A Thousand-Mile Journey

Season 2
Written By Aubrey Shaffner

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We now offer episode expansions! This digital download is designed to build off of the topics discussed in the episode, encouraging personal reflections to highlight the interconnected journey shared by all.

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Five (5) journal exercises based on themes shared in EP 212 + Three (3) expanding resource recommendations

EP 212 with Aubrey Shaffner

Pastry & Podcast Professional

Host Aubrey takes a look back in time, to a point in our history when diversity, inclusion, & equality were just coming to the forefront of our societal consciousness. Two of the biggest names of the time, seemingly from completely different worlds, share a passion & drive to represent a better way. By exploring their work, we can see their shared dream & the different routes they took to achieve such undeniable success.


EPISODE OUTLINE

  1. [00:00:00] Overview

  2. [00:04:53] Part 1: Brave New World

  3. [00:09:17] Part 2: A Tale of Two Americas

  4. [00:18:31] Part 3: An Expanding World

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‘68 NBC “Comeback” Special

Martin Luther King Jr. Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech

CBS News Vietnam News Report #1

CBS News Vietnam News Report #2

Madam [President] Excerpt S7E3

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TRANSCRIPT

Overview

[00:00:00] Aubrey: Hi, Sunshine. Hope you had a great break and festive holiday season. Before we get into today's episode, a few important notes that will take like ninety seconds. So please stick with me. First, I did a lot of homework for this episode. Not going to lie I did love it. I found so many incredible resources, all of which are going to be listed on the episode page, and any books read have been added to our bookshelf on bookshop.org. So you can not only support us but also local bookstores, which feels like a real win-win. I even created a Spotify playlist to pair with the episode that will be linked in the show notes and a very, very special thanks to my dad and uncle for sharing their first-hand experiences. All of these extras really bring the episode to life. Second, if you like this episode, or any episode prior, I am personally asking for you to share the good news so we can continue to exist and

[00:01:00] grow. Our biggest hurdle currently is letting the world know we exist. You can support us by hitting that follow button, leaving a review (which if you do write a note, I am sure to read and jump for joy) or sending us directly to friends and family you think might enjoy it too. Lastly, I have never been, probably never will, be a huge fan of social media. So I humbly ask you to please subscribe to our email list to stay in the know. I try my best to make it feel like that joy of getting real snail mail, or the need-to-know info, like how we've been updating the show over the break. So don't be shocked if you're not in the loop. Head to GoldenApproachPodcast.com or the show notes now. It takes like 10 seconds. So without further ado, let's get to the good stuff.

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[00:01:58] Aubrey: New Year's Eve, while my husband was busy serving

[00:02:00] 350 people, I rang in the new year with my pups snuggled on the couch. I had saved the recent Elvis documentary to my Netflix list weeks ago. My dad grew up loving Elvis. One of my favorite birthday parties as a kid ever was a Hawaiian Elvis theme. So I thought seems a good way to end the year. But this song, the closing song hit me like a brick wall. And I finally felt like I understood why so many people are obsessed with Elvis. I could see and feel him burying his soul I immediately rewatched it then proceeded to find the entire original special online, having little idea of the rabbit hole I was falling into. I totally now see why it's considered his comeback but what I found as I dug deeper revealed an even more remarkable, and darker truth. This is the more important story behind Elvis's 1968 comeback special. 

The real story of two Kings, in two Americas.

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Part 1: Brave New World

[00:04:58] Aubrey: In order to truly grasp the impact of this

[00:05:00] moment, you need context. So we're going to take a trip back in time, all aboard our Magic little School Bus, back to the year 1929. To set the stage, remember, it's been 64 years since Emancipation. America has gone through Reconstruction, turn of the Century, the Industrial Revolution, and the First World War; which to say the very least changed the human experience on this planet forever. Just a mere eight days into the year, Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia to a family driven by knowledge, spirituality, and service of community, but just 10 months more and wall street crashes leading to the great depression and the dust bowl. Thankfully, in 1933, Roosevelt and the great new deal made the future look a bit more bright. Those years set the stage of America growing into the superpower we know her to be today. Shortly after in 1935, Elvis Presley is born to a

