so wilson went to rome, georgia, where he was tying up these loose ends and where he, a presbyterian minister's son that a woman named element action committee was a presbyterian minister's daughter and the two of them fell in love and had a real old-fashioned 19th century courtship. a little more extensive than most because wilson, although he was desperate to marry her and her realized he didn't have the resources to do it just yet. so they had an engagement that went on for several years, during which time they exchanged thousands of love letters. now let me restate this. they exchanged thousands of love letters. i mean, this is one of the most romantic correspondences that has ever been put down on paper. i am not forgetting the items here. i'm not forgetting the brownings. this is really very occasionally you sort of think many of you out here can at least picture woodrow wilson, the grand tour, presbyterian minister sought by the long faced woodrow. but the fact of the matter is he was this incredibly passionate, intensely emotional man and all of this comes out in these letter

>> he was a presbyterian minister son. tieseton had severed their to the church but were still very presbyterian. were presbyterian, princeton was the place to go. it was a step into the world. he studied law and went to johns hopkins. to bryn mawr. he like teaching there and like more thanat bryn mawr eleanor did. that was in 1890. he became the most popular professor there. he was one of two stars of the faculty. there was an intrigue among the trustees. in 1902.osen president he tried to reform princeton and succeeded a bit and felt quite a bit. bit.iled quite a he got stymied when he was offered the governorship. he became a reformer. that made him a front-runner early. he made a remarkable transition into years. he went from being the university president, to governor of new jersey, to president. he was a very effective governor. wilson is one of these people who succeeded at everything he ever did. he was a great scholar. he is a great university president. he was the best-known university president of his time. he r

he was the son of a presbyterian minister. ascension,dings, reformation,egon, deliverance, gethsemane, resurrection. what is that all about? >> is there a through line? is, woodrowbout wilson is not a savior, why, it occurred to me that, as i was researching this, that this was a man who got on his knees twice a day to pray and was the great grandson etc., of presbyterian churchrs he went to every sunday -- ministers. he went to church every sunday of his life. -- i came up with one or two of these titles because they fit. the first one i came up with was on the war. i was going to call it armageddon. another onehad about wilson where he had no knowledge of politics. said, "that was really a baptism by fire." that is why i began to piece them together. most of what you will see all words that have meanings the on the bible. such as, ascension. is apter of my book snapshot of wilson going to see that thiscan was the greatest hero who ever walked the earth. the reception was a march of triumph. here is a 30 seconds of his voice.

presbyterian homes and services is planning a $20 million renovation including new windows, electrical upgrades, a new sewage system it, new roof, fire, sprinkler system, and new kitchen, flooring, doors, and paint in the unit. the tenants will be provided temporary housing during the construction and will return to their current unit. this resolution authorizes the city on behalf of the project sponsor to receive up to $35 million in bond funding for the project. the resolution does not financially encome beerth the city nor require us to repay the bond. the cost to the city, we can provide safety and dignity for seniors in these units. i want to thank the mayor's office the housing and sprue tierctionv homes and services for working together on this vital project. i'm looking forward to providing new opportunities and improving some of the existing affordable housing opportunity for many of our low-income residents. and i just want to also -- i know that olson lee is the director of mayor's office of housing and these are the kinds of incredible projects when he served as the housing

there's a liberal presbyterian pastor in my audience.rs and applause] when i saw liberal, here is how liberal he is, he is jewish. [ laughter ] for better or for worse, you seem to be the avatar for the dividing line of the incompatibility of religious belief and scientific belief. somehow you have, through maybe your words. >> i'll take that. >> jon: his question was: can you let richard dawkins now that there are religious individuals with a strong belief in god who believe in the scientific method. does that seem incongrewous today? >> no, i'm well aware of that. [cheers and applause] >> jon: he said ask him if he's aware of that and i go, i'm pretty sure assist wear of that. >> it's a point i make. i often join joyces with bishops and other friends to combat the ant scientific -- antiscientific thought of religion. >> jon: here is my proposal for the discussion tonight: do you believe that the end of our civilization will be through religious strife or scientific advancement. what do you think will be in the long-term be more damagin

