chernow: it is quite a story. went down to city point virginia where grant has his headquarters. , who is showing increasing signs of mental instability, she throws a jealous fit. wifemagines that the young is flirting with her husband. she cannot figure out what is going on. julia grant was there. we all know what happens when you try to intervene in a fight. mary lincoln turns on julia grant. thaturns on her so angrily lincoln thought it was important . julia grant laid down the law to her husband. she said she refused to go to the theater if mary lincoln would be there. they went off to burlington, new jersey. we will never know. >> how to grant managed to win the republican nomination in 1868? hattie showed an aptitude for politics? mr. chernow: not really. it was kind of a great guessing game. no one knew exactly where he stood. in 1868 there was a failed attempt to impeach andrew johnson. he was not convicted. he needed to straddle both wings of the republican party. grant had a funny way of not campaigning

you can read about it in newton and chernow and others.but it is part of the theme of the federal government using the military to back up the strength they are trying to exert with its citizens. it is a federalization model, something that someone like jefferson would have abhorred. other questions? there must be more, it's alexander hamilton. >> was hamilton-related -- hamilton a naval commander in the great lakes? >> i have no idea, i have never looked into that. i know there are several descendents of alexander hamilton who took on great leadership roles in the military. it is incredible when you read about it. but that particular leader, you would have to look it up or ask a descendent. yes, sir? >> i may be dense, but what did washington die from? >> he had gone out on his horse that day in virginia and it was a cold, rainy day, and he got sick from the wet clothing and, of course, what do you do in 1799 when you get sick and have a doctor? they bring in leeches and do bloodletting. that is not going to do better, it is going to make

you can read about it in both newton and chernow and others. but it shows -- it is part of the whole theme that the federal government is going the use the military to back up the strength that they are trying to exert with its citizens. okay? it is a federalization model, something that someone like jefferson would have abhorred as a political opponent. other questions? there must be more. it is alexander hamilton. >> was lawrence hamilton realitied to alexander hamilton? and was he -- related to alexander hamilton and was he a commander in the great lakes in the war of 1812? >> i never looked into that. i know there are several desc d descendants of hamilton who took on great roles in the military. it is incredible when you read on this. but for that particular war of 1812 weld have to look it up or ask a descendant. >> i may be deputies here but what did washington die of? >> he had gone out on his horse that day on his planttation in mount vernon. it was a cold rainy day. he got sick from the wet clothing. what do you do in 179 when you get

ron chernow wrote a biography of grant after his success with hamilton so there became a new wave of people talking about it and reassessing grant. my friend rutherford b. hayes has not had that biography. [laughter] grant also, when president obama liked to say i am a writer, he was a best-selling writer and he is writing his memoir now, he would look at all of the other presidential writings and the one that stood out was grant's memoir, which grant wrote with the help of mark twain. it is not about his presidency but nevertheless, it is an enduring book, the memoirs of grant, that live on forever. the stocks of these presidents rise and fall. i was once director of the eisenhower center. we always thought ike was going to go up, up, up because the fiscal conservatives like him, and the liberals like him because the industrial military complex speech, and brown decision with earl warren, and the fact of like ike. he is fifth. it was always truman holding that spot. now you see eisenhower coming straight up. and also part of it is because we have a new appreciation of ike as a perso

and now i'm about to whip up something delicious with the help of restauranteur and chef michael chernow. welcome to my kitchen. >> thank you for letting us into your home and for teaching me how to make this. i want to share with everybody, it's so easy and delicious. take us through the steps because it's a breeze. >> certainly. this has got to be one of the most cool and easy recipes you could possibly do for making amazing coffee. very, very simple. we've got two tablespoons of instant coffee. okay? >> yep. >> we've got two tablespoons of sugar. >> check. >> and the last ingredient in this amazing concoction is a quarter cup of water. all right? >> got it. >> simply, you can use a manual whisker, or if you've got an electric whisker at home, it definitely makes for an easier time.this ig to t ease, iyou >> i'm goingo turn on mine so excuse me. talk maybe a little bit louder. >> okay. i'm going to also whisk a little bit. >> tell everybody how they can do it with either. >> you want to make sure that you're getting some air into this. you can see that it's literally coming together so