Inside the life of master showman P.T. Barnum

P.T. Barnum was America's most famous promoter -- and in recent years, his life has been getting a fresh look. Two years ago, there was a movie starring Hugh Jackman; this year, author Robert Wilson published a book called "Barnum, an American Life." Jeff Glor joined Wilson for a tour through Barnum’s legacy.
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[@theamazingandtalentedblake8296]

I sometimes consider Barnum as the Walt Disney of his time

[@jakesteiner52]

He is related to me ths

[@dreamyspiritmusic3328]

For those who want a Full Audiobook of "The Art of Money Getting" by P.T. Barnum kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIu9Xqarqdmsr5I

[@hellolastname9556]

Different time

[@deemen7132]

Vince McMahon is the closest thing to PT Barnum we have today

[@jordanfelldownthestairs]

Barnum looks like human Pennywise

[@josethebeast8709]

Don't compare him to Pennywise the Clown is too likable

[@edisodd4240]

Jordan Williams fax

[@Strangebear-ye1hp]

He is

[@michellebruning973]

...

[@caffeecup5319]

If someone published a book named Barnum, my first thought would be "This must be a book on how to own a barn"

[@tommybro5313]

You think you're funny?

[@ingridcarter449]

Tommy BRO 😂😂

[@mimi20046]

Tommy BRO do u think that was necessary ? 😂

[@nikay5692]

I heard Burn em and was wat/who is gonna get burned here?

[@tonylouros5290]

They tame the elephants using fear. They always have someone standing there that the elephants were afraid of to control them. I spoke to a truck driver that drove elephants for years describing how they were treated while crying silently and claiming his guilt for witnessing it and not acting

[@myman8336]

That's one of the ways people tame beasts.. Fear, reward, watching of parents etc.. Fear produces the best result but can leave the animal with high stress while reward often has a less desirable effect especially with the more aggressive animals..

[@isaambegg7090]

He stole Jumbo from London that was beloved by everyone only for him to mistreat him and let the poor thing get hit by a train completley exploited that poor Elephant

[@diegodelgado9764]

I know you at home kickin your dog

[@azclaimjumper]

Supposedly, P.T. Barnum said "I don't care what others say about me as long as they correctly spell my name". I like that, whether it's true or not.

[@thephantomunionstudios]

The original Stan Pines (from Gravity Falls)

[@lunamorgenstern7850]

YES!!! The more I look into him the more I can see where Stans inspiration came from.

[@joshprovines9108]

"Barnum should be judged by the standards of his time, and how he changed" - God, this means so much in today's cancel culture.

[@Juliet_Capulet]

Sort of. Today, we supposedly know better. Until just a few years ago, the standards of our own time were well above what they plummeted to under "it's cool to be bigoted/asinine/rude again." If we judge people today by the standards *of our own time* then a large percentage of us are shameful. We don't even have Barnum's excuse.

[@NoOne-kr4jc]

@@Juliet_Capulet Yeah _supposedly_ as you said. There's no balance and we are constantly looking for problems. I hope later generations will understand how unnecessary the politically correct mindset is. There are some good things it does, as anything unhealthily overdone can accomplish. However it is creating issues where there aren't issues. I think we have to be tough. I think we are focusing too much on how we talk and we should focus that energy on other things, like trying to change government.

[@ivancaraig1715]

I knew it, The Greatest Showman was all about freakshows but I didn't know back then that it was actually based in real life, about P.T. Barnum

[@costaroy592]

The Nobelest art is making other happy - P. T. BURNAM

[@mjtruth1039]

“I came to this legislature simply because I wished to have the honor of voting for the two constitutional amendments - one for driving slavery entirely out of our country; the other to allow men of education and good moral character to vote, regardless of the color of their skins.” -P.T. Barnum

[@nofookingfighting1136]

Costa Roy: spells a word incorrectly Me: "You had one job"

[@enlilly2405]

By torturing other living beings...(add this too)

[@kerplayz2541]

BARNUM IS THE GRATEST SHOWMAN

[@thecrucible4126]

He is the best

[@Greenpoloboy3]

Strange, I was just thinking about this man

[@elissasangi-hd9om]

Shake the hand That shook the hand Of PT Barnum and Charlie Chan RIP Robert Hunter and Jerry Garcia 🌹✝️🌹

[@anniekirk1859]

He is my great great great uncle on my grandma's side of the family

[@zermanman9891]

Don’t believe it

[@cadburydragon8469]

I wonder if he'd have me as "broken stomach lady" cos of my ibs

[@YanDaBean]

Lmfao😂 keep checked up on that tho bab I thought I had ibs and its most likely a cyst make sure you rule everything out and keep safe😊

[@_MaxHeadroom_]

P.T. Barnum for President

[@FredPickett]

One of the best.

