>>paul lisnek. >> thank you for joining us. also joining us is the author of young mr. obama. >> i just think about him sitting in his little office while being interviewed. he had a picture of washington on the wall. just the two of us and he walked me out to my car. now seeing him in front. i was there for the first inauguration. probably the biggest gathering in american history. >> it is one of the fastest rise as an american political history we have seen the physical changes. have you had a chance to talk with have and see how he has affected? >> the last time i sat down and interview him was an early 2004 when he was running for the senate. even then he was a one- man operation. >> one thing i learned especially with obama politicians do not care what you did for the minister did they care about what you could do for them today. >> did you get a sense that this was a man who had a vision on the white house? >> i thought he was going to become a senator. even when he was running i thought he would be a better candidate for senate. he had a white background he came

join us right now to break down the president's speech with paul lisnek the host of politics tonight is this what he has wanted to say for the last four years? >> it may very well paid. there was some question certainly from liberal progressives where was this guy for the first four years of his term he is not running again there was no reason he couldn't say everything that was on his mind. and historic comments today as we know that have never been said before in an inaugural address. it's not complete until our wives and mothers and daughters can earn a living equal to their efforts. our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law. for if we are truly created equal then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well. politics aside for a moment sometimes you hear the list women gay lesbians it's almost like a checklist but not at the inaugural podium or the address not as one that will be studied in history for time that was a momentous occasion agree or disagree with the politics the president established n