"What you are about to see is unrehearsed and uncensored."

[Cerridwen]

"The Mike Wallace Interview ran from 1957 to 1960"

Some of you will love this little trip down memory lane. For others, it'll be a look into the far distance past. I think many here will enjoy this. Most are video, a couple are audio only, many have transcripts and the videos include English subtitles; the sound was bad in a couple so that's a good thing.

Included in the online interviews are politicians, entertainers, sports figures, artists, authors; it runs the gamut. Some are listed below. To see the full list and access the archive - here's the link to The Mike Wallace Interview. There's some history to learn here; even the commercials carry history. LOL I hope you enjoy.


Gloria Swanson
4/28/1957

Eldon Edwards (Imperial Wizard of the KKK) - NOTE: the opening disclaimer and subsequent commercial 5/5/1957................................................almost had me on the floor in stitches. "Man size"

Senator Wayne Morse
5/26/1957

Steve Allen
7/7/1957

Dagmar
8/11/1957

Frank Lloyd Wright
9/1/1957 and 9/28/1957

Eddie Arcaro
9/8/1957

Margaret Sanger
9/21/1957

Eleanor Roosevelt
11/23/1957

Nobel Prize Winners
1/11/1958

Pearl Buck
2/8/1958

Abba Eban
4/12/1958

Salvador Dali
4/19/1958

William O. Douglas
5/11/1958

Adlai Stevenson
6/1/1958

Henry Kissinger
7/13/1958

[Cerridwen]

1. I'm gonna kick this back up so more people see it.

A wealth of history and entertainment for many. :D

[seemslikeadream]

6. Good cause I didn't see it

[Cerridwen]

8. Yeah, I figured it might get lost.

There's some interesting stuff at that site. I'd hate for people to miss it just because it's busy tonight. :D

[seemslikeadream]

9. I wonder if Huxley was just psychic

[Cerridwen]

11. I'll put in my 2 cents about that...adjusting for stag-flation *oof*

I'm amazed at how often people who are extremely sensitive to patterns are called psychic. A little "sensitivity" goes a long way. Perhaps he just knew history and recognized the patterns of the past repeating in the present and future and was able to extrapolate from the past to the present and future.

It's not that difficult to do - if you can see patterns and if you're not limited; if you don't limit yourself to; the narrow boundaries looking for an exact match.

Regardless, maybe he was psychic or maybe he could just read and extrapolate. He was bang on regardless of his method. He was also marginalized by those with more rigid boundaries and less imagination. And he was right.

[roguevalley]

25. I am sure I did. :-D Yes, I am that old. Wayne Morse, if you don't

know is someone you should google. He was the Dennis Kucinich of his day.

[BuelahWitch]

2. He was a real dick with Swanson

If only todays "journalists" would work that same hard assed scrutiny on Bushco.

[Cerridwen]

3. He was not a very friendly interviewer.

I haven't watched the Swanson one yet. I went toward authors and politics. :D

It's interesting for the comparison to today's talking heads, too. I hadn't though of that point. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

:hi:

[BuelahWitch]

5. I will probably go back and see how he treated Eleanor Roosevelt

and a few others. I thought he was overly rough to Gloria. No saint, surely, but not worthy of the way she was treated.

[Cerridwen]

7. He was slightly dismissive of Aldous Huxley.

I don't think he was the "nice guy" type of "journalist" we see today. He appears to be the "hard-hitting" type of reporter who used to infuriate politicians and celebrities. I actually remember a time during which reporters were hated but tolerated rather than adored and celebrated. It was in my very early life, but I still remember it. As far as I'm concerned, that was time during which they were much closer to their "social contract" with Americans of upholding the "Fourth Estate."

What a contrast to now.

[seemslikeadream]

10. and when did Mike realized Huxley was right

[Cerridwen]

12. Has he? Did he?

I have no answer for that question. That doesn't stop me from replying, however. :D

[Cerridwen]

4. Gonna kick again.

I hope it's because people are clicking the link and getting "lost in the past" rather than responding and not that people aren't interested.

:D

[Vickers]

13. Wow, what a treasure trove!

:thumbsup:

To make your blood boil, look at the Kissinger interview where he talks about limited war (including nuclear).

Witness the seeds of "fight them over there" lunacy.

:grr:

[Cerridwen]

14. I'm glad you thought so.

Rather "scary" isn't, it?

