filling in for charlie rose who is off tonight. >> william leuchtenburg is here. is he the william rand keenan sunnier emeritus professor hea not north chapel hill, his new book is called the maryb president, the "boston globe" calls it an inviting triumph. we are cleeseed to have bill leuchtenburg at this table. professor, welcome. >> thank you very much. >> so nice to you have here. >> nice to be here. >> interesting because this is a hundred year long-- much of your past has been in documenting fdr's ride and triumphs. this say broader look at many more presidents. why this, why now? >> i was asked by the annanburg foundation if i would write a history of the american presidency. and having written 14 books almost all of which diselt with the president, you were mentioning fdr, eight books on him. it seemed like a perfect invitation to write a capstone of what i had been doing all my life. and i had earlier easyitied a vofl theodore roosevelt, written a book on the 1920st, written a book on the impact of franklin roosevelt on successes, all the way through bara

william leuchtenburg is here.e is a professor emeritus of history at the university of north carolina chapel hill. his new book is called "the american president." "the boston globe" calls it an "inviting triumph, the rendition of a distinguished historian, the accessibility of a popular writer." we are pleased to have bill leuchtenburg at this table. professor, welcome. william: thank you, nice to be here. jeff: much of your past has been in documenting fdr's rise and triumphs. this is a broader look at many more presidents. why this? why now? william: i was asked by the annenberg foundation if i would write a history of the american presidency. having written 14 books, almost all of which dealt with the president, you were mentioning fdr, eight books on him, it seemed like a perfect invitation to write a capstone of what i've been doing all my life. and i had earlier edited a volume of theodore roosevelt, written a book in the 1920's on the impact of franklin roosevelt and successors, all the way through barack