he was all those things just as lyndon johnson, lyndon johnson, the greatgreat civil s leader, lyndon johnson was a racist to the daey he died. he didn't have an epiphany. lyndon johnson wanted to bntede president. his own biographer said he opposed every singley si of civiln rights legislation until 1957, a when eisenhower was pushing a civil act of 1957. i and he goes to eisenhower and he says, going to kill this bill unless you weaken it and take unless you the enforcement mechanism out of it. and then he goes back to his fellowgregatio segregationists senate, the democrats and hetakt says to them, okay, i got eisenhower to take the teeth out. it we're not going to filibuster this. why did he do that? so he could play both because he was planning on running for l president the 1964 and 1965 civil rights act. thoss woulde laws would not have happened, but for the republicans, period. >>publican so the republicans he supported every single civil rightsnc since immediately after the civil war, up to and reagan, through present times. ronald reagae n. artin he was the one who signed ma

lyndon johnson they love lynn done johnson. woodrow wilson, same thing. margaret sanger, gets billions and billions of dollars. we can go on. you never hear them speak up. in favor of the founders of the country. in favors of the framers of the constitution. in defense of the constitution. they try and twist it like the 14th amendment to accommodate what they want. but they don't support them. they support people who hate them. and they are trying to destroy them. and they are surrogates that teaches unions are doing a hell good job of that brain washing our children and diverting them from getting an education to other things. so, the point is, the democrat party is an autocratic party, and by the way, like most autocratic parties and you to be creases they camouflage their true purpose by claiming they are doing these great things for the people, especially the poor. they are doing great things because they defend democracy, how? by destroying the voting system. how? putting an opponent in prison, destroy the electoral college where only democrat cities

but i think you're right, john, it still requires the efforts of lyndon johnson, heroic efforts. he's benefiting from the fact that he's following a martyred president. and but but nevertheless, role in 64 is critical. but i believe, as i'm going to argue in the second volume, the actions john f kennedy and his brother robert in three and others who are involved in this, including john, of course, paved the way for what happens in 64. and so that needs to be acknowledged in any discussion of the 1964 act. kathleen, i want to get you to comment on the in the context of other events, fred talked about the galvanizing importance for john f kennedy and perhaps father of those violent incidents, which became a spur to. how would you situate the march on washington and its influence on the ultimate success of the movement with the murder? the three civil rights movement workers in june of 1964. immediately the passage of the of the civil rights act, which occurred in july, and then the following year, the passage of the voting rights bill after the selma march and the violence that too

turned instead to evaluation of the claims of entitlement to a guaranteed income and included even lyndon johnson in his june 1965 howard university commencement address. johnson himself recognized the weight of african-american claims, recognizing the tremendous progress made during his administration toward defeat, jury segregation and national freedom. johnson recognized, quote, freedom is not enough. you do not wipe away the scars centuries by saying now you are free to go where you want to do as you desire and choose the leaders you please. you do not take a person who for years has been hobbled by chains and liberate him. bring up to the starting line of a race and then say you are free to compete all the others and still justly believe that you have been completely fair. thus, johnson told howard university graduates the struggle would now enter a new phase in which the nation must seek, quote, not just equity but human ability, not just equality as a right, a theory, but equality as a fact, and equality as a result. in other words, we are moving away from opportunity toward entitlement, t

they put the editorial right in front of lyndon johnson and said you've got to read this. it's hard to predict whether he knew what would happen. in a way, it was the right guy at the right time and the right message. the timing like that doesn't just happen. you have to know what's going on and have a real handle on public policy and international affairs to know the right timing and how to articulate something like that. >> we have time for at least one more. >> hi. i am wallace's great- granddaughter. >> wow. [ laughter ] >> so, i did hear a ton about him growing up and had read the book yet but i heard a lot about my mom's dad john carroll and his experience in newspaper . i was wondering if you knew whether wallace's career had influence on john's and whether or not you talk about that in the book at all? >> i do talk about it somewhat in the book but i think the fruit doesn't fall far from the tree. i think the more i learned about john carroll the more i learned they were very similar in the way they approached the profession and integrity in their courage. i do thi

