Joe Biden Pays Tribute To Norman Lear: “A Transformational Force In American Culture”
deadline.comPresident Joe Biden paid tribute to Norman Lear, the pioneering writer, producer and director who died on Tuesday at age 101.
Biden called Lear a “transformational force in American culture” whose shows “redefined television with courage, conscience, and humor, opening our nation’s eyes and often our hearts.” Lear was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Bill Clinton in 1999.
At the time, Clinton said that Lear “held up a mirror to American society and changed the way we look at it.” Biden also noted Lear’s decades of political advocacy, saying that he “fought directly for free speech, a woman’s right to choose, the environment, voting rights, and more.” Biden’s complete statement is below: Norman Lear was a transformational force in American culture, whose trailblazing shows redefined television with courage, conscience, and humor, opening our nation’s eyes and often our hearts.
The cast of characters he created painted a fuller picture of America – capturing our hopes and hardships, everyday moments of fear and resilience.
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