Presidential Biographer Edmund Morris - Serious Jibber-Jabber with Conan O'Brien | Team Coco

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edmund Morris joins Conan for an in-depth discussion about American presidents.
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[@chrisdeardourff3093]

Conan, these interviews are fantastic...please don't stop!

[@robertraymond762]

Whoops.

[@dwdorris3048]

Just discovered them. Thanks for putting them on the AhYouaTuba

[@ilpleutdesmecs]

Rest in peace Edmund Morris. You seemed like a wonderful historian

[@gabrielzayas2251]

He considered himself a biography. He was interested in people's life, not politics, nor economics.

[@FCSchaefer]

One of the best serious interviews I've ever listened to; a real joy and Morris's books on Roosevelt are well worth the time to read.

[@joshdiaz05]

Rest in Power Edmund Morris. Found out about his books because of this very controversation. A fantastic author and a great interview subject.

[@alexcheng1560]

Jibber-Jabber reminds me that Conan is Harvard Graduate

[@georgeince4136]

Roosevelt alluded me as well until I read his trilogy.

[@connorveach5986]

Conan’s smart no doubt but you don’t need to go to Harvard to read historical biographies and compose thoughts about them

[@uxnosidda]

@@connorveach5986 lmao. yup, and you dont even need to go to harvard to be smart.

[@TheGeorgeD13]

@@uxnosidda Yeah and Conan would be the first to tell you that too. He's even said that he's met morons at Harvard, so it's not a guarantee of intelligence.

[@ittiebittie81]

Conan is probably the only comedian/talk show host who can pull of a 'serious' show like this. It's so different from what he usually does. Great to see how versatile he's been over the past few years. We need more of this stuff! Keep it up!

[@futurebooker]

It's so amazing to see Conan in this forum. He's highly intelligent, well spoken, knows his facts and lets his guest answer his questions to his fullest ability without cutting him off. Conan needs to do more of these interviews, it's nice to see him step out of his comedic bubble. Well done, Conan, you are the man!

[@bencvt]

This is excellent, and is yet another reason why Conan is the best talk show host by a mile. I'll take a fascination with history over cars (Leno) or media production (Letterman) any day of the week. I'd love to see more lengthy interviews like this!

[@IgnorancEnArrogance]

I am currently on the 2nd book in his TR biography, Theodore Rex, and it is absolutely fascinating and life changing!

[@ImaginaryAudience]

I'm among those that would also love to see more of these. Especially if it's more topics that Conan's knowledgeable about. It makes the conversation all the more fascinating and edifying.

[@mattdiliberto4967]

I sincerely love this show.

[@fellipealcantara6856]

I'm reading Dutch, great to watch this interview. Conan is just the best.

[@bittersweet411]

I love seeing Conan outside his usual environment with no pressure to be "on" and get laughs.

[@theowhowe83]

I actually never really thought about it, but if you look at the three late night hosts' backgrounds, it makes sense. Conan came up as a writer, so it makes sense that he has a more academic interest. Letterman came up through broadcasting, so it would make sense that he is interested in media production. Leno got his start as a stand-up comedian, so it stands to reason that his interests would be more "blue collar."

[@RyanJosephDaley]

I had no idea that Conan was such a serious intellectual. I'm impressed.

[@RyanJosephDaley]

I know now.

[@valhalla1240]

I love him even more for not making a big fuzz about it and not taking himself too seriously, when he clearly could.

[@randomlycarrot]

Its always nice to see conans intellectual side, and when watching his talkshow I always get the impression that behind the sometimes really silly humor there is a great mind behind it. His respect for Edmund Morris is quite clear in this interview as well

[@jdt2003]

Now this I would watch on TV.

[@AfricaEric]

Where has jibber jabber been all my life. Not sure how I missed this

[@CrowClouds]

Conan please interview more authors!!! I

[@realmistermacguffin]

Rest in peace, you wonderful historian

[@pe4153]

38:22 Conan dropping a bomb on a Pulitzer Prize author

[@MiguelJuanez]

Fascinating! Great job in catching the significance of this moment 👍🏽

[@JJStarcade]

I like this Morris fellow. I'm loving these jibber jabber videos.

