at the time he was living at a rooming house in louisville, after having recently completed a prisonentence. the police report says politi and a 45-year-old woman were engaging in sexual activity. the sounds of a struggle prompted another rooming house resident to call 911. >> i just had a manicure done two days before i come here. whole works. had my eyebrows arched. now they're back to klingon, you know, eyebrows. >> despite his not guilty plea, the police report says politi actually confessed to strangling the victim to stop her screams. but he now says he confessed under duress during his long interrogation and doesn't really remember what happened to the victim. >> i mean, i black out sometimes, do stuff and don't remember. and it really ain't my fault. i don't know why it happens. it just happens. >> there's a mirror over here so you can look at it. >> politi says he only remembers falling asleep with the victim, then waking up and going to a store. >> when i came back from the store, i laid down. then i heard the police there, bam, bam, bam, bam, police, open up. and i pulled

house. they had 8 rooms they had to furnished with their personal furniture. this was one of the pieces they took to the white house with them. as the whitewn house table. they had to borrow some furniture to take to the white house with them. this was one piece that they borrowed from jane's sister mary. the also took the little writing desk and chair that belong to franklin pierce. this room would have been used as a guest room. this is a small bed. we think this belongs to betty pierce.- benny it has been refinished and it's an adult. this is the from franklin and jane would have used -- it has .een -- has been refinished they were devastated by his death. jane was in mourning quite a long time. the big house with more than -- with only one child was too much for jane to take care of. she was that interested in housekeeping. she was not capable of taking care of a house. they sold the house when he came back in 1848. and then in a boardinghouse in boardingnd lived in a situation for the rest of their lives. -- andover,an over massachusetts. mary was jane's s

house. they had 8 rooms they had to furnished with their personal furniture. to the white house with them. this table was known as the white house table. they had to borrow some furniture to take to the white house with them. this was one piece that they borrowed from jane's sister mary. the also took the little writing desk and chair that belong to franklin pierce. this room would have been used as a guest room. this is a small bed. we think this belonged to benny this is a master bedroom. this is a rumor that franklin and jane would have used. theirs the room where second son, frankie, died of typhus when he was four years old. this was a great blow to both jane and franklin. he was the apple of their eye. he was an interesting little character, according to their letters. they were devastated by his death. jane was in mourning quite a a big house, especially with only one child, was too much for jane to take care of. she was not interested in housekeeping. when pierce went off to fight in the mexican war and they sold the house when he came back in 1848, an

president obama surprised reporters in the white house briefing room by delivering his first remarks after the death of martin after zimmerman's acquittal. in comments that not only touched on the shooting and on racial profiling, he said that it could have been him as a young man. he questioned the stand your ground laws that delayed zimmerman possible arrest. those who resist the idea that we should think about something like these stand your ground lost, i want people to consider, if trayvon martin was of age and armed, could he have stood his ground on that sidewalk? have beenk he would justified in shooting mr. zimmerman, who had followed him in a car because he felt threatened? if the answer to that question is at least ambiguous, it seems to me, we may want to examine those kinds of laws. >> we will have more on the remarks and will talk to cornel west. the pentagon has announced 71 guantanamo prisoners will fa parole-style hearings. the board will not rule on whether prisoners are being lawfully held, or if their imprisonment is needed to protect the ad states from major thre

she was the trailblazing journalist who shattered the glass ceiling in the white house press room. our veteran white house correspondent, bill plante, knew helen thomas for many years and has this remembrance. >> do you know of any country in the middle east that has nuclear weapons? >> well, uh... >> reporter: helen thomas always wanted answers from the president of the united states. >> mr. president, when are you holding a news conference? >> reporter: as the white house correspondent for united press international for 40 years and then as a columnist, thomas confronted ten presidents with bulldog persistence. >> why did you really want to go to war? >> reporter: thomas was born of lebanese immigrants and grew up in michigan. after college, moved to washington and went to work as a writer for united press. her big break came in 1960 when she became the first woman reporter at the white house to cover the president, not just the first lady. >> mr. president, thank you. >> thank you, helen. ( laughter ) >> reporter: she went on to be the first female president of the white house co

