and christian fraser spoke to renowned author doris kearns goodwin. her latest book focuses on the character of foupresidents including abraham lincoln. katty: you areg watch -- you were watching today's funeral. you met george herbert walker bush. does he fit your definition as a great american leader? doris: he certainly has a number of the qualities. he has humility, that is one of the most important things. his mother told him "don't speak about i. when he came home from a soccer game and he scored three goals , she asked, how did the team do. he had empathy for people. evyone who knew him knew how kind he w was that person. he had resilience. he came back from nearly dying in world war ii. ise one problem that was not really bridged was communication skills with the american people. he was so good when he talked individually with people. he built a coalition tally worked and other leaders knew him. i think he fits pretty well. however,nt would be,

. >> and doris kearns goodwin. dynamicoulter made a person tatian on investment opportunities he sees in 2019. this was something recently presented privately to his own investors. >> and cannabis and the power of influencers. we have been talking about big data for a while. it is extraordinary. the tagline we are using to , we are our thinking seeing for a couple of years how this is being used more broadly. i am thinking about the impact of data, where we are in the cycle. the first oil well drilled was in china. era is ourit a new ability to gather and refinement. when you have a new industry that shows up this early consolidation, we have this massive consolidation in the world of data. created.itans some interesting things happen. the industry gets shaped by hacks. hacks, are seeing is changing regulations for data around the world. testimonies for scandals. inn i watch mark zuckerberg front of the senate, i flashed back to when rockefeller was in front of the court and the senate did not have the ability to s

is pulitzer prize winning author and presidential historian doris kearns goodwin. rs> doris thanks for being with us. in the last 24 hours what we've heard so consistently talking about the predent, the late president is about his public service around it seems like we're in an era now that we're more of a liability than a strength. if you have more on the public record it will be used against you in the court of public opinion and how you run campaigns and when you try to become president. that wasn't the case for george h.w. bush. >> absolutely not. my hope would be that aat n honorablei ploaftion would be to be a public servant. between being a congressman, a warr heo, an ambassador to the u.n, cora direthe winding path of all those different experiences made hima more important leader, but what an horn rabble life and there was time in the 60s when tha the way that wept. that's the most that could come out of this wonderful tribute ogeorge h.w. bush. >> this is a person that got a flyioss. this is not a medal that people just hand out. he rarely spoke about his

ne: doris kearns goodwin there. let's have a quick look at some of the day's other news.sia's presvladimir putin has said that moscow will start developing missiles if the u.s. pulls out of a cold war-ern nuclear armsol treaty. the u.s. accuses russia of breaching the deal and issued a ty-day ultimatum for moscow to comply with the tr mr. putin says washington's cusation is a pretext for leaving it. turkey has issued arrest thrrants for close aides t saudi crown prince who have been accused of involvement in the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi. the aides were sacked following th killing and are being investigated by saudi authorities, but turkish officials t sy don't believe formal action will be taken against them. iathe spcounsel in the russia investigation says former national security advisor michael flynn should've not serve jail time for lying to the fbi. investigators say he pntvided subsl assistance in their probe of possible links between the trump election team and russian officials. mr. flynn is one of several former trump associates in the legal limelight

historian mike it beschloss is the author of "presidents of w war" and doris kearns goodwin latest book is "leadership: in turbulent times." peter maker is the chief white house correspondent for the "new york times" he covers the current president as well as three previous he's contributor to "impeachment: an american history" and jill lepore writes for "the new yorker" is the author of "these truths: a history of the united states." well, there are a lot of lessons to be learned from history but michael, one of the things you constantly hear about where we are right now is we're looking at president who believes history begins with him. >> the founders of this country, they really have the idea that what would distinguish froes england and monarchy of europe would be we'd all know history, learn really quickly where generations of americans earlier had gone wrong and where they had done well. and presidents may be above all, harry truman said he couldn't understand how anyone could be president of the united states who did not know history. truman always said, not every reader will be

