
Tempe Park Rangers, Trade Office, Udall Documentary
Season 2023 Episode 235 | 23m 10sVideo has Closed Captions
A documentary on Stewart Lee Udall, a new park ranger program, and expanding trade
Native Arizonan Stewart Lee Udall was the most famous and effective Interior Secretary in American history. The City of Tempe is launching a new park ranger program on Nov. 27 with 14 new rangers. s Phoenix works to increase business ties with Mexico, Arizona’s largest international trading partner, the city is looking beyond the Mexican state of Sonora.
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Tempe Park Rangers, Trade Office, Udall Documentary
Season 2023 Episode 235 | 23m 10sVideo has Closed Captions
Native Arizonan Stewart Lee Udall was the most famous and effective Interior Secretary in American history. The City of Tempe is launching a new park ranger program on Nov. 27 with 14 new rangers. s Phoenix works to increase business ties with Mexico, Arizona’s largest international trading partner, the city is looking beyond the Mexican state of Sonora.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>> Christina: NEXT ON ARIZONA HORIZON, PHOENIX IS WORKING TO INCREASE BUSINESS TIES WITH MEXICO.
>>> ALSO TONIGHT, THE PARK RANGER PROGRAM AND A NEW DOCUMENTARY ON THE MOST FAMOUS SECRETARY IN AMERICAN HISTORY.
THESE NEXT ON ARIZONA HORIZON.
>> THIS HOUR OF LOCAL NEWS IS MADE POSSIBLE BY CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE FRIENDS OF PBS, MEMBERS OF YOUR PBS STATION.
THANK YOU.
>> Christina: GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO ARIZONA HORIZON.
I'M CHRISTINA ESTES IN FOR TED SIMONS.
THE CURRENT CEASE-FIRE IN THE WAR BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS HAS BEEN EXTENDED.
BOTH PARTIES AGREE TO EXTEND THEIR CEASE-FIRE FOR TWO MORE DAYS AS 11 MORE HOSTAGES WERE RELEASED TODAY.
THIS RAISES THE PROSPECT OF A LONGER HALT TO THE WAR AND COULD OPEN THE DOOR TO MORE EXCHANGES OF MILITANT-HELD HOSTAGES FOR PALESTINIANS IMPRISONED BY ISRAEL.
THIS CAME ON THE FINAL DAY OF THE ORIGINAL FOUR-DAY TRUCE BETWEEN THE WARRING SIDES.
THE FIRST AMERICAN HOSTAGE TO BE RELEASED WAS A 4-YEAR-OLD GIRL WITH TIES TO A SCOTTSDALE WOMAN.
ABIGAIL EDAN, A CITIZEN WAS RELEASED BY HAMAS AND A GROUP OF 17 HOSTAGES.
ABIGAIL TURNED FOUR ON FRIDAY WHILE IN CAPTIVITY AND A RELATIVE HAD BEEN CALLING FOR THE GIRL'S RELEASE.
>>> THE U.S. SUPREME COURT REJECTED AN EMERGENCY REQUEST BY ARIZONA'S TOP TWO LAWMAKERS.
THEY WANT TO AVOID BEING DEPOSED CLAIMING TWO STATE VOTING LAWS ARE RACIALLY DISCRIMINATORY.
THEY CLAIMED THEY SHOULD NOT BE DEPOSED BECAUSE OF LEGISLATIVE PRIVILEGE.
THE PEOPLE FILING THE LAWSUIT ARE TRYING TO PROVE THE LEGISLATURE PASSED THOSE TWO VOTING LAWS WITH DISCRIMINATORY INTENT.
>>> PHOENIX IS WORKING TO INCREASE BUSINESS TIES WITH MEXICO.
THAT'S ARIZONA'S LARGEST INTERNATIONAL TRADING PARTNER.
WE.
WE WELCOME JUAN BATRES.
TELL US ABOUT THE TRADEOFF AND WHAT IS THE PURPOSE?
>> YES.
THE TRADE-OFF HAS OPENED IT'S DOORS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2017 AND OVER THE YEARS, WE HAVE UPDATED OUR MEXICO TRADE AND INVESTMENT STRATEGY TO A POINT WHERE WE HAVE TO REDEDICATE THE OFFICE IN 2021, MARCH OF 2021 AND THE OFFICE FOCUSES ON ENHANCING THE TRADE RELATION WITH MEXICO.
