. >> califano -- >> we talked about bill moyers, ed sorenson, we haven't -- ted sorensen, we have not mentioned. >> i don't know a great deal about his career after he left the white house. >> how long did he stay around? >> not very long, just for a couple of weeks, maybe a couple of months. he was just grief-stricken by president kennedy's assassination. >> got to read this because you took this quote from graham who owned the "washington post." >> who called johnson and said, you've got 80% of your stuff in there, he insisted, days later, the publisher of the "washington post" advised to show sorenson a little love. he was "marvelous" but also very hurt, and i know the mood he was in and i don't forgive him for that but we all have to just imagine how he feels in that he's a man who instead of crying, did this really naughty trick of being cantankerous and hurt. what is she doing telling johnson this? >> this is in the days right after the assassination. sorenson could barely come into the office at that point but he helped to write johnson's first speech before congress. the one w

days later, captain graham said -- katharine graham said to show sorenson a little love.e was marvelous but also a little hurt. we all have to just imagine how he feels in that he is a man who, instead of crying did this really naughty trick of being cantankerous and hurt. days afterse are the the assassination. he barely came into the office at that point. he helped write johnson's first speech before congress, the one where he calls for a civil rights act. he had a line in there to the effect of a company who cannot -- effect of, who cannot fill his shoes -- they struck that line from the speech. he thought unnecessarily with t unnecessarilyh with johnson. he imparted a non-interest in working with the white house. brian: at the end of your book you say we share the disappointment that they did not get to see the woman -- see a woman ascend to the presidency. and they're concerned that the new administration were not treat every american with respect or dignity. joshua: that is probably the best line in the book. my daughter lillian will be nine in april. he watched me

david sorenson joins us tonight with his story. outset that we have never met. i have never spoken to you in my life before. this i don't know anything about your marriage and i don't even know your ex-wife's name. what struck me about this story, normally i would never get involved in anything like this because i know these things tend to be really complicated. what struck me about this story was you said the post had literally no evidence, no actual evidence you had done anything wrong? >> that's right, tucker. first of all these accusations are completely false and fab brie indicated. i have never been violent with any woman in my entire life. not the way i was raised. the post nonetheless on their ongoing war against president trump decided to publish a story based on my ex-wife's word alone that i was physically violent during our marriage. and they had no evidence. i have never had a police report against me for violence. i have never had a restraining order against me and three of her friends even came out. people i haven't

he had ted sorenson around him. people need people. i don't know how you operate. >> absolutely. >> you need somebody to check -- is that a good idea? am i going to cancel that meeting? is that a smart meeting? this guy doesn't think he needs advice from anybody. >> the problem is if you add to that the fact that he doesn't read, he doesn't want to have briefing memos, he doesn't want information, he comes into the job with very little knowledge and so he has experts around him like mattis and mcmaster and he doesn't want to listen to them. so who he is going to have at his side? basically his friends, donors, people, his kids. >> it is like the romanoffs. i've said that a million times. tillerson and cohn join staffers and cabinet member who have resigned for been fired. only 14 months old. accord to an analysis by a senior fellow at the brookings institution, his turnover rate was 34%, higher than all recent presidencies and more than double the record during the reagan administration during his first year. it's not an ideological pr

david sorenson joins us tonight with his story.er met. i have never spoken to you in my life before. this i don't know anything about your marriage and i don't even know your ex-wife's name. what struck me about this story, normally i would never get involved in anything like this because i know these things tend to be really complicated. what struck me about this story was you said the post had literally no evidence, no actual evidence you had done anything wrong? >> that's right, tucker. first of all these accusations are completely false and fab brie indicated. i have never been violent with any woman in my entire life. not the way i was raised. the post nonetheless on their ongoing war against president trump decided to publish a story based on my ex-wife's word alone that i was physically violent during our marriage. and they had no evidence. i have never had a police report against me for violence. i have never had a restraining order against me and three of her friends even came out. people i haven't spoken with in years and

the start finish i gave my driver's license my registration my car sorenson david cameron master mason but they ran a name l. for. when the police tied to l. thought the search result. displayed the warrant of arrest of lemmon forward clement ford is black he is the same age as lee and is wanted for truck traffic leon who is waiting in the car does not have a criminal record but the police is convinced that he is the suspect. has gone on i've tried everything i could possibly use to. being a muse they were very aggressive they never asks me to get out the door. they told me. or even food is afraid and he refuses to get out of the car or one of the policeman gets in on the passenger seat to force him out. really there was no doubt in my mind that they were they were going to kill me i just knew that they were wanted in that moment. as soon as the car accelerates the policeman in the car fires five bullets. he will then say that he thought that leon was armed. they pulled me out a core told me that they hoped that i would die. for screaming words. and again telling me that they were. leo

he was great at making speeches with ted sorenson who deserve some of the credit. he delivered not just the inaugural but an amazing speech in berlin or his american university speech about the nuclear test ban treaty, his speech about putting a a man on the moon. i think as an oratory he lives on in our minds and he got us through the cuban missile crisis, berlin crisis, and he created institutions. kennedy is one who did the peace corps but also the green beret. he's the person organize what's today the modern u.s. seals. so he has fans, big ones. even look at public opinion polls, he is ranked really high. when you get to guys who are up here when we rank make them hea little more middling. we'll have 1000 days to judge them on. if you don't get elected a second term, if kennedy had not won in 64 which may not happen, in may of loss, you don't know, the south was getting angry, democratic south was angry over james meredith, mississippi, alabama. it would've been interesting election but i think kennedy stands as one of the president for the ages. >> if i i coul

par three shots behind leader corey connors a forty two year old is playing in just his fourth sorenson's how long injury layoff he hasn't won a tournament since twenty thirteen. my form hit the tree a little bit. i tried to warn all the people there and i moved out of the way because i didn't know if i was if i pulled back on that at all and you know try to really use my hands in flight that ball down and that club catches and breaks you know it's going to go right over there and that's you know i worry about that but once they're got cleared out i figured i could put some speed into this thing and. it was going to i was going to feel it. but i pulled it off. do you think. we're just minutes away from the start of the largest ever winter paralympics the opening ceremony in pyongyang get some to wear the top of the hour north korea will be making its games debut but north and south korean athletes will march separately at this ceremony the two countries united for a joint procession at last month's a lympics this time the north that wanted the disputed islands to be put on a unified flag

. >> you know where that line came from, ted sorenson wrote it for kennedy. >> did sorenson write thate? >> wow. >> yeah. >> what's the first line tonight on "hardball"? >> we decide that like screw loose. as i walk with the exception of the producer, man overboard. >> that was good. >> last night. man overboard. >> tonight, tonight? >> you want to hear the ones we don't use. >> okay. all right. >> i want to hear that off tv. >>> still ahead on "morning joe," we've been talking about pennsylvania politics, but texas just held elections that could paint a picture for the upcoming midterms. political guru steve kornacki is here. he's angry, screaming at the big board and is going to break it all down for us. you're watching "morning joe." we're going to be right back. [whistling] hello. give me an hour in tanning room 3. cheers! that's confident. but it's not kayak confident. kayak searches hundreds of travel sites to help me plan the best trip. so i'm more than confident. forgot me goggles. kayak. search one and done. i'm all about my bed. this mattress is dangerously comfortable. when