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COMMENTS: Governor Moonbeam
CBS made splendid use of its videotape archives as it assigned Ben Tracy to profile Jerry Brown as he announced his latest candidacy to be Governor of California. Tracy showed us Brown's previous campaign in 1975 at the age of 36. "He was ahead of his time on environmental issues, pushing solar power. He also wanted a space satellite for California's emergency communications, earning him the nickname, Governor Moonbeam." Amid clips of Linda Ronstadt and Mother Teresa, Tracy persuaded Brown to reflect on his former self: "I was pretty colorful, pretty interesting. So next time I may not be as colorful, but I will still be interesting," was his campaign pledge.
By the way, that moonbeam satellite was launched.
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