congresswoman pelosi quoted abraham lincoln earlier. i think what he also said 150 years at the dedication of the national cemetery at gettysburg applies as much today as it did then. lincoln said that the world will little note nor long remember what we said here, but it can never forget what they did. over 2900 people were killed 10 years ago in the attacks on the world trade center. for the 16 of those who perished or our brother and sister firefighters -- 416 of those who perished work our brother and sister firefighters. 25,000 other lives worse. because of them. none of us will ever forget where we were on the morning of september 11, 2001. at police headquarters in san francisco, we watched in horror as the images were replayed on every channel. we learned one of the airplane is believed to be hijacked was heading to san this is good. later, we learned flight 93 went down in pennsylvania. in the days that followed, we heard stories of incredible heroism in which the passengers engaged and saved the lives of others. as we came to

abraham lincoln was a hated man. the south despised him for obvious reasons and many in the north loathed lincoln as well. he had enemies everywhere. he knew it in fact, he knew he was going to be assassinated. we proved that in the book. yet, lincoln did what was necessary to preserve the union to strike down slavery and to reunite the country after the war. it was a brilliant achievement. only lincoln's strength of character. only that made it happen. every american should know the true story of president lincoln. should be taught in every classroom. and it should be widely discussed because today in america only strong leadership will bring this country back. abraham lincoln's example should lead the way. that's the memo. now for the top story tonight. what about american leadership? is it on display anywhere? joining us from washington, fox news analyst mary katharine ham and from tampa florida juan williams author of the big new book muzzled. is president obama a strong leader. >> before i answer that question.

i see the count 000, 0er zero at be a ham -- abraham lincoln, zero at washington, three at lowell. i see jrotc section two, i see zero at abraham lincoln, zero at galileo, zero at george washington, i see four in a class at lowell high school. which you want to put another instructor. zero at mission and zero at phillip. so i'm looking at jrotc rivalry. i see zero, abraham lincoln, zero balboa, zero at galileo, zero at washington. i see two at lowell. i see zero at mission high school and zero at burton. so a lot of these class sizes are very, very small. i'm looking at also, let's see, i could look at another class here. naval science one, i see zero at lincoln, zero at balboa, zero at washington, zero at lowell, zero at mission and 84 at burton. so it's sort of the same numbers across the board here. so i'm sort of wondering, even with these class sizes, how many sections does a teacher teach or how many sections of jrotc are there in a school day , how many students are instructors actually teaching and, you know, we're not including students who participate after school. we are

we do know that henry clay did know abraham lincoln. the must've been some kind of relationship based on this artifact. >> we have a little less than 20 minutes left. henry clay is the first of our 14 contenders at our look in american -- at our look at american history. let us take a call from robin. >> i have three questions. i will try to go really fast. claes contradictions were mentioned. i am curious to know whether he changed his mind or, was it merely political posturing? >> the second question, another caller mentioned the two cassius clay's. i am curious whether henry clay or any of this household members or immediate family members had any known slave descendants like jefferson. politicians also -- have -- politicians often have a political lineage. is it known if any other prominent politicians share henry clay's minutes. >> before you go, have you been here? we lost her. abolitionists -- a position change or posturing? >> i think it would be wrong to call henry clay and abolitionist. he was definitely not an abolitionist. h

. >> i was charged with first-degree murder of my friend abraham shakespeare.e was a florida lottery winner and they say i siphoned off his money and killed him. and i didn't do that. i don't like horror movies and i'm not going to be a part of one. they're saying that i shot him twice in the chest and that he died and that i buried him, and that i hid his death. >> moore says she's anything but a cold-blooded killer. >> i'm like a big kid. i like disney and mickey mouse and tinkerbell and stuff. i would love a world where i lived at walt disney world all day. >> but for the past eight months, moore has been living in a very different world. the jail's female confinement unit where she is held in her cell away from other inmates, due in part to the intense media coverage of her case. >> because she's in the news and because of her charges. if you put her back in a pod you don't know how another inmate is going to react to what she is allegedly accused of. so for her own safety, it's better that she's back here. >> moore has collected some of the many newspaper

we talk about our greatest president, abraham lincoln. when he meets harriet beecher stowe, six, something like that. at least six. barely 5 feet tall. lincoln looked down at her and said, you all the little lady who started the big war. and in no way at is true, but it is all because of the fugitive slave law. zachary taylor might have pulled it off. might have pulled off. had more union states command in might have been able to abolish slavery constitutionally with a constitutional amendment. more states to more legislatures. okay. it might have been a lot different, i argue. >> along with kennedy, chairman, mckinley, taylor, all ranked above kulich. one other gentlemen, here with the pin on the front of your book. >> that was the publishers idea. >> u.s. grand. >> well, let's talk about him. here is a gentleman who had a larger spin around and abraham lincoln. the american people adored him. historians did not. two elections after the civil war. let us have peace. on the other hand let us have peace, but the cost of the war was slavery

