| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| HTA ID | HTA-0530 |
| Title | Steve Jobs Stanford Speech — Death Tribute |
| Date | October 2011 |
| Date Confidence | HIGH — Jobs died October 5, 2011; this is his 2005 Stanford commencement speech excerpt |
| Program | KRON 4 News Weekend |
| Station | KRON-TV, Channel 4, San Francisco |
| Duration | ~2:00 (clip) |
| Format | Archival clip / Tribute |
This is a transcription of Steve Jobs' famous 2005 Stanford commencement speech, likely aired as a tribute clip following his death on October 5, 2011. The excerpt captures Jobs' meditation on mortality: "No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don't want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life."
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| People | Steve Jobs (Apple co-founder) |
| Organizations | KRON-TV, Apple, Stanford University |
| Locations | Stanford University (original speech) |
| Subjects | Steve Jobs, death, legacy, technology, philosophy |
| Themes | Mortality, purpose, legacy |
| Tone | Philosophical, elegiac |
"No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don't want to die to get there."
"Death is very likely the single best invention of life."
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Transcript source | 1153724_4410568681740_12285_n.txt |
| Video source | Not located (archival clip) |
| Storage location | Transcript: local (/KRON/) |
| Analysis mode | Transcript Only |
| Date analyzed | 2026-07-05 |
| Access notes | Archival clip of Jobs' 2005 Stanford speech, likely used in KRON tribute segment. |