hannah sends charles dawes to talk talk to them talk to them and their friend byron t. harry to touch him and then they mckinley says i have to -- the people are already showing up in groups. somebody and i think that somebody is mckinley, says let's make that my routine only lets get it organized. so these people don't simply show up on my doorstep in say hey we are here to see you. with set it up so we know who's coming and let them by the people who want it comes was not just people who want to volunteer to come but let's have them calm. if it's a critical voter group from a critical state liz colbert coming at them send us what they want to say in advance so we can edit it and figure out what i'm going to say so i have remarks each time i show up. we'll have a manifestation. we'll take him under an arch to the courthouse square and have them warm up there. we will have bands and all kinds of entertainment to keep them occupied them in the moment comes when i finished meeting with the last delegation we know how long it takes them to march

up market street and they can then come and we'll have an organized program. ..

and they organized. they had groups for blacks and germans, they could vote in western states. the commercial club. traveled widely, spoke well and knew lots of people. a big craze was sweeping the country. they decided to tap it.

>> tell us what happens on election day. >> on election day when 75 percent of the vote. he wins most critical battleground states in the midwest. he loses the rocky mount state, loses the south. delaware, maryland, west virginia. it takes oregon and california on the west coast.

and when the dominant majority. >> what are the consequences of that? >> it brings into the republican party a frothy combination which gives the republicans dominance for the next 36 years. after the depression. >> up to the depression. the republicans on the house , the white house for 28 and the senate for 30. the only time they lose party -- powers on the divide among themselves. more governors and more state legislators and the mayors of most major cities are routinely boston new york philadelphia.

small-town farmers who have their own farms. the traditional, and it becomes an unstoppable coalition. >> you credit mckinley with creativity. he has been likened? >> originally set out to blow the pylons. blacks began to move in the democratic party, jews who had become an element of the republican party after the campaign, the populist movement had a lot of very angry anti- somatic voices. as a result a lot of the jewish voters became republican. the italians who had been republican in the aftermath drifted back and the

democrats and then began to drift back. >> anyone else? >> ronald reagan. politics is changed. who was a strong, principled leader. >> karl rove, this is an entertaining book. packed with information. it has big things, wonderful little details. my favorite detail, the question is who is going to give the opening indication. you mentioned the tension, the protestant group. the protestant minister or catholic priest. >> mckinley directs the rabbi shale should give the indication. give the opening indication. i would suspect they would all go anti-.

it is an enormous signal. i am in charge. you are are no longer in charge. mckinley as a result of this , the republican presidential candidates receive the endorsement. the st. paul delivers an explosive lecture. there to give the indication. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> that was afterwards book tv signature program.

>> thank you for doing this. really fantastic. >> you know what, that is what i heard. [inaudible conversations] >> consistent with your understanding. >> c-span tv. >> hopefully so. yes. >> so, and with your wife. >> our you? >> that is the one part of our house. >> how are you doing? >> the other day, visiting her mom.

we lived in this house 20 years. >> but i want some toast. >> my gosh. >> that went out. >> did you make this bigger? >> no. they did not make it bigger. it was a darker color. the art was different. so we sort of bind it up, and we are in the process now for going to change out the carpet because it's old. we are changing outat some of the furniture which we had removed. chris wallace. the interview with kerry. scheduled for two and then three and the five and now seven.

so going down to miami tomorrow. >> a prep meeting. >> nor flying out. >> the land of sheldon. >> viva las vegas. >> fit right in there. >> he half a dozen of those guys. >> are you still doing speeches? >> do about 80, 85. >> just amazing. so excited. older than me. >> fifteen. >> let's go get them about changing diapers.

[inaudible conversations] >> congratulations. let me ask you, did you wash your hands? >> thank you so much. >> congratulations. >> over the moon. >> zero, baby. baby. how are you? >> fantastic. >> nice to meet you. >> good job.

>> i've got one the same age. [inaudible conversations] >> i know. comment from running the show. >> look at that. >> fantastic. >> thank you for coming. >> nice to see you. >> thank you for coming.