lies written about lyndon johnson was a racist to the day he died never had epiphany but not just about the democrat party -- listen to how these people talk. obama, michelle obama, listen to what they say. bernie sanders is a great marxist one of the leadest of the democratic party aoc and about -- two scores of other markist in the house of representative 10 to 15% of the house democrats are marxist and while they call themselves democratic socialist or something like that, every authoritarian regime on the face of the earth uses the word democracy or people or reform. to impose their iron fisted will over the people and you see that and i want to focus on chapter on language and thought control people krach their heads at the thought and lyndon wrote about this stalin wrote extensively about it that you must change the language to accommodate the party. and it is the party that you must have allegiance to not the country. you can see a regime in communist china first the chairman of the communist party you have to take over the party in order to take over the country and it is on its

we are so influential, showed it to lyndon johnson and two weeks later lyndon johnson announced he was not going to run for re-election. he was going to focus on ending that war. tell us a little bit more about that extraordinary interaction. >> it's true. i think it was probably the thing he was most famous for because when he wrote the editorial in 1968, it not only appeared in the winston-salem journal. it was picked up all over the country. the timing was perfect because johnson was under a lot of pressure. there has been some significant defeats in vietnam and other things. i think this was part of his, why he was so great. his timing and understanding of world affairs was so great he produced it right at the right time. it was a very laid out point by point what it was not in the interest of the united states to stay in vietnam. it was very rational. it was very clear and it was a very convincing document obviously for johnson but across the country too. i think this is one of the things he is most remembered for and people that rumor that editorial. i talk to people that say i r

beginning now, here is lyndon johnson. [applause] governor romney, senators mcnamara and hart, congressman and stabler and other members of the fine michigan delegation members of the graduating class, my fellow americans, it is a great pleasure to be here today. this university is coeducational since 1870. but i do not believe is on the basis of your accomplishments. food at a detroit high school girlaid, and i quote, and choosing a college you first have to decide whether you want to coeducational school or in educational school. [laughter] we can find both here at michigan. although perhaps at different hours. [laughter] i came out here today very anxious to meet the student and his father told a friend of mine but his son's education had been a real value. it stopped as a mother from bragging about him. [laughter] i have come today from the turmoil of your capitol. to speak about the futf your country. the purpose of protecting the life of our nation and preserving the liberty of our citizens. it is to pursue the happi

he got the lyndon johnson supporters that were new to the coalition, frankly.he also got armistead booth campaigning for him up in northern virginia and bill tucker complained, campaigning for him south side. so this is a really interesting coalition. you've got armistead booth, you've got bill tuck, you've got president johnson, you've got ladybird and even senator byrd kind of held on and did not make an announcement until very late into that campaign in october, the october surprise was harry byrd endorsing godwin. so this is the most fascinating part of the coalition, labor leader. so i went through all the history with bill talk and the right to work labor leaders supported godwin and that 65 campaign based on the relationship chip that he had formed with president johnson. so they figured, well, if johnson likes him, will vote for him. so, i mean, that's this is a really funny thing here is this is the largest coalition and the godwin could have possibly put together and totally creamed linwood holton in that election and then only four years later, it al

in this episode, we'll hear from two presidents lyndon johnson and richard nixon. lbj was president of the united states from 1963 to 1969, and during those turbulent years, he often invoked america's better angels in speeches. and he also talked about his vision of a great society. and he went to the statue of liberty to sign an immigration bill. after those, we'll hear from richard nixon, 1969. richard nixon talked about the great sint majority. and in 1974, he resigned from office beginning now. here's lyndon johnson. president hatcher. governor romney. senators mcnamara and hart. congressman meader and stabler. and other members of the pine michigan delegation. members of the graduating class. my fellow americans, it is a great pleasure to be here today. this universe today has been coeducational. since 1870, but i do not believe it was on the basis of your accomplishments that a detroit high school girl said, and i quote, in choosing a college, you first have to decide whether you want a coeducational school or an educational school. well, we can find both her

