>> from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. author and is an correspondent for "the atlantic" where he writes about politics and social issues. his latest article is about president barack obama. it is called "my president was black: a history of the first african-american white house and what came next." it is great to have you back in america. congratulations on the national book award. how was paris? >> i can't lie, i loved it. it the uniqueness of paris or something even more? >> things that may sound superficial that are very important to me like food. the food was great.