2013 pete Duel interview
" In 1992 i said something i never thought i say in front of a live audience."
" My name is pete Duel,some of you may know me from my films like gandefield or t.v. shows like Alias smith and jones. for 8 years i proudly served as governor of California, from 1983 to 1990. I want to be your president not as a career move or more power and prestige but as the people's president if i am fortunate to serve in such a capacity to improve health care for many Americans across the country to build this greats nations defences. recently the cold war has ended now is the time to improve our relations with Russia.the former Soviet Union.
If i am elected president of the United States, the leader of the free world we well continue to be respected all across the world and our enemies will know if
out neighbors are threatened ,we will easily protect them.like Theodore Roosevelt i am an conservationist. we will protect our parks our air and water.
Pete Duel campaign rally in Wisconsin early part of 1991.
Pete Duel 2013 interview
"At this point in time i realised there simply no way i could ever in a million years or any amount of money return to acting.
"When i dropped out of med school, took the role of John Cooper in gidget. Hannibal Hayes in smith and jones becoming Governor all led to this moment in 1992,After i finished my first speech i
went to my hotel room. i had some souvenirs some Alias Smith and Jones novels,v.h.s cassette tape of 2001, cassette of Big brother and holding company. still to this day i prefer
vinyl records but too cumbersome when your packing and going out in the road.
I liked the Beatles album revolver i told Pamela my sister, I called the 1992 presidential election " Helter Skelter"
New York Governor Mario Cuomo entered the race. He had been in the public eye since 1984 as potential candidate since he gave a fiery speech at the d.n.c at the time
Mario Cuomo won many early primaries in Eastern States but Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton oozed raw charisma however he was plague by scandal as a woman named Genifer flowers went on t.v. talking about the affair she had with the Arkansas governor back in the 80's.
Paul Tsongas won Rhode Island and looked like Clinton's lead would vanish then Clinton won Alabama and was hailed as the comeback kid. Cuomo still had a strong delegate lead at least 15 more points ahead of Clinton.
I had won Texas. west Virgina and many said i was the Democratic Reagan.
Reagan entered the 1968 election late ,too
late to defeat Nixon and deny a first ballot win. if he joined Forces with Rockefeller it may of been a
different story
again with
I could live not winning the election but not trying to win the election. It was after Clinton said to Brown after mentioning white water,Your not worthy to be on the same stage as my wife" I knew Clinton was not
the man who should become president of the United States in 1992 or ever!
If i lost i would support Cuomo from my home state."
Pete Duel. 2013
" Then there was Indiana senator Dan Quayle like the school bully who dislikes you for no apparent reason. As soon as Carrol campbell got the Republican Nomination.He went on t.v. criticized me playing a heroin addict in the psychiatrist episode, hour of the lotus. later we had a town hall in Memphis about this and
we talked ,he took the position this should not be shown in television while i said this was a serious problem that should be addressed later on there was an incident of him
misspelling the word potato while visiting a elementary school , he was visiting. Illiteracy is also just as much issue that need to be addressed then what's shown on t.v.(laughs)
Pete Duel. 2013
" I went ahead of myself Duel apologized to the interviewer. I won California ,miracle of miracles! On the first ballot neither Jerry Brown or myself or clinton had won. 2nd ballot , no one finally the third! I knew then know i was miraculously on the road to becoming the next President of the United States.
" you"ll get it next time"
Hillary to her husband bill.
Governor Pete Duel on phone to West
Virgina senator Jay Rockefeller
Forsyth: I am interested in you being my running mate i never thought i would make it this far but i need some one with experience.
Rockefeller: If you need someone with experience am your man.mr governor.
2013 Pete Duel interview
" I found Jay Rockefeller an easy fellow to get along with,did well in debates with senator Quayle. When i debated former cia director George H
w. Bush.he talked about the Republican party under
president Baker ended the cold war and America had such a great economy my rebuttal was we needed to build more state parks and make sure as we downsize the military due to the cold war ending we had jobs
for veterans. workers in the defence industry.The economy was good in the 1920s no one ever saw the banks failing in the 1930s and the great depresion coming."
Ross Perot talked about a giant sucking sound did well in the polls dropped out of the presidential campaign only to return again.
