he's walter isaacson, this is overheard. let's be honest, is this about the ability to learn, or is this about the experience of not having been taught properly? how have you avoided what has befallen other nations in africa? you could say that he made his own bed, but you caused him to sleep in it. you saw a problem, and over time, took it on. let's start with the sizzle before we get to the steak. are you gonna run for president? i think i just got an f from you, actually. this is over. (clapping and cheering) walter isaacson, welcome. - thank you so much. - congratulations, another big success. - well, it's great to be back with you, evan, thank you so much. - and it's a wonderful book, i'm moved to ask, although i think i know the answer, why him? you could write about anybody you could possibly imagine. - and if you could write about anybody, why not leonardo? i'd done books, starting with benjamin franklin, about really smart people, but i began to notice a pattern, which is, being smart doesn't count for much, you hav

at the aspen institute, i sat down with walter isaacson, biographer of all these men and more, to answerlter, pleasure to have you on. >> this show is one of my favorites too every year, so thanks for having me. >> you've studied da vinci now, before that ben franklin, albert einstein, steve jobs. some people would regard henry kissinger also as a highly innovative person. is there a common feature? if somebody says to you, what makes somebody innovative at this world historical level? >> especially with steve jobs, ben franklin, and even einstein, you look around, and they love to cross disciplines. they love the humanities and the sciences. and leonardo da vinci is sort of the ult maimate in that, somebo who wasn't just smart, but had a playful curiosity about everything there was to know. and just like steve jobs loved design and loved, you know, calligraphy, but he also loved electronics, i think innovation comes from crossing disciplines. >> you know, there's a story that einstein tells that when he would get stuck on a physics problem sometimes, he'd stop. he'd go and play the viol

that's walter a isaacson who we haven't properly introduced just yet. >> that's all right. going to go to julia who has more details julia? >> i think it's worth noting here it includes in this announcement that at the request of both 21st century fox and the disney board of directors bob iger has agreed to continue as chairman and ceo through the end of the calendar year 2021. so his contract was set which had been extended multiple times was set to expire in mid-2018 so this is effectively a 2.5 year extension of bob iger's contract and this was expected with the expectation that this would be a way for iger to who seems to enjoy his job and even though he said he wanted to retire could oversee the integration of the two companies so worth noting that, andrew. >> are you seeing anything am i missing something on th james murdoch issue? that had been a big social question. >> that had been a big question. i had heard that there wasn't going to be anything announced now. that if james murdoch did take a role or have a role, was given a role at the new company that it would

mitch kaplan, have you read walter isaacson's leonardo da vinci. >> i haven't read it actually. we have t been selling it by the bushel. i haven't read it, i can't keep it in stock for myself. every time i take it home, we have to bring it back for another customer. as walter does, he struck a chord, what he has done with this book, he is going to open up, it is going to be educational tool for some people he don't know the story of leonardo. >> with a walter walter isaacso, he has a new book coming out, top pick, tbd, and would it sell? >> thatct is beginning happen, yes, that is the case. people come so much to admire him. are very few writers like that. doris kearns goodwin is one. david mccullough, walter isaacson develop ad trust with will putionship they anything he puts out really. >> we checked out the best-seller's list prior to sitting down with you here, we discovered some of the books on they're isaacson's da vinci. grant by ron chernow. chris matthew's book on rfk is a best-seller. what y happened. did you read what happened? >> you're embarrassing me, i did not rea

walter isaacson former editor of time and former chairman of "cnn"." >> never heard of it. [laughter] >> another reason to get on with the present. walter isaacson the former "cnn" chairman will be discussing his new book leonardo da vinci. you have heard of him. >> even though i went to the university of georgia i have heard of him. >> you said it here first. on december 18 for more details please go to the national press club web site. one of the things we try to do here at the national press club 110 year organization which recently elected new president. we want to congratulate the new present at the national press club and all of the other folks who have this great trust in this challenging time for journalism. one of the things we would like to do is stay timely and go with current events. you are former governor of georgia and understanding all states are not the same peer trust me i have dealt with iowans and i'm a native minnesotan. i've learned this over the years but there's an important election going on in wednesday to your to your west nile ben mezrich i'm not

