her book on abraham lincoln team of rivals, the political genius of abraham lincoln, was adapted to the big screen. lincoln was directed by steven spielberg, it earned a 12 academy award nominations and daniel day lewis won an oscar for his portrayal of president abraham lincoln at movie. spielberg has acquired the rights to her book Ãbmaybe she will tell us who she envisions as playing teddy and chief justice. ms. goodwin graduated magna cum laude from colby college.she earned a phd in government from harvard university.she also taught classes on government there including course on the american presidency. she is a frequent guest on nbc's meet the press and her appearance in ken burns documentary on baseball led her to write her baseball memoir wait until next year. [laughter] [cheering] so if you don't already know this she is a diehard fan of the boston red sox. i'm guessing she's pretty happy. after their big win in the world series this year. with the midterm elections tomorrow and politics on the mind of so many, this is really the perfect time to have a door is here to reflect

her book on abraham lincoln, team of rivals, the political genius of a remington was adapted to the big screen as many of you know. directed by steven spielberg, earned 12 academy award nominations and daniel day-lewis won and oscar for his portrayal of abraham lincoln in that movie. spielberg acquired the rights to your book about theodore roosevelt, the bully pulpit, theodore roosevelt, william howard draft and the golden age of journalism, maybe tell us who you envision playing teddy. miss goodwin graduated magna cum laude and earned a phd in government, taught classes on government including a course on the american presidency. she is a frequent guest on nbc's meet the press and the documentary on baseball let her to write her baseball memoir wait until next year. if you don't already know this she is a diehard fan of the boston red sox so i am guessing she is pretty happy after their big win in the world series so with the midterm elections tomorrow and politics on the mind of so many this is the perfect time to have doris here to reflect political leadership in the direction of ou

abraham lincoln was devastated and see him before the assassination, he was 56, looked 80, 85. president johnson had courageously been president after having a massive heart attack in 1955 so he had health challenges that people didn't know about, but he was extremely troubled, very suspicious, very angry at his enemies and lived a very unhappy retirement during the next four years. jack, his very close friend and former aide and a close friend of mine said, at times he thought lbj, he says, slow motion suicide because the doctors had told johnson, you know, no smoking, no drinking, no overeating and he did all of those things and i think hastened his death. there's a scene where he was called on by commander haig, who by then was working for richard nixon and lady bird brings in his heart pills and lbj after she leaves throws the heart pills into a bush and says i'm dying and i want to get it over with. that's how much he was sent by the experience of being a war president during vietnam. >> the book is "presidents of war", 750 pages, a tribute to its own michael beschloss tha

martin: another great servant abraham lincoln. , abraham lincoln fought for his vision to unite the north and the south as a new birth of freedom. so that all people would be treated equally, without regard for color or race. in his famous gettysburg address of 1863, at the dedication of the soldiers national cemetery to honor union soldiers who had died in the civil war, abraham lincoln, president lincoln, inspired our nation, inspired americans to fight on so these dead shall not have died in vain, and that this nation under god will have a new birth of freedom. and that government of the people, by the people, by you, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. nearly, in fact just slightly over 100 years later, in his 1964 speech at the republican national convention, another great american, another great american servant. subsequently president of the united states, ronald reagan. he redefined the essence of why the fight by americans against tyranny and injustice will never end, must never end. reagan said quote, "freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.

martin: another great servant, abraham lincoln. abraham lincoln fought for his vision to unite the north and the south as a new birth of freedom. so that all people would be treated equally, without regard for color or race. in his famous gettysburg address of 1863, at the dedication of the soldiers national cemetery to honor union soldiers who had died in the civil war, abraham lincoln, president lincoln, inspired our nation, inspired americans to fight on so these dead shall not have died in vain, and that this nation under god will have a new birth of freedom. and that government of the people, by the people, by you, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. nearly, in fact just slightly over 100 years later, in his 1964 speech at the republican national convention, another great american, another great american servant. subsequently president of the united states, ronald reagan. he redefined the essence of why the fight by americans against tyranny and injustice will never end, must never end. reagan said quote, "freedom