[00:06:00] pretty quintessentially poor white family in Tupelo, Mississippi, far from the King of Rock and Roll he'll come to be known for. In 1939, at the ages of 10 and 4, World War II begins. Gone with the Wind and the Wizard of Oz premiere, and after Pearl Harbor in 1941, America is fully engulfed in the war. During the war, King starts at Morehouse College, at just 15 years old by the way, pursuing his first Bachelor's in Sociology. Around the same time, Elvis receives his first guitar as a gift from his Mother and starts exploring the world of music. Just three years after the war is over, 1948, will be a defining moment for them both. King graduates and is appointed Pastor at his family's church, Ebenezer Baptist. He'll be the third generation of the King family to do so. Meanwhile, in pursuit of better economic opportunities, Elvis, age 13, and his parents move to

[00:07:00] Memphis, Tennessee, where his world expands like he's never experienced before. He's brought to life by the music and the culture of the city, specifically the gospel music of the Baptist churches and the culture of Beale Street. It imprints on him. Over the next few years, both really set the foundation of who they will become, combined with America fighting yet another war, Korea: between 1950 and 1953. King continues his studies at Crozier Theological Seminary with a bachelor's in divinity, which will complete his valedictorian before continuing his graduate degree in systemic theology at Boston University. In 1953, he marries his wife, Coretta Scott, and they have their first child of four in 1955. Elvis starts performing, first at small events like talent shows and local fairs, until he gets his first manager in 1954. He does find some success getting a deal with

[00:08:00] Sun Records, and even performs at the Grand Ole Opry, despite it doesn't really go so well. Through the bumps and bruises though, he meets the manager that is going to change his life forever, Colonel Thomas Parker. And Parker was all about the money. Not to say Elvis didn't care. He was extremely motivated by his close family ties and building a better life for them all as proven by his purchase of Graceland as a family estate. But Parker, he was a true capitalist and his taste for money, from what I can tell, seemed pretty insatiable. And I truly believe he was the best and worst thing to ever happen to Elvis. Meanwhile, the early 50s are composed of Brown vs. Board and the Little Rock Nine leading the integration of schools. 1955 is the year the Vietnam War begins, that Rosa Parks refuses to give up her bus seat, and that Emmett Till is murdered. Simply, the civil rights movement has

[00:09:00] begun and is gradually building towards its apex in the 60s. This is also the year King is elected president of the Montgomery Improvement Association, solidifying his place among the movement's leadership.

Part 2: A Tale of Two Americas

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Excerpt of Conversation from Host Aubrey’s Dad and Uncle, sharing their first hand experiences:

[00:09:17] Dad: What was the first time you remember hearing Elvis Presley? Did his music resonate with you right away? 

[00:09:25] Joe: My first recollection of Elvis and hearing Elvis was on the radio and it was in the late 50s when he was, when he was you know, yeah, pretty much at his highlight because that's who was on, yeah that's who they played.

[00:09:40] Dad: Oh my god, incessantly 

[00:09:41] Joe: Yeah, they played Elvis. 

[00:09:42] Dad: Yep, incessantly.

[00:09:45] Joe: He, I think he had a big influence on, on, on, uh, modern music. 

[00:09:50] Dad: Oh yeah, I think the, the biggest thing that came outta Elvis, was black artists because he opened the door, you know? 

[00:09:56] Joe: Yes. 

[00:09:58] Dad: If it wasn't for Elvis, I don't think that a lot of Motown, all that kind of stuff, I don't think any of that would've taken well, would've but much later.  And Motown's, god, man, some of the, some of the best music and business came outta Motown.

[00:10:10] Joe: Yeah, and everybody listened to Motown, 

[00:10:13] Dad: Everybody, white, black. I don't care who the hell you were, man. 

[00:10:16] Joe: Didn’t matter who you were, what your ethnic constraints were, you were, you liked Motown. That's right, man. In those days. Yeah. There isn't anybody I know that doesn't know. It makes one Motown song. That's right. Jackson five. 

[00:10:28] Dad: Yep. The Supremes. The Supremes. The Supremes. Oh my God, man. Amazing harmonies. Yes. Yep. Amazing harmonies. 

