we laugh, but at one point that was the old historiography, assuming that somehow andrew johnson was carrying out what abraham lincoln would have done and the radical republicans to the republicans got in the way of that. i think it would be fair to say that lincoln extemporized, he sort of made stuff up on the fly as he had to do under the circumstances and is clear that is gross was decelerating in the days before he died. he had a conversation about allowing some african-americans to vote, once or educated in landowning choice. it's pretty easy to imagine that he would have evolved in a way that would have fallen somewhere between the radical and moderate factions. >> there were very safe in their homes. it was a terrible thing. they swapped them off. when nikolai was working as the grand marshal of the supreme court he had an office in the capital. so they decided that there would keep the bulk of them there. the theory was that houses burned down frequently, but they figure the capitol was made out of marble. they had a close scare with that. before they came into possession of

we laugh, but at one point that was the old historiography, assuming that somehow andrew johnson was carrying out what abraham lincoln would have done and the radical republicans to the republicans got in the way of that. i think it would be fair to say that lincoln extemporized, he sort of made stuff up on the fly as he had to do under the circumstances and is clear that is gross was decelerating in the days before he died. he had a conversation about allowing some african-americans to vote, once or educated in landowning choice. it's pretty easy to imagine that he would have evolved in a way that would have fallen somewhere between the radical and moderate factions. >> there were very safe in their homes. it was a terrible thing. they swapped them off. when nikolai was working as the grand marshal of the supreme court he had an office in the capital. so they decided that there would keep the bulk of them there. the theory was that houses burned down frequently, but they figure the capitol was made out of marble. they had a close scare with that. before they came into possession of

tradition going back to andrew johnson, he invited baseball teams to 1600 pennsylvania avenue after theand even presidents can get as excited as athletes. >> let's get a good picture. he wants to do himself a -- do a selfie. come on. [laughter] [applause] >> so innocent at the time. david ortiz posted it at twitter, and it retweeted it added i plus million dwellers -- samsung retweeted them to all of their followers. they must really have something here. >> without getting into counsel discussions, i can tell you that the white house objects to attempt to use the residence likeness fors commercial purposes, we certainly object in this case. >> the white house is not too happy after learning that. the president was duped into thinking this was an innocent selfie. a samsung spokesperson would not comment on the rebuke from the white house. it is hallowed ground cover that is why some are obsessed with getting the answer to a question that everyone knows the answer to. >> is there any other job you would be interested in? [laughter] [applause] comptroller of the state of illinois? >> not r

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renominated and actually as well to oversee that messy business of replacing hannibal hamlin with andrew johnson's. he also counted on nikolai to become -- to go to new york and sort out a mass of patronage appointments, the political boss of new york, the key to reelection because new york would not have gone for lincoln without him. he trusted neck latigo handle this. the relationship between the boys and lincoln was pretty incident. frequently sent out for weeks at a time on these kinds of sensitive political and military missions but careful to make sure that one was always at the white house, they kept in close contact with each other and exchanged frequent humorous observations about the first couple, the cabinet, leading military figures. in private they referred to lincoln as the tycoon or the ancient. their relationship with mary todd lincoln was a little less affectionate. they dubbed her the hellcat. by their own estimation hay and nikolai were the daily and nightly witnesses of the incidents, anxieties, fears, and hopes which pervaded the executive mansion and the national capital. the

next, let's go to an article from national review online where andrew johnson reports that the rnc chairman says harry reid is so dirty and unethical that some of these things have to happen. you have to put a marker down. inspired by a similar letter put forward by the louisiana gop, the complaint states that reid has violated city rolled over two which state senators cannot use taxpayer-funded resources and services for political and partisan purposes. is the rnc alleges that reid use exhibit official website said his office twitter account. going after republicans, the koch brothers, and others. first call is from san martin, california. us your thoughts on senate majority leader harry reid. i love harry reid, i do. i think he has been correct on everything. i love the way he handled the shutdown. i far as the koch brothers, am glad he is bringing it to light. ofope more americans know them. i have watched many programs regarding them and americans for prosperity. they have been on shows like "frontline." they have been behind the climate change deniers and reports that deny that people,

