arthur brown, noted architect in the city, wanted for a while to build a tower. he had become very interested in persian towers. it was the 1930's. it was all about machinery and sort of this amazing architecture, very powerful architecture. he convinced the rec park commission that building a tower in her memory would be the thing to do with her money. >> it was going to be a wonderful observation place because it was one of the highest hills in the city anywhere and that that was the whole reason why it was built that high and had the elevator access immediately from the beginning as part of its features. >> my fear's studio was just down the street steps. we were in a very small apartment and that was our backyard. when they were preparing the site for the coit tower, there was always a lot of harping and gripinwh they would choose this beautiful pristine area to do them in was a big question. as soon as the coit tower was getting finished and someone put in the idea that it should be used for art, then, all of a sudden, he was excited about the coit tower. it

ar thour brown is editor of the new york daily news editorial page. arthur, welcome to you.retty unequivocal here in this piece. you know, anthony weiner cannot be mayor. my first question to you is, what is it that bothers you the most? is it the lies? or is it the fact that one year after he left congress, he was still sexting? >> well, i think you have to look at the totality of the circumstances, the totality of the events, and the totality of the man as she's shown himself to be. anthony weiner by his behavior has demonstrated that he does not have the self-control, the judgment, the maturity, the stability or the honesty to be mayor of the city of new york. i think it's just that simple. >> what do you make of his words that we caught on camera just this morning outside of his apartment saying this isn't about me. this is about new york. this is about the middle class. this is about education. what would you say back to him? >> let's take him at his word. why should new york risk getting into city hall a mayor who has shown that he has a tendency to lie when necessary

john alcott and arthur whitten brown? >> i was just on a flight coming from dublin a couple of weeks ago and i was thinking, this chicken here is very tepid. >> then i had to remember that the very flight, the very first flight was 2 rap men who had come out of that bath of dying that was the first world war, 25 million dead, an they took a vickers and they redesigned it, replaced the bombays with petrol tanks, in other words, took the war out of the machine and they flew across the ocean for 17 hours, open cockpit, freezing, and shivering, a little bit of brandy and a couple of sandwiches, and here i was thinking, yes, this chicken is a little tepid. >> i was, how spoiled do we get it was a beautiful journey and a propound journey, and it was a linking of the continents through the air. they also carried the very first transatlantic mail. >> rose: do they have fabric, really, as far as -- >> cloth. >> cloth made in northern ireland, linen, linen cloth held together with wood, a couple of screws and two huge rolls royce e

. >> host: and another tweet from zack brown who says the democrats may regret this if they lose the majority in the senate come 2014. arthurg us from pennsylvania. independent line. your take on all of this, arthur? >> caller: yes, sir. i'll make it quick. >> host: sure. >> caller: i was press secretary to senator hartkey when he fill lu busterred on -- filibustered on the floor. i only have one question. we have a constitutional government. majority wins. that's all. and the rules of the senate don't override the constitution. and i admire mr. reid when he was assistant -- or deputy leader of the democratic party in my day, but i'm 93 years old. we have a constitution to follow. why don't we follow it? that's all i have. >> host: hey, arthur -- >> caller: the constitution talks about majority rule. goes back through france to athens. good-bye, thank you. >> host: stay with me for a minute. you with us, arthur? you still with us? >> caller: yes, thank you. >> host: when did you work here in washington, what years? >> guest: oh, my, half of my life. i was down there with mr.-- [inaudible] was a friend of mine, i was persona