who confided that before the debate leading to his 1976 election he "didn't know what in the world I was going to do."

Redford told him what not to do. He arrived at Carter's house with a projector and films of the historic debate that made Richard Nixon look dour and John F. Kennedy charismatic.

Redford "played the tape over and over and gave me advice," Carter said as part of a weekend authors' series in Provo, Utah.


Doesn't he mean Warren Beatty? Because that sure sounds like the Parallax View.

Posted by Orrin Judd at September 8, 2004 4:45 PM
Comments

Shouldn't someone hold Redford responsible?

Posted by: Mike Morley at September 8, 2004 4:49 PM

You'd have to prove that Redford is sane before you could hold him responsible.

Posted by: jd watson at September 8, 2004 5:02 PM

Peter Boyle ? . . . as in "Its alive!"?

Posted by: Fred Jacobsen (San Fran) at September 8, 2004 5:08 PM

At first I thought Orrin mentioned Boyle as an obscure Taxi Driver reference, making Carter Senator Palantine. It took me a while to remember Boyle was Redford's political advisor when he played The Candidate.

Think Carter had a "so what do we do now moment" when he won?

Posted by: Ed Driscoll at September 8, 2004 5:23 PM

"Think Carter had a "so what do we do now moment" when he won?"

If he didn't, the rest of the country sure did.

Posted by: John Barrett Jr. at September 8, 2004 6:58 PM

I was thinking The Monster from Young Frankenstein.

Posted by: David Cohen at September 8, 2004 7:18 PM

Ed:

Dang! Thought I had ya....

Posted by: oj at September 8, 2004 7:35 PM

He was also the third party, after Jane Fonda and
Donald Sutherland, to the @%#%#^&# the Army (the
Musical accompaniment to the Winter Soldier agit
prop, directed by Kerry, and abetted by the likes
of Mark Lane, which in turn was denounced by Ellsberg's pal Neil Sheehan

Posted by: narciso at September 8, 2004 10:40 PM

Narciso,

Indeed he was. I won't hold my breath waiting for it to come to DVD anytime soon.

Posted by: Ed Driscoll at September 8, 2004 11:26 PM

David:

Let oj and Mr. Driscoll gloat. That's 'Young Frankensteen' to you.

Posted by: Fred Jacobsen (San Fran) at September 9, 2004 5:28 AM
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