The Jesse Owens Story

     

The Jesse Owens Story1984

The Jesse Owens Story is a 1984 American two-part, four-hour made-for-television biographical film about the black athlete Jesse Owens. Dorian Harewood plays the Olympic gold-winning athlete. The drama won a 1985 Primetime Emmy Award and was nominat… more »


[on hearing that Jesse had received $10,000 from an unknown benefactor in 1936]

Lew Gilbert:
What is the straight story behind that money, Mr. Owens?

Jesse Owens:
You want the truth? I was paid $10,000 to support Alfred M. Landon's campaign againt Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Lew Gilbert:
Were you ashamed of that?

Jesse Owens:
Some people thought I should be, but I wasn't. Celebrities endorse cigarettes, banks, automobiles. Why was it wrong for me to endorse a Republican? Besides, it wasn't just for the money. I believed Landon would be better for the Black man.

Lew Gilbert:
What made you think so?

Jesse Owens:
Adolf Hitler made my name a household word when he wouldn't shake hands with me. President Roosevelt didn't shake hands with me, either. Governor Landon did.

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