but i hope there'll somebody like john lehman in the other party just say, look. let's get off our high horse. this was not a partizan failure. this was a bipartisan failure. and 911 and we got to fix it. you know, i want people to buy book because it has these moments and i don't want to spoil the second apology. you got, which reminded me of john lewis when when person who beat him. and i think was during his. yeah. freedom ride would later come to his office to apologize so that was a second apology reminded me of that it wasn't physical violence but this was somebody that was involved in your worst tormenting and and then came to you to apologize. it's a really beautiful vignette. i want to use that as a bridge to talk. you know, we were joking about you being the first black president, but i think for a lot reasons why black folk feel a connection to you is because the african-american experience, unfortunately, this country is often being facing all of this unearned wretchedness from the world that comes with visits in our communities has mass incarcerated o

john lehman, the president's navy secretary thanked me for being so candid and open he to criticism and out i've made mistake, we're all here to learn and said something it's hard to imagine in today's political climate. and quoting him now, since you've been so open, i want to start by saying, i owe you an apology. i am a republican and believed everything my party's critics said about you. i've reviewed 1,000 pages of terrorism security documents you received. your handwritten comments and quotes are all over them, you cared a lot about this, and learned a lot and want today make the right decisions and wanted to do more against al-qaeda but you were poorly served by an unintended consequence of the goldwater-nichols act which you go on to explain. he asked if i specifically asked the chairman of joint assistant staff where the special forces commanders, whether they agreed with the recommendations and said i hadn't and lehman says you shouldn't have to. the pentagon have become so comfortable, for the president's informed dissenting opinions that deserve to be heard. lehman says if i