harold ross was himself a veteran. previously the editor of stars & stripes. >> andy rooney wrote for him. >> he sent writers to war. not ernie pyle types. p. dispatch people. but people like janet and philip, writer writers, to see what they would make of the war. take their different kind of approach to it without the vicious deadlines, the daily deadlines war correspondents had to deal with. a great literature you vault into the pages of the new a great literature of all into the pages of the new yorker. when you think of somebody like dexter filkins. the investigative work of jane mayer. even the literary voice of somebody like adam. they are steeped in the stuff. >> you mean they were -- >> i think a writer -- >> is the natural evolution from the 1940's. >> i think so. that was the pivotal moment for the new yorker. the founding editor and his deputy. who had gone to edit the magazine as its leader. working with very little resources. so many of the writers went off to war, not just as writers but soldiers. the ro

but that trail was blazed by the new yorker editor harold ross in the '30s but really into the '40s.0s it moved at a faster pace. >> we're planning one for the '60s in the next couple years. >> david, thank you. "the '40s: the story of a decade." still ahead, today is primary day in north carolina. a state where 90% of all ads come from outside money. kasie hunt has her suitcase and she brings us her investigation. that's coming up. and then it may just be the best comedy on television. we'll talk to the man behind hbo's "veep." >> ma'am? >> yeah, it's me. no, no. don't look at me, please. thank you. what time is the unofficial lunch that i am not having today? >> yeah. it is not officially at is 12:45. >> thank you for not letting me know about anything at all. thank you. ♪ we cannot let the fans down. don't worry! the united states postal service will get it there on time with priority mail flat rate shipping. our priority has always been saving the day. because our priority... amazing! ...is you! the amazing spider-man 2 delivered by the united states postal service. ♪ >>> anythin