>> sex, violence, backstabbing, betrayal, cool nicknames. >> exactly. exactly. >> how's the family? >> wonderful. >> busy. it's been fun. >> sorry for c-span tv. >> it was nice to me. >> i get to sleep in my own bed in washington. the 1st night in three weeks i get home boston. can't wait to get home. monday we get home sunday afternoon.

>> nice to be home. >> yeah. i spend more time in ohio. more live there. they wanted to charge me in ohio drivers license. taken my texas license. >> what do we got here? going to try. >> wednesday night. jack wednesday night. good field. so he call this afternoon. which is nice.

>> they have arrived. >> ladies and gentlemen. >> thank you. >> hi. how are you? the always do. >> my god. >> how are you? >> there we go. >> i'm coming your way incidentally. >> joseph. we were talking about you in cincinnati on monday. >> very nice. >> there we go. who is your guy?

>> who is our guy in cincinnati, the chairman of this event, talk to him on the phone. talking about his experience. well,well, this is the 1st time i ever worked on it. how old are you? thirty-four. >> thanks for that. >> this is on another. he says me a half. >> fantastic.

i don't mean to get personal. when she get it from? he didn't strike me that way. i mean,, tough. strong. >> it took me months. >> yeah. >> never worked hard enough. >> yeah. yeah. >> exactly. exactly. >> the farm girl. >> appreciated. >> i don't know.

and it was you. i like getting $500. >> that would be big. 500. >> the other thing. >> the campaign. >> we are at that point. >> he's having a blast. it's been fun. the single woman this is not around. >> hey. >> there you are. >> good to see you. >> i'm glad i had a chance.

>> had a chance. >> already here. >> let me know. >> we know each other. >> so nice to meet you. >> my campaign manager. constantly.

>> given my best. >> do you live here? >> a couple years ago. >> gone back to work. >> good for her. >> wanted to make sure that i met you. >> for coming out. >> the reviewer something else. >> publishers weekly. i do all the different things. >> a nice review.

[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> is really nice to me. [inaudible conversations] >> andrew is up to about six. and is fantastic. the zone home at the age of 23. two dogs. comes over once a week for free meal. [inaudible conversations]

[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> so many secrets command that's probably not the one. >> definitely. >> 's. the only bad thing is our dog. >> the border collie.

>> we are thinking new year new dog. >> the book are you doing? >> about three weeks. on the night have an event at the bush library. tuesday have a couple events for the world affairs council. we go out and do the reagan library. >> is a lot. >> talk about. >> once a month we get together. >> i love that.

>> we need to do that. >> i keep coming in my lifetime, but i don't think it will happen. i just don't see it. >> 1876. >> i would love it. >> we went and saw the hamilton in new york. >> the godfather in texas. i need to read more about hamilton. got the wrong turn out which is fabulous. he's a friend of mine. i decided i would reread it myself. and i've forgotten about how

complex the 1800 election was. there's a great book. on tv together a couple weeks ago. for kaiser has some of the really great books. they were making it up. fragile. the government process from the constitution. the 1820s timeframe. they were making it up. >> across all spectrums, every consideration. >> that number. >> you are to blame. >> you going to come back.

come back inside. >> zero, yeah. >> am happy to sign them now and then just inscribed them. >> describe them. >> you want to do that? >> let's do that. >> i actually know. >> it is. >> all right. shall i come over and sign? yeah. fabulous. got the handkerchief. >> all right. >> the books, teddy

roosevelt. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> what others are you doing? >> here in dc or elsewhere? i'm doing an american enterprise institute bradley lecture in january. and then there is some kind of women's club. >> zero, yeah. >> at the top. >> yes, you are.

[inaudible conversations] >> there we go. when you finish reading the book you know how important. >> here. >> watch this. watch this. watch this. work on that a no work on this. >> flat. flapping. they go. out of hand. >> what is that make me? >> crazy. >> kardashian.