. >> and doris kearns goodwin. she speaks about presidential leadership in years past. jim coulter made a dynamic presentation on investment opportunities he sees in 2019. this was something recently presented privately to his own investors. carol: and cannabis and the power of influencers. jason: kardashian. carol: big data. >> we have been talking about big data for a while. it is extraordinary. it has gone from hype to reality. it is hard to figure out. the tagline we are using to solidify our thinking, we are seeing for a couple of years how this is being used more broadly. data is the new oil. i am thinking about the impact of data, where we are in the cycle. oil and data have been around forever. the first oil well drilled was in china. 380. what makes it a new era is our ability to gather and refine it in huge volumes. when you have a new industry that shows up this early consolidation, we have this massive consolidation in the world of data. you see titans created. rockefeller. the titans of today. some interesting things happen. the industry gets shaped by hack

jason: david rubenstein interviews doris kearns goodwin.ol: record numbers of women were inspired to run for office in 2018. this is only the beginning. jason: this is "bloomberg businessweek." ♪ ♪ there's no place like home ♪ argh! i'm trying... ♪ yippiekiyay. ♪ mom. ♪ jason: welcome back to "bloomberg businessweek." carol: still to come -- >> two individuals solving problems, including the mayor of flint, michigan, and the person working on new york subways. carol: first, we have to talk about politics. jason: david rubenstein hosts his show on bloomberg television. he sat down with doris kearns goodwin to talk about her book on leadership. carol: this contains lessons for business leaders as well. doris: leadership is about human nature and the way a businessman or a politician builds a team. and how they can bring that team together at critical moments. this is what abraham lincoln and franklin delano roosevelt did. eleanor roosevelt was always willing to question his presumptions and speak truth to power. any team needs that, in busine

carlyle group's david rubenstein interviews presidential historian doris kearns goodwin.arol: record numbers of women were inspired to run for office in 2018. we know a record number won in the u.s. congress. the founder of "she should run" says this is just the beginning. jason: more from the year ahead summit. this is "bloomberg businessweek." ♪ ♪ jason: welcome back to "bloomberg businessweek." i'm jason kelly. carol: and i'm carol massar. jason: two individuals tasked with solving big problems. including the mayor of flint, michigan, and the person working on saving new york subways. carol: first, we have to talk about politics. this guest is one of the world's best known political hifpks. jason: david rubenstein hosts his eponymous show on bloomberg television. he sat down with doris kearns goodwin to talk about her book , "leadership in turbulent times." carol: this contains lessons for business leaders as well. doris: leadership is about human nature and the way a businessman or a politician builds a team i think has similarities. are you able to build a team of pe

jason: doris kearns goodwin. we have all heard of her. rubenstein hosts his eponymous show on bloomberg television. he sat down with the deal is a prize-winning author to talk about her latest book. carol: it explores how presidents have led the nation through crises. and as she explained it, it contains lessons for business leaders as well. doris: leadership is about human nature and the way a businessman or a politician builds a team. i think has similarities. are you able to build a team of people with diverse opinions, people who can argue with you and question your assumptions and bring that team together at critical moments? obviously that is what abraham lincoln did with his team of rivals and franklin delano roosevelt did. eleanor roosevelt was always willing to question his assumptions, always willing to argue with him, speaking truth to power. i think any team needs that, in business or not. i mean, they said about her that whenever she wanted something done, she would bring a person he didn't want to speak to because he was tir

monday night at a eastern on c-span two. , sun american history tv, historian j winick and doris kearns goodwin discuss the qualities of character that they believe are essential for presidential leadership and -- leadership in challenging times. of the discussion focuses on president lincoln during the civil war. the council on foreign relations hosted this hour-long event as part of their ongoing lessons from history series. >> i'm david gregory. what a great opportunity for me to be part of this conversation with these two wonderful historians. about presidential leadership, lessons from history.

he sat down with doris kearns goodwin to talk about her book on leadership.tains lessons for business leaders as well. doris: leadership is about human nature and the way a businessman or a politician builds a team. are you able to build a team of people with diverse opinions and bring that team together at critical moments? this is what abraham lincoln and franklin delano roosevelt did. eleanor roosevelt was always willing to question his presumptions and speak truth to power. i think any team needs that, in business or not. they said about her that whenever she wanted something done, she would bring a person he didn't want to speak to to the dinner table because he brought in an alternative point of view. fdr loved to have people who were down in the bureaucracy come into his office so he could question them against department heads. he put people against one another and said a little bit of competition does a good thing. he would give the same assignment to two different people. they all had ways of getting new opinions into their heads. carol: a great con

