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AUDIO] [NO AUDIO] [NO AUDIO] [NO AUDIO] >> THOSE WERE THE HARD TIMES. AND I WANT TO TAKE YOU TO ANOTHER PLACE, WHICH IS MY HOMETOWN OF CANTON,
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| 00:02:26 |
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OHIO. I WANT TO TAKE YOU TO THE WEEK OF CHRISTMAS 1933. UNEMPLOYMENT WAS 50%. THAT'S THE BEST GUESS. NOBODY KNOWS FOR SURE, AND IT DIDN'T MATTER BECAUSE...
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MONETT. WHAT I WANT TO SHOW YOU IS A PICTURE OF THE REAL B. VIRDOT, SAM STONE, WITH HIS WIFE AND THREE DAUGHTERS. WHY IS THAT RELEVANT? BECAUSE IN MANY...
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AS DOXY, AND B. VIRDOT. SO THAT'S THE STONE FAMILY ABOUT THE TIME THAT THIS GIFT WAS MADE IN CANTON, OHIO. BUT LET'S GO BACK TO MR. MONETT BECAUSE...
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| 00:15:57 |
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DIFFERENT INCARNATIONS DOWN THROUGH THE DECADES, BUT FOR YEARS NOW BY SHEER LUCK IT IS A CLASSIC CAR MUSEUM. AND RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT AS A MODEL...
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| 00:26:05 |
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SPRAYED DIRECTLY IN THE EYES. AND HER MOTHER WOULD WAKE WITH A PAIL OF WATER TO CLEANSE HIS EYES. SO THAT WAS ONE STORY THAT SHE SHARED WITH ME. HER...
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SOLES OF THE SHAPE OF HER FEET. I SEE A LOT OF HEAD SHAKING IN YOUR BECAUSE PEOPLE KNOW EXACTLY I'M TALKING ABOUT. AND SHE WENT OUT AND SHE BOUGHT...
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| 00:36:43 |
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COMMENTS? >> OF ALL THE PEOPLE THAT YOU HAVE INTERVIEWED, WHAT WERE THE VARIOUS REACTIONS YOU GET FROM
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THEM? I WOULD ASSUME THAT IN SOME INSTANCES THEY WERE VERY HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT IT. IN OTHER INSTANCES THEY WOULD BE VERY RELUCTANT. YOU DID A VERY NICE...
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PROVIDE THEM A COUPLE MINUTES TO GATHER THEMSELVES. THAT WAS THE COMMON RESPONSE. I WOULD SAY IN 90, 95% OF THE CASES THE PEOPLE COULD NOT SPEAK AFTER...
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TO HIM AFTER HE GAVE THIS MONEY I WOULD -- GAVE THIS MONEY AWAY? >> HE WAS NOT A WEALTHY MAN BUT HE WAS QUITE COMFORTABLE THAT PRICE POINT LIFE. IN...
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| 00:40:51 |
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REST OF THE COUNTRY. IN 42 U.S. INCREASE RELATIVE TO MOST FOLKS IN THE TOWN. HE HAD A CLOTHING STORE AND THAT WAS THE SOURCE OF THE MONEY THAT ALLOWED...
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| 00:43:23 |
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FAMILY. I MEAN, IT'S A BIT OF A -- IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE TYPE OF WONDERFUL THING. I'M VERY, VERY HAPPY FOR YOU, AND THANK YOU FOR SHARING THE MESSAGE....
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| 00:43:39 |
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TWO GIRLS THAT ARE STILL ALIVE. BARBARA PASSED AWAY SO IT IS -- MY MOTHER IS 82 NOW AND GOD IS 79 TO 80 AND THEY'RE BOTH RIGHT AS WE SPEAK IN THE AMAZON....
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| 00:44:06 |
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I KNOW I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE BUT IT IS TOO. THIS IS AMONG THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THEIR LIFE HAVING THE STORY BROUGHT OUT. IT'S THAT IMPORTANT TO THEM. ...
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| 00:45:05 |
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ECONOMIC CRISIS? >> THAT'S A NOT A SOFTBALL QUESTION. THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE HARD TIMES AND DIFFICULT TIMES
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| 00:45:15 |
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WE'RE IN TODAY. I THINK FOR 50 MILLION AMERICANS, THE DIFFERENCE AS A WHOLE LOT LESS PRONOUNCED, YOU KNOW? IF YOU'RE ONE OF THE 50 MILLIONTH WITHOUT...
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| 00:50:18 |
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AND THE MOVIE THAT WAS A VERY WEALTHY FAMILY THAT THEY SHOWED. AND WHEN THEY FELL ON HARD TIMES, THE OLDEST BOY WAS JUST GIVEN A SUITCASE AND SAID...
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| 00:50:56 |
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YOU KNOW, I WILL TELL YOU THIS. I MEAN, I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE ANOTHER NICKEL OR DIME EVERYONE IN
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| 00:51:04 |
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YOUR BIAS A THOUSAND COPIES. I'M NOT KIDDING YOU. I WON'T. I GOT AN ADVANCE THAT IT'S A WONDERFUL ADVANCE. I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE ANOTHER DONE THAT WAY,...
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BOOK.COM. >> WE ARE HERE AT THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB'S BOOK AND ALSO NOT
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.