off, to, not many years come secretary of the treasury in abraham lincoln's cabinet. about thisthis legislation that was being debated. he called it a criminal but trail of precious -- betrayal of precious rights, and atrocious aot to convert the west into region of dreary despotism inhabited by only masters and slaves. what chase and other northern leaders for saw, if slavery is permitted, slaveowners will go out there with their slaves and you will have a small minority of extraordinarily rich individuals and slaves. the family farmer would have no chance to compete. despite heated debates, this legislation passed and this was of course the kansas-nebraska act of 1854. stephen douglas believed he had come up with the perfect solution to resolve this issue. he got his northern rail line. the issue of slavery, he believed, would still be settled. because how was this going to be resolved, in kansas and now the nebraska territories? douglas's genius idea, and it wasn't bad, was to let the people decide. let the people vote. when a territory petitions congress for state

the very first republican president was abraham lincoln. i think we stick to our principles and goals and you'll see this party continue to grow and be the majority that represents all of america. in gender, faith, reality. we'll be back. thank you. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2018] >> the incoming class of freshmen members of congress posed for a group photo in front of the capital. they will not be sworn in until january 3 but they are in washington for training sessions and to vote for house leadership. the newly elected 116th congress will have a record number of women and a record number of common veterans. -- combat veterans. [indistinct conversations] bring them up on the next row, the two ladies over there. [indistinct conversations] >> this side. bring them up on the next row the two ladies over there. can we pull the code rack -- can we get the coat rack moved? you can't mo

on the steps of the monument to abraham lincoln, martin luther king jr. gave a speech in which part i have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of the creed. we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal. by that point, more americans had come to accept the notion that all men, all women, all races, all religions were indeed to benefit tr those rights jefferson had identified so long ago. has that ideal been realized since? no, honestly not. and i don't know if it ever will be. in part, isn't that the nature of an ideal. it's something ha that we must always strive to achieve. to that end, abraham lincoln, i think, put the suffering that the nation had experienced in the civil war suggesting that all those events of the six days in may of 1860, the events we have experienced since then that all of those were a test. as lincoln put it of whether any nation so con sooved and so dedicated to those ideals of liberty and natural rights. that test continues and will continue as far as we can see in

he of course becomes abraham lincoln. as governor, and he helped in the industrial revolution times. franklin roosevelt in the term midterm in 1930 is the governor who is finally speaking out about the need for taking care of jobs and unemployment insurance, so he became the leader of the progressive forces and he becomes franklin , roosevelt. so someone out there, probably in states, maybe it is a mayor, somebody who is going to not win or win the election, but leaders arise when we need them, and we cannot just look for them. it is up for us to do it, but if we can do it, this is not normal what is happening now, and i believe in democracy enough that we will turn it back. [applause] ms. edney: two final questions. >> i am a washington editor for an online forum at nyu law and national security. we hear a lot of talk, especially during election periods, but also in between, about american values. we hear this under this presidency and the previous presidency. in your historical search, have you found some core -- a core

let me quote this from abraham lincoln. from 1861. though passion may have strained it, it must not break our bonds of affection. the mystic cords -- living heart and half stone all over this broad land will yet swell the chorus of the union when surely they will be by the angels of our nature. it smelounds so great and too quaint for today. can we find our better angels. >> well it has to. we had a divide that was so deep that it led to that civil war. it wasn't just a political divide, it was a cultural divide. the southern congressman hit the northern senator over the head with a cane, he was made a hero in the south. and in the north it bolstered the movement. if people on the other side of the regions or issues or parties see each other as the other rather than fell low americans. i think the fever is going to break. the overwhelming majority of people want to see this as an end. it is not like the country as a whole is happy this is happening. maybe people in washington spurred by new people coming in. they don't know what peace

