. >> part one of our interview with pulitzer prize-winning author david gero, talking about his bookch covers president obama's life up to winning the presidency. political barack's aspirations and sense of destiny lead him to push sheila e. eger aside. baker aside --yeager aside. newhouse, who everyone in black chicago believed could never go higher because he was married to a white woman. so it is in the political tradition of black chicago in the late 1980's, in the early 1990's, that for a black man to aspire to represent black chicago, it is necessary to have a black spouse. >> sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's q and a. "washington journal" continues. host: back at our table, scott perry is a member of the homeland security committee here al

. >> part one of our interview with david gero.ook,ks about his "rising star," >> i think his political aspirations and sense of destiny lead him to push sheila e. eger aside. during that time it was a well-known political figure in chicago, hugely respected man. senator dick newhouse that everyone believed could never go higher because he was married to a white woman. it is in the political tradition of black chicago in the late 1980's, the early 1990's, that for a black man to aspire to represent black chicago, it is necessary to have a black spouse. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on q&a.

. >> part one of the interview with david gero. he talks about his book "rising star: the making of barack obama." >> i think that's barack's political aspirations and sense of destiny leads him to push sheila a side. during that time, there was a well-known political figure in chicago, hugely respected man, did new house. everyone believed that he could never go higher because he was married to a white woman. it is in the political tradition of a black chicago and the lady 1980's -- in the late 1980's, that for a black man to aspire isrepresent black chicago necessary to have a black spouse. >> sunday night at 8 p.m. eastern, on q&a. been 45 years since the break-in at the watergate hotel. on june 17, 1972. on a tour of the watergate exhibit at the richard nixon presidential library and museum, timothy explains what happened. you can listen to the president himself with interviews after he left office, not by us, but by the private mix and foundation. he talks about dirty tricks. >> this thing happens in campaigns. i don't particu

. >> part one of our interview with david gero who talks about his book "rising star." which covers the life of barack obama up to his winning the presidency. >> i think that his political aspirations and sense of destiny aside.m to push yaeger during that time, there was a well-known political figure in chicago, hugely respected man, senator dickon newhouse who everybody in black chicago could never go higher -- in black chicago believes could never go higher because he is married to a white woman. it is in the tradition of black chicago in the early 1990's that for a black man to aspire to it isent black chicago, necessary to have a black spouse. >> sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern. lectures inn history, paul marino teaches a class on 1950's american culture. he describes how post-world war ii society changed due to the baby boom, suburbanization, and the emergence of teenage culture. here is a preview. families, the chief institution by which these, by which individuals are socialized, and families of victorians, it goes without saying but it was monogamous and hete