[@Somestuffgood]

I've read Morris's first two volumes of TR's life and I've enjoyed them more than any other biography I've ever read. Morris is fair and knows where to put the lens, so to speak. I think it also helps that TR lived about 10 lives in his sixty some-odd years. Good stuff. Enjoyed the heck out of this video.

[@redrobot77]

This must be what Conan can see himself doing in his later years, I certainly can, he's 50, maybe he's tired of being on everyday and working so hard. Brilliant.

[@Half_giraffe]

"The kind of people we have running for office these days have no historical memory, and very little culture."

[@davidphillips3227]

So unfortunately true...

[@nath-wp7xp]

TRUMP

[@myaccount4699]

Well, when he said that, Obama was the president, not Trump.

[@boppob1343]

@@myaccount4699 yeah but Obama was literally an intellectual like Edmund or Conan considering his background in University and becoming a professor

[@bradspitt3896]

What is an intellectual? Apparently someone prone to the cognitive bias that is naive cynicism.

[@puupipo]

Watched half of it now and gonna watch the other half tomorrow. Although I'm not American and so the topic doesn't directly concern me, I really enjoy watching Conan showing his serious jibber-jabber -side and showing that he can do much more than just be funny. His talk-show is always a joy to watch but because the show is so frequent sometimes I feel that the same jokes are recycled over and over again, and therefore it's definitely refreshing to watch him in a different environment.

[@stephandelange4884]

Conan the Librarian

[@frank2778]

Conan the Contrarian

[@chola377]

Way ahead of time

[@sor7en07]

Discovering Jibber Jabber has been the best thing that's happened to me today. Conan was already an idol of mine. But this elevates him to a new level. What a legend.

[@ruthertagala]

more of these conan, i know you’ve branched out into doing podcasts now but if u can do a couple of these i would appreciate it

[@drappke]

I'm liking this serious jibber jabber, a good in-depth interview about elaborate subjects with time to talk and no need for punchlines or constant humor. A nice change of pace, I look forward to the next one.

[@renesrelics]

So GOOD! More more more

[@Surtr92]

another hour of conan. my day just significantly improved.

[@BrianM8685]

This was really, really great. I hope Conan does these regularly.

[@kaylepieght9158]

I find Conan so damn endearing in this video

[@draftingsavant7190]

Kayle Pieght and cryptic. don't you?

[@JustSomeCanadianGuy]

Conan needs to get like 50 biographers like this on this podcast.

[@jakehuang3545]

rip edmund morris (1940-2019)

[@chris6770]

Loved seeing this smart knowledgeable side of Conan, hope he does more.

[@ColAlbSmi]

I never heard of Edmund Morris until my Mom dragged me to his book discussion the day after his first Conan interview. I actually bought The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt there and he signed it for me. Since then I have been a huge TR fan.

[@michaelknapp3848]

Come on you guys! Give Morris a break. I think he comes across as someone who's only being honest about his subjects warts and all. I liked him. THANK YOU CONAN FOR DOING THESE INTERVIEWS. I'm really enjoying them!! Mike from port, ore

[@ha6464]

Didnt think id enjoy a discussion like this so much! Two very cool people.

[@Zetsuke4]

Very fascinated with this side of conan

[@lisamg953]

This makes me WAY too happy!! Love, love, love this Jibber Jabber!! Thank you Conan.

[@oniwrath]

This is amazing, i wish the actual show was more like this.

[@JakeStephensMrJakeStephens]

Yes Yes, this is amazing. Conan is so knowledgeable beyond his comedic work and this presentation needs more, even beyond Presidential history.

[@amigosimaginariosporluna4182]

I love serius Conan. I´m very much in love with his wit and I certainly want to make up with his brain :D.

[@latue87]

Thank you so much for doing this. You're such a great host, whether it's serious or funny.

