Howard Hughes Testifies On Capitol Hill - August 6, 1947

[@stryder0559]

Hughes is one of my favourite Americans. I loved his passion for aviation and his ballsy no nonsense attitude.

[@davidrudolph2825]

Howard Robard Hughes: The most remarkable man of the 20th century!

[@briancannon3987]

Noone knows him better than those hollywood actresses she dated. I'm sure they'll have different opinions. Noones perfect. Gatta focus on the good not the bad

[@thekcsugethe_kc_suge7930]

I love hearing Hughes’ throat clears which Leo DiCaprio captures to perfection in The Aviator(2004)

[@michaelbarrett672]

Fascinating. I've been trying to find more of this testimony. Thank you, Gordon.

[@troybirch]

Michael Barrett you can find transcripts of the committee online by searching for them..... do you mean audio? I'd love to hear more too!

[@oncall21]

He was an amazing man, despite suffering from chronic/debilitating OCD all of his life. In spite of this he achieved so much in Hollywood, aviation and industry. At the time, OCD was unknown, so you can imagine just what he must have gone through with not understanding the cause of his mental health problems, but also that the professionals of the time being unable to understand OCD and to help him. Even today, OCD is an incredibly difficult and debilitating disorder to treat. Again, despite all of these obstacles, he was a man beyond his years in what he achieved.

[@sirmount2636]

What's interesting is that he really started to go downhill after selling his company & becoming hugely rich. With no other goal in life, he basically no longer had purpose & fell apart.

[@intuitive7274]

Yep he was

[@tashathayer4069]

I'm guessing he might've been BiPolar and w all his crashes maybe some TBI & likley suffered chronic pain. ✌

[@oncall21]

@@tashathayer4069 no he didn’t have BD. He had extreme OCD.

[@tashathayer4069]

@@oncall21 clearly had ocd and cracked his skull a few time's & serious body injuries,in my opinion the guy had multi issues compounded with how he lived. He did amazing things.

[@petersurdo4984]

Rarely, but from time to time America produces singular individuals. This man stands with them.

[@jostrander71]

Rarely?

[@edgregory1]

@@jostrander71 You're right Jack! Rarely? LMAO. Trump is our latest example out of so many.

[@phillipprokop9973]

@@edgregory1wow ok. I’m trying to come up with an analogy that equals your analogy’s Americana, factual accuracy, and visceral response. In terms of individualism two closers stand alone in the history of MLB. Mariano Rivera and Harry Colliflower stand as equals.

[@edgregory1]

@@phillipprokop9973 How many people are almost Universally known by a mono syllable?

[@coolcat1684]

Brewster tried to blackmail him ....what a creep. He probably had a stake in Pan Am...

[@andrewarmstrong7310]

Pan American's Juan Trippe pretty much owned Sen. Brewster. Juan wanted Pan American to be the sole American flag carrier for the world. He knew he could not go head to head with Howard so he pulled strings and the rest is history.

[@briancannon3987]

That's politics bitch

[@marcellabrittl6083]

I agree with u, he's such a fraud. He does not own the sky.

[@傷跡-v7d]

I just hate that no one talks about the years and the ground work he laid in the telecommunications industry with satellite systems. That was just as if not more important than his aviation contributions

[@stevenhair6156]

I was in the industry for 20 years and met two men who met Howard

[@davesteelss3454]

He was a racist fuck

[@vennekolt]

Dave Steelss here comes cancel culture for Howard Hughes! 😂

[@Mirokuofnite]

He certainly laid the ground work for the future, and his shadow is still cast to this day everywhere.

[@dchambers986]

@@davesteelss3454 No. YOU are the racist!

[@thetickfarm160]

There will never be another Howard Hughes.

[@calebjanus2000]

Elon Musk is the closest we have and it isn't the same.

[@sirmount2636]

@@calebjanus2000 Give him time. He may go insane yet!

[@TheShowman52]

Hughes was a great man, an Icon of the 20th century!

[@Mary-hx7wh]

Brilliant intellect, Mr. Hughes!

[@jlyons84]

Howard Hughes is the man! wish they would make a mini series on TV about his life

[@GordonSkene]

I think they did . . .maybe not this period of his life though.

