oliver wendell holmes?oris: oliver wendell holmes, when he saw franklin roosevelt said a first-class temperament and second-class intellect. i don't think he had a second-class intellect, but he certainly had a first-class temperament. you got to be confident but have some sense you may not know things all the time. you know you are going to make mistakes. franklin roosevelt would say about himself, i know i'm going to bat, maybe three out of four times i will get a hit, whenever two times would be great. when i make a mistake, i will own it and move on. that is part of temperament. president-elect trump said i have the best temperament of anybody running for president because i always win. that is not true. i think it is learning from adversity. it is learning from failure. it is learning how to grow as a result of your mistakes. it is also a temperament that can take enormous criticism from the outside in and not take it personally and somehow be able to know that they are against my ideas not myself. tem

somewhat strange there's never been a well-known problem celebrating the way that oliver wendell holmes wrote. but in the 1928 civil war essay, steven vincent wrote about not the future of the past and write an epitaph for the 2,000 year tradition they put to an end. he writes the sinking of all the constellations and galleys and then he and carthage. those of the rtm prior to moving to see in one wooden wall beyond the flagship in such a swelling cloud of the ocean going down by the head, green waters spreading along the deck, going down. the mermaid pools to the particles where they drink everlasting rahm with vc -- the seahorses of the submarines. thank you. [applause] >> what was the immediate impact [inaudible] >> the immediate impact was for the lack of impact spotted. it's not coming up to bombard washington. that would have been highly unlikely it wasn't easy to handle that had broken the blockade, it would have had an immediate effect on the national row that's gone very badly for the union and its the south that had suddenly broken through the thoughts that european powers wou

. >> who said that first, oliver wendel homes. >> no, oliver wendel homes. when he saw franklin roosevelt and he said ah, wes, first class temperment, second class int select. i don't think he had a second class intellect but he had a first class temperment. it means you have to be confidence-- confident but you have to have some sense that you may not know things all the time. you know you will make mistakes. franklin roosevelt said about himself i know i will bat three out of four times i will get a hit. or maybe one out of two times and that would be great. but when i make a mistake i'm just going to own it and move on. that's part of temperment. one of the things that mr. trump said is that he said president-elect trump, he said i think i have the best temperment of anybody ever running for president because i always win. and that is not true. i think it's learning from adversity. it's learning from failure. it's learning how to grow as a result of your mistakes. and it's also a temperment that can take enormous criticism from the outside in. and not tak

somewhat strange that there's never been a well-known poem celebrating the battle the way oliver wendell holmes wrote about old ironsides, but in the 1920s civil war epic john brown's body, stephen vincent benet wrote about not it but what does it change. he doesn't look to the future but to the past. and writes an epitaph for the 2000 years tradition that hampton roads put to an end. he writes, the sinking of all the world old cebit and aims, victory and constellation, golden nine, galleys of anthony, galleys of carthage, galleons with the guilt of virgins, galleons says spiking long serpents, argo and rbcs of the achaean pride moving the sea in one long wooden wall behind the huge ghost flagship of the arc in such a swallowing clouds of phantom sale, they whitened oceans going down by the head, green water seeping through the ports. spreading along the scrubbed and famous index, going down, going down, going down. the fiddlers green, to the dim barnacle throws where davy jones drinks everlasting ramah with the seahorses of his sunken dreams. thank you. [applause] >> so you said that th

. >> rose: oliver wendell holmes. >> you're right, that's why thought it was, too. talk about the key of, we i hope he gets to like being president. i wonder about the first disaster which will come, whether a newtown, an orlando, how he will lead the country. >> rose: but you changed your mind about the speech which many's first reaction was it's grim, it's dark, it's angry, and after reading it, you said you came to like it more. >> it's growing on me and i'll tell you why. the people, the academy awards came out today, the best movie in america is "moonlight" and i think it's the best movie in america because it takes m persn like me to places i've never been in. he was talking about places in america who are hellish to live in, and difficult to live in whether your color, race or orientation, he was speaking about difficult things in the country and now has to go do something about it. and his speech is growing on me and also to go after radical islamic terrorism. >> rose: he seems to also come to the idea that we dr. and he very interestingly says, you know, th

one of my other heroes, in addition to senator mccain is oliver wendell holmes jr. he's a hero not because avenues great supreme court justice but a veteran of the civil war and you can't read any opinion of his without seeing how he reflects back upon his time in battle. and i think it's 1894 memorial day speech you should all read but in the conclusion of the speech he says whether a man accepts from fortune a spade and look downward and dig or from aspiration her axe and cord and will scale the ice. the one and only success is thois command to his command is to bring his heart network. this man brings the job to the secretary of defense a great and brave heart and i hope you'll vote to confirm him quickly. thank you. >>> i want to thank both senator nunn and senator cohen. i view as one of the great privileges of my time here in the united states senate was the honor of serving with both of you. and so i think it means a lot to me personally but also to members of the committee that you would come here today on behalf of this nominee. thank you for being here. >>

you know, he quoted oliver wendell holmes and he brings this to his job, a strong heart. that -- that is so important to understand here, because of the service that this man has already given to this country and the service that he now is being asked to give again. and i know that the military members, tsoldiers, our men and women who fight for us every day, they have confidence in him. the senate has confidence in him. i know the president does as well. >> in my conversations with those in the intelligence community, pretty much everyone says they have great confidence in general mattis. the question they do all have, though, is mike flynn and what sort of variable he will be and whether or not he will have the ear over some of the more experienced folks that will make up donald trump's cabinet. senator deb fischer -- >> you know, i think it's important to have a variety of views. that's what a president needs. that's what i need as a senator. so, that variety of views so that our commander in chief can make wise decisions, that's important. >> senator deb fischer, than

one of my other heroes in addition to senator mccain is oliver wendell holmes junior and a hero because was not only a great supreme court justice, he was also a veteran of the civil war. you cannot read any opinion of his without seeing how he reflects back upon his time in battle and is a great i think it's 1894 memorial day speech you all should read. in the conclusion of the speech he says "whether a man accepts from fortune her spade and will look downward and dig, or from aspiration her axe and cord will scale the ice, the one and only success that is his to command is to bring the his work a mighty heart." . members of the committee, this man, jim mattis, brings to the job of secretary of defense a great and brave heart. and i hope you will vote to confirm him quickly. thank you. >> i want to thank both senator nunn and senator cohen. i view as one of the great privileges of my time here in the united states senate was the honor of serving with both of you and so i think it means a lot to me personally but also to members of the committee that you would come here today on behalf

cohen: one of my other heroes in addition to senator mccain is oliver wendell holmes jr. because he not only was a great supreme court justice, he was also a veteran of civil war. and you cannot read any opinion of his without seeing how he reflects back upon his time in battle. and there's a great, i think it's 1894 memorial day speech you all should read, but in the conclusion of the speech he says, whether a man accepts from and will lookde downward and dig or from aspiration and will scale the ice, the one and only success that is his to command is to bring to his work a mighty heart. members of the committee, this man, jim mattis, brings to the job of the secretary of defense a great and brave heart. and i hope you will vote to confirm him quickly. thank you. sen. mccain: i want to thank both senator nunn and cohen. i view as one of the great privileges of my time here in the united states senate was the honor of serving with both of you. and so, i think it means a lot to me personally but also to members of the committee that you would come here today on behalf of t