[@DrA5H]

This was great. I didn't know much about TR prior to this video, but Conan and Edmund Morris manage to convey his character and presidency rather well

[@pemulis808]

These are great. Love the guests you've chosen and hope to me to see more of these.

[@MarvinMarbles]

This is good idea! I love to see Conan like this for a change

[@SophFearne]

This really is great! Very interesting and I like seeing Conan's serious side :) Keep on doing these awesome interviews! :)

[@scholarlycat8180]

It takes a brilliant mind to do what Conan regularly does to make us laugh. He is naturally an intellectual that likes to have conservations like this.

[@RupeshChhagan]

That was great! Keep them coming.

[@foucault8964]

Conan seems happier here than his TBS set.

[@bionicleshere7607]

My favorite person talking about educational topics. . .perfect. I 💘you conan

[@SufjanSays]

TeamCoco, please plase PLEASE do this more often. Conan is a great interviewer, and if he gets more introspective guests, that could be some INCREDIBLE television and youtube entertainment. The next one I can think of is maybe Letterman or Carter or Dorris Kearns Goodwin. Please!

[@jasonhardman6626]

Just stumbled across this, Conan. Yes!! Get back to doing these!! We know the other guy you mentioned, Mr. Bathrobe, wont be doing it anymore...

[@judithsantillan8858]

Conan…. Extremely intelligent too. Omg!!! What an amazing man!

[@alexanderverdoodt]

amazing interview

[@liamarunbennett8282]

i hope you do this full time conan... damn good stuff

[@siq23]

These Jibber-Jabber series are excellent. Keep them coming Conan!

[@ShiksaWithChutzpah1]

A wonderful fascinating informative conversation with Mr. Morris. Please do more of these with Conan.

[@oGodHaveMercy]

This is better than the talk show.

[@stevecolbert9518]

I loooooove that Conan is a history buff! :)

[@jobeo]

It's amazing

[@Deejcello]

Thank you for the great content, I hope everyone else appreciates this too

[@johngogo17]

That bit about the weight of the office of the Presidency changing a person towards being more well-tempered and diplomatic individual hasn't aged very well.

[@INRamos13]

It has, actually, you're just too attached to the present to realize it. In a decade or two, you'll look back and realize you were foolish.

[@johngogo17]

@INRamos13 I fail to see how the Trump presidency reflects that. Trade wars and disengaging from the Nato nations, which directly hurt American interest for years to come, seems pretty ill-tempered and anti-diplomatic. If you don't agree with that, then we can agree to disagree. I won't call your statement foolish. However, that wouldn't be diplomatic. It would be presidential, though, if you're going by 45's standards. I fail to imagine any argument which could convince me that the most powerful man, in the highest office in the world, getting himself into petty Twitter feuds and fueling the most politically divided American populace in history (perhaps excluding the Civil War) while the country and world descended into chaos is "well-tempered" or "diplomatic". Outside of Trump, though, I do agree with Mr. Morris. Including the one who encouraged a crowd to storm a government building resulting in the death of government employees, there I disagree with the universality of his statement. To sum up, I never said his statement WON'T age well, I said it hadn't at the time. Making a present observation doesn't make you a fool in the future. Given Trumps recent rhetoric of "dictator for a day," there's a chance for him to prove my point again come November.

[@lionheartstanza]

A conan podcast would be the great podcast in the history of podcasts. GET ON IT TEAM COCO.

[@jonasbaas]

These talks are awesome.

[@strumbore88]

Great interview, I'm going to look forward to these! Subscribing now!

[@M3Lucky]

Conan actually went to Harvard majoring in History and Literature

[@draftingsavant7190]

M3Lucky wow really

[@M3Lucky]

@@draftingsavant7190 yes.

[@mdhcccc]

M3Lucky wow really

[@M3Lucky]

@@mdhcccc yes.

