in the morning he did refrn end burchard and in the evening delmonco's restaurant.was immediately reported to the press as the feast. >> another name, the boodle feast or something. >> before the presidential bids 13 years in the u.s. house of representatives during the period of reconstruction. we're in his study and he has his congressional desk there. and the period of time of reconstruction, where was he on the issues regarding reconstruction? >> it's interesting, my sense is that he was largely a moderate, which would have helped to make him provide some balm to the nation if they say he was quite auk sesful in taking congress, one of the most difficult times of its history and smoothing a lot of feathers. but he was an early advocate of black sufferage which would not have been considered a modern position. my sense was that was more op opener tune is tick. because it was important to give blacks the vote so they would vote republican and vote for him. >> he also had -- we talked about his enemies, he had a very well known enemy rosco konkling. >> he's a congr