his good friend dean showed it to lyndon johnson. and two weeks later, lyndon announced he was not going to run reelection. he was going to try to focus on ending that war. so so tell and tell us a little bit more about that extraordinary editor. well, i think that it's true. i think it was probably the thing he was most for, because when he wrote the editorial 1968, it not only appeared the winston-salem journal, it was picked up over the country and the timing was perfect because johnson was under a lot of pressure. there had been some significant military defeats in vietnam, tet offensive and the tet offensive, other things. and i think this was part of his his why he was so great, his timing and understanding of world affairs was so great that i think he produced this right at the right time. and it was a very reasoned, it laid out point, point why it was not in the interests of the united states to in vietnam and it was rational. it was very clear to and it was a very convincing document, obviously, for johnson but across the co

presidency, he accomplished as much as any president in recent history, certainly competitive with lyndon johnson and in the same column as franklin roosevelt, though not so many years. there is more to be done, and he keeps saying our work is not finished. he had a vision about our country that is very fair and equitable and democratic. he has brought knowledge of the issues. he has been in the senate and was the vice president, now the president. he knows what he is talking about, to make a contract. [laughter] vision, knowledge, strategic in his thinking. get the legislative agenda we accomplished working together in short period of time. the secretary mentioned a few of those. i will mention it again if we have time. and he is the most empathetic, most empathetic president. he loves people. he knows and he cares. he has a vision, he has a plan, and he is getting things done. we just have to make sure people know. polls. in the last election, go back almost a year, and i was told, speaker, you will lose 40 seats. i said, you do not even know what you are talking about. there ain't no way we wi

john mccain, john f kennedy, lyndon johnson. there's a hallowed sort of ground to it.walked all of those halls and i walked into the supreme court building and i walked into federal courtrooms all the time. >> and you don't wear jeans and you don't wear hoodies and you don't wear what you would wear coming out of the gym. i don't care what you wear as long as you get the job done. >> yeah. >> until recently, protocol on the senate floor was business attire and the changes announced by schumer apply only to senators, not to staffers. andrew rhiannon and lionel. >> thank you. vanna white is extending her stay on wheel of fortune after months of reportedly tense negotiations, white has agreed to a new two year contract. this is pat sajak's final season before ryan seacrest takes over. >> coming up, the bears who raided the krispy cream truck. >> plus, the inspiring story of a man born without arms now on a a man born without arms now on a major league mission rsv can severely affect the lungs and lower airways. but i'm protected with arexvy. arexvy is a vaccine used to pr

lyndon johnson could run for a third term, but the first was prevented by the beginning of the cold war we’re starting from scratch, i must say that richard nixon did well , so to speak, started on this matter, generally speaking, a lot of all sorts of things happened during the bush junior administration , already in the 21st century, but including war 80808, a conflict, most so to speak in south ossetia, where the russian army then kicked the aggressor in the teeth, so to speak, without looking back any western opinion, largely influenced the outcome of the 2008 elections year in the united states, by the way, madam hillary, after all, then she said the following thing, she, by the way, talked about this, but also , then she brought the overload button, so to speak, it was her, well, they kind of forced her, but she brought it, that is, in general , we have influence, and i always remember, in this regard, how... he reacted , how he gave an interview, there were several, including foreign representatives, after the so-called medvedev plan was implemented and sarkazy, he said, well, in

narrator: in our nation's capitol, president lyndon johnson backed landmark legislation aimed at securingities. [♪♪♪] in order to level the playing field, the federal government created affirmative action - a national program to help historically excluded and disadvantaged students attend college. chunky was a perfect candidate for the program. a local activist and friend of the family, miguel figueroa, was instrumental in helping chunky apply to college. miguel figueroa: chunky wasn't very impressive back in those days. he wasn't a great football player, or basketball player or anything like that. he was just chunky, and he wanted to go to college. the original plan through the mexican american political association was that we were going to educate our youth, and they were going to come back to their respective communities and build community there. they were going to become the chief of police, the postmasters, the superintendent of schools, the principals. they were going to build our community and enjoy the american dream. they were going to be like everybody else, only when they bec

