"tr's last war: theodore roosevelt, the great war, and a journey of triumph and tragedy." the william k sanford town library in new york hosted this 50 minute program. >> thank you for coming everyone. this is a good turnout. this event was not in our newsletter. david pietrusz has been here many times. he has a new book. "tr's last war: theodore roosevelt, the great war, and a journey of triumph and tragedy." it is about teddy roosevelt's relationship with world war i. he will be here in the fall to talk about the whole book. because it is the anniversary of theodore roosevelt's son, david will talk about the relationship with quentin. here is david pietrusz, and the book is "tr's last war: theodore roosevelt, the great war, and a journey of triumph and tragedy." [applause] thank you. thank you for coming. aside from the construction and everything else going on in the rain, i am so happy to see anyone show up. aboutok, or the story, is quentin roosevelt, the youngest child of theodore roosevelt. we have to talk about the child and the father as well. theodore roosevelt gr

of course, he is theodore roosevelt's son, so i guess you are not going to say no. yes, at the back? >> wasn't one of teddy roosevelt's other sons died in world war ii from a heart attack? mr. pietrusza: the question is, was there another tr son who died in world war ii of a heart attack? and that is teddy junior. ted junior landed at normandy. i think they landed at the wrong beach. what do we do now? i think ted junior famously said, the war starts now. beach.d very well at the i think they took the least casualties of any of the five beaches. shortly thereafter, ted died of a heart attack on the beach. he is buried in normandy. before tr died, he and edith read that the war department was going to relocate soldiers' remains back to the united states. he was -- they were both very much opposed to this. tr believed where the tree falls, let it lay. he wanted quentin to remain in france, and wrote to the war department a very respectful and sad letter. about how -- they wrote just as parents in a humble manner about wanting quentin to remain where the body was found,

theodore roosevelt jr. has gone over to france to serve with the ymca before regulations cut this off, and so she's over there. also, ethel is over there. ethel becomes a nurse overseas, one of the younger roosevelt sister. she's with her husband, who is a guy named dr. richard derby. so, the whole family is out there, except for the guy who wants to be there the most, t.r. t.r., you know, talks about how he is, you know, a slacker at home. he says, you know, he quotes the popular song at the time, "everybody works with father." so he's very bummed out about not being with his boys and not being with all the boys, really, across the sea. there's also -- later on, archie is seriously wounded in march 1918, shrapnel hits him and hits him hard. it really hits him in the leg, doing tremendous damage around the knee, but worse in the arm. worse in the arm where it shatters the arm and his nerves, so there's at least an inch gap somehow in his nerves and they have to wait for it to grow back. he's hospitalized fo

theodore roosevelt is running the progressive party. of course, william howard taft, the incumbent republican -- out of that three way race, wilson prevails. was it just the split of the republican party that allowed wilson the opening? >> there was a fourth candidate, too. running as a socialist. he's going to do as well as a socialist will ever do. he gets 6% of the vote. you get a sense of how roiling the public mood was. taft -- theodore roosevelt felt taft had betrayed him. he thought taft was going to continue with the square deal. taft had a different vision of the presidency. in some ways he was the first supreme court justice to be president. he later became chief justice. he had a sense of limits. that was being fought out between the two of them. roosevelt was the staunch progressive, against taft. it made it very likely wilson was going to win. the republicans were going to split. wilson was not a -- he was running a very strong campaign. calling for the kinds of things he talked about. >> john milne cooper, a fine historian

brian: why didn't theodore roosevelt run in 1908? then why did william howard taft run again in 1912, given what happened in those four years? jeffrey: roosevelt did not run because he made a promise the day william mckinley was elected or soon after. saying i will serve one elected not want to i did keep the tradition of presidents serving two terms. he regretted it, but felt duty bound to obey it so that is why he did not run again and let taft run instead. taft ran again even though he did not like being president, but he ran because he felt the election was a crusade to defend the constitution against the demagogic populism. the election of 1912, george will said, all american politics can be traced to the election of 1912, and you can tell who was a conservative today based on who they would have voted for in the election of 1912. he says conservatives would have voted for the constitutionalist, taft, trying to defend judicial independence and the rule of law against the attacks of roosevelt who says people should overturn judici

