your phone calls, e-mails and tweets for david minnis on book tv. next, from book tv's recent visit to wichita, kansas, we hear from robert weems. his book, "business in black and white", takes a look at what initiatives were supported by u.s. presidents to promote african-american business development. >> i started working on the project, the popular wisdom was that presidents and u.s. government really didn't have an interest in black entrepreneurship until the 1960s. part of that was motivated by the war on poverty and business ownership as a means to alleviate african-american poverty. another one was the urban rebellion from the mid-to-late 1960s. there was believe it if you had more african-american owned enterprises and in black neighborhoods, that would decrease the likelihood of people destroying property in those neighborhoods. all that being said, and in then doing some preliminary reading, i came across a fleeting reference in the 1945 book in black business, to the division of negro affairs. the division, in fact, was in the coolidge ad

david letterman" in 1987? was it hall and oates? sonny and cher? donny and marie? mickey and minnie.s couple got together? >> sonny and cher. >> and you're right! wow. >> they're on a roll. that was so iconic in history. >> i'm trying to get rid of this, and nobody wants it. >> go ahead. >> i just watched the clip again last night. and you know, cher tells the story of how she met sonny. she was 17 at the time. when she was 16, actually, she met him. she lied about her age as well. >> hoda's not the only one. >> they ended up living together. >> yeah. >> as roommates and friends. >> that didn't work out either. >> it didn't. >> all righty. okay, reege. >> we continue. your name and location. >> jenny peterson in loma linda, california. >> what do you do? >> i'm a nurse. >> okay, jenny, here it is. here's the question. elton john is the godfather of which dynamic duo's child? brad pitt and angelina jolie. madonna and guy ritchie. john lennon and yoko ono. or david and victoria beckham. think about it now. brad pitt, madonna, john lennon, david and victoria beckham. he's the godfather

. >> well, i know david has because he went to milan with minnie drexley. >> they still make some stuff. >> all right. i don't know. so he wants a collectivist globe, not just a collectivist country at this point. >> is he in on this secret deal? >> you know who today's birthday is? john manard cane's. >> coming up, the stock of the day. is it in your portfolio? ♪ on the road ♪ and we know that it goes on and on ♪ [ female announcer ] you're the boss of your life. in charge of making memories and keeping promises. ask your financial professional how lincoln financial can help you take charge of your future. ♪ ♪ oh, oh, all the way ♪ oh, oh >>> stock of the day is starbucks. the company buying a san francisco bakery chain called? >> it's the owner of bay bread, the $800 million is starbucks biggest move yet. analysts suggest the deal should put the chain in more direct competition with pinera bread. i noticed you did the french thing. so you'll do any latin language. you can get any