[@jakesteiner52]

POV ur one of his great great great great nephew

[@seanclips4796]

Really??

[@BarnumMuseum]

There's a lot of his influence on the world today! Reach out to us if you have any questions about his history!

[@jerrycapodilupo9195]

😎😎😎 And ..he never lied...safe and effective...you can trust Barnum

[@edgarlimon8517]

the atayde brothers circus is presenting a show in tribute to barnum of very good quality and success

[@die-sas7462]

Sooo... he was a Ripley like guy

[@robertortiz-wilson1588]

A fascinating man!

[@aevanezekielvelarde9821]

Im surprised that there's only 66 comments ._.

[@megha3158]

How many tickets does get sold per show? Or how many people visit per show?

[@manikhispanik9407]

What a horrific “journalist” creating a hate “mock” piece ONLY to have it backfire. No wonder no one takes him seriously or with any credit. I’ve already forgotten his name. He owes his ENTIRE career to this shrewd 7min KZbin video. The only “memory” of his pathetic existence and yet all to be forgotten and the intelligence to see clearly beyond his cheap polluted clouds into the amazing that was Barnum. People will continue to speak and learn about the incredible human Barnum. This cub reporters name already forgotten has Barnum to thank for his 5 mins of fame for if it wasn’t for Barnum he would have never been seen. A most un-valuable site only to be seen from an invaluable individual. In his death Barnum still is able to bring attraction to things that are of no value although this instance by accident and without any interest or intention.

[@davidb2206]

Keep in mind he made his fortune at a time when there was NO income tax. It was a REAL "land of the free."

[@simpelwitch5563]

let's not act like he was a good person

[@mjtruth1039]

He is if you judge him by the standards of the time period he lived in.

[@simpelwitch5563]

@@mjtruth1039 true

[@mjtruth1039]

@@simpelwitch5563 Especially if you remember that he became an abolitionist and believed people of all races should be allowed to vote.

[@davidb2206]

If thousands of people are buying your product -- which is not illegal -- what does "good" mean?

[@dreamyspiritmusic3328]

For those who want a Full Audiobook of "The Art of Money Getting" by P.T. Barnum kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIu9Xqarqdmsr5I

[@adriangarcia543]

It be cool idea reentamant of barunm freakshow circus

[@tonylouros5290]

the fact this is up without recognizing that elephants were beaten to submission is appalling. once again shame on CBS and the circus industry

[@mjtruth1039]

1800s. Animal care knowledge was basically nonexistent.

[@Slammo]

Bridgeport could sure use another Barnum.

[@edp3202]

Really?

[@tonylouros5290]

This clip does not show elephants abused, but the fact they are in captivity means they were abused.

[@tonylouros5290]

Maybe they were born in captivity but they were abused

[@Shanking]

Thats a pretty common fact, nearly everyone knows they abused the elephants

[@adriangarcia543]

I miss ringling Bros circus

[@bradjennings8714]

Before Disney was PT Barnum.

[@nabilchicki]

do not make fun on Barnum

[@avalanche_de_hiasse_velue]

Waou

[@ethan_24298]

Ratio

[@shaymalseed941]

Barnum looks like my bean

[@ninjacaptor]

it's a shame that today's children will never get a chance to see a true good circus of I'm glad I got a chance to see some good stuff happened at a circus I really wish you could come back with some good guidelines to keep the animals from getting hurt Barnum Bailey Circus the only live on in memory and it's just not fair all that history gone

[@Rebecca-zr3lu]

God, thank you for breaking curses over your people. I now know that there is now, no longer a curse, thanks to your son, Jesus. I pray knowledge of this through believers in Jesus name. Amen 🙏

[@15thdoctor40]

One of the many BIG differences between him and Trump is that Trump would never vote for the 13th Amendment.

[@davidb2206]

Your TDS is showing.

[@SpiDeR-ti2ow]

So basically PT barmun was a guy who tried to help poeple understand different poeple but it ended up like a freakshow and poeple saw them as "monster" He used a little kid who he only hired for 4 week incase he grew taller (tom thumb was suppose to be a dawf but he was 5) The 161 was half that age (she died around 80 years) He lied for the fame and money Poeple compare him to donald Trump Pt Barmun made poeple judge different poeple (It still happens today :( Where do you think "The greatest showman" came from? Yep it was inspired by PT barmun

[@davidb2206]

Tom got rich. What other life could he have had with the same income?