>> is a longer name thing karl rove. >> why we care about those people i have yet to figure out. >> the decline of civilization. >> i think it has declined. >> absolutely. how are you? this one after you. making with. your stuck. in the 3rd is the bill sanders.

>> here we go. >> there we go. fabulous. >> is kelly still up in rhode island? new hampshire. >> new hampshire. my god. getting colder and colder. i am briefly. ever so briefly.

>> would you like a book? >> it's a handkerchief. a handkerchief. >> reintroduce myself. >> we did a lot. more importantly my son. went down and gave a lecture. and even talking about you sense. >> a lot of fun. the fire plug. >> my condolences.

[inaudible conversations] >> love it. >> yes. >> what could be better? >> all right. >> there we go. >> boom. congratulations. congratulations. >> thank you. >> the woman who makes those is my wife's best friend from college.

she will let me pay for them so course of going to send them that everyone. >> out how is it? >> not giving up. >> good for you. >> around here someplace. >> how are you? >> thanks for coming. we did bring out donkeys. i hope you don't mind. >> we are part of mine. >> exactly. >> come on over here. >> fabulous. >> there we go.

>> there we go. >> my son. an opportunity of a lifetime. were still trying to get in. there we go. >> all right. >> all that here. >> there we go. >> you got three.

[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> am trying not to. nice to see you. i saw you. nice to see you again. >> here you go. there we go. andshe still out in palm springs? there we go. [inaudible conversations]

there we go. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> there we go. fantastic. >> lies must be agreeing with both of you. >> that would love that. >> just here. >> it would be great. >> my 1st week.

>> good for you. [inaudible conversations] >> a longtime subscriber. going to miss the magazine. >> thank you. thank you. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations]

>> how are you. >> did. thirty days this year. >> exactly. >> take the room. >> coming back from beirut. >> fantastic apartment. seriously. let me know. >> come over here. absolutely. tell me your dad's name.

[inaudible conversations] >> out here someplace. there she is right there. >> thank you. >> fantastic. really good. they are texting. >> yeah. >> fabulous.

thank you so much. thank you, buddy. appreciate it very much. merry christmas. >> good to see you. i saw your brother. >> thank you for coming. [inaudible conversations] >> a moment getting it. >> twenty-nine hours. >> really? >> there we go. >> i have not given up. a potential client. you like it.

[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> there we go. >> hey. how are you doing? >> i make one out to you?

>> there is one. and is the next one? >> bhr are why darrell. [inaudible conversations] >> democrat for billy more. [inaudible conversations]

>> there we go. >> we need to catch up. >> thank you for coming. >> nice to meet you. >> good to see you. >> those of you see you. >> zero, really? [inaudible conversations] >> look, michigan plays a big role.

>> can't wait. >> thank you. >> nice to see you. >> think you're in trouble. >> yeah. >> yeah. clear out the 18 bends of archival material i have. how would you like you described?

>> why did you say? >> fabulous. [inaudible conversations] >> thank you for doing that. awfully nice of you. >> fabulous. fabulous. >> there we go. [inaudible conversations]

[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations]

[inaudible conversations] >> there we go. >> ladies and gentlemen, gentlemen, we want to welcome all of you to our home. we are delighted most of you are here. we are particularly pleased to celebrating karl rove. he finally found something he could do. as many of you know he was an architect but failed of that. he has found his true calling him being a historical scholar, wrote a brilliant and engaging book that really has a lot of characters at the remind me of this fellow and renter

presidential campaign and executed million but mckinley needed about five or six of these guys were just the only one. particularly had the pressure and pain said to me -- >> it was a joy every day. >> for somebody. we want to congratulate call on a brilliant book which i heartily recommend. >> thank you. thank you. ii want to thank the annoying for opening a modest little cottage. i have to admit wayne and settlement. the manuscript is a simon & schuster we are in the final stages of editing we're going back and forth.

