john meacham should jump in? >> what? >> i think john meacham left. >> what?> look how healthy he is. i was with him this weekend. do you know where we were? >> where? >> birmingham, alabama. we were in the same stadium but not together. he was in the part behind the glass where they are hors d'oeuvreses and champagne. i was down with the people in the freezing cold cheering on my commodores. >> go commodores. >> they won. >> all right! >> they won big and rightly. >> one s.e.c. team did. >> holy cow. >>> coming up on "morning joe," the former governor of montana whose name has been floated as a 2016 presidential contender, brian schweitzer will join us and on the set. peter king and jayne harman and bob costas with the preview of the olympic games in sochi. >> are we invited? >> we are nbc's top talent. not! >> they never let us go. >> no. we will not be in sochi. willie, will you be in sochi? >> i had to fight my way in, but i'll be there. >> of course, you will. >> they invited my two dogs? >> they brought my cat emma. i'm beth... and i'm michelle. and we o

john heilemann and jon meacham still with us.ratic congressman and new daddy showing gorgeous pictures of his daughter, she is so cute! harold ford jr. >> adorable. >> in washington, "the washington post" columnist and editor, eugene robinson. >> he is adorable too. >> he is gene, gene, the dancing machine. also moderator of "meet the press" is david gregory. >> not a dancing machine. >> but david gregory is. >> jackson five the dancing machine. >> gene gene, the dancing machine. mika looked confused. we were all watching "the gong show" in mid-70s, she was reading. >> original middle english. >> the original middle english. >> is there another guy? >>> great group. the latest wave of subpoenas is out in new jersey getting to the bottom of the george washington bridge scandal. a source tells nbc news some in governor christie's re-election campaign were among these subpoenaed and christie spent yesterday visiting with hurricane sandy victims announcing that 800 million,000 in recovery funds has been handed out. the event was scru

of you know this year vanderbilt welcomed jon meacham with wide arms and a very warm embrace as a distinguished visiting professor. [applause] and i think john has done well and i hope we can take to visiting off him pretty soon. i would say the political science students are thrilled to have such unique opportunity to learn from this accomplish historical scholar and celebrated author. john's most recent book thomas jefferson, the art of power, rose to the coveted number one spot on "the new york times" bestseller list and was selected as one of the best books of the year by the times book review in the "washington post." his best-selling biography of andrew jackson american lion earned john a pulitzer prize. his executive editor and executive vice president of random house john as you might expect is involved in the creation of the publication a fascinating books that taught the most interesting and influential reading lists. his passion for learning his expertise and engagement in the literary world also benefit the university greatly by making it possible for us to bring exciting events to nashville like this talk based on the letters of