What Ken Burns replied when asked if he'd make a documentary about dumdum

[ailsagirl]

https://variety.com/video/ken-burns-on-why-he-would-make-a-trump-documentary/

Burns is so articulate and so intelligent, yet he's totally down-to-earth and approachable.

I heard him speak last night and was blown away-- best speaker I ever heard!!! Wish we could clone him

[pecosbob]

1. He has made the world a better place

I just re-watched part 1 and 2 of his parks series last night as I felt I needed a little grounding. Perhaps I will continue tonight during the speech. Fitting I think...

For any who have not seen them I wholeheartedly recommend all of his series; the most recent one on the Roosevelts is rather good and helps to remind me what it means to be an American.

[ailsagirl]

3. He absolutely has!!

Guess I'll have to start watching all his documentaries-- so far I've seen Civil War and Mark Twain; I look forward to seeing more.

[USALiberal]

2. Burns said that? "He is so articulate and so intelligent"??? nt

[ailsagirl]

4. I said that Burns was articulate and intelligent

[pecosbob]

5. the poster said that...not Burns

[ailsagirl]

6. Thank you

[pecosbob]

10. There are also some very interesting pieces he worked on prior to his civil war series

on the history of New York City that are quite good, but more difficult to find.

[ailsagirl]

11. He's certainly prolific!

I believe he's made (somewhere around) 24 documentaries-- the one about Vietnam took him 10 1/2 years.

Staggering, really

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. No, *Burns* is intelligent and articulate.

About making a Trump documentary, he said he would be interested but it would have to be 25 or 30 years in the future to allow for a different perspective.

[FakeNoose]

7. Thanks for posting!

Ken Burns is a great American and a remarkable film-maker.

[ailsagirl]

9. I had NO idea until I heard him last night

What a special evening