walter isaacson, former editor of time and german of cnn. the president ever talk to you about cnn? >> never heard of it. >> i have reasons to get along president. walter isaacson, the former editor of time and cnn chairman will be discussing his new book "leonardo da vinci." >> even though i went to university of georgia, i have heard of him. >> on december 18. for more details, lees go to the national press club website. one of the things we try to do organizationr which is elected a new president. as well as all of the other folks who are officeholders and having this challenging time for journalism. one of the things we like to do is stay timely and look to current events. you are a former governor of georgia. understanding all states are not the same, i have learned this many times over the years. there is a pretty poor intellection going gone one state to your left, in alabama. handicap theu to race, but as a state official who ran the stay in the southeast for two terms. what are your thoughts in terms of how in the president political environment, local and state will get'na

walter isaacson, former editor of time and former chairman of cnn and the president talked about cnn? >> never heard of it. [laughter] >> reasons to get along with the president. walter isaacson, former editor of time and former cnn german will be discussing his new book leonardo da vinci, have you heard of him? >> even though i went to university of georgia, i have heard him. >> you said it here first. on december 18 for more details please go to the national press club website. one of the things we try to do here at the national press club, 110 organization which recently elected a new president we want to congratulate andrea snyder as well as all of the other folks who are officeholders and have a trust in this challenging time for journalism one of the things we like to do is stay timely and go with current events. you are a former governor of georgia. understanding that all states are not the same. i've had to dealt with iowans as the native minnesota in and i'm on this lots of times over the years. there's an important election going on to one state to your west in alabama. i'm

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without further ado, walter isaacson. [applause] >> thank you for -- from the miami book fest. always a great pleasure to be in this city. one reason it is great to be in miami, like so many other cities of this world, failed to be a mix of creative people with tolerance for all sorts of people, that is what made leonardo da vinci so creative. i have written about a lot of smart people, smart people are a dime a dozen. they don't usually amount to much. it takes being innovative and creative. one recipe for that is being able to stand at the intersection of arts and sciences, the humanities and engineering, what i remember watching steve jobs give a presentation that would always end with that street sign of the liberal arts technology and say that is where creativity lies. i thought that is what ben franklin did, even einstein, would play out his violin and play mozart when he had trouble with his equations saying music and art helps connect to the spirit of the cosmos and the harmony of the spheres. the ultimate of that, the person i decided to be the capstone of a series of

walter isaacson, former cnn chairman will be developing his new book leonardo da vinci. have you heard of him. >> yes, i have heard of him. >> even though i went to university of georgia, i've heard of him. >> you said it here first. on december 18, for more details, please go to the national press club website. one of the things we try to do here, they recently elected a new president as well as all of the other folks who are having this great trust in this very challenging time for journalism. one of the things we like to do is stay timely and stay with current events. you are former governor of georgia and understanding all states are not the same, i learned this many times over the years. in alabama, there's a pretty important election but as a state official in state government, i'm wondering what your thoughts are for local and state races when they look at nationalized results. when they go into the national voting is, how much will the attention matter and what could result could mean to the nation. >> that's a great question. probably more than we think. probabl

in best-selling biographer, walter isaacson recounts the life of leonardo da vinci. >> in 1482, theres from florence to milan by the -- family to the duke of milan led by playwright and a poet. and an architect, engineers, and all of things, leonardo goes as a musician. because he does everything. especially because he loves theater piercing is invented musical instruments. including one called -- at a violin, he made in the shape of a horse head and so he brings it to milan as a gift. as part of that cultural delegation. but he wants to stay there. he is a no horizon it is a little tired of being a painter. he is blocked on his last two pages piercing he wrecked the coolest job application that is in history to the duke of milan. and is 11 paragraph long. and the first is about engineering and science.he says that i can make great weapons of war. something he had not really done but sketched out a lot of including the large crossbow. ... [inaudible conversations] >> ready? >> yeah. >> good morning, ladies and gentlemen. good morning.