of the south, but the presbyterian church which in many ways is a world unto itself. though,didn't make them either of them, and i think this is true of wilson as much as it it didn't make them religious zealots. it did not make them obsessed with religion. in some ways, religion was so central to them that in many ways they could take it for granted. it is in the background. it is always there, it is important, but the two of them -- but of the two of them, he was more the good strong believer. she is the one who had the religious doubts. especially because with the various family troubles depression ran really ran in the axon family. whoably one brother, eddie, died in a tragic accident as a young man, was about the only one who wasn't touched with depression. -- in some ways metaphysically and philosophically she was more curious than wilson was. wilson was much more interested in the affairs of the world, but religion is a background. >> he was interested in the affairs of the world, but he is so easily smitten with women. he falls. and this is an important of his

with the church, but it was still a very presbyterian school. if you are a bright young man, princeton was a place to go. he wanted to step out from the south, to. he went to hopkins briefly, his first teaching job was at bryn mawr, a brand-new college for women. he actually like teaching there. he liked the women at bryn mawr better than ellen did. she objected to the modern woman that he did. he got back to princeton in 1890, became the most popular professor there. basically, he was one of two real stars of the faculty. there was some intrigue among the trustees and everything to get him to the presidency, that he got chosen president in 1902. then he tried to reform princeton and succeeded a bit and failed quite a bit and really got stymied when the new jersey bosses came along and offered him the nomination for the governorship heard he took it from them and then turned on them immediately and became a reformer. a lot of things made him a front runner quite early, so he made a remarkable transition. in two years he went from being a univers

i was a youth representative for the general assembly in presbyterian church in 1989 where they allowed gay ministers in the church. i sat there in the convention center that was as big as -- and through my own issues of being a gay man and when the debate the -- and when the final vote was they were not going to allow this, a spark, that was the moment for me. i stood up with maybe 20 individuals and walked to the center of the room and silently walked down in protest towards the front of the podium where the leadership of the church was and silently walked out. from that moment on, i have always wanted to do the right thing. the work that i have done for marriage equality in san francisco and california and the work that i do at the university of california san francisco for fighting for individuals and students and under represented minorities, it's my passion and my life. i would also like to thank chief navarro and chief of staff for nominating me for this award. i'm truly honored. thank you so much. [ cheers and applause ] >> our next awardee for the individual leadership award is

he received some stitches at columbia presbyterian hospital. >> reporter: tonight police are trying to track down the bikers and pouring over every second of that video. >>> now the news tonight on the american student, amanda knox back in the spotlight once again on trial for the murder of her roommate. an appeals court in italy is again holding out the threat that she could be forced back to italy and back to jail. abc's gio benitez with the latest on what is happening to her tonight. >> reporter: as her third murder trial kicks off in italy, a world away in seattle, amanda knox says she's living a nightmare. >> the longer this plays out the longer it's going to take me to get my life back and to move on. >> reporter: it's been two years since knox returned home. after an italian appeals court overturned her murder conviction. she and her then boyfriend were accused of killing knox's roomate meredith kercher. back in the u.s. knox reenrolled in college, found a new boyfriend, and wrote a book. but then this spring, a crushing blow. the italian supreme court ordering a retrial. knox t

. >> reporter: at new york presbyterian children's hospital former fireman p.j.z is busy with his second career. >> you could be an artist if you want, you know that? >> i know! that's what i was planning to be. >> reporter: that was boy that's five years old, his name was julio, he reminded me of my son on so many levels and it does bring me back. but i can't -- i can't think of a better way to honor my son. >> reporter: 12 years ago today, schrantz lost four members of his engine company. at the same time, his five-year- old son dustin was battling leukemia. where are you on september 11, 2001? >> right down the block, actually. at ground zero. >> reporter: so you're down here being a fireman trying to save lives and in the back of your mind -- >> in the front of my mind. >> reporter: in the front of your mind, of course. >> my heart was at home with my son and my family. >> reporter: dustin died two years later. schrantz says the kind of people who help others have a hard time asking for help themselves. >> right now as we speak there are firefighters running