"tr's last war: theodore roosevelt, the great war, and a journey of triumph and tragedy." he william k sanford town library in new york hosted this 50 minute program. >> thank you for coming everyone. this is a good turnout. this event was not in our newsletter. david pietrusz has been here many times. he has a new book. "tr's last war: theodore roosevelt, the great war, and a journey of triumph and tragedy." it is about teddy roosevelt's relationship with world war i. he will be here in the fall to talk about the whole book. because it is the anniversary of theodore roosevelt's

then on theodore roosevelt's commerce and labor commission. then as a secretary of the interior until the end of roosevelt's term in a 1909. james decided to leave at the end of roosevelt's term, rather than serve under taft. he rejoined his third brother in cleveland. abram, the youngest surviving son helped to resurrect washington's development directly. he did it quietly behind the scenes. an architecting cleveland, he quietly had a connection to theodore roosevelt. abram was appointed to the national council of fine arts. president theodore roosevelt's ill-starred -- predecessor to the national commission of fine arts. the council, through presidential executive order of architects met only once. it was to review the sighting of the lincoln memorial before the order was rescinded by the president, william howard taft. abram garfield, writing to his mother, indicated that all disciplines on the commission -- participants on the commission recognize the fertility of the council and the likelihood that william howard taft would abolish it at

what we have to do is what theodore roosevelt called upon us to do in that era. which was to embrace tie versity. we had to open our arms more widely than clenching our fists. but every era, as you know, is marked -- is imperfect. theodore roosevelt, who called for a melting pot, who called for a new kind of americanism, also believed in a discredited genetic theory about white superiority. so i don't think we can romanticize the past. i think there is a tendency right now in many places for americans to see that everything before trump was somehow better. and that ever since then we have descended into this uniquely dark place. my argument is not let's relax because we have been through this before. it's let's get to work and figure out what it was about the constitutional and cultural inclinations of the past that got us through these dark moments before. essentially the answer is a historically based realization that the free movement of ideas, the free movement of people, free trade, competition, pure adam smith has been what has made us truly great. and if w

his brother was theodore roosevelt the father of the president. at this, you will see that somebody becomes married to somebody in this thing. robert roosevelt had two families going at once in new york city. his legitimate family, and an illegitimate family to a woman marion teresa o'shea. they lived on the same street. , theyused a false name lived on the same street in new york city. two different families going at once. the daughter of the second engage -- family becomes engaged marriess -- and the baroness's older brother. hoping to run for president in 1920, roosevelt would not have hunted his family's close connection to become public. he was violently anti-german. he would not have wanted it known that his cousin married into a german spy family. is it a coincidence that the federal judge who let the baroness go was the assistant attorney general for the roosevelt administration? and was appointed to the federal bench by theodore roosevelt? his name was edward terry sanford. he was appointed to the supreme court by warren g. harding. lots

an architecting cleveland, he quietly had a connection to theodore roosevelt. he was appointed to the national council of fine arts. president roosevelt's ill star predecessor to the national commission of fine arts. the council, through presidential executive order of architects met only once. it was to review the sighting of the lincoln memorial before the order was rescinded by the president, william howard taft. abram garfield, writing to his mother, indicated that all disciplines on the commission recognize the fertility of the council and the likelihood that william howard taft would abolish it at the behest of congressional opposition. abram came back and served on the commission of fine arts from 1925-1930 including a stint as vice chair. leading federal government service 50 years after his father's death. garfield's political legacy would seem to be quite thin, since he served effectively as president for only four months. he had been a highly respected military man and legislator. through the distance of time, all the circumstances are murky. some of

