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richard clark is here. stick around. >>> i don't want this to be a country where a shrinking number of americans are doing real well but a growing number of people but a growing number of people are struggling to get by. that's not my idea of america. i want this to be a country where everybody get a fair shot and everybody is doing their fair share and everybody is playing by the same set of rules. this country has always made a commitment to put a good education within the reach of all who are willing to work for it. pit. that's what makes us special. that's what made us an economic super power. that's what kept us at the hugely important for democrats in 2012. and for this president in particular. when then senator obama beat senator john mccain there in 2008, that was the first time a democrat carried north carolina in a presidential election since jimmy carter back in 1976. the obama-biden campaign fought very hard for every vote they got in north carolina in 2008. you remember the night before the ele

news your reaction to this proposed solution by richard clarke. well we have to just a few paragraphs at the end of the new york times are just cry of how this works other words we this is not a fully fleshed out proposal was just an idea so i want to know the details before committing to saying this is you know or this might might work a but my reaction if if you really need to press me is that this is a little worrisome when you know the pitch is let's serbia all traffic to find the bad guys right but that's like sticking a microphone in everyone's living room so you can listen to all the conversations and not just re-emerge guys sometimes that's not something we do in the us other countries might so it seems like it could be pretty worrisome if we empower the national security agency the n.s.a. to do this a look at their history back in the one nine hundred sixty s. one nine hundred seventy s. before the church commission and even in the last decade under the bush administration i mean this is not necessarily the agency you want doing this kind

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clarke a cyber security advisor to president george w. bush lays out what he sees as illusions he says under customs authority the department of homeland security could inspect what enters and exits the united states in spite of cyberspace customs already looks online for child pornography crossing our virtual borders and under the intelligence act that president could issue a finding that would authorize agencies to scan internet traffic outside the united states and seize sensitive files stolen from within our borders so we talked about inspecting that essentially in my mind means surveilling earlier i spoke with declan mccullagh a correspondent for c net news and got his reaction to this proposed solution take a look at where we have just a few paragraphs of the end of the new york times are describing how this works other words we this is not a fully fleshed out proposal this is just my view so i want to know details before committing to saying this is you know or this might might work but my quick reaction of if you really need to pr

clarke cyber security advisor to president george w. bush laid out what he sees as some solutions he says that under the customs authority the department of homeland security could inspect what enters and exits the united states and cyberspace customs already looks online for child pornography crossing our virtual borders and under the intelligence act the president could issue a finding that would authorize agencies to scan internet traffic outside the united states and seize it sensitive files stolen from within our borders so it seems to me by inspecting that means essentially surveilling you me everyone our earlier i spoke to declan mccullagh correspondent for c.n.n. news and got his reaction to this proposed solution take a look at what we have to still few paragraphs to the end of the new york times are describing how this works other words we this is not a fully fleshed out proposal this is just my dear so i want to know details before committing to saying this is you know or this might might work but my reaction if if you really

clarke a cyber security advisor to president george w. bush lays out what he sees as some solutions he says under customs authority of the department of homeland security could inspect what enters and exits the united states in cyberspace he says customs already looks for online child pornography crossing into our virtual borders and under the intelligence act but president could issue a finding that would authorize agencies to scan internet traffic outside of the united states and seize it sensitive files stolen from within our borders so i inspecting that means it's essentially surveilling our earlier spoke with declan mccullagh about this he's a correspondent for c.n.n. news and i his reaction to these proposed solutions take a look at where we have just a few paragraphs at the end of a new york times after to describe how this works are the words we use is not a fully fleshed out proposal is a just an idea so i don't know leigh sales before committing to say mrs you know or this might might work or but my reaction of if you're really

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. >> dick clark was born richard wagstaff clark in 1929 in mt. vernon, new york. his mom was a homemaker. his father owned a chain of radio stations. after graduating from syracuse university, he got a job in radio, too. and music was his passion. >> music underscores everything that happens to you, the good stuff and the bad stuff. music really is one of the three most important things in our lives. >> in philadelphia in 1956, he took over a popular local teen music and dance show. >> this is wfil-tv. >> and quickly turned it into a national sensation. american bandstand launched the careers of hundreds of artists from the supremes -- ♪ stop in the name of love >> to the beach boys -- ♪ well it's been building up inside of me ♪ >> even the young michael jackson. >> please meet for the first visit the jackson 5. >> a prolific entrepreneur, he created the american music awards, produced the golden globes, hosted the $10,000 pyramid until it was worth $100,000, and in 1972, launched this new year's eve tradition. >> when i say new year's eve, do you think of a

