>> i just have a picture. >> susan williams, a mother of four, meets with an undercover detective posingruns a successful business installing fences and delivering dumpsters. >> guess you cut yourself out of that picture? >> i did. >> she gives him that photo. in her mind, the murder's as good as happened. and she took such care to write the information on the back and explain it to the detective. >> so what's on the back here? >> i just put his birth date. so you can see how how old he is. >> she wrote down more information than he asked her for. right down to the color of the car he drives to his date of birth. >> but authorities are hesitant to charge susan with any crime until they see money changing hands. >> all right. so i should give you some money, right? >> yes. >> and then -- >> hundreds, huh? one, two, three, four, five -- >> you wanted ones? >> no. are they real? are they dry yet? all right. >> the detectives are told to count the money so you can hear it in case the video's not working. >> it's not going to be done obviously today or tomorrow. >> i know. >> it's not going t

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susan b. anthony and frederick douglass, charles sumner, william lloyd garrison, harriet jacobs, harriet beecher stowe to name just two heir yepts. emerson was still alive and writing long after this period. longfellow, you have emily dickenson, william tecumseh sherman, two people i'd love to have seen meet one another. [laughter] as well as victoria woodhaul who was the first woman who wan -- who ran for president in the united states. and there's a man whose name i won't even bother you with, the man who invented the word scientology which is rather strange and interesting and unusual and, of course -- or maybe not of course -- nathan bedford forest. i could spend the whole time allotted here just listing names, but not to worry, i'm not going to do that. i'm going to give you a little bit of background how i got into this book, some of the things that were important to me in the writing of it, and then i'm going read very briefly and be very delighted to take and answer your questions if i possibly can. so to go back to the book itself, i did name some names, now i want you to think for a mo

. >>> a key figure behind the scenes, susan rice, says the administration has no expect taegs of losing the vote in congress. rice spoke with brian williams in an exclusive interview. >> do you draw a distinction between a death by incendiary bomb in a school, a death by machine gunfire and a death by chemical weapons that appears to be the bright line on this? >> when chemical weapons that can kill with indiscriminate abandon, people who are innocent, are employed in conflict, it is of a greater magnitude because if terrorists get a hold of those weapons, they can be used as on a massiv scale. >> russia is one of assad's strongest allies and now putin is speaking out on military action in syria. jim maceda is live in turkey. what did we hear from putin and what are the possible implications? >> reporter: good morning. well, these comments from president you putin made in an interview with the associated press could be a potential break through in the obama administration's efforts to get that international legal backing for punitive strikes against syria. putin's never said this before, he's never been on the record that russia would con

key figure susan rice at the moment saying that the administration has no expectation of losing the vote in congress. rice speaking with nbc news's brian williams in an exclusive interview. take a listen. >> do you draw that bright an distinction between a death of incendiary bomb by a school, machine gun fires, and chemical weapons, which seems to be the bright line on this? >> chemical weapons, which can kill with indiscriminate abandonment, people who are innocent are employed in conflict, it is of a greater magnitude, because if terrorists get ahold of those weapons, they can be used on a massive scale. >> president vladimir putin also speaking out on the subject of syria, saying he will consider military action. he's one of bashar al assad's greatest allies. jim live in turkey, good morning to you. what more did the president say here, vladimir putin, and what are the implications? >> hi, richard. well, these comments from vladimir putin made in an interview with the associated press, they could be another tricky feint by the president or a potential breakthrough. never before, however, has putin said he would, quote, not exclude supportin

susan dunn is the author of "1940: fdr, wilkie, lindbergh, hitler- the election amid the storm." she is the parish the country professor of humanities at williams college where she's been teaching since 1973. she graduated from smith college and has a phd from harvard university. she is written and edited books that focus on two key periods in american history, the founding. and the presidency of franklin roosevelt. don is also the officer of how fdr fight to change the democratic party. you should read that, too. she's co-authored with james macgregor burns of the three roosevelts patricia maters transformed america. she lives in williamstown massachusetts with jim byrnes and their dog, roosevelt. i know that just a personal note, for one thing susan is a great fan of the library and me as well, the james macgregor burns is seeking a versatile scholars. here is the first biography many, many years ago and i know he's back in williamstown massachusetts will be watching this program later, so we want to send our best ahead in williamstown, massachusetts. [applause] so with that, i am pleased to introduce, susan dunn. [applause] >> thank you, bob