. >> host: what were the turbulent times for theodore roosevelt? just so much like our own in a lot of ways. the industrial revolution had taken up the economy just like the revolution has today. a lot of immigrants pouring in from abroad. a gap between the rich and the poor. people in the rural areas feeling left out of the coastal cities. it was almost a time when there is a fear of revolution. a lot of violent reactions in the end to come along somehow for a square deal for the rich and the poor and he was able to mobilize a reluctant congress to deal with the problems of industrial era. >> host: doris kearns goodwin, we often hear we can talk about five years ago. we need to have more space in between. but what about the technological revolution we are going through today? >> guest: time in a huge effect not only in our politics but our public lives, especially to think about the digital revolution, facebook. taken a lot of fragmented attention as a result of it. when i think about how my guys communicated, lincoln would write speeches that wou

robert roosevelt, theodore uncle. what you don't know from history is that robert roosevelt -- you do know that he was teddy roosevelt hero. he was political, a naturalist, involved in a lot of angst. as a result of that connection, theodore roosevelt had a direct of blood connection to baroness, caught in bed with the army lieutenant. his is robert roosevelt rather was theodore roosevelt the father of the president. if you look at this, you will see that somebody becomes married to somebody in this thing. robert roosevelt had to families going at once in new york city. his legitimate family, and an illegitimate family to a woman a.rion teresa o'she they lived on the same street. two different cities -- two different families going at once. the daughter of the second family becomes engaged and mary's the baroness's older brother. there is a connection between these families. hoping to run for president in 1920, roosevelt would not have hunted his family's close connection to become public. he was violently anti-german.

about a month president theodore roosevelt will be put up including his diaries and what he said on february 14th, the life has gone out of my life because his mother and his wife died on the same day in the same house. those are the things we are putting up. >> what role do members of congress have in the administration of the library of congress? >> the library of congress started from the congress. they have 100% of a role in terms of making sure we not only serve members of congress and congressional research. i call them the special forces. they give object if information and research to undergird the legislative process. congress make sure and i mentioned my visit throughout the country that people know about the history projects for instance, oral histories and communities and the books program where we make sure those books are available to libraries and schools. they are also very concerned that we make sure the library of congress is -- . >> do you feel supported by the current congress and do they have an interest in the national look festival? >> members of congress i think peopl

democratic senator and you went to see him about something then you have your conversation and theodore roosevelt is very likelyer to s, well senator, what you like to come up and have lunch with mrs. roosevelt and the children and me. so you go up and have your lunch with the president and his family and then you go back to the hill and have a very nice warm feeling about theatre roosevelt. wilson just could not bring himself to do things like that. so, this intense kind of praise and condemnation thatbu he got really wanted to know that what was that the bottom of w that. so, i just kept reading and the thing that popped at the surface for me was another quality i'm sure, but it deep sense of moral responsibility as a political leader. so that's how i came to write about in with a focus on his preoccupation with morality. admirers have thought that and critics have thought it a kinds of arrogance because, well, you'll see what happens as we go along here. so, the first biographer who noticed his morality. many people have noticed it. but they attributed it to the fact that his father was a mini

in the badlands of north dakota on the outskirts of the theodore roosevelt national park, dinner theater on a grand scale, an annual tradition for families like the tailors. >> we would always come here as a child with my family. so, when i got married and had kids, that was my goal. >> performer chat wallin has been coming since he was 2 years old. >> this was the place i wanted to go more than any in the world. >> now, he takes the stage with his wife candace every night of the summer. >> it is brand new every year. >> part variety show, part history lesson. >> i would never have been president if it had not been for my time in north dakota. >> reporter: the medora musical tells the story of teddy roosevelt, complete with a charge of san juan hill. every night, kids in the audience make a charge of their own. >> i want to be the star girl in the musical. >> but the real star isn't on stage. >> the scenery out here, you can't beat that. >> like her mom, mean taylor says it's about >> i definitely plan to bring my kids and it will just be a fun experience for everyone, just to come toget

in about a month the collection of president theodore roosevelt been put up including his dairy and where he sat on february 14th, the light has gone of my life because his mother and his wife on february 14th died on the same day in the same house. so those are the things that we are putting up. >> host: what role do members of congress have in the administration of the library being the library of congress? >> guest: well, the library of congress start today serve congress and they have quite a bit of a role in terms of making sure that we not only serve members of congressmen or staff members, congressional research service that is i call them the special forces, any policy area they give objective, information and research to other, really the legislative process and congress makes sure, i mention my visits throughout the country that people know about history project, for instance, oral histories in communities, that the surplus book's program where we make sure that those books are available to libraries and schools. they are also very concerned that we make sure the library of cong