[00:10:36] Joe: I think Motown was a big influence on everybody. 

[00:10:39] Dad: Yep and the nice thing about Motown too, it wasn't, it wasn't just you know, where you're sitting and listening to the music and you swing. It was a swing. Yeah. 

[00:10:48] Joe: There was movement involved. 

[00:10:50] Dad: Yep. You'd be walking down the sidewalk from the local grocery store, or the five and dime, or the comic book store, you know, and you'd be just swinging your hand, stopping your

[00:11:00] fingers. You know, my sister was a huge fan of Elvis Presley and I can remember back then we graduated from the little box To the full console that you could put the records on either side and had the thing in the middle with the speakers the big speakers, you know, and um, we would take it and my sister had every freaking Elvis album out there you know, we would sit down we listened to Roustabout, and um God man um, Blue Hawaii and, and 

[00:11:31] Joe: Viva Las Vegas, yeah, 

[00:11:33] Dad: Viva Las Vegas and Jailhouse Rock oh, there was a lot of them that came out around the time of Raspout. He was huge. 

[00:11:39] Joe: Yeah. Some of, some of his love music. Yeah. All came from when he was over in Germany and, you know, when he was, uh, in the service. 

[00:11:46] Dad: Well, he became this big teen idol and that's when he started with his movies, man. Yep. God, man, there were movies every frickin.

[00:11:52] Joe: And suddenly he was no longer repulsive. 

[00:11:56] Dad: Right. Yeah, when he started doing his movies, that's when he became mainstream and everybody just frickin’ 

[00:12:01] Joe: He was no longer repulsive.

[00:12:03] Dad: Yep. 

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[00:12:05] Aubrey: As we transition from the fifties to the sixties, the stories of King and Elvis truly reflect our country's struggle between humanity versus economy. 1956 for both was a pivotal year. King becomes deeply ingrained in the effort to desegregate buses. For Elvis, ‘56 is the year he becomes, well, Elvis. Rocketed into the spotlight by his manager, he even gives Disney's Mickey Mouse a run for his money when it comes to merchandise success. Both truly the first generation of this type of all-inclusive merch meta-verses that exist now. Then, Elvis’ performances on Ed Sullivan, especially “Hound Dog,” is found nothing short of controversial for his “sexy moves” and “Black influence.” The press deems him, “morally concerning,” and America, and its music, will

[00:13:00] never be the same. Personally, I think what made Elvis controversial was, without even trying, he made the blend of Black and White, “All-American,” no doubt’ a direct result of his childhood experiences between Mississippi and Tennessee. He represents one of the first generations to show the influence of a blended nation. The youth of America was obsessed. What can we say? The end of the ‘50s are somewhat quiet for Elvis, despite his growing popularity due to his required army service in Germany. And it's still an impactful time. He meets his wife, Priscilla, he unfortunately loses his mother, and experiences new music and cultures abroad, which influence him later on. But the version of Elvis we come to know is really manifested by Parker in his absence. Parker works tirelessly to ensure the public doesn't forget Elvis while he's away and proves distance makes the heart grow fonder.

[00:14:00] At the same time, Elvis is in the army. King, now chairman of SCLC, a.k.a. Southern Christian Leadership Conference, a major coalition of the civil rights movement, has had a second child, appeared on the cover of Time, met with Nixon, attended the Independence celebrations of Ghana, and spoken publicly promoting voting rights. He publishes his first book, Stride Toward Freedom, The Montgomery Story, in 1958, which unfortunately leads him to being stabbed with a 7-inch letter opener in the chest. The ‘60s for King is a slow build to his ultimate fate. After he travels to India, studying the ways of Gandhi and the nonviolence movement, he continues to do what he can to push the Civil Rights Movement forward, building relations with then-president John F. Kennedy and continuing to speak publicly and publish books. The result of his efforts are multiple stints in jail, more physical attacks, and growing societal pushback.