the patriarch abraham is said to be buried in hebron the city is one of the holiest places in judaism. one must realize that hebron historically has always been a jewish city can give and founded his kingdom here in hebron. little foot for our forefathers abraham isaac and jacob and their wives are all here in hebron so it has been a jewish place for thousands of years. no political stunt if that's what this state is a jewish state and we are here to stay because four thousand years ago god promised this land to the jewish family live what we have a divine right to this land seeking neither through war nor violence but as a gift from god. you're a trader. may your name be forgotten there was. a low there we are from jerusalem today judas shoulder the former soldier in hebron informs journalists diplomats and others about the situation in hebron if someone is willing to listen someone is willing to syria i don't have a right not to pick the reason why i wake up in the morning and i go to sleep at night and then the next morning i wake up and still do what i do is because i don't have a

we talk about our greatest president, abraham lincoln.ut harriet beecher stowe -- lincoln was at least 6 ft. 4. harriet beecher stowe was five feet tall. lincoln looked down at her and that you are the lady who started the big war. that is true. but it is the fugitive slave law and the polarization grows. zachary taylor might have pulled it off. had more union states come in they might have been able to abolish slavery constitutionally with a constitutional amendment. more states and legislators and history might have been a lot different. >> host: truman and mckinley and zachary taylor ranked above calvin coolidge. one other gentleman is here on the front of your book with a pin in his face. ulysses s. grant. >> guest: let's talk about him. here is a gentleman with a larger funeral than abraham lincoln. the american people adored him. they trusted him. two elections after the civil war, let us have peace. on the other hand let us have peace but everybody argues it was slavery, the southern said it was slavery and wanted to extend and the

want a foot for our forefathers abraham isaac and jacob and their wives are all birds here in hebron peace so it has been a jewish place for thousands of years. was . the. last of this little book no committee for the stone to be this state is a jewish state nicholas and we are here to stay because four thousand years ago promised this lambs to the jewish family live would. we have a divine right to this land neither through war nor violence but as a gift from god's. love. you're a trader. may your name be forgotten was. was . a low there we are from jerusalem today. the former soldier in hebron informs journalists diplomats and others about the situation in hebron if someone is willing to listen someone is willing to syria i don't have the right not to take the reason why i wake up in the morning and i go to sleep at night and then the next morning i wake up and still do what i do is because i don't have another option because if i'm not part of the solution i'm part of the problem. i can do it in a different way and do it in a different place israel is my home this is where i live.

anti-slavery, when abraham lincoln ran for the u.s. senate in illinois against steven a. douglas, the democrat n1858 and precipitated those great lincoln/douglas debates, the republican party slogan that year, the slogan under which abraham lincoln ran his campaign was vanquish the twin despotisms, catholicism and slavery. and those two strains of the republican party were essential for it success. in fact, in be 1860 -- in 1860 when abraham lincoln went to the white house and was elected president, the 16th president of the united states, many of his votes came from protestant working men in the cities who could care less about the slavery issue, but they knew the republican party as the evangelical christian party stood for the rights of protestants over the rights of roman catholics and wanted to restrict the rights of roman catholics. the problem was, of course, by injecting evangelical religion into the political process, it polarized the political process. our system of government governs best from the center. our system of gover

>> well, let's talk about him, larger than abraham lincoln had. a historian's didn't like him. to elections after the civil war he went against them, on the other hand, let us have peace but the cause of the war of slavery where everybody argues against slavery no questions the southerners said it was slavery dillinger extent, the north knew it was slavery even the young of mr. lincoln knew the slave labor and ellinwood to drive down the price you name it whether it was an economic calls or morrill it was about slavery. grant had the idea that this could be a war patrician and the total war que ticket to the population and we're going to describe the enemy capacity. so lincoln got the idea to use his extraordinary powers as commander in chief to destroy the enemy's capacity to make the war to free your sleeves. okay, some people say the proclamation freed no one. they knew frederick douglass had is sent along during the south telling people what to do now? run to the union lines, and he got the idea why don't we put them in the army? we magnified the war of attrition. no end of