[@cfrincon]

Back in 1978 there was a miniseries titled "The Incredible Howard Hughes" starring Tommy Lee Jones and obviously Martin Scoresse with "The Aviator" but neither one of these productions in my opinion does the man justice.

[@jeffbogue3718]

Jessica Lyons if you haven't watched the movie The Aviator about Howard Hughes I think you would love it , Leonardo DiCaprio plays Howard Hughes and the film and it goes through a lot of his life

[@garundip.mcgrundy8311]

The 1978 series, "The Amazing Howard Hughes," took five days to show at two to three hours per night. This series is now lost. Only a shortened version remains. I remember the original showing. Absolutely great!

[@andrewdeen1]

I believe you are remembering that a bit incorrectly. The original showing aired in two parts on CBS on April 13 and 14, 1977 and was 185 minutes in length. The DVD version is 130 minutes long, cutting almost an hour out, but you can find the TV version online if you look hard enough.

[@tonydauto822]

How did Howard manage to walk with balls so big? lol what an amazing life he lived.

[@phillace]

Money is power , and he had plenty !

[@earljones1380]

Howard Hughes was one of the best most admired man on Earth. My ex-husband worked for Mr. Hughes at Hughes Tools Co. I wished I could have known him in this life time. I would love to have met him and been there when he was very sick to have helped him through that time in his life.

[@jonw]

Brewster never recovered from this. Good.

[@johnstewart9768]

Reportedly, Sen. Brewster lost the next election, which also meant he lost his job, and his (visible) income. The last public viewing of him saw him wandering the halls of the U.S. Capitol. "begging" for a job. Looks like he just f__ked with the WROOONG man when he tackled with Howard Hughes !! BUT, it looked like he got just what he deserved, because he underestimated Hughes enormous popularity, and charisma. RIP to both of them.

[@declanreck1755]

An incredible genius. His sad later reclusive years stemmed from his multiple plane crashes and codeine addiction for extreme pain relief

[@wk7060]

My Dad at the Hughes Tool Company Houston Plant in the Tool Joint dept. for 28 years until his death in 1974. What a wonderful job for a farm boy with a 5th grade education! He loved his job as a machine operator. Very dedicated to his job. Made the family a good living over the years. Dad got to meet Howard Hughes in an old plant visit after the war.

[@Militaria_Collector]

I'm glad this is online and accessible

[@Cadcare]

Sorry Gordon, for I am surely not the first to ask, but where's the remaining broadcast of it? I find Howard's statements of the simple truth, both reassuring and soothing and I could quite do with this and more at this time. My own view is that the world needs more Howard Hugheses now than ever.

[@eagleforever6495]

We need more like him today to put them in their place

[@ocrun6765]

I wish there were a full video available of this. Very interesting hearing.

[@ThebigGLRams]

There are

[@ocrun6765]

@@ThebigGLRams If you ever come across a full video I'd love to see it if you can reply with the link.

[@f3ynman1um8]

The real tony stark

[@l00katy0utb3]

So true, Stan Lee based Tony Stark from Howard Hughes.

[@CHARLIE1NABLE]

Yeah But Even Better😎

[@DeathBringer769]

Sure, Tony was heavily based on him, but his father Howard Stark was even more based on him, even having the same first name and visually looking even more similar to the real life Howard Hughes, and both existed "back in the day" whereas Tony was never really written to be around in the WW2 days. That's where it's always written his father made his fortune... just like Howard Hughes, which I why I say Howard Stark is an even closer match for him even though Tony is of course based on him as well ;)

[@sublime2craig]

the pedophile version

[@alfredenisz4775]

Hughes got Senator Brewster out of the senate before the next election. He got his own candidate to get more votes than Brewster during the primary. Hughes really rubbed Brewster's nose into his actions.

[@vernwallen4246]

Hughes was quoted"Back my candidate all the way no matter what it costs i want Brewster defeated".💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰

[@Swybryd-Nation]

Hughes was right and quite prescient when he stated American commercial aviation was safer. Various British airlines had several horrible crashes in the 1950s that forever tarnished their reputation.

