Tom Brokaw's Big Ideas: Tom Brokaw at TEDxPortland

In only a way that Tom Brokaw can, we are taken through a time travel exposition of great ideas that have defined and transformed life in this world as we know it. Filled with many first hand accounts, his storytelling mastery delighted the crowd inspiring everyone to bigger and better pursuits. In closing, he challenges us to design a new template for public service in America -- an unparalleled opportunity before us.
Tom Brokaw has been an award-winning journalist and news anchor for over 40 years. His esteemed career includes the first one-on-one interview with Mikhail Gorbachev and the first network report on human rights abuses in Tibet with an exclusive interview with the Dalai Lama. He was also the only American network anchor to report from the scene when the Berlin Wall fell. In 1998, Brokaw published The Greatest Generation, one of the most popular nonfiction books of the 20th century.
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[@martinobrien7110]

LEGEND BROKAW PROVIDES A PERSPECTIVE THAT FEW CAN .

[@olegnasirrom]

Excellent Sir.

[@maferoa8009]

This guy can do a speech!!! Like poetry every word!

[@franktfrisby]

This guy was ahead of his time. Because this age well. If there wasn’t a date, I’d thought it was a new video.

[@williammaldonado3516]

You go Tom! 🫂🇵🇷💕

[@yoursubconscious]

10 yrs. later and still has meaning, maybe more than ever today.

[@eawil-sunart]

Wow I would love to hear him speak about our country now!!! There is such a comfort hearing his voice it reminds me of the good old days !!! When things were safe and predictable!!!

[@Firstthunder]

Those walking the world in this time I’m humanity’s existence is a privilege

[@scottstout1926]

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[@theciav]

Which good old days? When if you were a minority you had no rights and faced homophobia, racism, xenophobia or when white people were privileged? Sorry white people still are …. ( cis white man here) seriously 🙄

[@1PhilHarmonic]

We miss you Mr. Brokaw. I was one of the woodworkers on your house in Mt. Kisco NY Ever think of running for Office?

[@ericclark8500]

Tom Brokaw has incredible integrity, what an amazing example he is to us all. I wish young people would look up to men like this rather than social media influencers and celebrities.

[@jamessepahpur772]

Decades of reflecting the truth to the american nation, makes him a great teacher.....

[@DeA2875]

2022… if he saw us now back then

[@edkalnins42]

Our nation is in desperate need of man like this today. Amazingly inspirational.

[@DeniseSkinner68DeniseSkinner68]

thumbs up peace to all the world thankyou so much for caring speach

[@larrykent196]

Outstanding, thank you very much Mr. Tom Brokaw and TedxPortland.

[@mandydurham3320]

Why does this not have more views??

[@darkmattersproject2951]

I was thinking the same thing

[@anndietrich7576]

I grew up in Nebraska, starting in the 1960’s, only a few miles from where Tom Brokaw lived, and watched him on the news. He, and Johnny Carson, who came from nearby Norfolk, were such sizable influences for me because of TV. He seems to share this pressing idea-end war before it ends humanity-with me and likely so many. imagine the relief that all of us would feel. We could raise children without sending them to die. What a gift it would be, one that we can give to each other. He values our heroes like I do, but surely wishes that we might call others heroes for other important reasons, instead.

[@soysan34]

You really need to listen to his audio book!

[@williamlewis8773]

Thank you for this talk .

[@letsbreakthesilence7]

Love Tom Brokaw. He is amazing and very inspiring!!

[@alfredocalderon5044]

I grew up watching Mr. Brokaw deliver top stories with NBC nightly news; when his commanding deep baritone voice spoke people listen. the level of concern he transmitted was unparalleled now that I see where his coming from I realize he embodies the American Night in shining armor! He made all of us conscientious of what the greatest generation stands for and why with a great piece of Americana and not to forget we live in the world they created with the ultimate sacrifice. A fair Men who lives and stands by his values “Long live Mr. Brokaw”

[@sweetseve1150]

thank you so much for this Ted Talk. I feel incredibly humbled by the sacrifices that came before me, and inspired to find ways to contribute my own efforts to our home in meaningful ways.

[@Roxaneeats]

Thank you for this

[@joysstreasuremap100]

He would make a great president for USA. He is respected by many nations and intelligent with values. His life is open. A understanding person. Just food for thought 🤔

[@nedhill1242]

Seriously? He got booted off of NBC for lying and other scandals. Wow! He’s a liar.