. >> kermit roosevelt, theodore roosevelt's grandson was the cia man who plotted the overthrow of iran'sthe coup, right. >> that is right. and we used about $60,000. >> trevor: goddam, america overthrough iran's democracy for just $60,000 that's like the cost of an audi sportback without the sun roof. so after the u.s. overthrough iran's government the relationship has never been the same, right. in 1979 iranians had a revolution and took americans hostage for over a year. in the 19 '80s, america supported saddam hussein in his war against iran, in the 2 thousands iran gave iraqis weapons to use against americans. and then worst of all, the biggest insult is when america made the movie 300. because don't forget iranians are persians so americans basically made a movie where iranians looked like this, huh. look at in dude, look at that he looks like mr. clean went to the piercing place in the mall and was like give me everything, give me everything. and so that basically is why we are where we are today. so the incomes time someone asked you why iran and america aren't friends just tell t

eleanor roosevelt had a very loving relationship with her father elliott roosevelt who was theodore roosevelt's younger brother. but she didn't have such a good relationship with her mother. her mother was a very beautiful woman, felt that eleanor roosevelt wasn't pretty enough as a little girl. she made fun of her. so eleanor roosevelt was pretty much alienated from her mother. both of her parents died by the time eleanor roosevelt was ten years old. so she really didn't have a good example of being a good mom. so that's why when she had her own children, it was a little bit difficult for her to adjust to motherhood. they had actually six children. many times it's only mentioned that they had five. because one child died as an infant of about eight months of age. all the rest grew to adults. but eleanor roosevelt lost a child. and it was devastating for her. we are on the second floor of the roosevelt home. and on the right-hand side are pretty much guest rooms. and on the left hand side are family rooms. and when this house was enlarged, they had to put in an extra long hallway here because t

i've a biography here on the rise of theodore roosevelt that's been out for a long time. i never had a chance to read it. this is the 50th anniversary of the tragic death of senator robert kennedy. there's a new book out about senator kennedy who is a member of the house. this is really something i'm looking forward to. i have another book here this is of significance. of book recommended by secretary mattis. he said if you want to understand china you need to understand the ming dynasty. this book is on the temptations of power. it's a way to look into the mindset of what is happening in contemporary middle east and islam, worldwide. it was recommended to me. it is different from what i usually do. it is called, immersions. it's a very interesting book. it is the science and history of freshwater muscles. have the widest diversity of that in the world in my district in southwest alabama. this thing that you could probably throw like a rock and hurt somebody with is supposed to be a book about cuba. it is just called, cuba. the author is hugh thomas. it has been updated.

. >> i am still an abraham lincoln, theodore roosevelt, ronald reagan republican. those are my principles and believes. >> reporter: he was always on the move, whether it was off to a campaign meeting or an interview, he was always someone who set a pace few could think the most important thing is to make the most of every moment you have. teddy roosevelt used to call it his crowded hour. >> reporter: his crowded our i hour was interrupted in 2017 when he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer. among the thousands of positives sent were ones from former presidents, bill clinton, george w. bush, and barack obama. >> it's been a great honor and extraordinary opportunity it is to serve in this body. i won't be here forever, and now is my opportunity to do good things, or try to do good things, and so i seize the news of john mccain's death, president trump tweeting: t trump tweeting: >>> former president barack obama posted a statement reading in part: ing in part: >>> and senator harris saying: harris saying: >>> congresswoman nancy pillowcy said -- pe