carlyle group's david rubenstein interviews presidential historian doris kearns goodwin.ol: record numbers of women were inspired to run for office in 2018. jason we know a record number , won in the u.s. congress. the founder of "she should run" says this is just the beginning. jason: more from the year ahead summit. this is "bloomberg businessweek." ♪ >> welcome back. >> still to come: more from this week's bloomberg 70 are ahead. to individuals solving big problems. we will hear from the mayor of michigan and the man who is working on saving new york subways. also all things digital. the ceo of iac. we have to talk about politics. our guest is more of the best-known poetical historians. >> cochairman and cofounder david bruno stein hosted his eponymous show on bloomberg television. sat down to talk about the latest book. leadership in turbulent times. >> explores how presidents lead the nation through crises. in containing some lists for business leaders as well. >> leadership is about human nature and the way a businessman you are politician build a team and makes sim

jason: plus, doris kearns goodwin on the past and what that may tell us about the year ahead. jim coulter made a dynamic presentation on investment opportunities he sees in 2019. it is a fast run through the biggest themes, something he recently presented privately to his own investors. carol: and we are talking about things like cannabis and the power of influencers. >> we have been talking about big data for a while. but it has gone from hype to reality. it is big. it is extraordinary. it is hard to figure out. let me give you the tagline we are using to solidify our thinking, data is the new oil. let me take you through how i am thinking about the impact of data and where we are in the cycle. oil and data have both been around forever. the first oil well drilled was in china. data is everything all the time. what makes it a new era is our ability to gather and refine it in huge volumes. when you have a new industry that is this important that in this early consolidation, we have this massive consolidation in the world of data. you see titans created. and some interesting th

rubensteind interviews doris kearns goodwin.ol: record numbers of women ired to runre -- insp for office in 2018. jason: this is "bloomberg businessweek." ♪ comcast business built the nation's largest gig-speed network. then went beyond. beyond chasing down network problems. to knowing when and where there's an issue. beyond network complexity. to a zero-touch, one-box world. optimizing performance and budget. beyond having questions. to getting answers. "activecore, how's my network?" "all sites are green." all of which helps you do more than your customers thought possible. comcast business. beyond fast. jason: welcome back to "bloomberg businessweek." carol: still to come -- >> two individuals solving big roblems,ns -- p including the mayor of flint, michigan, and the mayor working on new york subways. carol: first, we have to talk about politics. hosteddavid rubenstein his show on bloomberg television kearns down with doris goodwin to talk about her book on leadership. carol: this contains lessons for business leaders as wel

there are two folks who leap need little introduction, this doris kearns goodwin and her latest book is "leadership in turbulent times" i've got a copy of it and i think you get a copy of it in the lobby. also jay winik, historian and author, april 1865 the month of the saved america and 1940 for, fdr and the year that changed history i think are probably my favorite of yours. and the former historian and residents here at the council on foreign relations so great to see both of you, thank you both for teaching us and enlightening us and making history so much fun for us to keep running. >> yeah, hooray, we can all drink to that. i wanted to frame this bite asking you both, doris we will start with you. is presidential leadership a distinct thing? is it something we should think of different leadership in other domains? >> clearly, there are certain things about political leadership, you have to go to the electorate, you have to deal with congress, you have to deal with the supreme court and the checks and balances. but i think if you think about leadership as mobilizing people withi

doris kearns goodwin joining us. once again, as we end the program, markets down sharply.ina sparked again. that will do it for me now. thanks for being with us this hour. join me tomorrow morning on fox business network for mornings with maria. we have a great show. we give you a sense of where the markets had next. have a great night, everybody. stay with fox news because "the five" starts now. ♪ >> greg: i am greg gutfeld with lisa boothe, jesse watters, juan williams, dana perino. "the five" ." this is video of george herbert walker bush when he crashed into the sea as a young pilot. it's what we call a hero. if you are young playing video games, shopping online or fulminating on facebook, it's because of something called leisure time and leisure time was brought to you by millions of

doris kearns goodwin is with us and her latest book is leadership and turbulent times. winnick, historian author. april in 1865, the month saved america, and "1934." the former historian and president here at the council on foreign relations. thank you both for teaching us and enlightening us and making history so much fun to keep learning. we can all drink to that. i wanted to frame this by asking you both, is presidential leadership a distinct thing? is it something we should think of as different from leadership. in other domains. doris: clearly there are things about political leadership. you have to go to the electorate. you have to deal with congress, the supreme court and the checks and balances. if you think about leadership is mobilizing people in your team and within your organization within your country to a set of purposes, i think it is human nature. it is whether you have the humility to acknowledge errors and learn from your mistakes. that is relevant in business, relevant as a university leader. whether you grow in office, that is relevant in all of them