about godwin and his coalition he got the machine people that he would've otherwise gotten in the lyndon johnson supporters that were new to the coalition and he got booze campaigning in northern virginia and bill talk campaigning on the southside this is an interesting coalition yay booze, bill tuck, president johnson, lady bird and even senator byrd held on and did not make an announcement until very late into the campaign, october the october surprise was harry byrd endorsing godwin this is the most fascinating part of the coalition. i went to the history of bill tuck and the right to work labor leaders supported godwin based on the relationship that he had formed with president johnson, the funny thing here this is the largest coalition that godwin could've possibly put together ooand totally creamed linwood holton in that election only four years later it all fell apart and linwood holton got elected government. in his book linwood holton in the 1965 campaign, there was no chance for republican to win every dinner gubernatorial race in 1965 his goal was name recognition to get his issues ou

and -- >> he talked about lyndon johnson. >> he blamed lyndon johnson and the great society. he said it cannot be blamed because obviously, people came out of slavery and did -- things. it was a line that i thought was great for republican voters who want to hear that kind of message. but i think that even tim scott knows -- this is often the case. even tim scott knows that is not a complete answer, that even after slavery there are a lot of reasons that black people in the jim crow south and in the 1960s, the 1970s, experienced horrible discrimination, where he grew up in south carolina. and then he blames the lyndon johnson great society, which gave us the civil rights act, the -- voting rights act, which allowed black people to vote in this country, in great numbers. he might have an issue with welfare, which i think is what he centered his answer on. but that full context is not there. and honestly, at this point, i wonder, why not just provide the context? why put it in this sort of small lane that you think is going to be resonating with republican voters, when he is re

the only thing that changed was lyndon b. johnson, big racist.nd all of a sudden, because he finally gives rights to the blacks, he did not do it. it was the democrats -- the republicans. what is his name? host: i think we got your point. let's let our guests respond. i will let you respond to brian's point. guest: one of the things we see across the country is race is an explicit part of how we understand the world. race was created in this country to ensure that working people were not able to successfully push back against people in power, so one of the things we are trying to insist on in this project is this explicitness that often we do not talk about. we do not talk exquisitely about whiteness and the way it is expressed in our politics. the republican party may do that, but democrats are much less expose it about it, so we are seeing people make decisions based on instinct as opposed to talking openly and honestly about what the data shows. i will pause there. >> i think the last caller illustrates the problem and fear that democrats have

the only thing that changed was lyndon b. johnson, big racist.nd all of a sudden, because he finally gives rights to the blacks, he did not do it. it was the democrats -- the republicans. what is his name? host: i think we got your point. let's let our guests respond. i will let you respond to brian's point. guest: one of the things we see across the country is race is an explicit part of how we understand the world. race was created in this country to ensure that working people were not able to successfully push back against people in power, so one of the things we are trying to insist on in this project is this explicitness that often we do not talk about. we do not talk exquisitely about whiteness and the way it is expressed in our politics. the republican party may do that, but democrats are much less expose it about it, so we are seeing people make decisions based on instinct as opposed to talking openly and honestly about what the data shows. i will pause there. >> i think the last caller illustrates the problem and fear that democrats have

kennedy did that, lyndon johnson did it. but biden has to deal with the fact that people are afraid in the country that they don't feel better days are coming and get down to those kitchen table issues, talk the economy. he's going to have to sell bidenomics in addition to saying i'm a stall worth of democracy. we're in a real threat, in my mind, with trumpism. and biden is the warrior standing in front of it. he wants to say i have john mccain on our side. that may not be a lot of republicans. but in arizona, they exist. he's going to need that coalition because arizona is an all important state in 2024. >> it is one of the most important states. it's good to it talk to you. thank you for coming on today. >> always a joy. thank you. >>> jake tapper will have special live coverage of president biden's address on democracy. that will start today at 2:45 eastern. >>> happening now, the first official hearing in the impeachment inkwur ri into president biden. it opened with a debate over whether the hearing was even legal at al