. >> born richard wagstaff clark, he began honing the skills long before television. >> i knew when i was 13 what i wanted to do. that is very rare. i walked in a radio studio and i saw them doing a radio show. and i said what a great way to make a living. >> he got his big break at age 26 when the host of a philadelphia tv show called "bandstand" was fired for drunk driving. >> and now, here is the star of our show, dick clark. >> the following here, abc picked up the music and dance show and soon, 20 million kids were rushing home from school to see what sounds and moving for cool. >> it was before chubby checker came on american bandstand, they didn't swing. he came with the twist. and the world, dancing on the dance floor, changed forever. and it happened on "american bandstand" because of dick clark. >> rock around the clock. >> he was the nonthreatening grown-up who helped soothe parental shock in rock 'n' roll and he broke racial boundariebo. the first time he talked to a black american teenager was on the set of "american bandstand." the music transcended the tension. dick cla

. >> dick clark was born richard wagstaff clark in 1929 in mt. vernon, new york. his mom was a homemaker. his father owned a chain of radio stations. after graduating from syracuse university, he got a job in radio, too. and music was his passion. >> music underscores everything that happen saids to you, the good stuff and the bad stuff. music really is one of the three most important things in our lives. >> in philadelphia in 1956, he took over a popular local teen dance and music show. and quickly turned it into a national sensation. american bandstand launched the careers of hundreds of artists from the supremes -- ♪ stop in the name of love >> to the beach boys -- ♪ well it's been building up inside of me ♪ >> even the young michael jackson. >> please meet for the first visit the jackson 5. >> a prolific entrepreneur, he created the american music awards, produced the golden globes, hosted the $10,000 pyramid until it was worth $100,000, and in nan 72, launched this new year's eve tradition. >> when i say new year's eve, do you think of any other place i

. >> reporter: dick clark was born richard clark in 1929 in mount vernon new york. his mother was a homemaker. his father owned a chain of radio stations. after school he got into raid yoen and music was his passion. >>. >> music underscores everything that happens to you. >> in 1956 clark took over a local popular music teen dance show and quickly turned it into a national sensation. american band stand launched the careers of hundreds of artist. from the supremes. >>. ♪ stop in the name of love >> reporter: to the beach boys ♪ >> reporter: even a young michael jackson. >> please welcome for their first visit, the jackson five. >> reporter: clark's career was threatened in 1960 when he was called in front of congress and accused of taking money to promote artist. >> i swear i have never taken payola -- >> reporter: he succeeded and went far past the brand stand. he produced the golden globes. hosted the $10,000 pyramid until it was worth 100,000 and in 1973 launched in new year's eve tradition. >> when i say new year's eve, do you think of any other place in th

. ♪ we're going hopping >> richard clark was born in mount vernon new york in november of 1929. as student body president and member of drama club he was vote the most likely to sell the brooklyn bridge in high school and graduated from syracuse university in 1951 with a major in advertising and after a brief stint as news anchor he got a job as a radio announcer in philadelphia. hosting a show called "bandstand." the sister station had a show called "american bandstand," and when the host was arrested for drunk driving they call in dick clark. it was nearly a year before clark convinced the american broadcasting company to take the show national. they finally did on august 5, 1957. >> dick clark! >> thank you. the rest, as they say, is history. dick clark entraduced the country to rock-n-roll's brightest stars. buddy holly, cher, chuck berry, and rinse, and madonna. >>en who was anyone appeared with the exception of elvis and the beatles and the rolling stones. >> program started dance craze. ♪ come on everybody ♪ come with me the biggest dance sweeping the country, the hot