[@trx_addidas]

Touches was friend from great games in the scorebooks, thanks Mr. O' Brokenarroes

[@bukurie6861]

Than you to hear from you long experience...in your beautiful and to difficelt in life,...to your talk of TEDx♥️🙏

[@lolerskates876]

Plumbers, Electricians, and Brick layers; all have some sort of journeyman and job training. Doctors have to go to traditional college but then have to train in hospitals. Even geologists and engineers have certifications requiring post college training under established workers. Is the future of college training to do skills and jobs? Should the goal of college be to train for a career? Should businesses partner with colleges to say; these are the types of workers we need for these types of jobs and we have these entry level positions for graduates? Should there be a bridge between college and work? Should there be a bridge between college and public service, where you can enter a pipeline to serve society in a profound way?

[@mblurry2205]

Yes and yes yea yes

[@hrishabhgupta6540]

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[@RadioPsychicAstrologyByPepper]

I love Tom

[@General4474]

Crazy that were already 22 yrs in and not much as changed. So by the 22 century they'll still be dealing with these same issues. Sad.

[@humbertosrwong86]

Great message

[@bignastee7357]

I cried

[@REGjr]

I read he retired last year, so I think that means he continued working at NBC until he was 81. My father who died in 2016 was three years younger but had been retired since the 90s. I think it was around 2004 or 2005 when he told me Toronto wasn’t in Canada. Really important to stay intellectually active. Brokaw’s a great example. He was the commencement speaker for the senior class that graduated a year ahead of me. Wasn’t even my graduation but I think I remember correctly that he told them to always live beneath their means. I don’t think that was necessarily the entire gist of his speech and maybe that’s what he closed with but it’s been 35 years and goes without saying that’s good advice, but I think of that as part of his personality and indicative of his character

[@nedhill1242]

Well his lies and scandals got him booted from the network years ago but then they brought him back on MSNBC. They figured he fit in well with all the rest of the liars. But NBC like all the other networks and news outlets have become such liars that he would fit in well now regardless.

[@REGjr]

@@nedhill1242 oh no kidding? Disappointed but wish I were more surprised. Exceptions in that business seem to be particularly temporary, like anyone the public takes at face value inevitably just hasn’t been spotted yet with their mask slipping. So probably that’s on us…because naïveté needs to be shown once, but after that it’s more like gullibility. And tv news certainly can be as theatrical as it is journalistic

[@anonymousanonymous4238]

That's funny about toronto..I am from there and we are most definitely Canadian..

[@griselda2514]

Aww I love that movie i got to see it again

[@JulieMeikle]

Wow!

[@MrMd5555]

This was 9 years ago & he says water gate was the greatest constitutional crisis this country had ever seen.... Watergate seems like a walk in the park considering where we're at now & where we continue to head late 2022

[@jeanettelloyd8898]

Isn’t that the truth. I’d like Tom Brokaw to do another speech and explain how he feels about current news propaganda and the left

[@chrismaher5506]

Here here. Bloke would be writhing

[@batya7]

Big ideas in a moving talk.

[@Mattjki]

9 years ago and we were divided up. It's 2022, and some divisions have grown. It's time for new big ideas. What are yours?

[@aloysiusbrewer5250]

I totally agree! We lack right of passage and honor for who we are together as a country and for good reason. Our history as a country is tainted and it is terrying us down as a whole. Many people like that idea, well I'm sure they can find plenty of reasons to back up the idea that our country should fall apart. Times are getting dark and could just continue to worsen as people become more and more greedy and we just become a shallow cultural of greed. We are who we are as a whole and we can not change our history though we can change our future. The GI bill changed everything and Civil service out of high school is the way to bring honor and unification back to this country. And further more we would have alot less war if everyone, I mean everyone's 18 year old had to go to war if war has to come to be. Not just the volunteers, those who are escaping poverty though those who also hail from the well to do rich of this country. Then those in power would think twice before picking a fight. After high school you serve your country for two years in some kind of civil service then you are honored with the privilege of earning at least two years of good education payed for and the honor that you served and know how to serve. So much could be gained from this.

