slaves inheritance to american life. songs.l sing those we are touched by those songs. we speak that language, we eat that food. even sometimes not knowing that this is food that is created in the slave kitchen and served to the master. the questionshape of the long emancipation? i think it shaped it enormously. it demonstrated the humanity of the slave. the unquenchable, indestructible slave that the became obvious when northerners, and indeed, some white ,outherners met face to face thought about exactly who the people they were dealing with. i do think that the slaves cultural contribution to american life which echoes down to the present day, during the movement against slavery, had an important effect. stoking that movement. i appreciate that. really quick, frederick douglass influenced lincoln as much as anybody else. lived,oln would have would we have compacted? douglass, without question, we can call a founding father of that second republic. that republic which is a new birth of freedom. he met and talked with lincoln on four or five occasions. douglass lived,

to ensure their children inherited a better life and country. for our has come generation to do our part. the moment has arrived for us to do what americans before us did. the time has come for us to do for our children when our parents did for us. when i am president, this generation will do its part! [applause] when i am president, we will confront our challenges. we will solve our problems. we will deal with what needs to be dealt with. i know times are tough. do not let anyone take advantage of that to pull you into voting for something that is not true. i know times are to have. that times are tough. but i want you to believe, as reagan did, that americans can do anything. my grandfather was a huge influence on my life. he lived with us until he passed away. i would sit for hours on the porch of our home as he slipped one of his three daily cigars. he lived to be 84 by the way. me thisfather told story once per he was born in 1899. when he was born, there were not even airplanes in the sky. kind of weird to think about that. if there was something in the sky flying, it was a u.f.o., not a plane. on a summer evening in 1969, my grandf

inherited his business. he didn't create it. let me take you back four years. >> donald trump has shown an extraordinary ability to understand how our economy works, to create jobs for the american people. i spent my life in the private sector, not quite as successful nonetheless. >> that was four years ago, same two guys. donald trump and mitt romney. >> he's a successful guy. made a lot of money. but he hasn't been uniformly successful and is far from a business genius. trump university, trump stakes, trump mortgage, trump vitamin company. one after the other, failure after failure. just because he's made a lot of money, one, you don't measure you life by how much money you make, but it doesn't mean his economic policies are right for america. >> but the people angry at you this morning, governor, are saying, wait a minute, he willingly welcomed the endorsement of donald trump four years ago, even though he was knee deep in the birther movement and made other comments. >> i was seeking his endorsement. now he's seeking mine. that's different. a lot of people endorsed me, i wouldn't endorse for president. secondly, a lot has happened in the last year. frankly, had i heard him say the a ajoourks endors

inherited his business. he didn't create it. i'll take you back four years. listen to this. extraordinary ability to understand how our economy american people. i spent my life in the private sector, not as successful as this guy, but successful nonetheless. >> that was four years ago, donald trump and mitt romney. >> he's made a lot of money but hasn't been uniformly successful and is far from a genius. trump mortgage. trump university. trump vitamin company. one after the other, failure after failure. just because he's made a lot of money, one, you don't measure your life on how much money you've made, but it doesn't mean his economic policies are right for america. >> the people that are angry at you this morning, governor second, he willingly welcomed the endorsement of donald trump, though he was knee-deep in the berther movement and made other comments. why go 180 degrees on the guy now? >> i was seeking his endorsement and now he's seeking mine. a lot of people that endorse me, i wouldn't endorse for president. a lot has happened in the last year. had i heard him say the things i had now, i wouldn't have welcomed his endorsement. when he calls george