. >> reporter: dick clark was born richard clark in 1929 in mount vernon new york. his mother was a homemaker. his father owned a chain of radio stations. after school he got into raid yoen and music was his passion. >>. >> music underscores everything that happenso you. >> in 1956 clark took over a local popular music teen dance show and quickly turned it into a national sensation. american band stand launched the careers of hundreds of artist. from the supremes. >>. ♪ stop in the name of love >> reporter: to the beach boys ♪ >> reporter: even a young michael jackson. >> please welcome for their first visit, the jackson five. >> reporter: clark's career was threatened in 1960 when he was called in front of congress and accused of taking money to promote artist. >> i swear i have never taken payola -- >> reporter: he succeeded and went far past the brand stand. he produced the golden globes. hosted the $10,000 pyramid until it was worth 100,000 and in 1973 launched in new year's eve tradition. >> when i say new year's eve, do you think of any other place in the

. >> dick clark was born richard w wagstaff clark in 1929 in mt. vernon, new york. his mom was a homemaker. after graduating from syracuse university, he got a job in radio, too. >> music is really one of the three most important things in our life. >> in philadelphia in 1956, he took over a popular local teen dance and music show and quickly turned it into a national sensation. american bandstand launched the careers of hundreds of artist s from the supremes to the beach boys. ♪ well it's been building up inside of me ♪ >> even the young michael jackson. >> please meet for the first visit the jackson 5. >> a prolific aunt rupru newer, he created the american music wards, hosted the $10,000 period until it was worth $100,000, and in 1972, launched this new year's eve tradition. >> when i say new year's eve, do you think of any other place in the world? you think of time square. >> clark was the new year's eve institution until 2000 four when his life took a scary turn. >> clark is recovering tonight from a stroke. >> he was hospitalized for seven weeks after the

. ♪ oh baby give me one more chance ♪ >> reporter: dick clark was born richard wagstaff clark in 1929 in mt. vernon, new york. his first job after syracuse university was in radio, and music was his passion. he talked about it with matt on "today" in 1997. >> music underscores everything that happens to you. the good stuff and the bad stuff. >> reporter: a prolific entrepreneur, clark created the american music awards, produced the golden globes, game shows, and in 1972, launched this new year's eve tradition. >> eight, seven, six, five. >> reporter: then in 2004, his life took a dramatic turn. >> clark is recovering tonight from a stroke. >> reporter: he was hospitalized for seven weeks after that stroke. but a year later made a brave return to "rockin' new year's eve." >> it was a long, hard fight. my speech is not perfect, but i'm getting there. >> reporter: after that, clark didn't miss a new year's in new york, cohosting with ryan seacrest. >> dick, you've done this for the last 40 years. >> all right. and now, the big moment we've been waiting for. five, four, three, two, one. h

this is former white house counter-terrorism official richard clarke. >> the major issue for al-qaeda is to prove they are still alive. do some fairly major event or series of attacks to for they are not down and out. >> u.s. officials say they are not responding to any particular threat but they are being cautious because when the navy seals raided osama bin laden's home they found papers of timing future stacks to anniversary. you can chat at current.com/billpress and we will be back with more show right after the break. ♪ attack on women that perhaps the majority of the population woke up? >> idaho is not known as approaching act i.v. you had hundreds of women show up, thousands signed petitions. they made their voices heard. what happens is that now, the legislators are running scared. very similar laws have passed quietly in other states for the past 10 years, really in the past two years have intensified. pennsylvania a similar law was shelved, idaho this proved to be political poison. women are paying attention and having their voices heard. >> thanks for coming in. >> the ac

dick clark's life was an amazing american story. richard wagstaff clark, his full name. he was born in mt. vernon, new york, in 1929. he started working at his uncle's radio station as a teenager. that was a passion he continued to pursue through college and after graduating he moved to philadelphia where he became a dj at radio station wfil. wfil also had a tv station. and it was there that dick clark became the dick clark we know. >> you were doing a popular radio show? >> i was doing the radio version of it. >> i see. with kids coming over? no. they just called it bandstand. they tried to lock them together hip to hip to work off the television show. dan melnick, he was a famous television producer, he came down to watch it and he wrote a memo saying i don't know why, but i think we ought to buy this. they bought it for a seven-week trial. and keep in mind, in those days abc had 68 affiliates, cbs had 150. nbc had 180, huge competition. within four weeks it went to number one. it can never happen again. >> "american bandstand" was on the air for 32 years. its run ende