as we went to the final edit can i get this call from chris wallace who says i was a dinner last night and he loves your book. of thinking to myself for what some of the prescription the manuscript. of course to cover my i quickly called simon & schuster. i don't know how but he get the manuscript. so it's a very kind things about it. we are thrilled you open your wonderful home. i want to thank the host committee,committee, not that they did a damn thing. i want to thank the host committee, not that they did a damn thing. i have been light nine cities in the last four days. joe hagan. i am grateful. they thought they would be able to see you. i want to thank a couple

people. my lawyer bob barnett. it is great to have a lawyer 's lawyer 41, 43, reagan, clinton. dick benson job to give me in advance of this book. i want to thank karen. particular last few years. recently ordered the 18 bends of archival material. i also want to think someone else had a great deal to do. then my chief of staff.

own i can't say which one. on this she was magnificent. september 8 and september 23. hundred and 64 pages of material. an incredible i cannot really good judgment, a wonderful editor and the only thing i can say to falter is that she is obsessive about the oxford. who else has this? i gave in.

don't need to have the extra punctuation. >> a presidential campaign. as we all know. made a possible. i'm having some fun as i go around the country. tomorrow nighttomorrow night for the 1st time in three weeks i will sleep in my own bed.

you know, i studied this election is probably some of you did. anonymous forces of agrarian is populism comeau working their way through the culture of the economy, the changing demography had a growing industrialization and urbanization of the country. the more i got into this is one hell of the story. concocted by some weight hollywood screenwriter been drinking too much coffee and whiskey. sex, violence, backstabbing, betrayal, unbelievable courage, unspeakable compassion. deception, fraud, twists and turns and really cool. the front runner for the democratic nomination richard park of lebanon missouri has led the fight for 30 years.

because of humanity itself in his nickname is so verdict. first time i read that i said want. we have to bring back the napoleon of protection. cyclone davis. the easy boss, thomas collier. they call themselves the combine, the republican bosses led by easy boss thomas platt of new york. his lieutenant is the junior senator from pennsylvania. another key allies is the blonde boss. at the age of 22 shows up to vote his 1st presidential election and is so disgusted the organizers republican club in two years changes

from a democratic stronghold to a republican stronghold. it is 26 pack get himself elected to congress and controls 10,000 patronage shots. the most ardent opponent of mckinley in the race for the republican presidential nomination. there are characters like this everywhere. and in the archives reading thomas collier plat's letters. taking those covert and his pencil has written the code

words meaning about the letters so he can make sense the cheap -- chief operative politics is not changed. they need a pyramid this week in the beginning next. three grand this week in five grand next. political guys are always racing for money. i don't know if i had another book in me. it's magnificent story. we are 41 for a listing at the age of 18. the owner bob dole for enlisting in the military. and there's a war at the age

of 18. 1861 income: a random link. so your choice is sign up for three years sign up for three years in stores major. the two suicide missions. of the bloodiest day of the civil war, commissary sergeant. his unit goes in the battle. then 2:00 p.m. in the afternoon they fought their way across.

safely only our side undercover. waiting the storm. his eyes is going to resupply. minute hadminute had nothing to eat or drink since the night before. filled with coffee and high-tech and makes his way toward the front. officer stops them and says what is he doing. seven or 800 yards in open territory. i have to go forward. the roads to narrow. no intention of turning around. the 2nd officer comes upon

any officers is were you doing? i order you to retire. and he says yes sir and whites incomes blowing out and all hell breaks loose. his stupid guy across the open chart. nsr shooting at them. and literally a candidate shall takes off. makes it over the stonebridge. i wish i'd been there. the 19 -year-old commissary sergeant. he makes his way through the wounded. giving coffee. his last cup of coffee. mckinley said it was the greatest reward he could've ever had.

recommended for the congressional medal of honor. now at least that was one that he came up with on his own. check of stupidity. in 1864 at the age of 21 is a 2nd lieutenant. the troops in the shenandoah valley come screaming out of the woods and the brigade commander orders the retreat of the five regiments and no one gets word on the extreme right of the union like. they are in an orchard about ready. in the brigade commander looks around and pics of his most dependable and says right diagonally across the battlefield in order them to withdraw. he was a suicide mission. provides out in front of the union line and was galloping