richard north and smith, annette gordon reed and beverly gauge, thank you all three >> thank you. >>f this day, we turn to hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: there was word today that three americans died in the hostage stand-off in algeria that finally ended over the weekend. a u.s. official told the associated press that seven other americans escaped. it started wednesday when islamist militants linked to al- qaeda attacked a natural gas complex near the libyan border. algerian special forces then launched a series of operations to retake the site. today the prime minister gave his first official death toll. 37 victims, foreign hostages, may god rest their souls. these 37 victims are from eight countries, eight nationalities. of these 37 victims seven until now have not been identified. >> sreenivasan: the prime minister confirmed two canadians were among the 32 attackers. french and mallian forces took back control of a key town from islamist rebels linked to al qaeda. a ground force recaptured diably after the french military released a barrage of air strikes. the rebels fled from

i think now because of annette gordon reed and others we've come to see that the weight is not as disproportionate gavin: promise made, promise kept. >> promise kept. the only people freed in jefferson's will were hemmingses. >> gavin: why the art of power? >> you know this because you've been in the arena. the art of power is the ability to project an ideal, to inspire people to reach a certain place but the capacity to make it real as real as possible. there are two different skill sets being the visionary and orator is one thing and a tactician is another. most people are one or the other. the greatest leaders are the ones who can do both. jefferson was the first figure in the american leadership class to do that. >> gavin: a dreamer and a doer. a philosopher and a maneuverer. >> he knew his way around a committee room. he knew his way around a legislative assembly floor. he knew his way around the presidency. it was an ongoing unfolding education. it started in the 1760s when he was a college opportunity and he was listening to patrick henry and jefferson said henry seemed to speak as homer wr

significan for more on the history and significance of the emancipation proclamation, we turn to annette gordon-reed historian and professor of law at harvard law school. she won the 2009 pulitzer prize in history for her book, "the hemingses of monticello: an american family." of the professor freed, we just saw a long line snaking around the national archive. the event is one thing. how come an object has that kind of power? >> well, it's an iconic document in american history. and americans like to look at things like that to remind us the sort of journey we've been on from the beginning of the country's foundation. the declaration of independence, the emancipation proclamation, are the touch stouns for where we have been and where we hope we are going. >> suarez: i have seen people wait an hour to see, in effect, words. if yogo to ancient cathedrals in europe, let's say, they may wait in long lines to see objects that connect to saints, kings and queens. are we a republic of words? are they so important that we'll wait a long time to see them? >> well, people have said that america is a country