little richard, thank you for joining me today to remember dick clark, your friend, someone who respected your career greatly and obviously by joining us today you're showing how much you respected him and his career. little richard, thank you again. >> thank you, thomas. >> absolutely. a stirring image and undoubtedly personal moment for president obama. take a look. this photo newly released by the white house shows the president at the ford museum in detroit on wednesday sitting and reflecting inside a shrine of the civil rights movement. the old montgomery, alabama, bus on which rosa parks made history. parks' refusal to move to the back of that bus in 1955 led to her arrest which led to the famous bus boycott. does aspirin even work on my headache? aspirin is just old school. people will have doubts about taking aspirin for pain. that's why we developed bayer advanced aspirin with micro particles. now we're challenging you to put it to the test. visit fastreliefchallenge.com to get your free bottle. one golden crown. come on frank how long have we known each other? go to e-trade. the

little richard, thanks for being here. what did dick clark mean to you? >> oh, he was a real, real personal friend of mine. we had an office at 9000 sunset and he had the dick clark's productions right across the street from us. and i knew dick way back there when he first started with "american bandstand" in philadelphia. before chubby checkers and all. i knew him way back. >> did -- did -- his move to int integrate his show, his move to give voice to african-american artists when they weren't getting on television in the same way, do you think that was a risky move at the time? was it a surprising move to some? >> dick has always been a beautiful person. he loved everybody. he was an all around person and he and his wife, they were good people and they loved everybody. if you had it, you had it, if you didn't, he still gave you a chance. >> were you nervous the first time you were on his show? >> i always be nervous. i get nervous before i get to the piano, my hand goes to shaking. i always get nervous. >> ms. franklin, you know, dick clark seemed to ma

the legendary aretha franklin and richard -- and little richard will join us in a few minutes. but here a look back at his career by koreen wynter. >> reporter: he was known as the world's oldest teenager. dick clark began his career on the weekly dance party that would later be known as "american bandstand" in philadelphia in 1956. the show became a national and later an international sensation, after it was picked up by abc one year later. ♪ ♪ come on baby, let's do the twist ♪ >> reporter: in spite of racial attitudes at the time, clark was a pioneer in promoting african-american artists, including percy sledge, the silhouettes, the supremes and gladys night and the pips. an appearance on "american bandstand" could launch their careers. and from jerry lee louis to janice jackson, they all wanted dick clark to give their record a spin. >> if you look at the history of "american bandstand" it covers everything. when we started in 1952, it was very como and eddie fisher and the four aces and so forth, through the rock 'n' roll period, country music, rhythm and blues, rap

more from aretha franklin and little richard. ryan sechrest who's lucky enough to work alongside him. ryan seacrest said it was a joy to work for him every new year's eve. we will all miss him. he left a rich legacy. president obama also paying tribute tonight. he reshaped the television landscape forever as a producer and for 40 years we welcomed him into our homes to ring in the new year. more important was the way he made us feel, as young and vibrant and as optimistic as he was. our own tribute continues after a short break. rhythmically ] ♪ bum-bum, bum-bum, bum-bum ♪ ♪ [ vocalizing ♪ continues ] ♪ [ all singing ] the redesigned, 8-passenger pilot. smarter thinking. from honda. i'm a wife, i'm a mom... and chantix worked for me. it's a medication i could take and still smoke, while it built up in my system. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and

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she was a young girl. >> richard, what do you think dick clark's legacy is going to be? >> oh, my god, i think that he made such a great contribution to the health and welfare of the young adults across this country and in and out of the country. >> we have got a digital dashboard question from one of our viewers from facebook. shirley asks was he as kind off set as he was on set? >> he was the same man on camera as he was off camera. he was just a warm and beautiful man. >> i think that's one of the things that kimberly came across on the screen, if viewers really didn't know who he was in person, but he came off as sort of the every man that was just very likable, a person you wanted in your home. >> what you see is what you get, what you see is it for dick, he's a real, real, real good man. and i'm not just saying that because he's passed away, i hate that he's passed away but he is a good man that loved people and he shows his love and his joy to you. the last date i did with him- - him- ---i played for the party. >> that must have been quite some party. little richa