this was the scene in the white house's situation room. the white house said it has contacted egyptian officials and other regional partners to stress the importance of returning power to a democratically- elected civilian government as soon as possible. the health of former south african president nelson mandela deteriorated so sharply last week, his family was considering whether to take him off life support. that's according to court document. the document, known as a "certificate of urgency" said the 94-year-old quote, "has taken a turn for the worst and that the mandela family have been advised by the medical practitioners that his life support machine should be switched off." the following day, president jacob zuma announced that mandela's condition had improved from critical, to critical-but- stable. n-s-a leaker edward snowden's exact whereabouts are still unknown and it seems he may be gaining fans in iceland. yesterday some icelandic lawmakers introduced a proposal to grant citizenship to snowden. right now snowden is seeking asyl

four room house. when did nelson mandela live here? >> 51, 52, 53. was married to his previous i think this is where they had a divorce and then he mandela.e >> tell how he was captured. heree fact mandela lived is quite significant because remember, mandela is a country boy, actually. he came here to work in the mines. then he studied part-time until he got his law degree. he imbibed the township spirit. he got into politics. .e met people he joined me anc here. i think he must have joined [indiscernible] at first he was very anti- communist. here.ere organizing if there was a time when the anc split. the congress did not like the anc working together with whites . they were full of africanism. the organizing meetings here in cape town, the freedom charter. there were collecting peoples to man's. they were collecting peoples demands. they were taking people's grievances and presenting -- representing people for free, those who could not afford it. he kind of imbibed the problems of the people. i think it's a great man because he was quite in touch w

he met with his national security team in the white house situation room. the white house has been in contact with egyptian leaders to express the u.s.'s desire to have a democratically led government in place as soon as possible. and the u.s. is sending $1.3 billion in aid this year. the president has ordered a review to determine if that aid will be cut off. anne-marie? >> tara mergener in washington. thank you, tara. >>> in seattle, a heavily armed man from nevada was arrested near the university of washington. he was arrested wednesday night. the stolen pickup truck he was driving was filled with weapons, body armor, and suspected explosives. police say they have no idea what his intentions were, but there did not appear to be any threat to the campus. the suspect is 21 years old and is not cooperating with authorities. >>> the arizona wildfire that killed 19 firefighters is now 80% contained. residents of the small town of yarnell remain evacuated, though, and we're learning more about how the firefighters died. carter evans reports. >> reporter: the ya

>> he would have been just shy of 21. >> where did he physically live in the white house? room, theretary's northeast corner of the white house. if you picture the white house, looking from lafayette square, the upper left-hand window. the president and his family occupied seven rooms in the second floor of the white house. this is before the west wing. and all of the affairs of the government, administration, were conducted on that floor as well. there was very little security, there were always office seekers, messengers of running in and out all the time. lay?ho is nicho >> he was a friend. he came to the united states as a young man and ran a small newspaper in illinois, and lincoln brought him on first to be the first private secretary. they all got so voluminous that he could not handle it. he suggested they bring on the hay. so they came to washington together on the train with the lincoln's, and were roommates for four years in the white house and then were great friends, collaborators together. once lincoln died, and even before, they have decided they were going to wr

rooms, and historic gymnasium. >> here we are. 60 years and $14 million later, and we have got this beautiful, brand-new rec center completely accessible to the entire neighborhood. >> the new rec center houses for all kinds of activities, including basketball, line dancing, playing ping-pong, and arts and crafts. >> use it for whatever you want to do, you can do it here. >> on friday, november 16th, the dedication and ribbon cutting took place at the sunset playground and recreation center celebrating its renovation. it was raining, but the rain clearly did not dampen the spirits of the dignitaries, community members, and children in attendance. [cheering and applauding] ♪ ♪ >> hello, my name is jamie harper. in this episode, we are featuring the park locations in your very own backyard. this is your chance to find your heart in san francisco with someone special. golden gate park's largest body of water is this lake, a popular spot for strolling and paddling around in boats, which can be rented. created in 1893, it was designed foreboding and -- for boating. it is named for the wild strawberries that once flores. a pleasant trail follows the perimeter past huntington falls, 110 foot waterf