[@StraightBananaAction]

M3Lucky wow really

[@tylesaintcool]

Great interview. I noticed some guy trolling here because the interview and its subject went way over his head (and his comments show that). I've always been interested in history and it was cool to sit here and listen for 48 minutes about American presidents. It's cool to see Conan not trying to be "on" all the time because of the pressures of being funny.

[@kellyjkiss]

miss these

[@felixramsey]

This is crazy cause not too long ago I stumbled upon these books & so wanted to read them. I had never heard of this man before & now he's doing an interview with Conan O'Brien. I'm not saying nobody else knew of him, just not me. Crazy, that's all.

[@bowl452]

Really enjoyed this. Keep doing more please

[@watchtower0988]

HOW am i only discovering this interview NOW? 12 years later? insanity.

[@HELIOWITZ]

This just proves that Conan NEEDS to do a podcast

[@fuzer909]

Now he is and its spectacular.

[@BlueCollar1212]

I wish these would come back

[@Freeloader_420]

I know Conan has studied history, but it's still strange seeing him not flipping out.

[@Kaoimhin19]

Absolutely love this. I can't wait for more!

[@scarsdaleny5341]

I tend to get around Manhattan by bicycle (hey, don't knock it: so did George Plimpton). One day, I was crossing midtown en route to interviewing some nationally known graphic designer or art director or photographer...and on either 49th St. or 50th St. between Fifth and Sixth avenues, standing outside NBC's studios in that neighborhood, stood Conan. And he looked completely, totally, existentially depressed. Or, as an executive producer of several national talk shows once told Tucker Carlson: "Do you know what my job is? Do you know what it really is? It is a very real and daily battle to keep a few multi-millionaires (that is, his talk show hosts) from committing suicide." Fact: Conan looked like he wanted to throw himself in front of oncoming traffic. And that's no joke.

[@joshuavalle7228]

I absolutely love this! I think Conan should continue this as well as start a whole slew of side shows or projects. Continue Conan, start a political show, continue this history/biography program, create a new show based on his HILARIOUS video game reviews.....I can't be the only one who thinks Conan can and SHOULD do it all, right?!?!?!

[@ganz32]

This was so awesome! More please...

[@AdamKeele]

I do miss this! It needs to be said that was missed by a lot of white male historian like Morris is that they miss a lot looking through their lens of modern privilege (not just what we call white privilege now). Most people didn’t have the time to bother themselves with making their opinions known beyond the people they interacted with regularly and only people of privilege and power often are the opinions that survived to be written down. Wealthy people often did a lot to suppress negative opinions of themselves, and what they did with their money. To say people revered wealthy, high-class people 100 years ago, or more, is nonsense; most people despise those that small group. It’s more normalized today than ever because there are so many people that are wealthy, and so many people that worship wealth and fame. We have a lot more time on our hands now than ever, and can sit and be influenced by those types of people on our phones in situations you’d have only what’s in the moment engage your mind.

[@creanlis]

Great series. Looking forward to more episodes!

[@gregorcollins]

Yes, Conan is my hero without having watched this. That being said, please send more.

[@1989Sarsour]

This was very nice to see a different side of conan.

[@gregorcollins]

So awesome that Conan wants to do this.

[@chefmark1751]

This is wonderful and fascinating.

[@timeismyname]

History and Conan... perfect combo.

[@TravelingKristin]

loved this! Do more!

[@benjames5423]

35:40 Probably one of the most accurate things I have ever heard anyone say.

[@TypoDiabetes]

If Conan ever stops doing his talk show I'd love it if he did this format.

[@VictorFr0st]

I had no idea Conan was this interested in history. My respect for him has gone up.

[@JakeStephensMrJakeStephens]

is that NDT voice overing the opening?? If so, he has over done his epicness and "the cup runeth over" even more! lol

[@sellingacoerwa8318]

Damn I enjoy listening to whip smart educated historians like this kick back and talk.

[@AmishChildren]

Thanks Conan. Brilliant interview. Keep up the fine work.

[@Urbandrone]

Great Interview!

[@MerlinZuni]

Thank you Conan

[@butterbluemchen90]

i love interviews like this