S1·E1 – Leonard Jeffries; The Jeffries Controversy; David Grubin; Remembering Miles Davis
1991-09-30 • 56 min
Charlie talks to City College professor Leonard Jeffries about a controversial speech he delivered on July 20, 1991. Journalists Jerry Nachman, Utrice Leid, and Sam Roberts debate Professor Jeffries's contentious ideas. David Grubin discusses his four-hour PBS documentary about former President Lyndon Baines Johnson, "LBJ: The American Experience." Charlie remembers jazz musician Miles Davis with performance clips of the legendary trumpeter.
Cast
Charlie Rose
Self - Host
Leonard Jeffries
Self
Miles Davis
Self (Archive footage)
Jerry Nachman
Self (Editor, The New York Post)
Utrice Leid
Self (Managing Editor, The City Sun)
Robert Irving III
Self (Archive footage. Keyboards)
Vince Wilburn Jr.
Self (Archive footage, Drums)
Bob Berg
Self (Archive footage, Saxophones)
Steve Thornton
Self (Archive footage, Percussion)
Adam Holtzman
Self (Archive footage, Keyboards)
Marilyn Mazur
Self (Archive footage, Percussion)