here is author jackie gingrich curbman. it contains 25 documents and speeches jackie says every american should own. why did you choose these particular documents? >> some of them were very easy to choose, for instance, the declaration of independence and constitution you have to have those documents in any book about our untry. to me they have one thing in common, they give us a glimpse in how our national character has been forged over time. >> some of them didn't make a splash at the time such as the gettiesberg address. >> lincoln was invited very close the time of the speech lincoln got up to deliver h short address. by the time he finished the photographer wasn't le to get a photograph. >> jackie, how are these speeches relevant tay? what n we learn from them? >> i like this think of them as our national stories, religious freedoms, pilgrams, stories about perseverance and hard work and give us visibility and martin luther king's speech he wants people to be judged on their character, not theirskin collar. it is import