he met with his national security team in the white house situation room. the white house has been in contact with egyptian leaders to express the u.s. desire to have a democratically elected civilian government in place as soon as possible. tara mergener for cbs news, washington. >> america is sending $1.3 billion to egypt this year. the vast majority of that cash goes directly to the military. >>> well, it's often touch and go with fireworks and low clouds at this time of year but in this case it was perfect weather for the fireworks along the waterfront in san francisco. the big show at fisherman's wharf drew huge crowds. and some of the folks were still in their cars when the fireworks went off. traffic was that bad. it wasn't any better afterwards. traffic was gridlocked as people crawled home. some of the other big fireworks celebrations are the illegal kind. this is oakland. kpix 5's joe vazquez introduces us to some of the people who are creating their own fireworks shows and explains what police are doing about it. >>> reporter: what's this one call

this was the scene in the white house's situation room. white house said it has contacted egyptian officials and other regional partners to stress the importance of returning power to a democratically- elected civilian government as soon as possible. >> >> in florida today, the prosecution in the george zimmerman murder trial may call trayvon martin's parents to the stand. the 17 year old's parents have said it was their son who was screaming for help on 9-1-1 calls before he was shot and killed by zimmerman. >> the 17 year-old mother has testified it was her son who was screaming. on the stand right now is jahvaris fulton--treyvon martin is a brother. let's listen in to this morning's testimony. >> this is not a legal basis. for impeachment purposes it may not be played because his answer is the same as it was then. this is not impeachment. his, not remember the question as a collateral matter. this is the question that matters. your objection is sustained. >> it would come invest, it will be marked as double. >> i hear the locksmith's are

a four-story 20-room house. hey, why not take it small. it forms half of the clock tower wing of kensington palace, originally built for king edward and queen mary in the 17th century. it was also occupied by the queen's sister, princess margaret. they're already baby-proofing the property. the entire $1.5 million renovation cost. wouldn't it be great if this happened to all new parents? it's being covered by british taxpayers. >>> still to come, racial profiling. some say that is what cost trayvon martin his life. we're going to ask police commissioner ray kelly if new york's controversial stop and frisk policy is exactly the same thing. >>> plus, al qaeda stages a coordinated attack, 500 inmates freed from prison. how did it happen? >>> and tonight's shoutout, an extremely close call. i've been waiting all day to show you this. a couple of divers off the california coast were surprised when they were nearly hit by two humpback whales. literally they were a few feet away from the whales as they broke the surface of the water in an attempt

house. they had 8 rooms they had to furnished with their personal furniture. this was one of the pieces they took to the white house with them. this table was known as the white house table. they had to borrow some furniture to take to the white house with them. this was one piece that they borrowed from jane's sister mary. the also took the little writing desk and chair that belong to franklin pierce. this room would have been used as a guest room. this is a small bed. we think this belonged to benny pierce. this is a master bedroom. this is a rumor that franklin and jane would have used. this is the room where their second son, frankie, died of typhus when he was four years old. this was a great blow to both jane and franklin. he was the apple of their eye. he was an interesting little character, according to their letters. they were devastated by his death. jane was in mourning quite a long time. >> a big house, especially with only one child, was too much for jane to take care of. she was not interested in housekeeping. when pierce went off to fight in the