he's going to withdraw and lyndon johnson in 1968.e knows he cannot win. >> what you think, do you think he will withdraw? >> i think either that or the corruption scandal will catch up with him and it could be the democrats are almost hoping it does in that way they don't have to throw him off the train. he will be under the train because of these issues of 20 shell companies used to bundle millions of dollars to his family and i think as people begin to look at that they will say not only is he not capable of doing the job but we don't want him doing the job because an un- subsidiary of china, russia and foreign governments that paid millions in a backhanded way. >> what the governor just said, the unemployment rate below 4%, job openings 401ks doing okay but americans see democrats turning cities and schools into scenes of chaos with public disorder. we are going to talk about their items saying what he's doing is destroying the city. let's watch the media and economists seeming to wake up on what americans have been shouting about

what lyndon johnson pursues basically in terms of the great society in poverty is a further extensionmention immigration reform. medicare and medicaid. in many ways, the story of roosevelt talking about really does extent from 32-33 all the way through. i see them as the spirit of that generation. the ethos of that generation. >> it is interesting that you should mention the very fact. a discussion was had about whether americans knew the individual four freedoms, freedom of speech, religion, freedom from laws and freedom of fear. in some ways i find it interesting what they think about the generation in this moment of january 1941 just kind of transitioning from one approach to another focus. there is overlap within them. so that one interrelated with the other and are rated with the other. at the same time, they all build upon each other except less powerful without the others together with them. >> african-americans in the south whose rights were being suppressed ever sincece the pos- reconstruction era. the freedom of speech and expression was intimately linked to freedom of fear.

. >> the tradition of lyndon johnson would not haveen been present without lady bird johnson's valerie >> you are optimistic. which i reall' appreciate several times you write in today's politics of both sides of the aisle it seems the cool kid settled on a false choice. we can look the other way won't more and more americans lose faith in institutions or we can wise up and start a revolution but i prefer the third option to acknowledge our problems and fix them, so lay it out for us. again, just like i am not an expert on the stock market i'm not an expert onbu tax law. but you do not have to be to know i won't use a bad word. normal americans who work for a living are getting the short end of the stick. the way it works is if most of your money is derived from investment income you end up paying a lower tax rates than g those of us who actually work for a living and earn a salary. and it just so happens that most of the money most members of congress have earned from investments. not from a salary. therefore your filthy rich politician generally speaking is not only richer than you c

relatively new as the supreme court has recognized, in 1969, the court overturned the conviction for lyndon johnson during 1966 antiwar rally to the washington monument so complaining about these, 18-year-old watts told the crowd they ever make me carry a rifle, but first man to sell, they laughed. the court deemed political hyperbole stresses the first amendment does not safeguard true threats which failed to define in 1969 in 2003 the court offers partial definition and observed, states with the speaker means to communicate a serious expression of intent to commit acts of unlawful violence for particular individual or group of individuals. what does that really mean? it was unclear they disagreed with this for the period that actually required to attend to threaten someone they communicate a message that came to be understood as starting person to whom it was received? the court tackled. the speakers mental awareness about statements in their. doesn't matter usable present in a message threaten an important position. a drone might be misunderstood, may never have been intended a way normal fears