[@raymondgilroy6363]

He was an American Genius of Unbounded focus and it wouldn't surprise me in the least that he was a target of our government to cause his erratic behavior and subsequent madness. He is a favorite of mine

[@jeffbogue3718]

if you haven't watched the movie The Aviator about Howard Hughes , I suggest you watch it it is a good movie and deals with this

[@djwheels66]

Jeff Bogue I am watching it now as I type this. I am at the scenes of the hearings. 👍🏻

[@andywerner838]

I have seen it .....as I tell everyone to make a movie about Hughes with everything he s done and did would be I think a 99hr movie . cause he did alot ..I like the aviator. character s real life jack frye Juan Tripp Owen Brewster Errol Flynn Noah Dietrich Katharine hebburn and others

[@jeffreylc]

However, it’s still just a movie not a documentary with much Hollywood poetic license taken as is usually the case. It is an entertaining film.

[@johnheinrich1718]

The movie aviator stops in 1947, the movie the amazing Howard Hughes, goes up to the time his aides are putting him on a jet to fly him to the medical center in Houston and he dies during the flight.

[@andywerner838]

he did so much

[@footewalker6094]

I true American hero and pioneer.

[@will7085]

Intelligent. Fantastic memory. Complete untrustworthy. Full of hubris. When you consider the number of “things” he was involved in during his lifetime you do come away with the firm conviction he is a remarkable, one of a kind human being. Filled with all the imperfections we all have and perhaps many more than the average person. Everything is amplified when you talk Howard Hughes.

[@marcellabrittl6083]

I really admire Howard hughes & his genius talents & all 😍😍😍💖💖💖 & i really feel sorry for him with his illness.😢😢😢 To tell u the truth: I'm a talented successful artist (I paint, draw & decorate) & I also had autism, but I'm proud of who I am as a shy quiet autistic artist.🖌🖌🖌🥰🥰🥰💖💖💖 Autism is not a illness or a disease, its the way your brain works in different way from other people. Autistic people are very talented & very passionate people that can create or achieve anything that they will be talented & successful in the future. 💖✌🏻☮🧩💖

[@RyeOnHam]

Intriguing. Was fun listening to Brewster squirm. He's no Howard Hughes.

[@snipper1ie]

Typical politician, talk for ages and say nothing. Whatever you say, say nothing.

[@MrMoggyman]

Hughes had a controlling interest in Trans American Airways (TWA), and TWA controlled the majority of the international routes. Pan American and Brewster wanted a slice of that action, but Hughes was not interested. So, after refusing to merge TWA with Pan Am, Brewster tried to publicly humiliate Hughes by calling him to testify before this congressional sub committee. But Brewster failed to understand two important points. First, despite Hughes coming from a wealthy family, the American people loved him. Why? Because of his many achievements, and because he was an honest, down to earth, straight talking man. Plus he never blew his own trumpet. He simply went out and did it. That takes guts, and Hughes was a true American in every sense of the word. Second, Hughes was not an idiot. He was a clever and articulate man, who could defend himself against Brewsters onslaught of questioning. In the end it was not Hughes who was humiliated, but Brewster and the rest of the committee for bringing him in for questioning. Howard Hughes was a great great man. He is a man I would have loved to have met. Hughes found that he was suffering from compulsive repetitive disorder, which was little understood at the time, and may be at least one reason why he became a recluse. It is also speculated that he became obsessed with germs and avoiding them. But nobody, and I mean nobody, could detract from the wonderful achievements of Howard Hughes. A true pioneer of so many twentieth century technologies, and an aviator par excellence.

[@kathleenann631]

Thank U for posting your true and kind remarks.

[@manojbarakoti2714]

Sadly, TWA is no more; neither is Hughes Tools.

[@ken76918]

Hughes Tools still lives on as Baker Hughes.

[@captsirl]

Lol Howard spent the rest of his life wrecking Brusters life. Bruster died broke and run out of office. We need more like Howard

[@rossschmidt8073]

Unparalleled in many industries till even this day…One man

[@Glokas7]

How do you spell that? Like Fernando Lamas?

[@Ma007rk]

I wonder where I would be able to find the whole testimony of Howard Hughes where NOTHING has been cut out.

[@troybirch]

I've found it before look for "transcript Howard Hughes testimony before senate committee". It is amazing.

[@deanbritt9131]

Why is he so well liked

[@hardy2175]

He was the Elon Musk of his time, invented many things and didn't give a shit about convention.