was born richard wagstaff clark in 1929 in mt. vernon, new york. his first job after syracuse university was in radio, and music was his passion. he talked about it with matt on "today" in 1997. >> music underscores everything that happens to you. the good stuff and the bad stuff. >> reporter: a prolific entrepreneur, clark created the american music awards, produced the golden globes, game shows, and in 1972, launched this new year's eve tradition. >> eight, seven, six, five. >> reporter: then in 2004, his life took a dramatic turn. >> clark is recovering tonight from a stroke. >> reporter: he was hospitalized for seven weeks after that stroke. but a year later made a brave return to "rockin' new year's eve." >> it was a long, hard fight. my speech is not perfect, but i'm getting there. >> reporter: after that, clark didn't miss a new year's in new york, cohosting with ryan seacrest. >> he taught me how to do television. i studied him as a kid, and i had the fortune and opportunity to work with him for several years on new year's

. >> reporter: dick clark was born richard wagstaff clark in 1929 in mt. vernon, new york. his first job after syracuse university was in radio, and music was his passion. he talked about it with matt on "today" in 1997. >> music underscores everything that happens to you. the good stuff and the bad stuff. >> reporter: a prolific entrepreneur, clark created the american music awards, produced the golden globes, game shows, and in 1972, launched this new year's eve tradition. >> eight, seven, six, five. >> reporter: then in 2004, his life took a dramatic turn. >> clark is recovering tonight from a stroke. >> reporter: he was hospitalized for seven weeks after that stroke. but a year later made a brave return to "rockin' new year's eve." >> it was a long, hard fight. my speech is not perfect, but i'm getting there. >> reporter: after that, clark didn't miss a new year's in new york, cohosting with ryan seacrest. >> he taught me how to do television. i studied him as a kid, and i had the fortune and opportunity to work with him for several years on new year's eve. and so i'm s

. >> reporter: dick character was born richard wag staff clark in 1929 in mount verb vernon, new york. his moem a homemaker, his father owned a chain of radio stations. and after graduating from syracuse university, he got a job in radio, too. and music was his passion. >> music underscores everything that happens to you. the good such and bad stuff. music really is one of the tree most important things in our lives. >> reporter: in philadelphia, in 1956, clark took over a popular local teen music and dance she. and quickly turned it into a national sensation. american band stand launched the careers of hundreds of artists from the supremes to the beach boys even a young mike achael jackson. >> the jackson five. ♪ >> reporter: clark's career was threaten this had 1960 when he was called in front of congress and accuse aed of taking money to promote artists. >> i have sworn under oath that i have never taken payolo. >> reporter: he was cleared of all charges and went on to succeed far beyond band stand. a prolific entrepreneur, he created the american music awards, produced the golde

richard, it was every new year's eve dick clark transformed it into rocking new year's eve. tell us about the mood where you are tonight and the place dick clark made so famous. >> reporter: that's right. since 1972, john, dick clark as one man told me was the symbol of times square, except for one or two years for various reasons, especially when he had his stroke, dick clark was here overseeing the millions and then counting down america to ring in a new year. i'm sure everyone remembers various occasions and where they were listening to dick clark and that countdown. one man who did is donald trump, who i asked about his memories of mr. clark. >> i would watch "american bandstand" and i would also watch every new year's eve. dick clark was the one. he was a unique guy. again, a really quality person. i knew him very well because he lived in my buildings. he just is a spectacular man. >> reporter: dick clark was born just north of here in mt. vernon. a lot of memories of people here of dick clark. they get very wistful when you think about it. small rain falling here on a

thank you so much, richard lui. i'm joined by retired army general wesley clark and adviser for the obama campaign and by joe conson, editor and chief of nationalmemo.com. gentlemen, good morning. general, let me start with you. how do these high-profile incendiary incidents complicate the withdrawal plan in your view? >> anything like this that gets out and inflames opinion among opinion leaders or common people in afghanistan obviously makes it difficult for us to continue to focus on the mission and make the hard compromises and choices that are required in afghanistan. but the united states has a mission there. we've got to withdraw smoothly, we've got to leave behind stability. we've got to follow through on our obligations that we undertook to train the security forces and do as much as we can to enavailable hamid karzai's government able to meet the needs of the state. so we're going to continue to press forward with that as best we can. >> joe, in a recent column you wrote, and i'm quoting, the question is t

