Jesse Jackson this week has sparked a flurry of remembrances about his decades-long career as a civil rights champion and political figure. It’s timely, therefore, to recall an episode from his up-and-down relationship with Jerry Brown, whose celebrity was comparable during the heyday of the 1970s and 1980s — particularly one day in 1979. Listening to Jackson and Brown bantering about politics and philosophy was worth the trip. When Brown made his third White House bid in 1992, his relationship with Jackson became an issue. Like Brown and Jackson, he, too, made an unsuccessful bid for the presidency.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 19, 2026 13:06 UTC