then on theodore roosevelt, nurse and laser -- commerce and labor. james decided to leave at the end of roosevelt's term, rather taft.erve under ca -- abram, the youngest surviving helped to resurrect washington's development directly. quietly behind the scenes. cleveland, heg quietly had a connection to roosevelt. he was appointed to the national council of fine arts. stardent roosevelt still predecessor to the national commission of fine arts. the council, through presidential executive order met only once. to review the sighting of the lincoln memorial before the order was rescinded by the president, william howard taft. abram garfield, writing to his mother, indicated that all alloses pence -- disciplines on the commission recognize the fertility of the council and the likelihood that william howard taft would abolish it at the back past -- at the behest of congressional opposition. he came back and served on the commission of fine arts from 1925-1930 including a stint as vice chair. federal government service 50 years after his father's death. g

the question is, i'm struck by a comment in a biography about theodore roosevelt about how you can't understand roosevelt without an office like you can't understand michelangelo without a paint brush. i was wondering how does the office reveal that president? do we really see the real nature of the person once they are in office? do we often not get to see that person because of the day today -- day today having to deal with crisis. >> mac -- >> this is can be at 20 -- 20th century answer. this is where i disagree with my good friend, jeremy. it is true repaired statements and speeches are important. i'm reminded of something of a wonderful historian once wrote. he said, we should pay attention to what the pastor's are saying pay real attention to what the pastor's are doing. the presidency is revealed not in the prepared statements but in the quips. everything is filmed. every word is recorded either formally or informally. to use an example, it doesn't matter what president donald trump says about protesters. it's the one light that we remember that where good and bad people. that'

. >> what were the turbulent times for theodore roosevelt? >> the industrial revolution had shaken up the economy much as the technological revolution has today. you had a gap between the rich and poor, people in the rural areas feeling left out of the city but it was almost a time when there was a fear of the revolution. there were a via a lot of by a relative reactions and he had to come along and introduce a square deal for the poor and through his relationship with journalists he was able to mobilize congress to deal with the industrial area. >> we often hear from historians that we can talk about five years ago. we need to havemore space in between . but what about the technological revolution that we are going through today? >> is having a huge effect not only on our politics but our public life, if you think about the digital revolution, tweeting, facebook, it's taken a lot of attention as a result but when i think about how my guys communicated, lincoln would send these things to be printed in the newspaper and you would read them alo

my hero and role model is theodore roosevelt. he was the one who started the national park system in america. great environmentalist. we have to turn to that kind of approach. under 7 and a half years or clinton administration we have allowed national parks to deteriorate to dramatic degree. that's an indictment of the present administration and not indictment of congress for not providing sufficient funds and not coming with innovative ideas to preserve crown jewel of america which is park system. there's a careful balance between role of government and the interference and the lives of individuals where it comes to safety, where it comes to the environment, yes, we have to have activist role for government but we can't have an overleaning, big-brother kind of bureaucracy that intrudes and interferes in people's lives, there's a careful balance to be maintained unless you get special money out of warrant we will not maintain, i know i have to sign books. [inaudible] >> thank you very much. [applause] president clinton and senato

outrage and that a black man was being entertained socially as an equal at the white house and theodore roosevelt should be ashamed. roosevelt wrote a letter after this happened saying to a friend, saying it was clear to him that the verosineed for the gesture itself. which means if things are so bad that we cannot, the people's house can't receive an american, then something has to be done about it. john mccain cited that moment in his concession speech to obama saying, here we are in less than a century, really. we've gone from a black man not being able to go into the white house to one being president of the united states. this is, you know a long history and race is the great flash point in american life. i personally believe that the trump reaction to the changing demography of the country is in a very strange way an affirmation of the inevitability of that change. i think this is the last gasp, the last stand for this kind of prejudice, frankly. and i think we'll get through it. history is not on desantis side on this. >> it's not. but david ignatius, this is a candidate whose campaign is

by 1901 during the presidency of theodore roosevelt it was pretty obvious that the white house was in need of a full china service. the van houston charles company in new york was charged to help the white house acquire such a service. president roosevelt hope to could be made by a u.s. company. in an article in the october 30, 1902 issue of the clay records suggested in order was turned down by the knolls taylor in knowles pottery company in east liverpool ohio. the large order in the different shapes that were needed were too much for the small plant. edith roosevelt very much wanted a design that was simple and not ornate. what was chosen was this made by wedgwood. a cream white color porcelain decorated in gold. the decoration was actually an adaptation of one of the wedgwood patterns called the one that. described by the press as a simple colonial pattern. what made it unique to the white house was the addition of a hand-painted cereal of the united states. i thought you would enjoy seeing other forms from the service. there's an oyster plate on the left, a demi-task at the cente