Prescient, as well. The idea that this is a "new" tactic against the 90% is exposed as the lie that it is.

This did NOT begin in 2000 nor will it end in 2009. With all DU respect to those who have been conditioned to think otherwise.

edit: awful, bad typo.

[Cerridwen]

15. Kick before "nighty night, DU" n/t

[jimshoes]

16. What a great resouce.

Thanks for posting this. Listening to the Huxley interview now.

[MiniMe]

17. Wow, what a great interview with Eleanor Roosevelt, a must see

A truly great lady. A lot of her insights actually could apply to the current political environment.

[H2O Man]

18. Mike Wallace

played an important role in the evolution of Malcolm X's thinking. Malcolm did not trust white people, and absolutely did not trust the media. Wallace treated him with respect, and as they came to know each other, would talk to Malcolm about a variety of topics unrelated to racism in America. Malcolm came to trust Mike Wallace as someone who was honest and up-front.

[Cerridwen]

23. Wow, thanks H20 Man.

I didn't know that. It's great the things I can learn from those who post here.

We were just discussing (here at home), how reporters during that time were fairly "universally" despised, especially by those whom they "hunted and hounded" for a story. It was prompted by an earlier poster's comment about Wallace being "a dick" in his interview. Yeah, he wasn't a "nice" person when it came to getting a story; neither were many others. Seems almost quaint now to think of it.

It's also nice to read what you wrote and know that even if he was "a dick" when on the trail of a story or a good interview, he was regarded by some as "honest and up-front."

[H2O Man]

27. As I recall,

one of the topics that Mr. Wallace discussed with Malcolm was what were then current findings on the Dead Sea Scrolls, as well as the ascetic Jewish group known as the Essenes. If I were to make a guess -- and it is only a guess -- it may be that Mike Wallace saw Malcolm in that tradition.

That led to other longer discussions on anthropology, not a topic that most white reporters covered with Malcolm. I think it would have been fascinating to hear their off-the-record discussions.

[trof]

19. K&R. Thanks. Huxley especially.

What he said 50 years ago could be broadcast as very timely and topical today.

[shugah]

20. very cool!

k&r

[Mabus]

21. Heading out the door

but this is something I want to find later. This looks like something I want to keep. Thanks for posting.

And I'll even throw in a K&R for visibility.

[Greyhound]

22. Very cool, nice find.

K & R
:kick:

[DemReadingDU]

24. Thank you, nice find.

[Cerridwen]

26. Kicking back up so more can see.

Now, I think I'll go watch the interview with...*sigh* I can't decide. Guess I'll just take it from the top. :D

[tomg]

28. Thanks for the link.

[Recursion]

29. That's an early Kissinger appearance

I think he was still at Harvard back then; I'm curious what he was on for.

Ah, yeah: the Soviet Union, nuclear war, and "Republicans, including Nixon"

[Cerridwen]

30. Oof. The Philip Wylie interview was...

all over the place.

I can't explain it much better than that. Difficult to watch and follow - for me, anyway.

[countryjake]

31. OMG! Thank you! What a cool find!

Don't know how I missed your post, but thanks so much for sharing! Looking forward to watching them!

[Cerridwen]

32. Lot of posts keep burying this one; it's not very flashy.

And the people who are interested in this go off to view the videos.

I try to kick it up every so often for others, like you, who might enjoy this.

:hi:

[countryjake]

33. Here's another kick, to put it back on the first page...

so far, we've watched the Reuther interview...oh for the days of powerful unions.

Thanks again!

[Cerridwen]

34. Thanks, countryjake.

I finally watched the eldon edwards interview (imperial wizard of the kkk). It took me a while to get over laughing at the commercial. Anyway, it just dawned on me, the guy was seriously an idiot, but, and this is where it gets weird to me, he was actually more calm and collected (though ignorant and hateful) than pat robertson, pat buchanan, the late jerry falwell, and all those other snake oil salesmen trying to pass as Christian preachers. The contrast was remarkable. Maybe he was just intimidated by the cameras or being on TV. I expected frothing at the mouth and instead saw hateful ignorance looking ridiculous.

[Oeditpus Rex]

35. Interesting

If the Bob Feller interview were today, DUers might deride Wallace as anti-labor and call for his dismissal.

Thanks for posting this fascinating flashback.

[Cerridwen]

36. Glad you enjoyed it.

:hi:

[Road Scholar]

37. Thanks for sharing.