WE WORK WITH PHOENIX COMPANIES AND MEXICAN COMPANIES AND IDENTIFYING BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.
WE CONDUCT BUSINESS ATTRACTIONS AND WE FOSTER BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS CONNECTIONS IN PARTICIPATING AND TRADE MISSIONS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE SHOWS AS WELL AS SHOWCASING OPPORTUNITIES.
>> Christina: PHOENIX WANTS TO EXPAND THE BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS AND CONNECTIONS TO MONTERREY WHICH IS THE LARGEST CITY IN MEXICO.
IS THAT RIGHT?
>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
>> Christina: WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF MONTERREY, WHY THERE?
THE SIGNIFICANCE IS THAT THAT IS AN AREA IN MEXICO WHERE ALMOST 70% OF THE FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT CONCENTRATES RIGHT NOW.
YOU SEE A LOT OF INVESTMENT FROM ASIAN COUNTRIES RIGHT NOW SUCH AS CHINA, SOUTH KOREA, TAIWAN AND THAT IS BECAUSE IN 2027, AS WE KNOW, THE -- I CALL IT NAFTA, THE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT WILL CHANGE BY 2017, IF YOU'RE NOT MANUFACTURING IN NORTH AMERICA INCLUDING MEXICO, UNITED STATES AND CANADA, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT.
>> Christina: SO WHAT WILL YOU FOCUS ON IN TERMS OF DEVELOPING THE BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH MONTERREY?
>> WE TRY TO PROACTIVELY IDENTIFY INDUSTRY AND SECTORS THAT WE BELIEVE IS GOING TO CREATE THIS LONGEVITY AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S A JOB CREATION ASPECT.
SO PROACTIVELY, WE TRY TO IDENTIFY INDUSTRIES SUCH AS SEMI CONDUCTOR, AUTOMOTIVES THAT DIDN'T EXIST IN ARIZONA BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES EMERGING MARKETS THAT ARIZONA HAS BEEN A DESTINATION AND STRATEGICALLY, WE TRY TO IDENTIFY THOSE INDUSTRIES AND SECTORS THAT WE BELIEVE ARE IN KEY MARKETS IN MEXICO AND WE TRY TO DEVELOP THOSE RELATIONSHIPS.
>> Christina: SO PHOENIX HAS SAID ITS TRADE WITH MEXICO HAS INCREASED 50% OVER THE LAST DECADE.
ARE THERE CERTAIN AREAS?
YOU MENTIONED ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND ARE THERE OTHER VEHICLES WHERE YOU'VE SEEN THAT GROWTH?
>> YES, AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE IS CONTINUING TO BE THAT INDUSTRY SECTOR THAT IS GROWING.
AND AUTOMOTIVE, AGAIN, I CALL THIS MORE LIKE THE RENAISSANCE OF A NEW INDUSTRY THAT DIDN'T EXIST HERE.
WE STILL WORK A LOT IN THE HEALTHCARE BIOTECH AREA, SOFTWARE AND WE'RE SEEING A LOT.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT DIDN'T EXIST WITH MEXICO BEFORE.
AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT MOST OF THE SERVICES STRATEGICALLY TALKING, FOCUSING MORE ON THE NORTHERN PART OF MEXICO WHICH INCLUDES MONTERREY.
>> Christina: WHEN YOU SAY AEROSPACE AND WEDNESDAY, WE HEAR THAT A LOT AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN WITH TRADE WITH MEXICO?
>> YES, SO MANY COMPANIES ARE HONEYWELL, PER SAY AND MANUFACTURE DIFFERENT ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AND SOME OF THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS GO BACK AND FORTH, LET'S SAY FOR A DASHBOARD IN AN AIRPLANE TO BE MANUFACTURED.
WHILE PARTS ARE MANUFACTURED IN MEXICO AND THAT SPECIFIC DASHBOARD IS GOING BACK AND FORTH ON DIFFERENT PARTS.
THAT COULD BE A GOOD EXAMPLE OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE TRADE ACTIVITY BETWEEN BOTH COUNTRIES.
