here are lieber says that nothing in the actions of the rebels to determine the transition. the decision was a statement of policy by the victorious nation. nevertheless, lieber's question of when the civil war ends can seem comically simple to us because most people of the room or set of the war had a single closing point, one of the most vivid and misleading parts of american mythology, the surrender at appomattox. ken burns within i-4 cliche used to the meeting -- and eye for cliche used the meeting. the home was the sight of the famous meeting between grant and lee. it was of the civil war started in his front yard and ended in his front parlor. what is amazing about this story, of course, is that it is a perfect story and complete fiction. it is not just wrong about the ending but the beginning. the civil war did not and that appomattox or start at manassas. there is something illuminating about the definition. to say that the war did not start at fort sumter but had to begin with soldiers meeting on battlefields and close at the same time. to be fair, over the course o

mike lieber. he said i have good and bad news. he said the premier of china had dinner with the president ronald regan in the white house. i said, well he had to eat somewhere. what's the bad news? the premier said the highlight of his visit to the united states was san francisco. we hear that all the time and now mayor lee has been so wonderful to participate with all. we have 88 council generals. we fly their flag on their national day and very proud to have their constituents here and mayor lee has met with the president of france, the mayor of paris, our sister city. this week on thursday you will meet with the british ambassador and this week the lord mayor. we are working on calling you the lord mayor. and then we'll have all of the mayors which you started here on the 19th. there will be several hundred mayors for the big event here. we have wonderful light show. and a week later the secretary general of the united nations and celebration of the signing of the united nations and people from far away. how about the celebrati