November 7.1992
Dan Rather: Good afternoon, folks we have some election returns coming in across the country. Ross Perot has won alaska. Illinois. Kentucky while George H. Bush the Republican nominee has won Texas South and North Carolina . Michigan/Governor
Peter Elstrom Duel
has won Utah. california.his home state of New York and neighboring state New Jersey.
Pete Duel 20013 interview
If i recall correctly i was at 233 electoral vote, Bush was just a hair below me with 201 and perrot had at least 50 or so i don't remember i have to take a look one of these days but
i remember calling Jay(Rockefeller) and said i will most likely be holding a paper that says Bush
defeats Duek if i go to bed thinking i have this . in fact it reminded me of 1948 election Truman held up a picture saying "Dewey defeats Truman." At least I could say i denied Clinton the nomination.
logically the ,1992 election went to the house of representatives to decide."
Kansas congressman : This great state of Kansas gives her delegates to president George Hw Bush
Nebraska Congressman: The great state of Nebraska gives her delegates to pete Duel.
Pete Duel 2013 interview
" When then speaker of the House Richard Gephardt announced i had won the 1992 presidential election i could feel my heart skip a beat.I soon received a phone call from my opponent
Ross Perrot and George Bush. The man I had just defeated in the closest election ever!
Called to say he was happy to learn I would succeed him as president of the United States . I still think had then vice president Paul Laxalt had decided to run his plans got derailed when it was revealed ex senate collegue Pete Domemci was the farther michell laxalts son.the vice presidents grandson.
Supreme court justice Robert Francis Kennedy sworn
myself and Jay Rockefeller president and vice president of the United Sates. My first
year i was proud to call Richard Gephardt a friend and supported him when he ran for president of the United states. Unfortunately it was not meant for Gephardt to be speaker of the house past
1993 since The Republican took control something that had not happended since 1953, Tennessee congressman
Robin Beard was now speaker of the house
and would be until 2002.
He made a great golf partner on weekends and i tried to get him interested in ecology."
summary first term Pete Duel
.. Osama bin laden captured by navy seals after Attack on world trade center.
;;; United States supplies give ammunition. food supplies to aide Tutsi rebels in Rhodesia.
;; environmental act of 1995 passed
;; federal reserve audited
" Trade agreement with Cuba and Russia
Peter Elstromm Duel interview 2013
The beginning of 1995 there was a recesion but at years end there was a recovery, The republicans showed they had some teeth holding onto to the house while the Democrats barely by a hair held onto the senate with Ted Kennedy only narrowly defeating Mitt Romny .
My approval rating was at 45% but the Republicans were determined not only to keep the house but win more senate seats and defeat me in 1996.
My former opponent Barry Goldwater junior must of raised 12 million in ads and he was successfully in getting Republicans to come out to vote come November 7.1996.
The election year of 1996 would see The Republicans nominate former football star Jack kemp
former congress man turned u.s. senator.
History would be made as Kemp would pick Elizabeth Dole the first female to run as president of the Untied States.
I recall the debates had a all time high nelson rating.I ran on the recovery of the economy and helping other nations conservation while kemp ran on defence spending and improving quality of life in inner cities. I think i had the best ever vice President Jay Rockefeller he debated Liz Dole very well in 1997.
when i had hip replacement from falling off tht darn horse on Alias Smith and Jone' s back in 1971(laugh's) vice President Rockefeller filled in as acting president for 2 days, sadly
My
mother passed away and did not see me win reelection i received letters of condolence from former costars sally field, Ben Murphy .Alan Alda. even Robin Beard gracefully step across the ale and sent a letter of condolence.
November 7. 1996
I defeated Kemp 399 E.v. to kemps 100. the last time a Democrat had won
in a landslide was j.f.k. in 1964.
;; events of 2nd term of president peter Elstromm Duel term
1. welfare reform.
2, 1997 suicidal man flies plane into
building in New Jersey killing thousands mental Health act of 1998 is passed due to this incident.
3.u.s. space lab is launched Russian scientist are invited to work in the lab.
4. Beth Griswold Duel Narrates tour of the white house on p.b.s. and gives lecture on conservation at a michigan public library.
Dallas stars win 1999 Stanley Cup
Nicole Johnson crowned miss America in 1999