it was so bad that james bennett applied for restitution from the governor of north carolina, william holden. not just once but twice to recover his stone artifacts. that included the table that the surrender documents were written and signed on. james then at and william maclean would have a lot to talk about if they ever got together.

it was so bad that james bennett applied for restitution from the governor of north carolina, william holden. not just once but twice to recover his stone artifacts. that included the table that the surrender documents were written and signed on. james then at and william maclean would have a lot to talk about if they ever got together. >> a question about the supplemental -- the schofield supplement to the surrender terms. how were they received in washington and were they successfully carried out? >> what i think happened is when they reached washington about a week later, they saw it as an accomplished fact. the most controversial provision would have been letting 1 in 7 confederates keep their weapons. i think they felt that would not be too harmful. i would say that -- and i did not go into this because i did not have time -- there was a great deal of furor up north about the terms because secretary stanton had sent his reasons for his approving them to the newark times -- to the new york times where they become public knowledge. sherman was furious and he found out. amid all of

they go inside the house of james and nancy bennett and they begin their negotiations. sherman has a fateful telegram when he enters that house. just before he left, he received word that president lincoln had been assassinated on april 14. the first person that sherman revealed this to is general johnston. johnston reads the telegram and beads of sweat formed on his forehead. he pronounced it the greatest possible calamity to the south. sherman thinks he has got johnston over a barrel. he then proposes that johnston surrender according to the appomattox terms. but, johnston quickly recovers and he says, the appomattox terms are entirely fair to an army that is surrounded. however, my army is concentrated around greensboro while yours is 75 miles to the east. i can pick up and leave whenever i want. then it johnston says, let's not negotiate or the surrender of just my army but all the confederate armies still on the field and make one job of it. that appeals to sherman's flair for the dramatic. he forgets about a strictly military surrender and now it will be a surrend

james bennett, the editor said "for a generation of editors leon has helped define the standards of criticismf society." he joined the brookings institution as the senior fellow and i am very pleased to have him back at this table. i consider him a great friend. leon: welcome to be here. charlie: let's talk about israel first. i just read a bbc account, i think probably it was on msnbc probably andrea mitchell. she is over there. in which benjamin netanyahu said he is not against a two-party state. leon: lets me get it straight. it is time to take it back. charlie: in the end, it's probably a good thing. i have not read the interview but i read the bbc account. they have to figure out a way to get to a good two state solution. leon: first of all, that is not what he said, what he summoned the base before the election. charlie: the weekend before the election? leon: that he de-legitimated the two state solution which is about the most dangerous thing anybody can do in terms of reconciliation. and as soon as he won, 10 minutes away from learning he really is for the two state solution. i think

james bennett said for a generation of leaders and writers, leon defined standards for piercing criticism culture and society and joined the brookings institution. i am very very pleased to have him back at this table. i consider him a great friend and it is my honor to have his friendship. >> good to be here charlie. >> rose: so let's talk about israel first. i just read a bbc account of an interview, i think probably with -- it was on msnbs andrea mitchell where he said -- >> yeah, it's time to take it back. >> rose: in the end he said, that's a good thing. i haven't read the interview but i read the bbc's account of it that they have to figure a way to get to a good two-state solution. >> first of ail, that's not what he said when he summoned the base before the election. he delegit mated the two-state solution which is about the most dangerous thing anybody can do in terms of prospect of peace and reconciliation. as soon as he won, i said to someone we're ten minutes away from seeing whether he is for the two-state solution. i think he treats the subject with total cynicism and i thin