with russell, richard russell, chairman of the senate armed services, i think. he is on the phone. been like a father to him in the senate, and helped over defendingh, his own position. bryan cranston: that is the saddest chapter in his life. he was a domestic man. he really did not want the burden of international foreign relations. he wanted to focus on making america -- charlie: and the things were handed to him. bryan cranston: he inherited the situation of vietnam from the kennedy administration. robert mcnamara was a go-getter. very much a hawkish guy. read, it, from what i was advised that if we do this assault, we do this escalation, we will break the back of the north vietnamese, and it will be over. and he reluctantly said, do it. and it did not work. mr. president, this will work. do it. and it did not. ultimately, he is responsible, and he knew it. he failed in vietnam. he knew what it was doing. he could not find the answers. and he also, i must admit, i think he also had the political hubris that he did not want to be the first president to lose a war. charlie: he said

. >> henry: richard russell, doing what he does best! is... >> henry: please take him? >> laughter >> richard: very funny...very funny! >> henry: doing what he does best which is explaining furniture and the benefits of furniture. but before we do that explain why may is very important to you?

richard russell. >> henry: who is celebrating a birthday? 124 years! >> richard: no, no. no!> richard: it's not my birthday! >> henry: who doesn't look a day over.... >> laughter >> richard: it's not my birthday. i told you it's the anniversary of our company in the furniture business. my family started in 1892! >> henry: that would be like your brother? >> laughter >> henry: no. >> richard: no. >> henry: his grandfather. >> richard: my grandfather. >> henry: congratulations.

. >> rose: richard russell, chairman of the senate armed services i think. >> uh-huh. >> rose: on the phone. cuz russell had been like a father to him in the senate and had helped him are respect to the south although defending his own position. >> yeah, that's the saddest chapter in his life is that he was a domestic man. he really didn't want the burden of the international foreign relations. he wanted to focus on making america better. >> and things were handed to him. >> he was built-- he inherited the situation of vietnam from the kennedy administration. robert mcnam ara was very much of a go getter, hawkish kind of i guy, i believe in what i have read is that in every move it was advised that if we do this sa sawlt, we do this escalation, we will break the back of the north vietnamese and it will be over. and he reluctantly said do it. and it didn't work. mr. president, this will do it, do it, and ultimately if he-- he is responsible. and he knew it he failed in vietnam. >> he knew what it was doing to his presidency. >> he knew what it was doing. he could not find the answers.

. >> henry: richard russell, doing what he does best! y funny! >> henry: doing what he does best which is explaining furniture and the benefits of furniture. but before we do that explain why may is very important to you?

i thought lady bird and richard russell and j edgar hoover were absolutely phenomenal.ay in the movie about robert caro's great works on lyndon johnson? >> our playwright became our screenwriter. he had done most of the research before the play. i got to inherit that, but then we did a lot of her own research, went out and spoke to a number of people that were there directly, number of the civil rights leaders, congressman john lewis, congressman jim clyburn, ambassador injure young was a consultant on our film -- ambassador andrew young was a consultant on our film as well as a number of people in the johnson administration at the time. al: you mentioned vietnam earlier. lyndon johnson does very poorly when asked about the public view of presidents, i do not think there is an airport in the country named after him because it is all vietnam. do you think this film will begin to educate people on the fact that there was another side of lyndon johnson, that he was able to do more works than any president since roosevelt? >> that's how i usually describe it. i was about 10

richard linklater film. "everybody wants some" is in theaters now. please welcome wyatt russell family to be here in the last six months. >> yeah. that's ri when he was doing -- >> jimmy: your dad curt russell was here six months or so ago. your sister, kate hudson was here last week and now here you are. >> yeah. >> jimmy: your mom, does she send you confusing text messages? >> she does. do you want to hear one? >> jimmy: you have them? >> i have them on me. i just happen to have them on me. this one is a good one. she'll probably kill me for this. so excited. lots of expla administration marks. you're coming early. had a dream last night you were running across the lawn here with a big smile on your face. honey, can you bring four packs of smokes too? daddy and i have been bad. we'll call you when we're up. xxx. >> jimmy: wow. >> yeah. they're treating you like pink dot. >> totally. >> jimmy: that's the best thing about having famous parents. >> the best thing? >> jimmy: or the worst. >> there's a lot of great stuff. it's great, but sometimes the worst is when i was younger th

russell's fine furniture. may is a very important month for us. >> richard: a big month for us! >> henry: hey!her's day ... >> richard: memorial's day! all of the above. >> henry: yeah... yeah. yeah. >> richard: you know what we are really proud of? >> henry: what? >> richard: we have a lot of designer product where you can choose your finish ... choose your ... at fabulous prices. so, you don't have to pay mega bucks. >> henry: for example! >> richard: well, my grandson's going to show you something here he's very proud of .

russell's fine furniture. may is a very important month for us. >> richard: a big month for us! >> henry: hey!: memorial's day! all of the above. >> henry: yeah... yeah. yeah. >> richard: you know what we are really proud of? >> henry: what? >> richard: we have a lot of designer product where you can choose your finish ... choose your ... at fabulous prices. so, you don't have to pay mega bucks. >> henry: for example! >> richard: well, my grandson's going to show you something here he's very proud of .