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my wife and i were coming out of the presbyterian church.eople were talking on the street that four innocent little girls were blown up in their sunday school in a church in birmingham. we knew then it was a shameful act, a tragic day. we could not believe it happened, but it did. it awakened the consciousness of the whole nation. it has been 50 years. it has been a long time. i want to commend the congresswoman for her tour site and perseverance in introducing to our leadership this resolution. that is why we are here today. thank you. [applause] i also want to say thank you are asking me to sponsor that resolution in the united states senate and the senate responded unanimously. that is the legacy, the tragic legacy, but we will not forget. that is why we are here today. i'm sorry it took 50 years. i'm sorry for what happened. it was a shameful day, but such a great legacy we share now. thank you. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, u.s. senator from maryland. [applause] >> i know you have a hard time seeing me. you won't have a hard time

run by american presbyterians wonderful teachers. now against that, america spent billions of dollars in missiles and guns and warships, and the result of that is that iraq, afghanistan, and of course in pakistan, all those billions of dollars have resulted in a very high level of antiamerican feeling, so we have to be aware of our assets and say what was lost and gained in the last 12 years. on that evening and the days following there were candlelight vigils around the world. did the united states i guess in a sense squander the goodwill that it had that was build up following the attacks? >> i think on a philosophical level i would clearly agree, and i would say that is a crucial mourning in history, simply for the united states. it could have taken the world one way or the other way. 61 way meaning peace, goodwill, harmony, because the world was with the united states. and this is a fact throughout the world. great sympathy for the terrible day and tragedy. and of course the wars follow and you now have a situation where the unit

a roman catholic which isn't as politically correct religion in that era were kennedy told the presbyterian ministers at a houston meeting where catholicism was at stake he said when my brother got in during world war ii and flew his last an official mission over the english channel no one asked him what his religion was. lyndon johnson was a great president on domestic issues. he did usher in the great society. in its first two years in the highest office of the land he got through medicare which the truman first proposed the civil rights act, voting rights for blacks for the first time in the south where they didn't have to pay the tax or the u.s. constitution to get to register to vote. federal aid to education at all levels starting from head start to college. public housing who, national parks, in the environmental law, you name it but of course of vietnam and like most presidents, john same did have a stable of speechwriters. once he asked about uncertain speech to be prepared and the speechwriter brought him the first draft and they looked at eight. voltaire, people i'm going to talk

episcopalian columbia, which has been king's college in the dutch reformed queens college and the presbyteriancollege of new jersey, which is now princeton. these are denominational schools that emerge out of the church communion. once they are established enough to establish them in a unique money to do it. the first source of funds for the england. the colonists will turn to england. >> host: by would they want to find -- >> guest: that's one of the real problems. i joke and a discredit to myself as i was searching on these chapters i spy with the english want to get to. to money to establish a school in new england in massachusetts when in fact getting rid of the puritans was a great goal. there is not necessarily warm from the relations between the puritans and anglican church. but this is where we get back to native american history. the american colonists were really quite skillful at raising money, using the up adulation of native people as the core. soon enough missionaries to britain at raising money under the claim said they were franchising native people in the america. the first bu

there is the dutch reformed queens college which is no and the presbyterian college of new jersey whichis now princeton. these are actually denominational schools. they are schools that emerged out of the community. but once they are established and as you establish them you need money to do it and a lot of the money the first source of funds will be england. the colonists will turn to england. >> host: why would they want to fund the school's? >> guest: that is one of the real problems. i've jokingly described to myself as i was working on some of these chapters, why would the english want to give the puritans money to establish a school in massachusetts when in fact actually getting rid of the puritans was a great goal. it's not exactly -- you know so there is not necessarily warm and friendly relations between the puritans and the anglican church but this is where we get back to native american history and where native americans become key. to cause the american colonists were really quite skillful at raising money using the evangelization of native people as their goal. and so sendi

it's just this strong presbyterian sense of duty that got him going everyday and then almost -- well, he would say profit usually, i was going to say magically but he met a beautiful young widow who lived in washington and instantly fell in love with her i think he was desperate to fall in love again but he did and convinced her to marry him and they did and it turns out she had great historic significance shortly thereafter. >> rose: what was? >> which was wilson in trying to promote his league of nations around the country in very poor health in the middle of this great 29 city tour collapses and they rush him back to the white house where a few days later he suffers a stroke which they keep a tse tkpret the people of the united states. they keep a secret from everybody in the white house. only a handful of people, including wilson's doctor and his wife really conspire to keep this from the world. and during that period as i try to trace in the book you see the rise of mrs. wilson rather eneducated, politically unsavvy, no lady macbeth but she does function as many have said the fir

