. >> who is patrick allitt? >> patrick allitt is a historian from australia. he is a professor at emory university, and this is one of his areas of specialization. >> mr. rogers we are going to put you on the spot. who are the first to gentleman featured on the conservative covered? >> thank you for asking. that's a very good question. as john f. kennedy would say to it next question. [laughter] >> well, let's move on to the myth of american exceptional as. >> okay. that is a fine book by godfrey, who is a british scholar who has specialized in american history throughout his career. he is most famous for his book on 20th century america that is a beautiful study of the 60's. this is sort of his love letter to america. he is almost like alistair cooke and his long association with the development of america in the 20th century come and what he is arguing here is that america is not well loved for its exceptional qualities throughout the world and always has been. and that we have always lived our political lives internationally as an exceptional nation both mo