. >> warner: helen thomas wag something of a legend in the white house press room. known for tough questions as when she confronted president nixon during the watergate scandal. >> you testified that you said it would be wrong to pay hush money to silence the watergate defendants. >> miss thomas, it would be improper as, of course, you know for me to comment on the substance of any charges. >> reporter: thomas made ten presidents squirm over five decades covering the white house for united press international. in 2006 she famously challenged president george w. bush. >> my question is, why did you really want to go to war? from the moment you stepped into the white house from your cabinet, your cabinet officers, intelligence people and so forth, what was your real reason? >> i think your premise in all due respect to your question and to you as a life-long journalist, is that, you know, i didn't want war. to assume i wanted war is just flat wrong, helen. in all due respect. >> warner: she also was a trail blazer for women in journalism. born in 1920 to lebanese immi

. >>> she was a fixture in the front row of the white house briefing room for decades. and now the washington power broker's helen thomas covered by remembering her. >> helen we begin with you. >> helen thomas died this morning at the age of 92. she spent 57 years at united press international covering every president since eisenhower. thomas resigned as a washington columnist after becoming embroiled in a 2010 controversy with israel and palestine. >>> some progress made but there's one uncontrollable condition firefighters fear could set them back. >> and this little guy is getting some human tender loving care. why his mother abandoned him. look at 'em. living on cloud nine with that u-verse wireless receiver. you see in my day, when my mom was repainting the house, you couldn't just set up a tv in the basement. i mean, come on! nope. we could only watch tv in the rooms that had a tv outlet. yeah if we wanted to watch tv someplace else, we'd have to go to my aunt sally's. have you ever sat on a plastic covered couch? [ kids cheering ] you're missing a good game over

there were also lots of cheap rooming houses where young artists and intellectuals and bohemians could afford to live. from the beginning, making culture and making money generally do not go together in america. madonna makes a ton of money. everybody else makes none. and so artists and writers and intellectuals, et cetera, need cheap places to live and work. the village for long time was provided the. there were a lot of cheap places to eat. in the early, and the late 1800s they would be french bistro's. anything french was considered bohemian because of the connection. in the early 20th century they would be italian places like spaghetti houses. .. it was, as "the new york times" wrote, a little later, known to all the artists, actors, literatures, and goodfellows, generally. it was also judges and lawyers from jefferson market, the courthouse at jefferson market would hang out there. this is where a lot of people gathered. they talked and shared information. it is thought, this might be true, because of that, the saying i heard it through the grapevine comes. i think that is real. t

when it is done, they'll have a four-room house in kensington palace with a nursery, space for their, prince harry as well. this will really be the nerve center but for the time being they are going to be returning to their two bedroom cottage on the grounds of kensington palace. i was out there today. there was a bit of excitement already. a lot of tourists curious to understand that this was where the focus of attention was going to be and excitement that that is where they're heading. so still no sign from the lindo wing door. i'm keeping an eye on it as well while i'm talking to you. we can expect shortly, we hope, to get a glimpse of the yet unnamed baby, third in line to the throne. andrea, lots of bets being placed on what this baby might be called. as you said, james an george, top of the list but they have plenty of choice really because royals have a lot of names, four or five. so they could put in a few paying tribute perhaps to philip, william's grandfather, in there as well. i hope we'll have news of that in the next few days, what names they have pick. >> i don't recall

old friend cnn's white house reporter jessica yellin takes is on an inside tour of the white house press room to see where the reporters who cover the white house work take a look i larry welcome to the white house press room. so this is the press briefing room you've seen it on t.v. a million times you see the person it's probably a little less glamorous than you expect this is the front row obviously this is the box i stand on when i have to do live shots because the. hole will not go. up to get a little bit of height if you want to be jay carney or the white house press secretary for a moment what it looks like to be him so this is our access to the white house right here. you'll notice the doors closed is one more level where we can walk up after that no access this is built on the swimming pool i think the story is this is harry truman swimming pool and so there's really not a lot of office space so when people come in here for the day they don't have a lot of room to hang out so they just hang out the chairs this is where the people who make the magic sit monitor the magic back in the d