[00:15:00] At the same time, after completing his service in the army, Elvis is immediately contracted for five years of movies and is reintroduced to society through a Frank Sinatra TV special called Welcome Home Elvis. Parker completely reinvents the once controversial bad boy into a polished army hero the ladies can dream of, as highlighted in his first big hit post service, Blue Hawaii in 1961. Clearly, one of his most kindly remembered movies, myself included due to said birthday party, but before nostalgia took hold, it was probably supported by lingering fondness for King Creole, considered by most his best film. However, the early ‘60s became a slippery slope for the once King of Rock as he's turned into a Ken-doll version of himself, one worse musical after another, but man did he make a shit ton of money doing it, breaking real records for the times.

[00:16:00] The more money they made off him, the cheaper they made him until he finds himself literally singing “Old McDonald” in Double Trouble but I am getting a little ahead of myself there. So the point is the man was made popular by his all-American style of soul and freedom. But what he really becomes famous for is lush and lazy musicals, completely disregarding the evolving world outside.

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Excerpt of Conversation from Host Aubrey’s Dad and Uncle, sharing their first hand experiences:

[00:16:26] Dad: How do you think the people around you feel about the general evolution of music at the time? It was radical. 

[00:16:34] Joe: Well, yeah, because everybody was doing a little bit of everything. Yeah. And I think it was, the music was trying to figure out where it was going to go. 

[00:16:43] Dad: Well, it was a very political time because we were shifting from a very conservative society to a very liberal society, you know, and it was causing all kinds of upheavals, you know, um,

[00:17:00] we were becoming more, um, media aware. It's not very different than what is now, because TV was relatively new back then so, if you ask about the changing evolution, you know, music went in the early ‘50s was all bubblegum and romantic and that kind of stuff. And then by the time of the end of the ‘60s, 

[00:17:28] Joe: It became very political. 

[00:17:30] Dad: Extremely political and left a lot of impression upon a lot of people. 

[00:17:32] Joe: I think, I think it was the, the, the fact that mass media got so big. 

[00:17:37] Dad: Mm-hmm.

[00:17:38] Joe: And as a result, transistor radios and all that stuff became big and we could all listen to music all the time.

[00:17:44] Dad: And the music at that time was incredibly influential and caused a revolution. It was the downfall of the Vietnam War and caused a lot of turmoil in politics. It was the driver of the Civil Rights Movement…

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[00:17:59] Aubrey: With the March on Washington and King's famous I Have a Dream speech in August of ‘63, followed merely three months later by the assassination of JFK, Elvis spends the year recording and releasing three more movies, bringing his total to 15 with Viva Las Vegas. But you can tell looking into his personal life that he was beginning to feel truly disappointed by the direction his career was taking. So disconnected from the artists that caught America by surprise.

 Part 3: An Expanding World

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Excerpt of Martin Luther King Jr. Nobel Prize acceptance speech:

[00:18:32] “…I accept this award today with an abiding faith in America and an audacious faith in the future of mankind. I refuse to accept despair as the final response to the ambiguities of history. I refuse to accept the idea

[00:19:00] that the isness of man's present nature makes him morally incapable of reaching up for the eternal oughtness that forever confronts him. I refuse to accept the idea that man is mere flotsam and jetsam in the river of life, unable to influence the unfolding events which surround him. I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war, that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality. I refuse to accept the cynical notion that nation after nation must spiral down a militaristic stairway into the hell of nuclear

[00:20:00] annihilation. I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant. I believe that even amid today's mortar bursts and whining bullets, there is still hope for a brighter tomorrow. I believe that wounded justice, lying prostrate on the blood flowing streets of our nations, can be lifted from this dust of shame to reign supreme among the children of men. I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds,

[00:21:00] and dignity, equality and freedom for their spirits. I believe that what self-centered men have torn down, men other-centered can build up. I still believe that one day mankind will bow before the altars of God and be crowned triumphant over war and bloodshed. And nonviolent redemptive goodwill proclaim the rule of the land. And the lion and the lamb shall lie down together. And every man shall sit under his own vine and fig tree. And none shall be afraid. I still believe that we shall overcome this faith can give us courage to face the uncertainties of the future. It will give our tired feet

[00:22:00] new strength as we continue our forward stride toward the city of freedom.”

