announcer: from our studios in new york city, this is "charlie rose." charlie: he is an author and national correspondent for "the atlantic," where he writes about politics and social issues. his latest cover story is about president barack obama. it is called "my president was black: a history of the first african-american white house and of what came next." i'm pleased to have him back at this table. welcome. it is great to have you back in america. congratulations on the national book award. ta-nehisi: thank you. thank you. charlie: how was paris? ta-nehisi: i can't lie, i loved it. charlie: was it the uniqueness of paris or something even more? ta-nehisi: no, i think it was more. things that may sound superficial that are very