he would become the secretary of treasury and -- in abraham lincoln's cabinet. he said this about the legislation that was being debated. it a criminal betrayal of precious rights, and atrocious plot to convert the west into a dreary region of desperate tourism. espotism.te -- df other leaders saw was if slavery is permitted, slaveowners will go with slaves and have a very small minority of extraordinarily rich individuals and slaves. farmer would have no chance to compete. despite debates, a piece of legislation passed and this was the kansas nebraska act of 1854. stephen douglas believed he had come up with the perfect solution to resolve the issue. line. his northern rail the issue of slavery, he believed, would still be settled. because how will this be resolved? in that kansas and now nebraska territories? his genius idea, and it was not bad, was to let the people .ecide let the people vote. when it territory positions congress for statehood, do you want to be slaver do you want to be free? the american way, the democratic way, what could be a better way to

if you look at a picture of abraham lincoln in 1861, the dome is not there, four years later in his second inauguration, you can see the picture, the dome has been completed because he knew that even though the struggle was existential and no one knew the outcome we had to prepare for the future and that's the second story of this place, trying to see beyond the years as the great anthem says and think about the future. the future generation of americans. future generations all over the world and what we have to say to them. will this place live up to its legacy? one of the great men of this place who doesn't get enough credit, john quincy adams. he'd been president of the united states and after he stepped down in a not particularly notable presidency, the people asked him to stand for the people's house to represent them here in the house of representatives. he thought about it and he served here with distinction as a cantankerous old man and the right of the people to petition the congress. he was censored for it and for 15 years the house would not hear petitions against slavery. ultim

it has been stated that president abraham lincoln was the first president to grant such a pardon after his son befriended the christmas turkey and implored his father, please save it. tradition, i am pleased to announce that today's like you bird and guest of honor -- lucky bird and guest of honor along with his alternate name of carrots. the winner of this vote was decided by a fair and open election conducted on the white house website. this was a fair election. refused toly carrots concede and demanded a recount. youots i am sorry to tell the resulted not change. -- result did not change. peas and carrots are the first national thanksgiving turkeys from the very great state of south dakota. for this occasion, we're excited to be joined by governor-elect -- congratulations. she just ran a very great race against a very capable opponent. it was really something special. havee also happy to wyoming congresswoman, friend of mine, liz cheney. she also had a big victory. that was a great victory. they know what they are doing. peas and carrots were raised by a wonderful farmer from rivers

here abraham lincoln exactly now i'm going around your kind of father i'm one of the most important i'm on your climb down no you know it from phoenix we journeyed all the way to denver colorado. i know what you think you're thinking we would self from there not at all. we took the pilgrimage north. right up here to rapid city. from rapid city we want to own up to for the sleaze and just. once again continuing on the pilgrimage north. is that right no you forgot texas. license circled ok so who are. as i was saying. from griffin city we journeyed to bull. in the great city of chicago and you still forgot texas where it's texas from there yes where's the down there in boma it's circled there yeah they're from denver. everyone is convinced brilliant i am until right now. run eight excuse me. you will. do this on top of the snooze button. so look like there was sand this was for her soul of what we're doing now i was rehearsing we went from here. pulls. here is a houston area specifically the beaumont texas area you look a little smiley and and getting my timing on that it was because i'm

here abraham lincoln exactly now i'm going around your kind of father i'm one of the most important i'm on your climb down no you know it from phoenix we journeyed all the way to denver colorado. i know what you think you're thinking we would self from there not at all. we took the pilgrimage north. right up here to rapid city. from rapid city we were only. two for the snes and jim. once again continuing on the pilgrimage you know is. that right no you forgot texas. license circled ok so who are. as i was saying. from grafton city we journeyed to bull. of the great city of chicago and you still forgot texas where it's texas from there yes where's the down there in boma it's circled there yeah they're from denver. everyone is convinced brilliant i am until right now. run eight excuse me. you will. do this on top of the snooze button. so look like there was sand this was there were personal of what we're doing now i was rehearsing we went from here. pulls. here is a houston area specifically the beaumont texas area you look a little smiley and and getting my timing on that it was because