. >> a century ago president theodore roosevelt's invitation to booker t.utrage. america today is a world away from the cruel and prideful bigotry of that time. there is no better evidence of this than the election of an african-american to the presidency of the united states. >> what a moment and john rose to the occasion and said he is my president now. >> and i plebdge to him tonight >> did you study his concession speech when you had to give yours? >> i did think about it. i tried to speak in a way that would create the same sort of reaction, even from people who were incredibly upset about what happened, didn't know what happened, couldn't figure it out. >> americans never quit. we never surrender. >> never quit, never surrender, even as he faces the toughest times to come. that when we come back. (thomas) nice choices! you see, now verizon lets you mix and match your family unlimited plans like you mix and match your flavors. so you get what you want, without paying for things you don't. number 6. i know. where do i put it? in my belly. (vo) one famil

administration gets a bad rap for using these and also you go back to the 1902 renovation with theodore roosevelt. the same thing existed. the furniture that was a conjured up version of what they thought may have been there existed in many other rooms. i'd like your comment on-- actually i'd like to never hear again about how badly the trim was. they did a good job>> there were two other hands. >> my question is a little bit different. we are looking at historical perspectives and the stonemasons cutting. bill or anyone, but i think bill is most likely to answer, where they assisting the stonemasons and carrying very heavy stones? >> as a matter of fact, a slave could take the job in conjunction with the master and got part of the pay. what the scots did not like is the apprentice boys. these were brats and their on the job they slept late and there were advertisements all over the newspapers. a boy ran away and the freed slaves, 100 were hired to clean the big mound that i talked about. some of those people could have gone out and been freed and gone out in the world as stone makers. only one c

. >> the president vowed to solve a problem that has bedeviled presidents since theodore roosevelt, howalth care costs and expand coverage. >> one of the greatest threats, not just to the well being of our families and the prosperity of our businesses, but to the very foundation of our economy. >> president obama absolutely understood that addressing the issue of health care was going to be a really difficult challenge, but we had to try. >> we're doing it on a bipartisan basis. we're working together. the president is being very pragmatic about this. he's open to listening. that's how we're going to accomplish the goal. >> obama believes republicans will vote with him on something that's reasonable. if he compromises, they will as well. but over the course of the next few months, it turns into a terrible political challenge. >> as members of congress return to their districts for their monthlong summer break to hear from their constituents, the shouting at so-called town meetings has sometimes reached a fever pitch. >> i don't want this country turning into russia, turning into a socia

a century ago president theodore roosevelt's invitation of booker t. washington to dine at the white house was taken as an outrage in many quarters. america today say world away from the cruel and prideful bigotry of that time. there is no better evidence of this than the election of an african-american to the presidency of the united states. >> what a moment. and john rose to the occasion and said he is my president now. and i pledge to him tonight -- >> did you study his concession speech when you had to give yours? >> i did think about it. i tried to speak in a way that would create the same sort of reaction, even from people who were incredibly upset about what happened, didn't know what happened, couldn't figure it out. >> americans never quit. we never surrender. >> never quit, never surrender. even as he faces the toughest times to come. that, when we come back. what do harvard graduates know about cognitive performance? as you'd probably guess, a lot. that's why a new brain health supplement called forebrain from the harvard-educated experts at