he was the son, grandson, great grandson, etc., of presbyterian ministers. he went to church every sunday of his life. he read the bible every night of his life. i thought somehow this must infuse my biography. i came out with one or two of the titles because they really fit. i remember the first one i came up with is writing about the war. i have to call armageddon for the reasons you just read. and i had another one when wilson who had no real background in washington politics, that first chapter where he comes to washington, i thought well, that was a baptism by fire. so i had those two chapter titles, baptism and armageddon. i thought, one could really do a lot with this. so that's why i began to piece them together. most of them you'll see are words that actually do have other meanings beyond the bible, such as ascension. and that opening chapter of my book is really a snapshot of wilson going to paris to settle the peace. you can see this is the greatest hero who ever walked the earth. i mean, the -- the reception was the greatest march of triumph that

gale saltz, associate professor of psychiatry at new york presbyterian hospital.or being here. we certainly don't know for sure what caused aaron alexis to snap. but when you hear of all these incidents, shooting the tires, saying he had blackouts, hearing voices through the wall, saying that somebody was sending vibrations through a microwave, what sort of mental health concerns leap to mind for you? >> well, you're describing symptoms of psychosis, the hearing things through the wall and hearing voices which are called auditory hallucinations, are symptoms of psychotic thinking. psychotic thinking can be due to, in some instances, post-traumatic stress disorder but often it's due to another psychiatric diagnosis like schizophrenia, like severe bipolar disorder, and early 20s is a typical time for those kinds of disorders to first present. certainly someone who is psychotic should not be able to have a weapon, but i think it's important for people to understand that most people who are even seriously si psychiatrically ill, even psychotic, will not commit a viole

he's sort of--he's kind of persnickety and fussy and, you know, overly presbyterian. that sort of disqualifies him from being the great leader. but he was in his way, i think. but i th--i would say lincoln and roosevelt were the two that i would find. c-span: on the lincoln front, your relationship from a family standpoint to all that. what--what's the mudd connection--the dr. samuel mudd connection? >> guest: well, he... c-span: and who was he, by the way? >> guest: yeah, but s--sam mudd--samuel alexander mudd was a country doctor down in charles county, south of washington, dc, and he owned a few slaves, as most s--as many did. and he was a known s--s--confederate sympathizer. so into this mix comes this shakespearean actor, strikingly handsome, dashing, john wilkes booth, who is consumed by hatred for lincoln, the north and the oppression of the union and so forth. and he--he hatches a plan and enlists seven or eight, including john surrat, mary surrat and i think dr. mudd. there is some contention about how--how close the enlistment was. but in any event, the plan

at first meeting, the near-sighted philadelphia aristocrat might have been taken for a presbyterian clergyman. that is, unless one approached him when he was mad, for meade possess ad volume cantic temper which it did not require much to trigger. behind his back, men in the ranks called meade, a damned old, goggle eyed snapping turtle. no one questioned meade's personal courage or competence but he was not a loveable or dashing commander. and his disciplinary behavior? would have made george s. patton look like a wuss. in october of 1862 meade chased down a private with a great bundle of corn leaves on his back, which the soldier had pilfered from a nearby farm. meade demanded to know where the corn had come from and talked himself into such a rage, that he struck him a side of the head and almost knocked him over. unabashed, the private picked himself up and nearly returned the favor. but stopped and said, if it weren't for them shoulder stripes of yorn i would give you the darnedested thrashing you ever had in your life. meade was just as hard on his subordinates and his superiors. i am tir

at the houservice presided over presbyterian and the washington bishop. edith is a cotillion, and she did not change to presbyterian -- anan ep skip alien episcopalian. by the time moved they finished the principal part of the good he drove. of the cathedral. it's a lovely ceremony. the funeral was at the end of the service. to arlington,kup so they knew the exact moment. after heved how long died? >> something like 37 years. it was an extraordinarily long time. like? rexs her life she spent the rest of her life in woodrow wilson's widow. his first i ever for. she controls access to his papers -- she chose his first biographer. she wrote her own memoir with her owns in on it. collaborated with xanax, -- made a movie. to me the most important thing is she supported something he had supported, a woodrow wilson foundation, and they helped andte the united nations, ey als clect these papers, so there are 69 volumes of letters and other significant papers, many from first ladies, and i think that is her biggest legacy. some -- >> we have some videos from the u