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next, historian j winnick and doris kearns goodwin this quest the quality of care that they believe are essential for leadership in challenging times. much of the discussion focuses on president lincoln during the civil war and president roosevelt during world war ii. relationsl on foreign hosted this event as part of their ongoing lessons from history series. >> i am david gregory. what a great opportunity for me to be part of this conversation with these wonderful historians. when i had the opportunity i thft -- leapt

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outfront now, presidential historian, doris kearns goodwin. family for a long time. we'll talk about that in a moment. doris, you know, they didn't expect that the bush family would return within the past hour. george w. bush, jeb bush, laura bush and the children coming. obviously a very moving thing to see people that we have seen as politicians, as leaders, as a president, mourn as a family and as children. >> i mean how true. there's a certain sense of formality about these presidential burials and laying in state because it's a military thing. they start the day, the person is inaugurated to plan it, but underneath it's a family. it starts as a family, it starts in their hometown. the body was brought here. they were a citizen, now they become president again and then they go back to their hometown. all the while, the people most connected is the family. to show that to the other people and to their father, it's a respite from everything that's going on today. >> it certainly is. very moving and lovely that they did choose to return so un

monday night at a eastern on c-span two. , sun american history tv, historian j winick and doris kearns goodwin discuss the qualities of character that they believe are essential for presidential leadership and -- leadership in challenging times. of the discussion focuses on president lincoln during the civil war. the council on foreign relations hosted this hour-long event as part of their ongoing lessons from history series. >> i'm david gregory. what a great opportunity for me to be part of this conversation with these two wonderful historians. about presidential leadership, lessons from history. will have some discussion among the three of us. all of us will join in on the discussion. and to reflect on presidential leadership in the broader lessons in history. i do want to point out that this is an on the record meeting for those of you who care about that. up. an hour world open there are two folks that need any introduction. leadership in turbulent times, which i have a copy of. april in 1865, the month that saved america in 1934. the former historian and residence and counsel in foreign

doris kearns goodwin blurbed it. h. w. brands blurbed it. it is about an election in which the republicans should not have won and did by being a uniter, and a uniter from start to finish. the democrat was the divider. what happened was it changed the politics of a broken era, the gilded age, and ushered in a 36 year period of republican dominace. something is going to happen like that in the future. somebody is going to find, democrat or republican, find the way to unite the country, and if they are successful as president, then it will change the politics of america. >> we are going to have to call it there. we are out of time. margaret spellings, dan bartlett, karl rove, mark mckinnon. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2018] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> every weekend, american history tv brings you 48 hours of unique programming, exploring our nation's past. to view our schedule and archive of our prog

doris kearns goodwin, is a presidential historian and author of the new book, leadership in turbulent does he fit the profile of a great american leader? he had humility. he said his mother said do not speak about either. he tells his mother he scored three goals and she said how did the team do? he came back from really dying in world war ii and several losses. the one problem that was not really bridged was his communication skills with the american people. he was so good when he talked individually to people. he built a coalition that really worked and other leaders in the world knew him. he fits pretty well. my argument would be if we do notjudge him asa argument would be if we do notjudge him as a presidential historian, the verdict of history has been reached, the fact he had so many different public servicejobs the fact he had so many different public service jobs at a time when public service jobs at a time when public service jobs at a time when public service is not looked on with our no, it is extraordinaire, congress gone a cia, battered to the un, president, vice presiden

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doris kearns goodwin said it right this is about the shared heritage.ans feel like they belong today, about possibilities lay ahead, lie ahead. her point is well-taken, these moments allow you to feel the history of the country and belonging. stuart: well-said. ashley? ashley: looking forward to the eulogies. bush 43, george h.w. bush's son, will present obviously heart-felt eulogy. we'll hear from jon meachum, the presidential historian biographer who knew bush 41 very well. brian poll -- mulrooney, canadian prime minister, very good friends. he spoke at reagan's funeral in 2004. we'll hear from former republican senator from wyoming, alan simpson, who has known the bushes going back to the 60's, very, very tight friend of bush 41. they would go hunting and fishing together. he will have unique perspective. stuart: former senator alan simpson, when he was writing the eulogy, he will deliver today, he cried writing the eulogy so he would not cry in the national cathedral today. liz: we will see if that works. stuart: i met al lan simpson a few times. i'