so the worst president by unanimous acclimation was buchan buchanan. if i mention this in college audiences, some of the students start thinking buchanan, buchanan, they think pat buchanan might have the one i was talking about. but the president right before lincoln. he had done everything you're supposed to do as president. he thought another person i would actually put down in the bad presidents area, is madison himself. if you look at his presidency, he was probably one of the smartest people to ever be president, but he actually did believe in executive deference to the legislature, in particular foreign policy and he let the country be run into the war of 1812, which is probably the worst war we have ever been involved with from a strategic decision making perspective. we make a lot of money trading between the two, which we always do in wartime. and we decided to declare war against the only country who has a navy and troops on our border. i don't understand the obsession with taking over canada. all the smart canadians moved here anyway. >> it'

do you know how many employees were involved in giving money to buchan buchanan's campaign?> reporter: kasran says there were dozens pressured to give. we also have canceled checks and signed affidavits from other dealerships where people claim they were involved. even allegations this dated back to 2003 when buchanan was alley now, anderson, pressuring employees to give to then president bush's campaign only to be reimbursed through the company. >> so, what happens next? >> reporter: well, if you're waiting on the house ethics committee to act, you could be waiting a long time. that group has a track record of doing almost nothing when it comes to this kind of stuff. but more troubling for the congressman, anderson, are these federal probes, including that grand jury in tampa. we don't know exactly what the investigation is about. but we can tell you it likely has to do with finances and tax records for the man now heading the republican's fund-raising activities in the house. >> wow. drew, keep on it. drew, thank you. >>> a couple more notes on this story. just this aftern

ared at least four separate federal and congressional investigations into florida kickman vern buchan buchananas become an influential figure in the republican party and the congressional campaign committee and sits on the house ways and means committee. investigators are looking into his business practices, campaign finances and an alleged attempt to stop a witness from talking. >>> gm is recalling one of its best-selling small cars. more than 475,000 chevy cruzes are being recalled because of a risk of engine fires. the recall covers all cruzes made from september 2010 and last month. it can modify an engine shield that could create a fire hazard. to christie's auction house in new york where george washington's personal copy of the u.s. constitution and a draft copy of the bill of rights sold for -- drum roll here, $9.8 million. the winning bidder was ann bookout, a regent of the mount vernon association. they were auctioned off in 1976 so you can say the historic documents will now be going home. >>> there's a growing trend among baby boomers, divorcing after decades of marriage. cnn's ath