which the presidency reveals the person and and i'm struck by the comment in the biography of theodore roosevelt about how you can't understand roosevelt without an office in the way you can't understand michaelangelo without a paint brush. it's the office. you might have this exciting life beforehand but the office disciplines and shapes so i wonder to which you think the office reveals the president or obscures the figure. do we see the real nature of the person once they're in office what their priorities are and what they choose to spend their time on or do we often not get to see that person because of the day to day each day having to deal with a new crisis that we don't see what the person is about. thank you. >> you know i'd like to jump in on that, with apologies, this will be a late 20th century answer because i think that's the nature of the question. >> can i get equal time? >> of course. yeah. this is where i disagree with my good friend jeremy. it is true that prepared statements and speeches are very important but i'm always reminded of something that a wonderful historian i belie

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it is generated by theodore roosevelt. it is not well known even in the hunting industry. it states that all of our fish and wildlife belong to the american people and we have the responsibility to manage and maintain that wildlife forever. for future generations. it is very evident, when you go to other countries and you see how they are train wrecks. this is driving this outdoor hunting fishing industry and it is a great profit center. it is generating money for our state. other countries do not have the luxury to go out and enjoy what we do here. it is very unique. regardless of what you have in your state, i would recommend that you generate a culture that you are an extension of the brand that resigns within your state and ultimately partner with them potentially on the level the you did not before. thank you. john w. hickenlooper: thank you. i appreciate that. [applause] >> i think that applies to every governor in the room. governor, are you prepared for the introduction for one of your finest citizens? >> indeed. he is one of our finest citizens at rei. the world l

prize-winning historian doris kerns goodwin on the leadership qualities of presidents lincoln, theodore roosevelt, fdr and johnson in her book, "leadership in turbulent times." and former presidential speech writer kurt smith with his book, "the presidents and the pastime: the history of baseball and the white house." we start with abc news' dan abrams and his book, "lincoln's last trial: the murder case that propelled him to the presidency." this is about an hour. >> so i'm pleased to introduce dan abrams to politics & prose tonight. abrams is the chief legal affairs anchor for abc news and ceo and founder of abrams media. he is the author of "man down" and has written for many publications including "the new york times," "the wall street journal" and "newsweek." in his new book, "lincoln's last trial," abrams sheds light on a little known chapter in lincoln's life, the time between his debates with steven douglas and his eventual run for the presidency. during this time, as the book's title ill implies, lincoln took on his last great case as a lawyer which presented great personal and political

his all-seasons hero was theodore roosevelt, and tr was that way too.eated a bull moose party, a third party, because he sometimes liked democrat things and sometimes republican things, and mccain was very much of that stamp. >> douglas there from ladybird lake there, my hometown of boston, at the potomac, this is a sad day as the nation loses a giant. douglas, thank you for your time today. >> thank you. >>> your watching cnn breaking news coverage, the death of u.s. senator john mccain. we'll be right back. stand by. (thomas) nice choices! you see, now verizon lets you mix and match your family unlimited plans like you mix and match your flavors. so you get what you want, without paying for things you don't. number 6. i know. where do i put it? in my belly. (vo) one family. different unlimited plans. starting at $40 per line on the network you deserve. you wouldn't accept from any one else. so why accept it from your allergy pills? most pills don't finish the job because they don't relieve nasal congestion. flonase allergy relief is different. flonase

for reproductions, and i'll see you go back to the 19 to renovation of the white house with theodore roosevelt which is the same thing with the blue room furniture, it was a conjured up version of what they thought might have been there. that existed in many of the rooms. i liked your comment, i would like to never hear again on how badly they did, i think they did a good job. >> let's pass the microphone over here there were 2 hands. >> my question is a little different, we are looking at history from historical perspective and the stonemason cutting and everything, bill or anyone, i think bill is the most likely to answer my question, we know slaves were very much involved in building the white house, were they at all assisting the stonemasons in caring these very heavy stones? >> i'm glad you asked. as a matter of fact, things like the slave labor, the slave could take the job in conjunction with the master. and got part of the pay. what the south did not like which they were used to worthy apprenticed boys. there was a system in scotland for apprentices. they would stay on the job and the