>> Christina: SO YOU RECENTLY PRESENTED SOME INFORMATION TO A CITY COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE ABOUT THE LAST FISCAL YEAR THAT ENDED JULY 1st AND SAID THE TRADEOFF HELPED 166 BUSINESSES.
OF THOSE TEN, HAVE INCORPORATED IN ARIZONA AND TWO HAVE LOCATED TO PHOENIX.
WHAT CAN YOU TELL BUS THOSE TWO?
>> WELL, THOSE ARE -- WE ACCOUNT THOSE TWO COMPANIES AS VERY SUCCESSFUL YEAR.
AT THE END OF THE YEAR, WHAT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GOAL IS FOR THE JOB CREATION ASPECT AND CAPITAL INVESTMENTS.
THOSE TWO PROJECTS IN PARTICULAR, THAT'S WHAT THEY BROUGHT AND THOSE ARE COMPANIES THAT COME HERE WITH SPACE AND BUILDING AND THAT CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROJECTS TO MONEY, YOU KNOW WEB TO THE ECONOMY.
, TO THE ECONOMY AND THAT COULD BE A VERY GOOD EXAMPLE OF HOW FROM JUSTCISMBLY JUST SIMPLY ASSISTING 110, TWO OF THEM, THEY HAVE BASICALLY LOCATED IN PHOENIX AND THAT'S THE CLIMAX OF OUR GOAL.
>> Christina: OF THE TWO, ONE IS A SOFTWARE COMPANY AND ONE IS A COFFEE CHAIN AND THEY'VE NOT OPENED YET AND OPENED A REGIONAL ONE IN PHOENIX.
SO WE COULD, PERHAPS, SEE SOME OPENING AND WOULD MAKE SENSE, RIGHT?
>> PRETTY SOON YOU WILL SEE SOME POP-UP OF SOME OF THE KIOSKS ALL OVER PHOENIX.
A POPULAR COMPANY IN MEXICO AND WHAT WE ATTRACTED HERE, WHAT WE BROUGHT TO PHOENIX IS THE LAB SPACE FOR WHERE THEY MIX THOSE DRINKS, AS WELL AS THEIR MAIN HEADQUARTERS IN THE UNITED STATES.
>> Christina: THANK YOU SO MUCH, JUAN BATRES, FOR COMING IN AND SHARING THAT INFORMATION.
>> PLEASURE.
>> Christina: I'M SURE COFFEE DRINKERRERS WILL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Christina: NEXT ON ARIZONA HORIZON, THE LAUNCH OF A NEW PARK RANGER PROGRAM IN TEMPE.
>> ALL OF US AT ARIZONA PBS ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOU, OUR VIEWERS AND DONORS.
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>> Christina: THE CITY OF TEMPE IS LAUNCHING A NEW PARK RANGER PROGRAM WHICH CONSISTS OF 14 NEW RANGERS TO SERVE AS AMBASSADORS FOR THE CITY'S PARKS.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS, WE WELCOME ALEX JOVANOVIC, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR AT PARKS AND RECREATION AND I WAS AFRAID I WOULD SCREW IT UP.
THANK YOU FOR COMING IN.
14 RANGERS AND THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT NUMBER AND I KNOW THERE ARE MORE THAN 50 PARKS IN TEMPE.
SO HOW WILL THAT WORK OUT?
>> WE'LL TAKE IT WITH A TIERED APPROACH AND SOME WILL BE BASED ON SCHEDULING AND FUTURE DATA WILL DICTATE WHERE THE RESOURCES GO AND WHERE PARK RANGERS RESPOND TO.
USING A TIERED APPROACH, SOME WILL RESPOND BECAUSE OF THE NEED, THE COMMUNITY WILL DICTATE THAT BASED ON WHAT THE EXPECTATIONS ARE PHOROGRAPHS COVERAGESES.
WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 17 POSITIONS AND ONE IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT ROLE AND THE OTHER 6 ARE 16 ARE PARK RANGERS.
SINCE THAT WAS APPROVED BY MAYOR AND COUNCIL, WE ADD ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM A DIFFERENT AREA IN THE CITY ALLOWING US TO EXPAND TO ADD THREE ADDITIONAL POSITIONS TO CFD, WHICH IS THE PARK AREA.