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[00:22:08] Aubrey: 1964 is the next pivotal year in our story, beginning with the Beatles tour of America. Just four months after the loss of JFK, their presence seems to resuscitate the nation with the same fever Elvis had once sparked, but with two major differences. 1. That the Beatles were themselves songwriters, which at the time was a very new thing. It had been one of the biggest cruxes to Elvis career that he was at the mercy of the music provided to him. Hence why all his hits basically became singles off the movie soundtracks. He was living off the industry's scraps. Second, the Beatles were obsessed with the music of Black-America, and clearly integrated it into their music. But the way they moved, and performed was more reserved. Much more British. Making them more palatable to the masses and the media in a way

[00:23:00] Elvis never could. But also, probably wouldn't have worked if Elvis didn't do it first. Everyone loved the Beatles. Just five months later, the Civil Rights Act is passed outlawing discrimination on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. It prohibits unequal voter registration requirements, racial segregation, and employment discrimination. It's still known as one of the most significant legislative achievements in American history. King is also named Man of the Year by Time, and receives the Nobel Peace Prize in December as we just heard an excerpt from. All around, 1964 would open an era of expansion and worldwide interconnectedness, yet unseen. The mid to late ‘60s continue to bubble like a volcano in America. Malcolm X is assassinated in ‘65. Greatly due to a loss of support from his base in the Nation of

[00:24:00] Islam, Bayard Rustin, another prominent leader of the movement, he turns to politics, believing more progress will be found there but causes yet another fracture among the coalition. King himself finds his own support base beginning to waiver for a variety of reasons. One more public example is Hoover, who was the head of the FBI at the time denounces him as “the most notorious liar in the country.” His popularity wanes as he publicly opposes the Vietnam war, which is already 10 years in. Then the movement takes another blow on Bloody Sunday when voting rights marchers are beaten in Selma. Both King and Elvis struggle through these years, privately distraught over where their life journeys seem headed. King, though, he continues to do the work, moving with his family to Chicago to fight the good fight in a more urban development, while Elvis's movie career gets more and more depressing. Until we come full circle,

[00:25:00] back to the year of 1968. The year that in most ways would define both men forever.

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Excerpts of CBS News Reports on the Vietnam War:

[00:25:12] Reporter: “…Fire from them somewhat. Not too much a slow sniper fire. It first appeared that the Marines had been sniped at and that a few houses were made to pay. Shortly after an officer told me he had orders to go in and level the string of hamlets that surrounds Cam Ne Village and all around the common paddy field that feeds these hamlets. Ring of fire 150 homes were leveled in retaliation for a burst of gunfire. In Vietnam, like everywhere else in Asia, property, a home, is everything. A man lives with his family on ancestral land. His parents are buried nearby. Their spirit is part of his holding. If there were Viet Cong in the Hamlets, they were long gone. Alerted by the roar

[00:26:00] of the amphibious tractors and the heavy barrage of rocket fire laid down before the troops moved in. The women and the old men who remained will never forget that August afternoon. 

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[00:26:13] Soldier: “…I was walking point and, uh, we noticed a side trail. It was one of the side trails we came down that had more use on it than when we first came down it. So, um, I looked up and spotted, um, just a, it was an NVA. He had a green uniform and an AK. And, uh, it was like a, you know, quickdraw whole thing. I opened up on him, he opened up on me. Yeah, I'm afraid it works that way. But, uh, he's, he's lying up there on the trail. I got hit in both legs. Alright, that's about it for now. I already have three purple hearts, I don't need a fourth…”

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[00:26:51] Aubrey: For King, the pivotal moment that leads to his final fate is his now famous 1967 Riverside speech, Beyond Vietnam.