given the fact the gates have now been opened, is there now going to be a war-room in the white housegoing to be focused on the issue of race and some of the policy objectives the president laid out? >> yeah, i think, you know, it's very clear in terms of the policy objectives. he said exactly what we do going forward, if nothing else, to initiate that conversation, much like the same way in his remarks just a couple days ago on the issue of health care where he said obviously washington can't talk about this issue in a rational way. on this one he said, i don't believe that washington or politicians should be the ones talking about this. this is something that should be talked about among families at home, in churches, and perhaps that's the best way you can truly launch this conversation. >> thank you to nbc's peter alexander. msnbc.com's richard wolffe. and maya wiley from the center for social inclusion. >>> and coming up, what, if any, policy changes could the president make? you are watching the msnbc special "president obama and trayvon martin." the legendary nascar race track

room. aybe they would serve some coffee and tea. this was the social center of the house. if you were an invited guest of the madisons or part of the intimate circle of family or friends, you would be invited into the dining room from the drawing room. and here, dolly madison would in an unusual setting for the timeframe set at the head of the table and her husband, james, would sit at the center of the table. dolly would direct in, it -- with direct the conversation and james would be able to engage in intimate conversation with the people immediately to his right and left. this table today is that for eight people, but there could be as many as 20 people served in the dining room. that would not be unusual. and indeed, dolly madison considered dining at maag pier to be so much more relaxing than entertaining in washington. she said she would rather serve 100 people here than 25 in washington. many historical figures were here with the medicines. james monroe is here, general lafayette, henry clay, margaret bayard smith, dolly madison's good friend and writer from washingt

friend cnn's chief white house reporter jessica yellin takes is on an inside tour of the white house press room to see where the reporters who cover the white house work take a look i larry welcome to the white house press room. so this is the press briefing room you've seen it on t.v. a million times you see them personally it's probably a little less glamorous than you expect this is the front row obviously this is the box i stand on when i have to do live shots because it's a whole another. to get a little bit of height if you want to be jay carney or the white house press secretary for a moment what it looks like to be him so this is our access to the white house right here. you'll notice the doors closed there's one more level where we can walk up after that no access this is built on the swimming pool i think the story is this is harry truman swimming pool and so there's really not a lot of office space so when people come in here for the day they don't have a lot of room to hang out so they just hang out the chairs this is where the people who make the magic sit monitor the magic back in

united states who's also african-american speak from the bully pulpit of the podium in the white house briefing room pain and to the pain of an entire community was unbelievably powerful. >> kerry, i wanted to ask you a question. you've covered this white house extensively. obviously the president has a mixed record when it comes to his legislative accomplishments. what struck me is when there's big, important moments during the tenure of his presidency, whether it be gabby giffords, osama bin laden, newtown, he always rises to the moment and seems to find that perfect tone, that perfect amount of eloquence that connects with folks. did he do that here today, and is that really so far the legacy he's leaving behind? that on complicated issues and matters, he was that sort of voice of reason in america. >> i mean, his speech today did come as a surprise to some aides who, you know, were really wondering when he was going to speak out. they had been planning on having him address it tuesday when he talked to spanish language media. you know, aides knowing how sort of really good he is in those moments

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yesterday, president obama shocked everyone when he appeared unannounced in the white house briefing room to speak about trayvon martin and his own experiences as a black man in america. >> you know, when trayvon martin was first shot, i said that this could have been my son. another way of saying that is trayvon martin could have been me, 35 years ago. >> powerful words from the most powerful man in america. the president went on to say how, despite the office he holds today, he has been seen by strangers as a potential thief, a violence criminal. >> there are very few african-american men in this country who haven't had the experience of being followed when they were shopping in a department store. that includes me. there are probably very few african-american men who haven't had the experience of walking across the street and hearing the locks click on the doors of cars. that happens to me, at least before i was a senator. there are very few african-americans who haven't had the experience of getting on an elevator and a woman clutching her purse nervously, holding her breath until she