andrew young, with john lewis, with julian bond, president clinton. it was like a reunion of the righteous, reunion of the warriors, all celebrating what lyndon johnsondid not deal with how things are now back to almost where we were in 1964. we've all been positive and feeling good about it. but things are not so good either. >> no, i do want to talk about sort of that retrenchment we're seeing among a lot of people saying that all that you and as you said the other warriors you fought for, just for one second, i want to have you take us back at the time. what did all of you young people who were in a lot of cases, young men and women fighting for the basic civil rights of african-americans in the south, what did you all think of lyndon johnson? >> for me, he was my hero. he was a guy from the south who stood in the well of the congress and said, we shall overcome. he was a guy who confronted richard russell, the senator from the state where i lived and was born, and said, i'm going to do this. and that was -- now, keep in mind that government by its very nature is not an initiating body, it's a responding, responsive entity. and so lyndon johnson h

andrew young who was of course a civil rights leader as well. he said it was only after the civil rights act was passed and he realized how many phone conversations took place between president johnsonrdinating in such a close way to try to get that landmark piece of legislation passed. i think you'll hear president obama talk about how complicated the struggle was historically as he sits the stage for these current battles that we're discussing. >> i want to play a bit of your conversation with andrew young who marched with dr. king and mayor in atlanta, congressman and ambassador. let's watch. >> what was that like to be served in a restaurant where you just been denied service a few days before? >> well, you know, it's amazing how easy the transition was. i think that's the credit to the church in the south. the south was always wanting to be law abiding and religious. and this was a case where the law and the religion were clashing. and when the laws changed to make it possible to live together as brothers and sisters, we knew then we would not perish together as fools. >> and kristen welker was talking about all of those conversations. you've listened to all of those tapes. >>

andrew ross sorkin alongside joe kernen and michelle caruso-cabrera. s&p looking up close to 5 points higher. a couple of pieces of news. johnson time ago the company earned an adjusted $1.54. the company increased earnings guidance for a full year 2014 to $5.80 a share and $5.90 per share. we will see what happens there. joe, the other big news, coca-cola. >> reported 45 minutes ago, an hour ago. mukhtar kent, chairman and ceo of coca-cola. good to see you. how are you? >> good to see you. thank you for having me. >> whatever you're a company the size of coca-cola, even getting a 5% gain for earnings per share, it's not a given. what initiatives that you instituted have you been able to at least beat slightly some of these expectations, mukhtar? >> well, we are beginning to get our momentum back here in in the beginning of 2014. we have grown 2%. it's the smallest quarter of the year. we are please the we have been able to gain 2% on volume. also 2% on currency neutral adjusted revenues. and operating income growth on 7% on those numbers on a currency neutral basis. so pleased that we're cycling a 4% from prior year. it has sh

johnson, tylenol, the gold standard here. >> how much weight have you lost? >> i've lost more pounds than i am old. >> you've lost your age. >> happy birthday to andrew's motherhe hard part is april fool's day. you hear from everybody. every old girlfriend, every coach, every practical joke. >> justice alito and rachel maddow. >> will rogers said about practical jokes on this day, the problem with practical jokers, many get elected. >> i'm going to buy you new clothes, though, not for nothing. you're swimming around. >> the vertical stripes started to get bowed, that's when i knew we had a problem. >> we'll see you throughout the day. cnbc will have the full coverage of today's hearing starting at 2:00 p.m. eastern time. >> the camera was on me. i'll come over and sit on your lap. we can do the dummy thing, you know. >> that could be exciting. >> for both of us. coming up -- >> doing these cutaway shots. i don't know where your head is at. >> exactly. we'll be with the ceo of marriott when we come back. nciae financial noise financial noise >>> today marriott has become the largest hotel company in africa. completing its acquisition of protea hospitality grou