douglas brinkley, are we at war? >> of course we are. absolutely we are.been at war since 9/11. living in the age of terror. cold war defined 1945-1991. we are living in the age of terror. barack obama has had seven military interventions operations in, seven different arab nations. at this point. his first term was defined as fighting the war on terror. the nobel peace prize was about having justifiable wars. and so, terrorism has been the story in international affairs since 9/11. continues to be. this is different. the stakes are higher in syria but i believe. this is truly now a war time commander-in-chief. the amount of drones we have been dropping all over the middle east and yiafghanistan, going after al qaeda tells you we have been at war. >> well are not hearing it come out of the president's mouth. at an event tonight with very smart people. lieutenant colonel reece, i said are we at war? they said you must have boots on the ground to beat war. we are not at war. the president hasn't said it. so, what gives here? >> any time the bullets fly you a

if you think that's true, then i rise you please read "rosa parks" by douglas brinkley -- i advise you. my question this evening is going to be brief and very simple. what is your next project? are you planning on writing about another african american or black famous american? >> when i was down in south carolina, i taught for a year at the citadel, a little institution in charleston, which has recently accepted women into the ranks of cadets. while i was down there, i was working on tubman, on fort wagner, and my next children's book is called "hold the flag high," the story of the first african-american medal of honor winner. i am very pleased that book will be coming out in 2005. i am also working on susie king taylor, who was a laundress and educator. with the first south carolina volunteers and i'm she wrote her memoir of her service with the south carolina volunteers. i'm going to be doing a children's book on susie king taylor. my next big biography that i'm planning to launch into is a study of mary todd lincoln but mary todd lincoln is someone who figures prominently in ameri

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by douglas brinkley. it will open your eyes to a lot of things. my question to you is brief and up tempo. what's going to be your next project? >> when i was down in south carolina, i taught for a year at the citadel, a little institution in charleston which has recently accepted women into the ranks of cadets, and while i was down there i was working on tubman, i was working on fort wagner, my next children's book is actually called "hold the flag high," the story of william carney, the first african-american -- william kearney, the first african-american medal of honor winner and i'm working on susie king taylor who was a laundress, an educator, she wrote her memoir of her service with the first south carolina volunteers and i'm writing an introduction for a new addition of her -- for a new edition of her memoirs coming out of the university of georgia press and i'm going to be doing a children's book on susie king taylor. my next big biography that i'm planning to launch into is a study of mary todd lincoln but mary todd lincoln is someone who

i'm appreciative of you writing a book about a famous black american and also douglas brinkley who wrote rosa parks, it is an outstanding biography and for an icon that's still living in detroit as of this moment. >> i would like to add that rosa parks was born within few weeks of harriet's death. if we think about american history, not just african american history. >> i call myself a black american because of that. i don't want my black american forefathers to be tarnished as not being part of building this country. even if it was on the backs of slavery, which is unfortunate. i don't want to forget them by disowning, that's why i counts myself as a black american. there are several freedom fighters who lost their lives during the civil rights movement. i'm talking from 1700s all the way through today. that have lost a lot in the struggle along with black people. we mustn't forget. my question for you is brief and real simple, what's your next project and are you planning on writing about another african american or black famous american? >> well, when i was down in south carolina, i t

he is teamed with the renowned historian douglas brinkley, our second panelists, to produce the new book, "nixon tapes." it's from 1971-'73 in the critical vietnam war years and also offers astonishing glimpses of the man in the oval office, often at war with himself. douglas, now a professor at rice university, is well-known here at the museum for his many books including the recent biography of walter cronkite. our third panel is the world famous bernstein. as you saw in the video, they worked on the watergate stories from the first days and helped win the pulitzer prize for the paper. i got to know carl when we were young reporters at the washington post. his hair was dark as night, so was mine. it was an interesting pleasure to watch him go from a bright, young writer with a flamboyant writing style to an historic figure in american journalism and political lure. and, later, the author of well-reviewed books on pope john paul, ii and hillary clinton, he is now writing a book on his early years, his teen years, at the washington star for long time washingtonians. he is now the preside