remembering dick clark, wgn dean richard looks back at the life of the man known as america's oldst teenager. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: dick clark invented music television with the original "american bandstand" that started off as a local dance show and turned into an american cultural institution. it produced everyone from al vis and prince and ma done -- madonna. dick clark talked about what he thought made the threshold in an interview. >> probably bringing them together in a social atmosphere. we always had entertainers. the first day like dizzy gillispie. all of the black entertainers but never the mixed audiences. i think this is the first time they are going to release the record on the air. ladies and gentlemen, would you agree? the jackson 5. >> reporter: jackson 5 made their first appearance on 1970s. other included richard, the people singers and the shy life. barry manilow that re-recorded the bandstand song issued a statement says this is a sad day. he was a dear friend supporting me and my music for all of the years in the business. a great businessman and true gentleman. an inspir

joining us for a look at clark's legacy and influence, chris richards top music critic washington post good to have you here nice to meet you. >> thanks for having me. >> it is a big loss 82 years old we know he had been in declining health but what an extraordinary career, a lot of things we can talk about let's talk about american bandstand first this show, you know it is funny, in -- it is easy to say well, you know as the show -- you know people who came to it in its later years kind of corny but you know when it started it was unique, and special and it really had a big role in the mainstreaming of rock and roll. >> absolutely you are totally right there are three things people came to when they came to bandstand you know you come to it to see the music, hear the music for the first time these are the pop songs of the day, you got to see the artist performing the songs the television generation seeing these and you got to see how teenagers like you were responding to the music taught you how to dance to it how you should react to it for people who weren't getting concert experienc

. >> richard lugar has been in the senate since shortly after george rogers clark died in indiana, i think. the guy has been in the senate forever. he was richard nixon's favorite major. richard nixon has been out of office -- he has been dead for a long time. but somehow over the course of his 137 years in the senate that's not good enough anymore. he is going life and death with this guy richard murdoch. >> he worked on securing lose nukes with someone named barack obama. [ dramatic music ] >> he also voted to raise the debt ceiling which everybody in congress does over lunch until the recent crew got in there. >> right. and as you say the republicans can't find room for richard lugar for another six years they really are lost. >> i think that's absolutely right. and yet it's a 50/50 race. >> rob reiner made this point, he was saying it is not just some of us saying this republican party has moved so far to the right. you can go on record somebody on tv was doing the thing about how all of this -- first of all was bob dole's plan. >> bob dole's plan! >> for the mandate -- >> stop s

dick clark mainstreamed it. made it seem safe. so crazy guys like little richard and jerry lee lewis could sing their songs to american teenagers. >> oh, yeah. huge, huge cultural figure in the life of this country. dick clark, a cultural icon. you know, it's not overstating it. in the 1950s, i mean, it seems hard to believe now, people think of the '50s as sort of a sleepy decade. it really wasn't that sleepy. but dick clark came on the air with a show called "american bandstand." it was on every afternoon. and at that point in our history, a lot of parents were afraid of what rock-n-roll was going to do to their children. elvis presley was on "the ed sullivan show" but he was only allowed to be seen from the hips up because of the way he would i go gyrate and dance. and putting music into the culture in a way it had never been placed in the culture before. dick clark's "american bandstand" brought black teenagers onto the tv screen dancing for the first time to music played by black groups that had not had the opportunity to be

he's survived by his wife carrie and three children, richard, dwayne and cindy. we are able to confirm dick clark passing away suffering a massive heart attack. >> a life well lived as you were pointing out, anderson. i wonder -- anderson, did you ever meet him? did you have occasion to get to know him? >> i think i met him once or twice, but i did not know him well in any way. i think we had sort of briefly met in some public event. i can't honestly remember when they were, but the interesting thing about dick clark si think everybody sort of feels like they knew him in one realm or another and there was something about the fact that he never seemed to change. i mean, it's -- there's a number of people who kind of have looked the same through the years, but dick clark looked the same decade after decade after decade. it was often the butt of jokes that he took part in, as well, but you look at those images of him from the '60s and '70s, everybody can identify dick clark. he's probably one of the most recognizable people that all of us of all ages have grown up a