c-span: arthur herman, what made douglas macarthur so controversial?> guest: well, a number of things. there was the aspect of his personality. there was an aspect of his politics. and then there's also simply be, what can i say, the business of the man. i will start with that first. here is someone who was a major american figure for more than half a century, someone who commanded american troops in action and help to shape american war policy in not one, not two but three world wars, world war i, world war ii and the cold war and here's somebody who with the pulse -- possible exception of franklin roosevelt, was presided at more advanced and made more decisions that shaped 20 century united states then come i can't think of anybody else with the exception of fdr. there was his politics. he was considered republican, which didn't rope well with the democratic presidency of the work with particularly fdr and harry truman but he wasn't a conservative taft republican. he was not someone that taft republicans ranchers in overturning aspects of the new dea

of this is a new book to be written by arthur herman. i'm trying to get it done so i don't have to carry another book i will soon be done with. i was meeting with john meacham describing a book and this is probably the next one on my list the story of two world war ii leaders in britain and the united states and their relationship. i think john meacham is a great author and he's bright and sma smart. this isn't a brand-new book but it's one i've read. i keep track of what books i read, and again not a one of fiction but it has to do with the history of the country that folks are inspiring and gives you insight into how they conducted their lives and did things that perhaps make a difference. but kind of politics i just finished reading alter egos about the relationship between secretary clinton and president obama as it relates to national security and the state department kind of issues to rival in the primary and the same administration so to get a feel for what's going on in the washingtonwashington, d.c. in ti work but certainly don'

. ♪ arthur herman, what made douglas macarthur so controversial? >> guest: a number of things.hink there is an aspect of his personality, an aspect of his politics. and then there is also simply the what can i say, the business of the man. and i and i will start with that first, here is someone who is a major american figure for more than half a century. someone who commanded american troops in action and help to shape american war policy, and now were, but three world war worse. world war i, world war ii and the cold war. here is somebody who really, with the possible exception of franklin roosevelt was presided at more events and made more decisions that shape the history of the 20th century united states then i think anybody else. with the exception of fdr. there. there is politics, he was a conservative republican which did not rub well with the democrat presidents he to work with, particularly fdr and harry truman. but he wasn't a conservative taft republican. he was not someone is taft republicans were interested in overturning aspects of the new deal and the incipient we

about him other than he's been somewhat counter the shorthand this is a new book to be written by arthur herman and i am learning about douglas macarthur the general and military leader. i'm just a few pages from being done with this book and i'm trying to get it done before i get on airplanes i don't have to do another one. just this week i was having with a historian and author speaking describing a book and this is the next one on my list franklin and winston the story about two world war leaders in great britain and the united states and their relationship. i think jon meacham is a great author who is very smart and bright and i love to read what he writes and this is a brand-new book but it's one i haven't read thi so that is onen my list. but i keep track of what books i read and again, not a book of fiction. the things that have to do with the work i do here and about people in the history of the country tha but hopefully our inspiring and give you insight and make a difference. but thwith the current politicst finished reading alter ego the story about the relationship between secretary

but, arthur herman has been our guest.american warrior, it's been a final list for the pulitzer prize. thank four joining us welfare >> then cass sunstein talks about history, politics and the movie star wars. the book is "the world according to star wars". and then eric bowling of fox news on his book, wake up america. after that new yorker journal t journalist. >> host: the author here is boston globe reporter, malcolm gay. mr. gaha

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analyst arthur herman says it is cause for concern. are we that there will be some sort of shenanigans? >> i'm not confident. i doubt if you are confident and i doubt if anybody on either political party or at the white house or the national security agency is really thinking about this as a problem a concerted deal with. the fact is we've come to realize how much i'm kind of incremental approach to cybersecurity, drain tube filled a grin bigger firewalls, deeper and deeper cybertrenches. we are not realizing that we will be neat to think about this in a very different way, especially when it comes to cyberattacks by the two principal antagonists we face in the cybersphere, russia and china. this is one of the things we should think about before the election comes so we don't have a situation in which russian hackers are chinese hackers or romanian hackers are able to manipulate our election results. charles: what i find stunning as a lot of these high-profile cases simply come from the e-mail phishing stuff i get on my computer. someo

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