and on december 18 walter isaacson will be here for breakfast of his book leonardo da vinci. so we have a couple more questions. >> there is a case going on with the consumer protection financial bureau or is it california or any other states x. >> a number of us worked very closely with the bureau to do everything in california to make sure the consumer protection financial bureau continues forward to kneeling with the rights of consumers defending the provisions of the statute to prescribe who would take over or to make sure it isn't an agency for those who want to quarterback on those issues they are just too important of an agency. and we have success working on any number of matters. [inaudible] >> state tuned. >> the only full second shutdown government to secure the money that it needs the only folks that can do that in congress to have a party system the only one second shutdown the government are part of the power when you have a majority of the votes you determine what fails and passes. they can never kill a bill because they don't have enough votes you always requi

next week on december 12th secretary of agriculture that evening donna brazil will be here and walter isaacson would-be talking but his book of leonardo da vinci. and the couple more questions?. >>. >> there is the case with the consumer financial protection and bureau for those that have weighed in on the administration. if california or any other states with the acting director?. >> i don't remember that working very closely with the bureau and mr. court dray -- we will do everything to make sure that the cftc continues forward in a robust fashion whether that means defending the provisions and statutes that proscribes who'd take over in an absence are to make sure it isn't an agency that the next the playing field of those who know how to quarterback a so many good issues we will be there. there just too important of the agency. and we had success working with them on any number of matters so we will continue whatever form it takes. >> [inaudible] >> stay tuned. >> [inaudible] >> want feedback bar question so what leverage do you think the dreamers have to shut down the government?. >> the

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and walter isaacson's recounts the life of leonardo da vinci. >> there's a big delegation that goes from florence to milan that is led by playwright and poet, it has artists, engineers, and all things leonardo goes as a musician. because he does everything, he loves theater. he invented musical instruments including one that's like a violin, but he made it in the shape of a horse's head. he brings it to milan as a gift. but he kind of wants to stay there, and he's a little tired of being just a painter. he writes one of the coolest job application letters in history. to the duke of milan. it is 11 paragraphs long. the first ten paragraphs are about engineering and science. he says i can make great weapons of war. something he had not done but he sketched out a lot. he said i can build great buildings and divert it's almost an afterthought when he said and i can also paint as well as any person. >> many others appeared on book tv. [inaudible]

walter isaacson will be our guest host i guess he's not going to be at the institute much longer. >> had some nice guest hosts this week. >> we have >> mick mulvaney is on today, too. >> awesome stuff coming up in over eight minutes time. >>> still ahead, tax reform is mi 2017. cong up, the big market thing to watch next year according to one analyst. you can't predict the market. but through good times and bad... ...at t. rowe price... ...we've helped our investors stay confident for over 75 years. call us or your advisor. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. what's critical thinking like? a basketball costs $14. what's team spirit worth? (cheers) what's it worth to talk to your mom? what's the value of a walk in the woods? the value of capital is to create, not just wealth, but things that matter. morgan stanley >>> welcome back let's discuss market implications with peter boockvar is here. good morning >> hey, wilf >> let's talk about tax reform, if we get the bill as it is reportedly shaped, 21% corporate tax rate what does that mean for the economy? do we get a few buybacks or

on december 18th, walter isaacson will be here to talk about his new book on da vinci. so a couple more questions, i know you had one in the frontal he -- front here. >> hi, i'm paul marion. there is a lot of events happening on behalf of the administration. is california, or do you know if other states will weigh in on behalf of the other acting director? >> i know a number of us have worked very closely with the bureau. and mr. cordray, when he was there as the director. we'll do everything in california to make sure that consumer financial protection bureau continues forward in a robust fashion protecting the rights of consumers. and whether it means defending the provisions in the statute that would prescribe who would take over with mr. cordray's absence. or whether it means making sure that it's not an agency that leaves the playing field when people right now need people who know how to quarterback on so many good issues. we're going to be there. they're just too important an agency, we work hand in hand with them on so many cases and we have had success working

