timothy garton ash, political writings from a decade without a name. professor at oxford university, and at the hoover institution at standford university. thank you for coming. >> thank you. >> wrob ert dahl sek here, the author of several books on presidential leadership throughout american history. his latest is the lost teeth, leadership in a time of horror and hope, 19 4r5 to 1953. it explores a decision making that lead up to the cold war. i'm very pleased to have him back at this table. welcome. look at this book, giant, they lost the peace. >> yes, yes. it speaks volumes about the misjudgements that even the best and the brightest can make, as we know from the experience with vietnam. >> rose: so u have all these people who looked exhausted by war, perhaps, but shaping the post world. >> yes. >> rose: what did they fail to do? >> well, what they faile to do was to be, i think, more understanding, more astute. you know, frederick necha said convictions are the greatest enemies of the truth than lies. and they hiped stalin, for example f only he