[00:27:00] In which he claims, “a nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death.” Despite the pleas of other SCLC leaders to let Vietnam go, King stands his ground, which many will describe as a fatal mistake. A rift grows between King and his once close ally, President Lyndon B. Johnson, who has continued to ignore the growing anti-war sentiment of American citizens, and it's creating a starch polarization across the country. King pleads with Johnson, “though the aimless violence and destruction may be contained through military means, only drastic changes in the life of the poor will provide the kind of order and stability you desire.” The rift in the relationship of King and Johnson leaked directly into the movement as a whole, and King finds himself more and more alone

[00:28:00] despite his best efforts to continue to push the movement forward. The biggest takeaway I had from reading about this time was the many leaders disagreement on what to focus on. Many believed in some form of Nationalism, whether it be Black youth seeking a more revolutionary approach, or Jews distracted by a new war in the Middle East involving Israel. While others, like King, felt that the fight against Vietnam was one in the same with the fight to protect Americans, Black and Jewish alike, choosing to go beyond any form of Nationalism. This split mindset, however, leaves the SCLC weak, and the tensions among the country generally high. King's last action within the movement before his death was on March 28th, 1968, leading 6,000 protesters in support of sanitation workers in Memphis, which unfortunately ends in violence and looting.

[00:29:00] Seven days later on the balcony of Lorraine Motel, King is shot and killed at just 39 years old. Just two months later, after a presidential campaign speech, Senator Robert F. Kennedy is also shot and killed. The nation as a whole is shaken and in mourning. Only a few days after the loss of Senator RFK, Elvis begins recording what will come to be known as the historic ‘68 comeback special, even though it won't air until December, planned as a Christmas special. This is the detail that will change your entire perspective on that TV special. Resources are a bit limited here, but it is said that Elvis and King had considered each a friend or at least a comrade in support for the fight for equality. Elvis had even been known to financially support the Civil Rights Movement, and with King shot just 9 miles from Graceland, his death was clearly

[00:30:00] still raw for Elvis. And so despite Parker's push for a big classic Christmas finale Elvis felt compelled to perform in tribute to the nation, and the loss of two vital leaders. So in a single night, Elvis and songwriter Walter Earl Brown wrote the opening song I used “If I Can Dream” inspired by King's vision for a better future for all. Having personally watched the whole original special it definitely has plenty of “I'm just Ken” vibes, clearly a direct result of Parker. The opening and closing numbers specifically are authentically Elvis Presley. I think this was the moment Elvis let himself go back to his gospel roots. In this song you can see and feel him allow his grief to take hold. And like many, I hope he found closure in that moment, not

[00:31:00] only for the loss of his friend, but for the loss of control over his career and his image, something that in many ways, was stolen from both of them over time. That experience actually leads to Elvis releasing a full gospel album. The only music to win him Grammys; three of them no less. “If I Can Dream” became one of the most quintessential Elvis performances ever remembered, and it birthed a song that has lived on for 56 years as a reminder of not only the sorrow of our lived experience, and the loss of great leaders to violence, but for the hope that could still exist in our futures. Through all my research, I came to know two deeply sensitive men, fully committed to building better futures for their loved ones, who gave back to their communities, who lived pretty painful and short lives as penance. I came to better understand a time in our history,

[00:32:00] just one or two generations ago, eerily similar to today, So in closing, since I don't know if I will ever witness the first female president, I leave you with these final thoughts from one on TV that speaks to the very ideals King hoped to imprint on us all, that we must fully see the evils of othering poverty and militarism for what they truly are, a three legged monster that destroys the soul of humanity. ​

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Excerpt from TV Show “Madam Secretary” [President], season 6 - episode 3, “Killer Robots”:

[00:32:32] (Character) Elizabeth McCord: “Good evening. Artificial intelligence holds great promise for humanity, in medicine, transportation, and a host of worthy human endeavors. But that promise evaporates when AI becomes an instrument of war. Autonomous weapons can't feel. They can't regret, but they can be programmed to kill and when they do, they can't be called back because they're built to

[00:33:00] override human intervention. They may even conclude our humanity as the glitch in the system, the weakness that needs to be eradicated. Humankind has spent more time, energy, and money perfecting war than on any other human endeavor. We have fought each other to the brink of starvation and the edge of extinction. But the one aspect of warfare that safeguards our survival is meaningful human control. Reluctance to put troops in harm's way, and the compassion to sue for peace when enough blood has been spilled. These are considerations alien to robots. We must not consign our fate to algorithms. Technology is not the enemy, unless we allow it to substitute its judgment for our own…”

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