they will be back though joining us this morning as well, walter isaacson.ice to have him this morning. and a lot to talk about. more red flags for facebook, twitter and other social flat forms. for example this time for former president barack obama in an interview with prince harry, obama warned against the irresponsible use of social media. take a listen. >> the dangers of the internet is that people can have entirely different realities. they can be just cocooned in information that reinforces their current biases the truth is that on the internet, everything is simplified and when you meet people face-to-face, it turns out they are complicated. >> people are comply it ca llic apparently that's what we hear. twitter and social media and facebook and everything else, the question is about regulatory in particular sort of come to mind, not to mention of course the meddling by the rush shacsin the election in 2016 and what if anything we're going to see in terms of increased regulation and/or at least the ability of these platforms to sort of police themsel

walter isaacson counsel wife of leonardo da vinci. >> 1482 there's a delegation that goes from florence to milan to the duke of milan led by playwright and poet. it has a architect artist, and all things leonardo was as a musician because he does everything, he loves theater. he has invented musical instruments including lira debacle, like a violin. he brings it to milan as a gift. but he kinda wants to stay there. and he's a little bit tired of being just a painter. he's been blocked on a few paintings so he writes one of the coolest job application letters in history. to the duke of milan. eleven paragraphs long. the first ten are about engineering and science. he says i can make great weapons of war. he had not done it but he sketched out a lot of them. i can build great buildings and everett rivers. only in the 11th paragraph when he says, and i can also paint as well as any person. >> watch these on our website a big tv.org. c-span, where history of folds daily. c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. it's brought to you by your cable or sate

topping the list is walter isaacson's recount of the life of leonardo da vinci followed by pete souza'slook at barack obama's presidency. next is ron chernow. for this joe biden's promise me which she recalls how he balance professional duties well working with his ailing son. i look at the best-selling nonfiction books continues with a biography of bobby kennedy. after that is astrophysics by people in a hurry. followed by the trumpet trump. next is bill o'reilly and wrapping up our look is new yorker staff writer national book award finalist, david graham, the killers of the follow moon. it targeted members of the osage indian nation. some of the authors have or will be appearing on book tv.

topping the list is best-selling biographer walter isaacson recount of the life of leonardo da vinci followed both former white house photographer behind the scenes look obama's presidency. next on the list's pulitzer prize way biographer on the life of president ulysses s grant. fourth is vice president joe biden's promise me, dad. in which he recalls how he bound his professional duties while tending to his ailing son followed by fox news host of the history of the world 1812 battle of new orleans. our look at the best-selling nonfiction books according to the "new york times" continues with a biography of bobby kennedy. after that is for people in a hurry by astrophysicist neil d grasso tyson followed by former campaign manager and deputy campaign manager david bossi. next is bill o'reilly and martin do guards history of the revolutionary war, killing england. wrapping up our look at the best-selling nonfiction books according to the "new york times" is new yorker staff writer and national book award finalist david graham with killers of the flour milling about a string of murders

about its holiday shopping a lot of those stats bordered on the obscure, talking about copies of walter isaacson'sweight of 25,000 gallons of paint >> heavy book. it's a heavy book. >> it is a heavy book. they did have one stat that the use of one day, same day, and prime now shipping doubled thi holiday. is that a good thing, or is that really bad for margins this quarter? >> i think it's going to be fine i think what they're going to do is take the fba, the full fimmefi fillment by amazon model and basically store products from merchants in their warehouses and ship it for you. i think they're going to bring that model to the local markets and use local retailers at their warehouses to bring in more same-day efforts i think that they can shift a lot of those storage and cost burdens over to -- >> do you think they're going to buy -- there's speculation -- >> andrew, spoiler alert, they bought whole foods >> i know. people talk about kohl's could you do something i think substantial where you decide you're going all in on the boxes? >> i think the -- no, i think the criteria needs to be incredibl