koramatzu in fare of the president and youngstown in favor of the congress against the president. the office can expand and contract. it can be strong and it can be weak. while we would always have george washington, federalist this is my favorite statement in the federalist. enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm. they won't always be. the question arises is it better to follow george washington? like most of our presidents, joined the modest wisdom of knowing that one is not wise or is it better to imitate abraham lincoln when we also celebrate. thank you. [ applause ] >> well, it is -- under the assignment to offer some reflections on the modern presidency and how it has departed from the example of washington and from washington's republicanis many, if not cheesy to flack my new book, politically incorrect guide to presidency which is ad modern president starting with wilson. it struck me that if whole foods sold books, they would surely sell harvey's books and richard's books. politically incorrect as it turns out do big sales at costco and walmart. and that was

. >> in 1942,fred koramatzu oppose the forced interment of japanese-americans during world war two.er being convicted for failing to report for relocation, he took his case all the way to the supreme court. the high court ruled against him. but 39 years later, he had his conviction overturned in federal court empowered and tens of thousands of japanese-americans and giving him what he said he wanted most of all -- the chance to feel like an american once again. >> fred koramatsu fought back and stood up for his constitutional rights. his daughter has educated -- has dedicated her life to educate people and she spoke with me. >> the japanese americans had to be put into the internment camps without any due process. there was no hearings. there were no trials. my father wants you to know it was a horrible experience. he felt it was an unjust act by the government and the question in his mind was am i an american? >> i finished my trip to the internment camp i've visited the memorial site which commemorated the lives of liberties that were lost there. the japanese characters on this 0