>> Christina: SO 6 16 RANGERS?
>> TWO VACANCIES WE'RE LOOKING TO FILL AND THE FIRST ROUND OF HIRING, WE FILLED 15 OF THE 17.
>> Christina: CONGRATULATIONS!
GOOD FOR YOU!
A BIG REASON THE RANGER PROGRAM RETURNED, IT WENT AWAY BECAUSE OF THE GREAT RECESSION AND THERE WERE CUTBACKS AND ONE REASON IS BECAUSE PEOPLE HAD A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT PARKS AND THIS IS NOT EXCLUSIVE TO TEMPE AND HAPPENS TO CITIES ACROSS THE VALLEY.
PEOPLE DIDN'T FEEL SAFE TAKING THEIR KIDS AND MAY FIND NEEDLES IN THE GRASS AND THAT SORT OF THING.
SO HOW DO THE RANGERS APPROACH SITUATIONS LIKE THAT?
IS THERE A SPECIFIC TRAINING AND HOW WILL THAT EVOLVE?
>> THE RANGER PROGRAM IN A NUTSHELL IS LOOKING TO ENHANCE EXPERIENCES FOR ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHETHER THEY LIVE IN TEMPE OR VISIT TO THE REGIONAL PARK AREAS.
SO THEY'LL TACKLE THE ISSUES BY, NUMBER ONE, PROVIDING A POSITIVE, VISIBLE PRESENCE IN THE PARK SYSTEM AND TRYING TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY, AN AMBASSADOR ROLE AND PROVIDING ASSISTANCE AND CONNECTING THEM TO SERVICES.
ULTIMATELY, JUST REING THAT HAPPENS WITH EDUCATION INFORMATION OF PARK RULES AND A LOT OF IT WILL BE BASED ON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THROUGH COMMUNITY.
>> Christina: WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE?
>> WELL, THE EDUCATION COMPONENT WILL BE MULTIPLE LEVELS, SO EDUCATION COULD BE HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON FLORA AND FAUNA AND ALSO EDUCATING THEM ON PARK RULES.
>> Christina: THE CITY OF PHOENIX DID A PILOT PROGRAM TO HIRE PRIVATE SECURITY OVERNIGHT TO DEAL WITH ISSUES AND FOUND THAT HELPED TO REDUCE GRAFFITI AND VANDALISM AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
HOW WILL YOU SORT OF TRACK THE IMPACT?
HOW WILL YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS SUCCESSFUL?
I KNOW YOU SAY IT'S A TIERED APPROACH.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE A VISION OR GAME PLAN.
>> THEY USE AN APPLICATION USED BY THE IT AREA AND THAT APPLICATION WILL ALLOW THEM TO COLLECT DATA FOR EVERY TIME THEY VISIT A PARK, NO MATTER WHY AND THEY'LL COLLECT THAT DATA AND WILL UTILIZE THAT FOR FUTURE DECISIONS.
ULTIMATELY, AS YOU MENTIONED EARLIER, THERE'S A COMPONENT OF SAFETY INVOLVED WITH THE PARK RANGERS AND ONE OF THE THINGS IN THE CITY AND MAYOR COUNCIL NOTICED IS THAT THERE HAS BEEN A SLIGHT DECREASE IN THE FEELING OF SAFETY IN PARKS, SPECIFICALLY.
AND SO THE RANGERS WILL TRY TO ADDRESS THE FEELING OF SAFETY BY BEING THAT POSITIVE PRESENCE AND ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDING A RESPONSE WHEN ISSUES ARISE.
>> Christina: WILL RANGERS BE TRAVELING IN PAIRS?
>> AT THIS POINT IN TIME, THEY'LL BE TRAVELING IN PAIRS BECAUSE THE SITUATION WITH VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSIBILITY OF THINGS BECAUSE OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN.
ONCE WE HAVE ALL VEHICLES AVAILABLE, MOST OF THE TIME RANGERS WILL PATROL IN A SINGULAR VEHICLE BY THEMSELVES TO COVER MORE PARKS.