president obama walked into the white house briefing room, up announced, and addressed the killing of trayvon martin. >> when trayvon martin was first shot, i said that this could have been my son. another way of saying that is, trayvon martin could have been me 35 years ago. >> the president said he was profiled himself on several occasions before being elected into the senate, including shopping in a department store and crossing the street where he could hear drivers locking their doors. he said he understands why the african-american community is reacting more strongly to this type of case, given its painful history. but he added that a jury has spoken. he did call for a review of the stand your ground law. trayvon martin's parents said they were deeply honored and moved by the president's remarks. >>> george zimmerman will not immediately get back that 9 millimeter gun he used to shoot trayvon martin. the department of justice requested a hold on evidence from the trial. a law enforcement official says a hold like this is not out of the norm. it's standard procedure and does not

getting details on the president's meeting with his top national security advisers at the white house situation room a photo that the white house has just released. you see the president sitting there at the head of the table on this july 4th. all of his national security advisers, you see chuck hagel, john kerry, the new national security adviser susan rice with her back to us, eric holder, the attorney general. there is enormous amount at stake for the united states at what happens in egypt and the president has been spending hours focusing in on this crisis, as egypt struggles to find its way after what is widely seen as a military coup. the united states is moving quickly to try to take some actions but it's unclear where the u.s. will go from here. it's struggling to deal with this new reality. let's bring in cnn's fareed zakaria, the host of "gps" and is "time" magazine's editor at large. also joining us is fouad ajami. "i now call on the military to turn full authority back to a democratically elected civilian government as soon as possible through an inclusive and transparent process and avo

house fire san francisco uncovered a marijuana grow operation. now the fire started in visitation valley and firefighters say five rooms in the house were filled withot plants and equipment. police are not sure who lives there and the investigation goes on contract talks between bart management and unions will resume but union leaders say they are far apart on all the key issues and the new strike deadline is just five days away. >>> the president will be traveling on the economics today. he will speak at the amazon distribution center in tennessee. the white house says that the president will introduce new ideas for overhauling the corporate travel creating jobs -- tax and creating jobs. >>> and good will of san francisco says that a bed bug problem is costing them hundreds of thousands of dollars. it is throwing out dumpsters full of donated items. workers reported possibly seeing bed bugs at the warehouse in burlingame on friday. and it is affecting a warehouse in san francisco so items there have been sent to a landfill. >> 80% of the funds for all our programs and services come from the sale of donated goods. when this happens it shuts down th

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the following week july 17 and 18 the cliff house will display the site's amazing history. the terrace room of the cliff house is going to be transformed into a historical museum which is totally free with exhibits, local historian seminars and collectors presenting antiques and stories of the past. and i believe the western neighborhoods project, the outside [speaker not understood].com folks and others will be participating. and for both days it will be open from 1:30 to 8:30 with free admission. and for more detail on the exhibit you can go to cliff house.com for all the great details. and the week culminates with a great grand celebration on friday, july 19, from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. in the terrace room. and the ticket price, believe it or not, $18.63 per person and the that was the year the cliff house was built, of course, it includes tastings and dancing. and you can buy tickets at cliff house.com. i just wanted to also say that mr. hunt lick i mentioned has been there with his family for many years even beyond his running of the cliff house. his dad ran the snack shop that was ne

do know about lee harvey oswald is ha for the last few weeks of his life he rented a room at this dallas boarding house. and that the lady who ownd the place lived to regret it. >> she started getting hate mail, death threats. >> reporter: because she had rented a room to him. >> correct. the table, the chairs and the piano are are all original. >> reporter: inside the house on north beckly. >> osgood: elizabeth palmer shows us some sculptures that walk with the wind. steve hartman has found a barber with a tender touch. we'll remember washington press corps legend helen thomas. nancy giles is all hot and bothered about the weather and more. but first, the headlines for this sunday morning, the 21st of july 2013. firefighters battling a huge wild fire near palm springs california now have a new worry: the possibility of thunderstorms erratic winds associated with such storms could reverse the progress they've already made. at this point they say the fire is 49% contained. thousands rallied across the country yesterday to remember trayvon martin, the unarmed black teenager who was fatally shot by neighb