[@jasonegeland1446]

No mention of Barnum being a Universalist (aka Christian Universalism), the belief that all are eventually fully reconciled to God, my personal belief and hope as well.

[@deborahfrederick3492]

😀👍🐎🐎🐎

[@gracianohernandezlopez6502]

Porque no en Español

[@ratse899]

Biri şunları Türkçeye çevirsin

[@thewarrior6627]

Videoyu çevirmek mi istiyorsun?

[@jeffreyreid6981]

That’s Donald Trump the Meyer in the modern day PT Barnum

[@RocketmanRockyMatrix]

Trump is a real estate developer. Barnum is a showman promoter.

[@jonfee5081]

Wtf...... she’s 161 years old

[@SpiDeR-ti2ow]

She was half that he lied to get money

[@davidb2206]

@@SpiDeR-ti2ow No, SHE lied about it. And made up "George Washington" stories. Typical opportunist African.

[@deborahfrederick3492]

👍

[@diegodelgado9764]

Im in my 30s but i wish we could still have animal circuses like in my childhood as for the treatment of animals visit a slaughterhouse and see how those aninals are treated. The elephants had it nice compared to tht

[@tigergaming3043]

im his great great grandson lol im just want to see how he lived

[@seanclips4796]

No way

[@megha3158]

How many tickets used to get sold per show?

[@NoOne-ii1th]

Trump is the PT Barnum of the presidency

[@willriley994]

That's a compliment though Barnum was successful and lived one of the most American lives ever

[@NoOne-ii1th]

@@willriley994 it’s not the qualities you want in a president.

[@willriley994]

@@NoOne-ii1th Sure it is

[@cleroyster2610]

Amazing how CBS can make a documentary about P.T. Barnum......a story about Trump.......MAGA.

[@FCule]

American Horror Story - Freak Show

[@asta_4296]

Apagnan😢

[@chardelraconner7324]

thee Hoover vacuum was created and the buffalo soldier Canadian Jamaican argument of science never equated by obvious landmass climate

[@chardelraconner7324]

the bagpipes were reconstructed for handbags and once plaid of Burberry was introduced the stock merger had intentions to expand public transit and punished the Haitian higher flesh tone women for the golf bag renovation what they called it at the time instead of innovation to vacuums NOT afro american women compensation holders in transit

[@Baggy.R3D]

yo

[@LordNightVillainDomTheBomb]

Yuck let's not compare anything sensible to Trumpanze.

[@vixciousfiverre261]

Anyone frm knerd😂😂😂

[@somepig2k]

trump is NOTHING like Barnum,

[@crixxxxxxxxx]

Barnum and Trump both familiar with clownish behavior and running a circus.

[@willriley994]

Both successful businessmen who rose to the top of their respective fields

[@crixxxxxxxxx]

@@willriley994 Both were conmen who took advantage of gullible people.

[@willriley994]

@@crixxxxxxxxx How did they take advantage of anyone? People like being fooled at freak shows and Barnum employed people who would be outcasts everywhere else. Trump ran a successful business and became president. People like him because he tells it how it is. Whether you like it or not, these two men were good for America

[@crixxxxxxxxx]

@@willriley994 Please. Trump was the worst president in American history. A buffoonish clown whose presidency was a disaster of incompetence and corruption. Gullible idiots bought into the idea that he was a competent leader. It was a transparent sham. Everything Trump touches becomes a disaster and the country thankfully fired him. He’s nothing but a embarrassing loser now.

[@willriley994]

@@crixxxxxxxxx He'll be remembered as the last freedom fighter 200 years from now. Because he's the last of a dying breed. America will sink with the new administration

[@AmexL]

Sounds their describing Elon Musk, our generation’s PT Barnum!

[@hellolastname9556]

Barnum was a showman and elon musk is an entrepreneur

[@seanclips4796]

@@hellolastname9556 but you can’t deny the similarity

[@jtp1389]

He is Elon musk's and Donald Trump's grandfather

[@iccylol9228]

pov your here from school🤡🤩

[@wandaclark5020]

A crook

[@wandaclark5020]

A crook that's what Barnibum was was like Trump.

[@power-aide9431]

Sounds like Donald Trump Humbug

[@parler8698]

You lost me with the Trump bashing. I despise biased media.