TEMPE HAS OVER 52 PARKS AND THERE'S A LARGE NUMBER TO COVER AND WITH LIMITED STAFFING, THEY'LL DO THEIR BEST TO GET AROUND THE PARKS USING A TIERED APPROACH SYSTEM.
WE'LL UTILIZE THOSE VEHICLES ONCE THEY COME IN TO SEPARATE RANGERS.
BUT THERE'S GOING TO BE TIMES WHERE THEY RESPOND TO CALLS TOGETHER AS WELL AS DURING THE NIGHTTIME WHEN IT'S MORE HAIRY.
>> Christina: SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE A GOOD PLAN.
I APPRECIATE HEARING THEY WILL BE IN PAIRS AT NIGHT.
JUANALEX JOVANOVIC, THANK YOU FOR COMING IN.
>> THANKS SO MUCH.
♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ >> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, ISRAEL AND HAMAS AGREE TO EXTEND THE TEMPORARY CEASE-FIRE.
THE DETAILS OF THE DEAL ARE COMING UP AT 6:00 ON ARIZONA PBS.
>> Christina: THERE'S A NEW DOCUMENTARY THAT EXAMINES THE LIFE OF NATIVE ARIZONA STEWART LEE UDALL, THE MOST FAMOUS INTERIOR SECRETARY IN HISTORY.
THE POLITICS OF BEAUTY IS TOMORROW AT 8:00 P.M.
RIGHT HERE ON ARIZONA PBS.
TAKE A LOOK.
>> HEYOU SERVED OUR COUNTRY.
>> STEWART WAS A STATESMAN WHO WANTED TO BE A POET.
HE HAD THE COURAGE AND VISION TO RECUTE YOUNG AFRICAN-AMERICANS EVEN AS WE PRACTICE AS A NATION, SEGREGATION.
>> WHAT WE FELT ACROSS INDIAN COUNTRY WAS THAT STEWART WAS THERE WITH US.
>> HE WAS CERTAINLY THE FIRST PERSON IN THE U.S. GOVERNMENT THAT UNDERSTOOD ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ISSUES FULLY.
>> MORE NATIONAL PARK UNITS WERE CREATED UNDER HIS WATCH THAN ANY OTHER INTERIOR SECRETARY IN HISTORY.
>> Christina: JOINING US TODAY VIA ZOOM IS JOHN DEGRAFF.
BA MADE YOU WANT TO DIVE INTO A DOCUMENTARY AND DEVOTE THE RESOURCES TO THE DOCUMENTARY?
>> WELL, I MET Mr. STEWART BACK IN 1988.
AND IT WAS A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE GRAND CANYON DAMS WHICH ORIGINALLY STEWART HAS FAVORED AND BROWER OPPOSED.
I WAS SO IMPRESSED BY STEWART'S HUMILITY SHOWING HE WAS WRONG AND CONVINCED AND THE GRAND CANYON DAM SHOULD NOT BE BUILT AND WAS IN BROWER'S DEBT.
IN 2020, I SAW THAT ONE HUNDRED YEARS EARLIER, STEWART UDALL BEEN BORN AND HE WAS A FANTASTIC GUY AND WONDERED IF ANYONE DID A FILM ABOUT HIM AND NOBODY HAD.
I STARTED LOOKING INTO THE POSSIBILITY OF GETTING THE SUPPORT TO DO THAT, READ BIOGRAPHIES AND TALKED TO HIS BUYBIOGRAPHERS AND RAISED THE FUNDS AND THIS IS A RESULT.
>> Christina: YOU'RE GETTING RAVE REVIEWS.
SARAH KADER ISSTEWART LEE UDALL IS A NAME PEOPLE RECOGNIZE HE DID MORE TO IMPROVE THE AMERICAN QUALITY OF LIFE THAN ANY POLITICIAN IN THE HISTORY OF THIS COUNTRY.
THAT IS SOME MAJOR HIGH PRAISE.
DO YOU AGREE WITH THAT AND HOW DID HE IMPROVE AMERICAN'S QUALITY OF LIFE?
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, I THINK STEWART RANKS AMONG THE AMERICANS WHO HAVE DONE THE MOST TO IMPROVE OUR QUALITY OF LIFE.
