USA: MULTI-MILLIONAIRE SAYS HE'S GIVING AWAY ALL HIS MILLIONS...AND CROWDS GATHER TO GET SOME OF THEM.

Record ID: 1080928

  • Title: USA: MULTI-MILLIONAIRE SAYS HE'S GIVING AWAY ALL HIS MILLIONS...AND CROWDS GATHER TO GET SOME OF THEM.
  • Date: 17th January 1970
  • Summary: BRODY PLAYING GUITAR IN NIGHTCLUB: BRODY AND WIFE ANSWERING QUESTIONS: HARLEM BUILDING WHERE BRODY SAYS HE PLANS TO HAND OUT HIS MONEY: VOXPOP OF PEOPLE ASKING FOR MONEY: TRANSCRIPTS REPORTER: MR. BRODY FIRST OF ALL, HOW MUCH MONEY ARE YOU WORTH AND WHAT DO YOU INTEND TO DO WITH IT? BRODY: WELL RIGHT NOW I'D SAY UNLIMITED BECAUSE IF I HAVE TO GIVE YOU A FIGURE....I'LL JUST SAY 500-MILLION. OK? REPORTER: JUST LIKE THAT YOU SHRUG IT OFF? WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH IT? BRODY: GIVE IT ALL AWAY. REPORTER: WHY? BRODY: BECAUSE PEOPLE NEED IT MORE THAN I DO. I AM A FINANCIAL WIZARD! I CAN MANIPULATE THE STOCK BOARD TO GO UP OR DOWN AT MY MERE WHIM. (LAUGHTER) I PREDICT THAT THE BIG BOY IS GOING STRAIGHT UP AND IT WILL NEVER SAG AGAIN. REPORTER: I NOTICE YOU'RE VERY HUMBLE TOO! BRODY: I AM. WIFE: HE REALLY IS. BRODY: I'M SORRY, THIS IS ALL GOING TO MY HEAD RIGHT NOW BUT TOMORROW YOU'LL SEE HOW HUMBLE I AM. REPORTER: WOULD YOU BELIEVE THAT I NEED A THOUSAND DOLLARS? BRODY: ALL RIGHT, LOVEY, GET YOU CHEQUE BOOK. GIRL: O.K. BRODY: ALL RIGHT, GOT A PEN. REPORTER: YEAH, I HAVE. BRODY: WHAT'S YOUR NAME? REPORTER: PETER SIMMONS. BRODY: THERE GO GO AND LIKE...... REPORTER: ARE YOU SURE THIS WON'T BOUNCE NOW? BRODY: POSITIVE! I CAN CHECK WITH MR. CLARK WILLIAMS OF THE....(INAUDIBLE) INTERNATIONAL BANK. REPORTER: HOW ARE YOU GOING TO KEEP TRACK OF THIS NOW. I NOTICE YOU DID NOT WRITE ANYTHING IN YOUR OWN BOOK. YOU MEAN YOU DON'T KEEP ANY TRACK OF YOUR MONEY? BRODY: WELL, I GOT SO MUCH IN......INTERNATIONAL BANK -- I MEAN I'VE GOT A COMPUTERISED MIND -- I KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH I HAVE AND HOW MUCH I CAN GIVE AND I CAN AFFORD THIS. REPORTER: HOW MUCH HAVE YOU GIVEN AWAY TODAY? BRODY: I WOULD HAVE... OH, I'VE PROBABLY GIVEN AWAY MAYBE 10-MILLION, I DON'T KNOW. GIRL: YOU'RE MAKING REQUESTS? ALL RIGHT, TEAR IT IN HALF AND GIVE SOMEBODY ELSE A PIECE, OK? REPORTER: CAN YOU TELL ME WHY YOU'RE HERE? GIRL: BECAUSE I NEED SOME MONEY..... MAN: I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE IT, GOD SHOULD BLESS HIM REALLY..... GIRL: I'M COMPLETELY BROKE AND I DO NEED THE MONEY..... REPORTER: YOU'RE LOOKING FOR MONEY? MAN: YEA, I NEED A MILLION (LAUGHTER)...A MILLION DOLLARS! Initials TS/N/MR/BJ Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 31st January 1970 13:00
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  • Location: NEW YORK, U.S.A.
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  • Country: USA
  • Reuters ID: LVABBJ3AAVUDQORPTJKJS6QBD4FK
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