[@andywerner838]

I think to put a movie on everything he did would be a 98651hr movie ..read three books on him

[@johnheinrich1718]

Andy Werner did you read Empire, the life, legend and madness of Howard Hughes. Written by Bartlett and Steele. I believe I’ve read every book on Hughes and Empire is the best. To make that book a movie it would be a month long mini series.

[@andywerner838]

From what I read the hearing really wasn't really about what everyone thought . Brewster was good friend s with Juan Tripp .

[@jasonlieu5379]

This guy is a legend ✈️

[@coolcat1684]

I like their formality and respect for the Senate chambers.

[@AMERICAFIRST54]

I would have to support Mr Hughes over a politician.

[@warrenpeece1726]

An interesting synopsis of Hughes and his business and political maneuvers during these times is in Yankee and Cowboy War by Carl Oglesby.

[@1957kwick]

Even though Leonardo DiCaprio did a good job portraying him he looked nothing like the man at all.

[@deboxmojave6541]

Nor did he sound anything like him

[@charreed8727]

So he's not a dead ringer for HH? Okay, but how was his portrayal of HH? I think he did an astounding job.

[@Dstew57A]

Government leadership acting like dictators.. what shit..Brewster was the crook...really a bullshiter...just listen to him...he goes on and on talking about his years of public service, as if he can’t possibly lie because of that...Hughes was truthful in his testimony here.. a great human being.. trying to be taken down by crook Brewster..

[@ucebuflash]

ITS CALLED THE SPRUCE GOOSE AND IT WILL FLY GODDAMMIT!

[@seanburke5805]

Hercules, not Spruce Goose!

[@kennydickerson4555]

um NO. Hughes hated it called the spruce goose! It started off as the "HK1" Then the Hurcules. Hughes never called it that and the spruce goose term was made up to make fun of the flying boat...

[@BacashMeditation]

The magic of American enterprise in the first half of twentieth century

[@gunsaway1]

He ate their lunch

[@charreed8727]

That had to be hard. He realized what he had going on, otherwise he wouldn't have covered his mouth when he repeated. Today with his OCD he would've been able to manage it with medication and mental health professionals. *Did his problems and anxiety stem from his mother?

[@charlespeterwatson9051]

15:50 What would an $8.80 lunch in 1947 money be today, even for a senator?

[@tjtj3570]

hello, a little late, but currently 8.80 from 1947 would be 101.86 dollars at a 1057.5% cumulative rate of inflation.

[@HallWayGang]

an American Treasure

[@lesliewyatt4188]

Brewster is a liar & it is even telling in his voice & speech patterns smh

[@Consulart77]

This is when America was at its pique and the kind of geniuses that came out of the woodwork came in this form! Nothing but exemplary!

[@marcoarko4751]

Howard Hugh was honest man Bob Brewster try to blackmail him and he stood his ground

[@nh.3188]

HOWAD HUUGE !

[@jahprime6932]

I wonder if in the modern age of if Hughes genius would've been subdued by anti anxiety medication. I'm curious to know what his childhood was like in pertaining to how his parents viewed him.

[@leroyhovatter7051]

How old was he there? 40 or 41?

[@seanburke5805]

He was born in 1905.. This was 1947..

[@AnnaLVajda]

@@seanburke5805 42 then.

[@quattordicimontenapoleone3113]

Seems Brewster was above all quite boring to listen to.

[@DeathBringer769]

Howard Hughes? More like Howard (and Tony) Stark ;)

[@rutso175]

Deathbrewer real tony stark

[@bretmaverick4993]

This was a man Like TRUMP, well Long before Trump,..Trump should had Learned Hughes abilities to demolish the Lies of Government♠

[@101soldier6]

Trump who got his money from daddy and filed for bankruptcy 12 times? That POS? Trump couldn't shine Howard's shoes...that fat bastard...

[@tomcooper6108]

Hell, Howard was 1000 times smarter than Trump.

[@michaelparrett7866]

He fooled the world!

[@veepedaldude9404]

God damn people spoke so slow.

[@moss8448]

no different than now .... you just listen too fast

[@patricklipski1662]

A great American...

[@aaronhenderson5588]

I had a buisness partner Terry Ferguson

[@zacharydickerson1255]

The new Star Wars is garbage