HE DID SO BY REALLY TAKING THE LEAD IN CREATING MANY OF THE THINGS THAT WE TAKE FOR GRANTED THAT ARE MOST IMPORTANT IN OUR LIVES, LIKE THE CLEAN AIR AND WATER ACT, THE WILDERNESS ACT AND CREATING MANY NATIONAL PARKS.
THE LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ACHIEVEMENT PROVIDING THE FUNDING FOR COMMUNITIES ALL OVER AMERICA TO IMPROVE THEIR WATER, TO IMPROVE THEIR PARKS AND CREATE LAND.
I COULD GO ON AND ON ABOUT STEWART'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
HE RANKS UP THERE AMONG THE AMERICAN WHO CONTRIBUTE TO QUALITY OF LIFE.
>> Christina: I FOUND IT INTERESTING HE FOUNDED THE ALARM ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND WROTE ABOUT THE DANGERS OF POLLUTION, OPEN SPACES.
WHAT WAS THE PUBLIC AND POLITICAL REACTION AT THAT TIME, 60 YEARS AGO?
WE KNOW HOW PEOPLE ARE TODAY WHEN WE DISCUSS CLIMATE CHANGE.
WHAT WAS IT LIKE 60 YEARS AGO?
>> STEWART FIRST WROTE ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE IN HIS BOOK IN 1976, WHICH IS AFTER THE CRISIS, BUT HE WAS THE FIRST POLITICAL FIGURE TO SPEAK OUT ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE AND TO WHAT IT COULD DO OUR COUNTRY AND FELT AS HIS SON TOM UDALL AND IN THE FILM SAYS THIS WAS THE THING THAT WOULD GET US MOST DOWN THE LINE IF WE DIDN'T DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
THERE WERE SCIENTISTS, AND THE POLITICAL FIGURES WOULDN'T TOUCH THIS ISSUE WITH A TEN-FOOT POLE BECAUSE OF THE POWER OF THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY.
BUT STEWART TOOK IT ON AND TALKED ABOUT IT AND SPOKE ABOUT IT, DIDN'T GET VERY FAR.
BUT 60 YEARS LATER, WE STILL HAVEN'T GOTTEN FAR.
>> Christina: HOW WAS HE VIEWED AMONG OTHER POLITICIANS?
>> I THINK PEOPLE LOVED STEWART UDALL.
IT'S HARD TO FIND EVEN POLITICAL OPPONENTS TO SAY HE DIDN'T HAVE TERRIFIC INTEGRITY, THAT HE DIDN'T WORK WELL WITH PEOPLE.
YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT STEWART UDALL AND BARRY GOLDWATER AND JOHN McCAIN, THESE WERE ON POLITICAL OPPOSITE SIDES.
STEWART WAS A DEMOCRAT AND THEY WERE CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICANS, BUT THEY LOVED EACH OTHER AND GROT ALONG GREAT AND WORKED TOGETHER.
McCAIN AND GOLDWATER BOTH SPOKE TREMENDOUSLY WELL OF UDALL AND VICE VERSA.
THEY UNDERSTOOD WHAT ARIZONA NEEDED AND DISAGREED BUT GOT ALONG WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO LEARN TODAY.
>> Christina: IS THERE ANYTHING THAT SURPRISED YOU WORKING ON THAT DOCUMENTARY?
>> YEAH, I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT STEWART'S COMMITMENT TO CIVIL RIGHTS, FOR EXAMPLE, OR HIS COMMITMENT TO THE ARTS.
THERE ARE MANY THINGS THAT SURPRISED ME.
I KNEW ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT.
I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE OTHER THINGS.
>> Christina: JOHN DEGRFF AND THE POLITICS OF BEAUTY.
YOU CAN WATCH THIS AND JAM-PACKED FULL OF INFORMATION.
IT AIRS TOMORROW NIGHT ON ARIZONA PBS AT 8:00.
JOHN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
WE APPRECIATE IT AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE DOCUMENTARY.
>> AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NOVEL.
[ Laughter ] >> Christina: IT'S OUT IN MARCH AND THANK YOU.
VERY KIND OF YOU.
[ Laughter ] >> Christina: AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.
I'M I'M CHRISTINA CHRISTINA ESTES IN FOR TED SIMONS.
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