there's a lot to be said about michael newton. i've known him for almost 10 years, since he's been at vanderbilt. what i of course am a significant one to just stretch it is that he was the senior member of the team that taught international law to the first group of iraqis who begin to think about accountability mechanisms any constitutional structure in november of 2000. he assisted in the drafting of the statute of the iraqi high tribunal, newton has taught iraqi jurists on several other occasions both inside and outside of iraq. is also the co-author of what is an obsolete that's a book called any of the state. -- enemy of the state. he's been in operation military attorney serving with the u.s. army special forces command from fort bragg in north carolina in support of units to spread in desert storm, and he is said numerous experiences in addition to that as well within the army before coming to vanderbilt i want to stop into one of the single contributions are remembered with was teaching a course, him bring into the class

newton bateman. he was my great, great grandfather and a friend of abraham lincoln's. >> no, sorry. but look, but can the indexes have lincoln biographies. michael burling tam has a two volume huge look at the collective lincoln papers, which are online. i mean, there ought to be a way of chasing this. >> i have seen he was depended to public schools, director of public schools in springfield. >> that is my best advice. >> you share the same lot with abraham lincoln. anyway, thank you good >> thank you. yes, sir. >> and ask you about this question based on your studies have lincoln. what if he had not been assassinated and say the president and johnson did not become president without them we can structure and? what to say would've been the situation? >> johnson was a bad pick, was nt? what is kind of astonishing miss two presidents have died already. lincoln has supported both of them. harrison died in 1841 and zachary taylor died in 1850. lincoln campaign for both men. in harrison's vice president, john tyler on did all of harrison's policies. he was a democrat who had been put on the ticket to balance it and he kicked over everything and this

newton bateman. he was my great, great grandfather and a friend of abraham lincoln's. >> no, sorry. [laughter] but, look, there are -- i mean, look in the indexes of lincoln biographies. >> okay. >> you know, michael burlingame has a two volume, it's huge, look at the collected lincoln papers which are online, i mean, there ought to be a way of chasing this down. >> oh, i have seen, he was dependent in public schools, director of public schools in springfield -- >> well, that's my best advice -- >> and he shared the same law office -- >> -- relationship. >> -- with abraham lincoln anyway. thank you. ... >> can i ask you a what if question? what if he had not been assassinated? with the south and reconstruction? >> johnson was a bad pick pick, was that he? and what is astonishing is two presidents had died already and abraham