he says to president ford, lyndon johnson never invited me to the white house. he said, richard nixon never invited me to the white house and ford said, i know, that is why i asked you to the house belongs to everyone you and in 1972, george mcgovern voted for gerald ford against his own party's nominee. the book ends, it is bracketed with two acts of hospitality that are meant to be compensatory.. jesse owens, ford knew him. ohio, michigan, he was at the track meet as a young man where jesse owens set three world records in one day. he had this real connection of sorts. the 1976 olympic games just ended and he was walking the american team back. he thought it would be really special if heed jesse owens. the fact is, in 1936 when jesse owens made history at the berlin games in front of hitler's, he came back to the united states. there was a parade in new york. he was not invited to the right -- the white house. for whatever reason, all the white members of the team were invited and he was not. ford thought this was a chance, years after the fact to compensate f

full of people waiting to step in in the potential possibility that joe biden turns out to do a lyndon johnson and say i've served my time and i will move on. so here is the latest look at biden underwater among key voting groups. 18 to 34 he is at 46% approval. women 46%. latinos 43%. independents 36%. what is your take on this in light of this poll that came out over the weekend showing a nine-point spread between biden and trump? >> dana: the weakest than any president has looked on a poll in the history of abc's poll are you better off than you were four years ago? that was ronald reagan's question to voters in the 1980 race against jimmy carter. joe biden is breaking records and certainly not the kind he wants. in addition, i talked to some democrats yesterday who work in democrat politics not at the presidential campaign level. more for house races. one of the things they said was at this point they believe they will have to go to the campaign with the candidate they have. it is getting late to make a change. however, on wednesday night when we're here for the debate somebody will be in

office, elected literally veterans of the depression and world war ii into congress, and what lyndon johnson pursues basically in terms of the great society and war on poverty is a further extension and not to mention immigration reform, , okay, medicare and medicaid. in many ways the story of roosevelt and arthur schlesinger june himself talked about the wage of great age of roosevelt would he does extend from 32, 33 all the way through and to see the four freedoms as the spirit of that generation, the ethos of that generation. >> it's interesting you should make and the very fact or not fact but discussion about whether americans knew the individual four freedoms freedom ofee speech, freedom from want d free from fear but in some ways what i find interesting about them and then when one thinks about the generation in this moment in january 1941, this kind ofon transition from one st of approach to another focus is thatha there is overlap within them so that one is in ability with the other, is in a related with the other, soan that in soe ways it is important to know the different once but

i think their hope is somehow biden will do what lyndon johnson did back in 1968, withdraw early nextear, stay in office somehow and they can have a convention and get a new presidential candidate -- a new vice presidential candidate and then take obstr on the republic. stuart: that's a long shot. a very long shot and would leave the democrats in chaos and right in the middle of the election campaign going through november. >> they may even force him out sooner and he may start to see the light and do you want this scandal to continue with affirmties and son. >> he doesn't want to leave. stuart: of course. when you're the president, you get an ego and you want to stay. >> do you want to face real impeachment with real evidence of real wrong doing and you want that stain? stuart: think he could get that evidence? >> i think it'll happen -- stuart: they're looking for it and they've made real progress with the impeachment hearings. they're realizing that can get to the truth. >> so, yes, and then you also have the economy. economy is not gonna be booming next year, either. so much for b

. >> the story of lyndon johnson didn't think there's enough people, he wanted people to go to the library so long, free restrooms inside. [laughter] so what memorabilia or not you have 21 museums, you must have a fair number of presidential things yeah. >> the american presidency and got the declaration of independence the microphones they are or fireside chat. abraham lincoln's top hat and the material from the assassination. what people seem to love is green some pajamas last night you know what he did. [laughter] people ask if they can wear the pajamas so the first ladies down, why is that a big attraction? >> i think what is so important is the understanding the first ladies were when it was first created it is about women and what they were but now we understand the role the women's they spokespeople and leaders, symbols of people set expect in america so it's important exhibition and paired with the american presidency, people understand power and the fact that even the people have names you don't know they were the most in the nation. >> you have to deal with living presidents, the

office literally veterans of the depression and world war two into congress and the and what lyndon johnson pursue is basically in terms of the great society, the war on poverty, a further extension and not mention immigration reform. okay. medicare and medicaid in many ways. but the story roosevelt and arthur schlesinger jr himself talked about the long age great age of roosevelt really does extend. from 30 to 33 all the way through. and i see the four freedoms as the spirit of that generation, the ethos of that generation. it's interesting that you should mention the very fact or not the fact, but the discussion that's had about whether americans know the individual. four freedoms, freedom of speech, freedom from want and, freedom from fear. but in some ways i find interesting about them and then when one thinks about the generation and this moment in january 1941, this kind of transition from one sort of approach to another focus is that there's there is overlap within them. so that one is in a related with the other, it a related with the other. and so in some ways it is important to kn