[applause] >> another great servant, abraham lincoln. abraham lincoln fought for his vision to unite the north and the south as a new birth of problem so that all people would be treated equally without regard for color or race. in his very famous get tis burg address at the dedication of the national soldier's cemetery to honor soldiers to died in the civil war, president lincoln inspired our nation, americans to fight on so these dead shall not have died in vain and that this nation under god would have a new birth of freedom. and that government by the people, for you, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. nearly-- in fact, just slightly over a hundred years later in his 1964 speech at the republican national convention, another great american, another great american servant and subsequently president of the united states, ronald reagan, he redefined the very essence of why the fight by americans against tyranny and injustice will never end, must never end. reagan said, quote, freedom is never more than one generation away

can you imagine if abraham lincoln had to worry about a stock market? we'll more on that in this crucial weekend after this. we called usaa. and they greeted me as they always do. sergeant baker, how are you? they took care of everything a to z. having insurance is something everyone needs, but having usaa- now that's a privilege. >> neil: president obama in a restaurant in mike with the candidates for senate and governor at his side. we know that he had a barnstorming speech after this. that skills like teamwork, attention to detail, and customer service are critical to business success. like the ones we teach here, every day. >> neil: it was among his biggest victories when he was running for president. now the president back in west virginia. he's not stopping there. he will be as busy as a bee traveling everywhere to get out the republican vote. susan li has more. >> we're going to stop first in montana. very interesting state where he will be stumping for matt rosendale for the gop. and taking a look at gallatin county. if i can find this. from wha

it has been stated that president abraham lincoln, honest abe, was the first president to grant such a pardon after his son befriended the christmas turkey and implored his father, please dad, please save it. and this grand tradition, i am pleased to announce, that today's lucky bird and guest of honor is named peas, along with his alternate, named carrots. the children will understand that. the winner of this vote was decided by a fair and open election conducted on the white house website. this was a fair election. unfortunately, carrots refused to concede and demanded a recount and we still fighting with carrots. tell you, we have come to a conclusion, carrots, the result did not change. too bad for carrots. and carrots are the first national thanksgiving turkeys from the very great state of south dakota. love south dakota. for this occasion, we are excited to be joined by governor .lect, a real friend of ours very great race. another friend of ours is with us, she had a great victory also. thank you. that was a great victory. they know what they are doing in congress. and carrots

it has been stated that president abraham lincoln, honest abe, was the first president to grant such a pardon after his son tad befriended the christmas turkey and imemployered his father please, dad, please, save it in in grand tradition, i am pleased to announce that today's lucky bird and guest of honor is named peas,in his alternate named car. of this vote was divided by a fair and open election conducted on the white house website. this was a fair election. p's and carrots are the very first national thanksgiving turkeys from the very great state of south dakota. love south dakota. we ares occasion, excited to be joined by governor-elect, a real friend of ours, kristi noem. stand up. congratulations. [applause] present come: -- trump: congratulations. have wyomingpy to congresswoman, a friend of mine, liz cheney with us. she just had a big victory also. that was a great victory. they know what they are doing in congress. these turkeys were raised by a wonderful farmer from riverside. this is something that he's very proud of. i want to think ruben for having done a great job. wh

abraham lincoln rose up in 1858 because of his debates stephen douglas. franklin roosevelt in the term 1930 is the governor who is finally speaking out about the need for taking care of jobs and unemployment insurance him so he became the leader of the progressive forces and he becomes franklin roosevelt. so someone out there, probably in states, maybe a mayor, somebody who is going to not win or win the election, leaders arise when we leave them, and we cannot just look for them. it is up for us to do it, but if we can do it, this is not normal what is happening now, and i thatve in democracy enough we will turn it back. [applause] ms. edney: two final questions. >> i am a washington editor for an online forum. we hear a lot of talk especially during election periods, but also in between, about american values. we here under this presidency and the previous presidency. in your historical search, have core -- a core definition of what that really there and is there -- is societal agreement as far as you can tell on what american values are and what that m

in the case of abraham lincoln. obviously a great leader but you cite principally the emancipation proclamation. why do things that is an example of great leadership? >> if i may say something first, in dealing with leaders, i realize all of them lived in turbulent times. that's the title of the book, leadership in turbulent times. think about it, it's become more relevant now than it was when i thought about it five years ago. each one of them faced an extraordinary situation. in lincoln's case, he comes into office and the civil war is about to begin. the country is on fire. it's divided into two. he said if he's ever known the terror of what he would face, he doesn't think he would have lived through it. the big question is when the war starts, it's predominantly being fought to win the union. he always hated slavery and there were people were hoping even at the beginning of his presidency, that he would do something about liberating the slaves at the same time as preserving the union. he was stuck by the idea th

