bryan. the speech so galvanized that convention. without that speech, he would not have been nominated. jump forward, stevenson, who does not want to run, delivers a welcoming address to the democrats. jump forward 50 years, barack obama, in effect, delivers a keynote. so you can still -- the the connection between bryan and obama is one speech can make a career. >> did he have any other government jobs? >> he was a congressman from nebraska. and he was a lousy secretary of state. >> for whom? >> for woodrow wilson. >> i wouldn't say he was lousy. he retired and resigned over a principled issue. and i always wondered why people like cyrus vance, why americans don't design when there's an issue of principle? >> his commitment to principle and still think he was a failure. >> you remember what cyrus vance resigned about? >> he did not. he opposed something and it did not. >> i thought he stepped down? >> i don't think so. we'll check. >> i thought he quit over the attempted rescue. i thought it was the rescue. >> i thought he -- >> so you think he did resign? >> i think so. >> so we're giving him a bad wrap. >>