. >> he blamed lyndon johnson. nemours says it cannot be blamed on slavery.is the people came on slavery ended those. >> was a line of thought was great for voters who want to hear that kind of message. i think even tim scott knows this is often the case. tim scott knows that is not a complete answer. after slavery, there's a lot of people in the jim crow south. in the 60s and 70s experienced horrible discrimination where he grew up in south carolina. and he blames the lyndon johnson great society. give us the voting rights act. a lot black people about this country. great numbers. he might have an issue with welfare. i think that's why senator that's around. >> but that context is not there. analysts point i wonder why not. just provide the context. why put it in the sort of small and you think is going to be resonating with republican voters. when he is really the only person who is going to give a clear contractual answer on that debate stage so it's an interesting choice to. he did a similar thing in the first debate. second time he's done now. >> i thoug

the last time we saw anything like that was with lyndon johnson in 1968. >> yeah. >> his party lost the presidency, and in a lot of ways ushered in a whole era of conservative dominance. >> so let me jump in. you're talking politics. >> yeah, yeah. >> what do you think james carville's doing? "the new york times" quote, which i know registered inside the white house, where he's been an informal sounding board, was the voters don't want this, referring to more biden. and that's in poll after poll. you can't look at that and not feel there's some apprehension here. >> i feel apprehension. i feel all sort of apprehension. >> do you think he's trying to ice biden out or energize the support? what do you think he's doing? i'm not asking to you only be a carville whisperer, but he speaks to a democrat who wants something to change here. >> i don't know what he's thinking exactly. i understand the apprehension. i share some of it. i would ask james, what's your plan here? if you -- do you want to go talk to joe biden directly and tell him in effect to resign? because that's what not running fo

african-americans than any wother president for almost a century, until you get to the presidency of lyndon johnson. he was also a genuinely nice guy. he was an amiable man who was willing to admit his mistakes. in fact, despite what you may have heard recently, u.s. grant was the first u.s. president to be arrested. he was arrested for speeding. he loved horses, he loved to he race his carriage, and the cop literally pulled him over in 1872. now, what does he do? does he say, do you know who i am? no. he's like, you got me fair and square. ra he laughs, he smiles, he pays the fine, he acknowledged his ol fault. st and it's hard not to like al someone who does that. in fact, he, at the very end of his administration, he publicly apologized for his administration. some historians think every e. president should publicly apologize for the administration, but he's the only one to actually do it. so taking all this into ms consideration, look at what has happened to his view in the eye of historians. orange, he is very, very orange. but 02then, about 20 years ago, opinion seems to shift, and more recen

were clear on co2 emissions, kennedy, there is a memo that i doubt he read that deals with that, lyndon johnson mentioned it, but the shocker was a former nixon advisor who was considered a nixon house intellectual, wrote a memo saying that i am talking to the weather people, the silent -- sites people. if this is accurate, we are in big trouble. he actually writes in the white house, goodbye miami and goodbye new york, what happens to seattle is unknown. and this is the nixon era, and we have had a lot of residents, and we have had al gore moments, but here we are talking to you when it has been the hottest summer on record in similar places in the world and all across the united states, and claimant issues are going to be living with us as front page, i'm afraid for the rest of our lives. it's a long-term problem. hayden: this relates, and several of the questions are pointing to something people want to hear you take. if you were to pick a book from the 21st century to be on the list, what would you pick, is there a book on -- in recent history within the last 10 years, what will be a classi