that made my job a little bit easier but she began her career as a chemist working at at columbia presbyterian hospital then quickly shifted to serve as the architect of paul's early career. she was his manager, publicist etc. but that's not really her main contribution our accomplishment. i was most drawn to her and interested and excited to do this work because of her largeness of her life and i mean that on a global stage. i think the importance of telling her story in particular and rosa parks is the international significance of their political contributions and eslanda robeson in particular was an anticolonial activist, a writer and human correspondent, an anthropologist. she was someone who was there the founding of the united nations in 1945. she traveled to the front lines of the spanish civil war in 1938. she traveled to africa in 1936 to sub-saharan africa after a light -- italy occupied ethiopia. she took a ship to south africa and then uganda when the time that it was not only difficult but dangerous for a black woman to be traveling in colonial africa. spent a number of months th

christianity has moved in a more progressive and inclusive direction but as you can see from the presbyterians over what to do with their denominations and other denominations are struggling with this issue. there is no one said of beliefs. the general trend of course as with broader society is that the church is moving in a more liberal direction but that's not going to happen without fights comcast fights within families fights within the the congregations and fights within denominations. >> host: did you visit with the catholic church as well? >> guest: i did not spend a lot of time focusing on the catholic church and here's what happens. as a reporter i can only write about the stories of people who are willing to talk to me and i spend a lot of time trying to find a gay priest who was willing to open up. i think the price of that because i was never able to find one was the catholics are underrepresented in my book. the really funny thing about this is my husband is catholic and i never thought to ask him for his story until after the book went to press so that was kind of a fail on my pa

. >> [inaudible] >> born in stanton, virginia, the son of a presbyterian minister, wilson from a veryse. >> it's quite amazing. here's woodrow wilson at nine years old drafting a constitution for his little league baseball team. it's got to be the little league team to this day with its own constitution. >> for college he ventured north to new jersey to what would become princeton university. >> is it true that when he got to princeton as an undergraduate he had never heard the star-spangled ban center >> that's true. he had never heard it. he was a southern boy. >> he would return to princeton as it's president, transforming what had become something of a country club into a first-rate university. the political bosses of new jersey took notice and made him an offer he couldn't refuse. >> to run for governor of new jersey, which at the time, is perhaps the most corrupt state in the union. >> i think you can take the perhaps out. in 1910, the very corrupt democratic machine of the very corrupt new jersey says, who is the squeaky cleanest man in all of new jersey we could run as our pup

but as you can see from the presbyterians bickering over what to do about their denomination and other denominations really struggling with this issue, there is no one set of opinions. i think the general trend, of course, as with broader society is that the church is moving in a more liberal direction, but that's not going to happen without fighting, fights within families, fights within congregations, within denominations. >> host: did you visit with the catholic church as well? >> guest: i did not spend a lot of time focusing on the catholic church, and here's what happened. as a reporter, i can only write about this stories of people who are willing to talk to me, and i spent a lot of time trying to find a gay priest who was willing to open up. i think the price of that because i never was able to find was, was that catholics are underrepresented in my book. the really funny thing is my husband is catholic, and i never thought to ask him about his story until after the book went to press. so that was kind of a fail on my part. >> host: jeff chu, there's a denomination called mcc or

distance, not the organized anglican church but the new defenders, whether it be the quakers, the presbyteriansthe methodist. werewere the people who primarily those engaged in making the industrial revolution. there were different outcomes. what was happening? theal, hand production, thing that artists and had engaged in was being replaced by machines. the workshop attached to the home was being replaced by factories. making of cotton was revolutionize, turned upside down. chemical manufacturing came at a scale that had not been known before. things aree way being done but also scale. the industrial revolution allowed things to happen on a much grander scale. iron production was greatly increased. waterpower was developed and improved for mills and factories. steam power was invented and developed. to ability to harness steam drive vehicles which in turn you could use for many activities. machine tools were invented and produced. it is something we have lived with ever cents. the switch for the source of energy for this new industrial revolution. of daily life was being transformed in england.

he was a devout presbyterian. to listen to those hems brought a great amount of joy to him. -- uyms -- hyms brought in great amounts of -- hymns brought a great amount of joy to him. upon presentation to queen victoria, miss lane made a great impression and the queen was impressed with her. as a result, the two formed a great friendship that would continue throughout both of their lives. this place is actually a gift that the queen gave harriet. it is a beautiful gold bracelet. he has her name, harriet lane, and the date of 1867 when she received a gift. behind me, we have a lithograph of queen victoria and her husband, prince albert. these were diplomatic skills presented by president -- presented to president buchanan. in hong in the white house and were brought back here into their home. -- hung in the white house and were brought back here to their home. one of the most interesting groups that they had visited them was the japanese delegation. the japanese delegation came to the white house in 1860 and came be