. >> i was charged with first-degree murder of my friend, abraham shakes sheer.was a florida lottery winner and they say i siphoned off his money and i didn't do that. i'm not going to be a part of that. they're saying that i shot him twice in the chest and that he died and that i buried him, and that i hid his death. >> moore says she's anything but a cold-blooded killer. >> i'm like a big kid. i like disney and mickey mouse and tinkerbell and stuff. i would love a world where i lived at walt disney world. >> for the past eight months moore has been living in a very different world, the jail's female confinement unit where she is held in her cell away from other inmates, due in part to the intense media coverage of her case. >> because she's in the news and because of her charges. if you put her back in a pod you don't know how another inmate is going to react to what she is allegedly accused of. so for her own safety, it's better that she's back here. >> moore has collected some of the many newspaper reports on her case. >> "woman charged in millionaire's murde

this is a myth that more books have been written about abraham lincoln than any other historical figure other than jesus christ. but a lot of writers have proven there is always something new to be said. whether bill o'reilly has that, lot of scholars have devoted their lives to writing about abraham lincoln in. >> host: new book on jack kennedy and it has a november release. >> it will be a cool book. because of his journalism career he could speak with people who knew kennedy and all parts of his life then to piece together stories that other people told him. is there is the chance it could have new things we have not seen before. >> there is a bookstore in chicago devoted entirely to books and abraham lincoln i thought there could be another bookstore devoted just to kennedy. >> >> host: bob minzesheimer what is the state of the publishing industry that it is an transformation and decline. >> this better shape than the newspaper industry. not as good a shape as 1920. there seems to be no decline in the number of books being published but for readers it is a good time. talk about the

abraham lincoln was a republican himself. in modern days, there were probably aspects of both of those. the democratic party has a lot of the simple fractions of the whig party, some business oriented sections, come from the whig party. in a sense, he lives on in both parties. maybe he does not live on and not in both parties. ridgy now and both parties. -- enough in both parties. >> comments on that question? >> you mentioned the 1830's. you have the rise of the anti- slavery society who becomes a form. he does develop some democratic ideals. he is definitely against the idea in congress, which many southerners and northerners wanted for the sake of freedom. he overrules that idea. he wants these petitions. even though he does not support it, he wants it heard. >> before we get too far into the 1830's, we have not spent time on one of the three great compromises he is known for. the missouri compromise. will you talk about the politics around that? >> missouri wanted to come into the union in 1820. the question is -- would i

abrahams. nancy, in just a moment. but i want some dark matter. and dark matter are in theory of it was originated in part by you, back in the 80s, correct? when you fought the battle of, is there dark matter? because there is nothing sensory about dark matter. you can't look tat under a microscope, correct? >> right. >> how do you know it exists? >> by the affects on the motions of other objects and also because it bends light. >> you're talking about gravity? >> yes, it has gravity. >> is it a benign gravity? >> well, gravity never sleeps and it can cause terrible destruction. for example near black holes. so gravity certainly is benign for us. it's what is keeping us in our seats. but it can have very bad affects if you happen to slip at the edge of a precipice. >> what did it -- what did dark matter do that was constructive for the evolution of the universe, the evolution of the earth? the earth is about 5 billion years old? >> 4.6 billion years old. >> when did man get here? >> it depends on how you define man. >> hom nids. >> hom nids about

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the overriding arch is abraham lincoln himself. what a good, decent, compassionate man he was. wrote this book so even bernie could read it. >> that ain't right. bernie is smarter than i am. >> bill: it's for high school dropouts, but it's exciting and a thriller. the real reason i wrote this book is because i know most people don't read history books and they certainly don't teach it in school. i've got a history degree. i didn't know 90% of this. people need it know when they vote for president in 2012, they need to know what the gold standard of leadership is for this country and it is abraham lincoln. tomorrow, "the view "and jon stewart. i believe i may be a pinhead for forcing myself upon the nation. i'm trying very hard to figure out a way to get all five of "the view" ladies off stage so i can hijack the hour, except elizabeth. she can stay. that's it for us tonight. please check out the website. spout off about "the factor" anywhere in the world. name and town, name and town, name and town if you wish to opine. word of the day, do not be definitely looking out for you.

gentlemen, what new can we bring to the table regarding abraham lincoln's assassination? >> i'm actually interviewing bill o'reilly next week, and that's going to be one of my questions. i'm going to be reading that book this weekend. although i believe, i think this is a fact or maybe it's a myth that more books have been written about abraham lincoln than any other historical figure other than jesus christ. but i think a lot of writers have proven that there's always something new to be said, some new insight even if it's not a new fact. now, whether bill o'reilly has that, i'm not sure. a lot of scholars have devoted their entire lives to writing about lincoln. >> jason boog, chris matthews' new book on jack kennedy, "elusive hero." simon & schuster's november release. >> yeah, i think it's going to be a cool book. he actually is taking stories, because of his journalism career, he's been able to speak with people who knew kennedy at all different parts of his life. so matthews is piecing together stories other people told him into a kind of a new narrative. so i think

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