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ED ASNER IN CIA TRAINING FILM, 1956!
NEWLY DISCOVERED: Suspects and Witnesses, NARA ID 653047. By Miriam Kleiman, Public Affairs
Mary Tyler Moore's Mary Richards shattered TV gender norms. Unapologetically strong, bright, capable, and funny, she was a role model to me and others.
The heart of the show is her often-challenging relationship with grumpy-but-kindhearted boss Lou Grant, played by Ed Asner who died yesterday (whom she called "Mr. Grant" for all 7 seasons).
Asner is well-remembered as an incredible character actor but lesser known as an Army veteran and activist. Searching through our always-interesting holdings, I found this CIA training film of 27 year-old Ed Asner as a brilliantly hostile witness. Recognize these expressions of anger, disgust, and scorn?
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Ed Asner & President Carter, 2/28/1979, NARA ID 183724.
Asked by a reporter about a standout "brush-with-greatness,” Asner recalled this meeting and his longtime regret:
I carry guilt because I didn’t vote for Jimmy Carter in the 2nd election. I voted for John Anderson. I thought it would be a nice break from supporting a Democrat automatically. But I had met Jimmy Carter. I liked what I saw... What he’s done since leaving the office of the presidency has been ideal. He’s acted like a great man. I thought he was a good president. I don’t know why I decided to vote for John Anderson, other than as a way to break my habit. I realized later that the votes Anderson got might have been enough bring Carter on par with Ronald Reagan. I regretted that. That’s why I never went for another 3rd party candidate after that. Ed Asner, Kansas City Star, 2016.
Ed Asner in PSA for HUD, 1978
From Romancing the Vanpool: Energy Conservation on Film, Unwritten Record blog by Heidi Holstrom. NARA ID 38539.
Lago di Saoseo
Google’s Sidewalk Labs plans to package and sell location data on millions of cellphones.
Illustration: Yotam Hadar for The Intercept
the Fragile balance part 2
expeditionearth.live
We have seen many waterfalls since Expedition Earth began. So far Krka waterfall in Croatia is our favourite! A close second for us are some of the waterfalls in Costa Rica. We’re interested to know where everyone’s favourite waterfalls are from around the world?