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whether it be the quakers, the presbyterians, the methodists. they were the people who were primarily those engaged in making the industrial revolution. and of course, there were different ideas. what was happening? manual art production was being replaced by machines. and the workshops attached to the home were being replaced by fact days trizz. -- factories. the meak making of textiles was turned upside down. chemical manufacturing came in a scale not known before. so notice one of the things that were happening. not only the way things were being done, but also scale. the industrial revolution allowed things to happen on a much, much grander scale. iron production was greatly increased and costs reduced. water power was reduced so factories could be run. steam power was invented. not that steam was invented, but the ability to harness steams, to drive wheels, which in turn you could use for many, many tifts. machine tools were invented and produced. and perhaps most importantly, and something we have lived with ever since, the switch for the

part of my community for a long time, larmly christian, ant oklahoma orthodox, greek orthodox, presbyterian and other doe de-nominations. they are scared. they are -- and other denominations. they are very scare. they know what assaad is and many are uncomfortable with what he is. on the other hand they've seen ll mistra and al qaeda and are terrified of that operation. so they're caught in this sectarian cross fire. they don't want to be. they're worried about acrossities. grievous atrocities being committed against the christian people of syria. we just witnessed the other day there was a story, a small village, i believe not far from damascus where the language of aramaic is still spoken, one of the few places. that's the language jesus christ spoke. to know that these people could be under attack when you find out that the forces have intervened. that said, you think about this and worry about the history of mankind and the history of the christian tradition is at risk here and potentially a great risk of extermination. and we have witnessed this in egypt, too. there are lessons to be l

nancy snyderman who is at new york's presbyterian hospital.s been an amazing evening. mom came in last night and shortly before midnight, she gave birth to the baby, and as you can see, frankie is right there with her. uncomplicated delivery, and doesn't she look amazing? she is looking like she is ready for a night out on the town. simply beautiful, and the gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous baby. 6 pounds and 14 ounces. >> please, tell her congratulations, nancy. thank you so much. >> you bet i will. thank you, matt. >>> and meantime, eric a hill i in brigham and women's hospital in boston. >> brigham and women's is the largest birthing scenter, and right now we are waiting with tammy and dewayne for the arrival of the next baby here, a baby girl on the way, and mom is working through it, but she is an old pro here. she is not only an e.r. doc, but they have three boys at home and the oldest is going to turn 5 friday and what a gift with the new sister. it has been an exciting night. at least nine babies born since we got here, and it is a special

columbia presbyterian new york cornell, are the ambulances able to get through? have they cleared the traffic? we're in a tomb here in the studios in midtown. >> reporter: tom, i had trouble hearing you that time. there's a system in place here where they're triaging people in lower manhattan and putting sometimes tags around their neck people you see wandering up from lower manhattan who have slight injuries and have been cleared. every hospital in the area is involved in a plan to take in some kind of patients. this one where i'm at st. vincent's is one of the closest with a major trauma center. but every hospital is on alert, every hospital is just taking in what has becoming just a sea of patients. >> nbc's robert bazell. bob, thanks very much. let's go back to washington and nbc's tim russert who has the head of the house intelligence committee. tim. >> reporter: congressman, are you there? >> i'm here tim. >> reporter: as the chairman of the house intelligence committee, what is your official reaction to what we witnessed this morning? >> obviously i'm horr

a woman who was a presbyterian ministers daughter, and the two fell in love and had an old fashioned 19th century court ship. will extensive than most because although he was desperate to marry her realized he did not have the resources to do it just yet so they had an engagement that went on several years during which they exchanged thousands of letters. let me restate this. they exchanged thousands of love letters. this is one of the romantic correspondences ever put down on paper. i am not forgetting the atoms or browning's, very occasionally hot stuff in fact,. [laughter] many of you can at least picture woodrow wilson the presbyterian minister son with a long face, but the fact of the matter is he was incredibly passionate and intensely emotional all of this comes out in these letters. if becomes very interesting space in retrospect we will get a president who is this emotional to feel things this deeply so unabashed he can put any thought or feeling down on paper. he knows how to articulate his inner self which is rare among presidents. upon getting gauge goes to john hopkins w