susan swain: the name of the book is the interpretation of legal text by antonin scalia and brian eckhart. thank you very much. ♪ announcer: >> for a dvd copy of this program, call 1-877-672-7726. to give us your comments about this program, visit q&a.org. programs are also available as c-span podcasts. ♪ >> the reality is the best presidents, the greatest presidents, have been willing to recognize they were not the smartest person in the room and surround themselves with people they thought were smarter than themselves. announcer: sunday night, robert gates discusses his look. mr. gates has served under several presidents, most recently president george w bush and barack obama. to believei became very strongly the american people had given the cia a pass on a lot of things because of contract withl the soviet union. i believed after the end of the cold war we would have to be more open about what we did and why we did it and to an extent, how we did it to help the american people better understand why intelligence was important to the government and presidents and why presidents valued i

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susan swain: the name of the book is the interpretation of legal text by antonin scalia and brian eckhartank you very much. ♪ announcer: for a copy of this one-877-672-7726. to give us your comments about this program, called two and eight.org. da.org. podcasts are also available. a brilliant legal -- mind with decisive wit and colorful opinions. he influenced a generation of justice, lawyers, and students and shape the legal landscape. he will not be remembered as one of the most consequential judges and thinkers to serve on the supreme court. justice scalia dedicated his life to the cornerstone of our democracy, the rule of law. tonight, we honor his extraordinary service to our one of theremember towering legal figures of our time. born in scalia was trenton, new jersey to an italian immigrant family. after graduating from georgetown university and harvard law school, he worked in a law firm and top law before entering a life of public service. he rose from assistant attorney general for the office of legal to the judge on the d.c. circuit court court to associate justice of the suprem