[@CM-qe2cv]

Similar to the missions Mormon teens go on after high school. I think that is very effective

[@debbi9880]

I wonder what his thoughts are now about the U.S.

[@ThoughtProcess4]

Why?

[@inezharrell4339]

❤️❤️❤️ Thanks ❤️❤️ InezArnetta 🌹

[@DeniseSkinner68DeniseSkinner68]

lol you made me laugh thank you

[@cuzcohusky3533]

🙏

[@neon_nana]

He got me at Hashtag😂

[@harrywebb6022]

Free Larry Hoover! ! !

[@cameronempey8350]

I didn’t realize who this was until he said don’t mess this up brokaw lol know I was listening only not watching ha ha

[@lindasteger7207]

It is not your country nor is it my country. It is OUR country. Let us honor that privilege and not abuse the concept but follow examples of having Big Ideas.

[@yuriwhoha]

he missed Sputnik and the transfer of German science to America, otherwise a great talk.

[@mae8859]

The likes for this video.

[@ShogunateDaimyo]

Lol funny cool dude. I miss him

[@SolaceEasy]

And individual's vision is always limited to their singular perspective. The task is to make the vision universal to all and not limited to one person's perspective of time and space. Tom Brokaw was raised in an era of corporate power. I don't believe that era will continue indefinitely.

[@yolandagrabowski6043]

I like who I am too.

[@blaquehippie]

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[@helenhidalgo6256]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Kteeee]

Oh Tom if only u knew what was coming

[@katebattersby4691]

What year was this talk?

[@gracemarghata8575]

tá bom então🤭🤭🤭

[@adamrandall5967]

Here’s a BIG IDEA 💡, that journalism refrains from being systematically embedded with Corporation$•☂️

[@ngathuy2887]

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[@tomalhasan4952]

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[@petersanmiguel1164]

Jesus is the resurrection and the life.

[@darrenrobinson1983]

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[@fuckThisComputerOoO]

Are you telling me the military is not payed buy tax? Are you high?

[@aloysiusbrewer5250]

I totally cought that too. I think the statement was referring to the fact that those who do not serve don't pay a added tax for not serving. Anyways I got his point, we who do not serve for the most part do not concern our selves with the on going wars happening. We here are isolated from such violence in the world and those that are subjected to these war are usually from poverty class and not honored like they were when they came back after WW2.

[@jeanpaulfelix4095]

tom brokaws big ideas lol. 10 years have passed and this has not aged well.

[@TheFMBBCBM]

Deus pátria família liberdade Bolsonaro o melhor presidente do Brasil e do mundo inteiro!

[@patirckozz]

24:48 how we spread propaganda!!!!!!!!!!!!!.....uhhh almost let it out tommy

[@promansplainor5245]

Put a self made billionaire in the top spot rather than a spook, career politician/millionaire made in office or a stander-by observer/commentator.

[@peterfriend8084]

“Self-made billionaire” my ass…a jug of corn liquor after four years of fine champagne.

[@cmc_0]

This talk has The Most Important Information of what was before, could be now if we don’t wake-up and move some small stuff around to accommodate the Big Ideas 🙌. Outstanding, Thank You for sharing, please add more story-talks!! (It is of those important years that are now returning with changes ‘chomping-at-the-bit’ to create enormous positive revolutions in our (Own) Field of Operation(s), and all of it simply through the hearts-will 🤍✨) I Hope so much people of power take these ideas and Run with them! You’ve had enough time to see and know all of this Duality that needs to be Transmuted, and You Sir have these Solutions!

[@cmc_0]

The Ancient (texts) knew of these times. These are where we can find solutions, to the everything, of all times. Reading and Understanding Philosophy should be required to all in power. Lol

[@richardnsubuga2457]

Very intersting and inspiring Talk!

[@marianharris68]

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[@jaeisonmonteiro3716]

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[@JosefK2275]

This did not age well at all. The naïveté is just cringe inducing. Poor Brokaw never questioned what he was taught, he just kept going and going repeating US State propaganda. Understandably, he hails from a time when there were no alternative news and only knew one side of the coin. That is his true cringeworthy meta-metaphor.

[@peterwilcox1520]

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[@russ6768]

This is sad. What a sappy old goofball: ‘Hey, let me brag and/or overstate/exaggerate the obvious in the most boring way possible.’

[@jaeisonmonteiro3716]

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