spread out throughout the house may be in five different rooms in the house. ne of the back rooms are really caught on fire and that is really what alarmed the neighbors to see some of the smoke. it was a tough fire for firefighters to fight only because they are maureen-judge running more and more into this more frequently if integral houses and because they are grown houses if you have electricity bypassing the pg e meter and then you also have a border windows and aborted skylights which make it very hot conditions for firefighters to fight and but they were able to get this fire out. luckily no one was home and nobody was harmed. not firefighters or neighboring people. nobody was present in this home. preliminary investigations show that probably elector class started this fire. we are waiting for police officers to return to the scene to collect any more evidence to find out who is the owner of this house. whether they into their house was being used as a row house or if there were even part of that operation. we are still waiting to see and hear from poli

the president made a surprise appearance in the white house press room on friday. talked about his own personal experiences with racial profiling. he said, quote, trayvon martin could have been me 35 years ago. >>> and veteran white house correspondent, helen thomas, has died. helen thomas was the first woman to join the white house press corps association. >>> and youtube is filled with videos like this. guys on motorcycles showing off. this was showing off gone badly awry. the driver crashing into a car in his own lane. all of it captured on his helmet cam. do not worry, however. he is okay. >>> time, now, for the weather and over to ginger zee. >> i do not like that. all right. let's go ahead and begin with both sides of the front. can we start with philadelphia, where the temperature's 81 all this morning. they're going to head into the mid-90s again. not too bad. and the humidity's going to drop. chicago already saw it. that's the next picture we're going to see. right there along the lake. a nice day ahead. you had 50-mile-per-hour wind gusts and more, you'll

last week in a surprise appearance in the white house press room, president obama weighed in with his personal experience, empathizing with those who see the events of this case as emblematic of the black experience. >> there are very few african-american men in this country who haven't had the experience of being followed when they were shopping in a department store. that includes me. >> stephen: it's true. even as president, everywhere he goes, he's followed by cops. especially when he's in his limosine. maybe because it's black. i don't know. it's sad. and, folks, he want to say that his words touched me because i too have been followed around in department stores. every time i walk into a nordstrom's, i'm approached by clerks offering to help me find the tommy bahama collection. why? just because i'm white and i'm going to buy something in a loose-fitting breezy played? i am but that's not the point. thankfully there's a way to achieve racial harmony. and it's the subject of tonight's word. color bind. nation, it's time we caucasian-americans accept that when it comes to furtheri

this is in the treaty room of the white house in the residence and, this was just, you know, merely a month after 9/11 when the war in afghanistan was announced. >> eric draper, a lot of historical moments in here but there's also some, well, lighter moments i guess is the word. that i wanted to ask you about this. this is from 2004. >> guest: is this the boots? >> host: let's start with this one that is on the screen right now. >> guest: so, you know, being around for, just hanging out, waiting for like the surprise moments, i mean i had a schedule, you know, i had briefings, there are a lot of things that are scripted but, to me the joy from my job was waiting for these surprise moments like this day was the day that this box showed up in the oval office. this is very early in the morning like 7:00 a.m. the president opens the box and there is a boxing robe that he pulls out. and he puts it on. and i'm only one there. so he is like, well, let me find someone to show it to. so that is what he is doing here. he is opening the door to the hallway in the west wing to see if anyone is ar

house? > the secretary's room was on the -- on the northeast corner of the white house. so if you picture the white looking from lafayette square, it would be in the upper left-hand window. the president and his family the ied seven rooms in second floor of the white house. this is before the west wing. the offices and all of the of the government of the administration were conducted on that floor as well. very little security so always office seekers and people and running in and out all of the time. who. nick lai? >> seven years older than john hay. friend m illinois and a of hey. he feels born in germany, came a young ited states as man. and had run a small newspaper in illinois. lincoln brought him on first to private secretary. nd when the mail got so that nikolay couldn't handle it, they brought on hay. nikolay and hay came on the train together. hey were roommates for four years in the white house and ere great friends and collaborators together because once lincoln died, and even efore lincoln died, they had decided they were going to write a book about lincoln. a