david maraniss, a political question. when you look at the reagan legacy mini pointed party election of george herbert walker bush in 1980 as part of that legacy. how did the defeat of hillary clinton affect the people will view the obama legacy? >> guest: i think it will have a large effect on it. i think that first of all that's what barack obama was so important hillary get elected because the policies, policies, particularly healthcare but in every possible way i think when you talk about education or policing or the clintons in the early era did not have a good record on some of those issues, hillary had changed enough that i think she would've extended his policies, and in some places perhaps including immigration push them even further. so in the short market depends of course on whether president trump is president for four years or eight years and what happens after that, but i think that solidifying what obama accomplished is very important that hillary get elected. >> host: let's talk about guns. he said what o

david maraniss, a political question. when you look at the reagan legacy mini pointed party election of george herbert walker bush in 1980 as part of that legacy. how did the defeat of hillary clinton affect the people will view the obama legacy? >> guest: i think it will have a large effect on it. i think that first of all that's what barack obama was so important hillary get elected because the policies, policies, particularly healthcare but in every possible way i think when you talk about education or policing or the clintons in the early era did not have a good record on some of those issues, hillary had changed enough that i think she would've extended his policies, and in some places perhaps including immigration push them even further. so in the short market depends of course on whether president trump is president for four years or eight years and what happens after that, but i think that solidifying what obama accomplished is very important that hillary get elected. >> host: let's talk about guns. he said what o

david maraniss, a political question. when you look at the reagan legacy mini pointed party election of george herbert walker bush in 1980 as part of that legacy. how did the defeat of hillary clinton affect the people will view the obama legacy? >> guest: i think it will have a large effect on it. i think that first of all that's what barack obama was so important hillary get elected because the policies, policies, particularly healthcare but in every possible way i think when you talk about education or policing or the clintons in the early era did not have a good record on some of those issues, hillary had changed enough that i think she would've extended his policies, and in some places perhaps including immigration push them even further. so in the short market depends of course on whether president trump is president for four years or eight years and what happens after that, but i think that solidifying what obama accomplished is very important that hillary get elected. >> host: let's talk about guns. he said what o

david maraniss wrote about detroit. at barack obama's eight years in the white house but the last 15 to 25 years, some of the problems detroit epitomized, what is his legacy and what are the challenges facing the new president donald trump who campaigned on making america great again, helping detroit. >> in terms of the auto industry, the key moment with the ramification terms of when detroit was facing bankruptcy, he did not come in -- that was a political choice. he did things behind-the-scenes that most people don't know about, the staff and treasury department, and located them over there. and other issues. the larger thread is ever since. and something going on for 40 years. and the problems of the cities of america or urban issues, barack obama in some ways in terms of his answer to april explains we have to deal with everything in the cities as well, struggling black population. the direct action that might have had more effective. >> and economic issue, race issue, infrastructure issue. >> and drank the water. t

and david maraniss, has written 11 books. one of them, transfixed. the tone and tenor of the critics barack obama has faced we heard him a moment ago. >> they don't function that the loyal opposition. it seems what we've witnessed over the last eight years of folks who are committed to their ideological position of the prophecy of democracy. >> more so than george w. bush or ronald reagan or richard nixon? >> he was able to assemblies implement his policy. we could actually push this back to the contract with america. they can actually push it back a little further than that. i think what we are witnessing now is in some ways a kind of apex of a general tenor of our politics for its broke into its core. donald trump is an exaggerated indication that the rock at the heart of the beltway. >> host: david maraniss, you corrupt with what richard nixon faced during watergate. any difference is last eight years? >> well, i think it has intensified. actually, the contract for america seems kind of tame now. policy is the least important thing now it seems li

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