it has been stated that president abraham lincoln, honest abe, was the first president to grant such a pardon after his son befriended the christmas turkey and implored his father, please dad, please save it. and this grand tradition, i am pleased to announce, that today's lucky bird and guest of honor is named peas, along with his alternate, named carrots. the children will understand that. the winner of this vote was decided by a fair and open election conducted on the white house website. this was a fair election. unfortunately, carrots refused to concede and demanded a recount and we are still fighting with carrots. i will tell you, we have come to a conclusion, carrots, the result did not change. too bad for carrots. peas and carrots are the first national thanksgiving turkeys from the very great state of outh dakota. love south dakota. for this occasion, we are excited to be joined by governor elect kristi noem, a real friend of ours. stand up kristi. congratulations. she just ran a very, very great race against a very capable opponent and that was really something special. con

it has been stated that president abraham lincoln, honest abe, was the first president to grant such a pardon after his son befriended the christmas turkey and implored his father, please dad, please save it. and this grand tradition, i am pleased to announce, that today's lucky bird and guest of honor is named peas, along with his alternate, named carrots. the children will understand that. the winner of this vote was decided by a fair and open election conducted on the white house website. this was a fair election. unfortunately, carrots refused to concede and demanded a recount and we are still fighting with carrots. i will tell you, we have come to a conclusion, carrots, the result did not change. too bad for carrots. peas and carrots are the first national thanksgiving turkeys from the very great state of south dakota. love south dakota. for this occasion, we are excited to be joined by governor elect kristi noem, a real friend of ours. stand up kristi. congratulations. she just ran a very, very great race against a very capable opponent and that was really something special. co

abraham lincoln was an agnostic, andom was visited in the white house by someone who knew him and found him reading the bible and lincoln says i don't know how a president could get through the trauma of being through a war president without finding comfort of the bible. lbj said before the 1960s went to church, heavily photographed, no signs of deep spiritual involvement. by the late 60s he was so distraught over the vietnam war his daughter lucy, who converted to catholicism took him to her catholic church usually in private, and johnson got such comfort from this that ladesy bird johnson told me later on during those days i wouldn't have been a bit surprised if lyndon had converted to catholicism. >> host: how insightful was it to talk to lady bird johnson about lbj? >> michael: she gave her last tv interview to c-span, i think that was around 1999. she loved the interview but felt she was not quite what she had been before. but one thing she did, all these war presidents another thing they had in common they were all married to strong women, and i wish that i could -- they say thata

abraham lincoln gets the point where he is almost suicidal. they are so afraid he might commit suicide they take away the razor blades and so forth. over the things that cause this enormous depression? >> what happened to like it was a he broke his word to his constituents and he broke his word to mary when he roasked he to undo their engagement. and for him, his word and everything. he promised constituents that he would bring infrastructure projects into their area. so they can get the goods to market.stretching the harbors and the roads and then a recession hit the state and had to stop the projects halfway. the state went into bankruptcy and debt and he was blamed. he took responsibility for it and he said he was going to leave the state legislature. at the same time he broke his engagement with mary. not sure he could support a wife but also not sure she said that his heart was going with his hand. but he knew what it meant to her to be humiliated and the fact he had heard these people, his constituents was so painful to him that he went

grant practiced that himself as a related to abraham lincoln. his criticisms are often complex, but most complexes of meade. his first idea was to take an idea of the lay of the ground. sometimes he wanted to meet afterwards, which is kind of shaping a pretty harsh criticism and a happy sort of package. i i would urge you to take those and read those and say, what does that say about rant? -- grant? he is highlighting the characteristics he found easy to work with. sometimes he practiced the facility with the gravity talks about meade. topography in connection to meade. those were important to him. , all of subordination these things are important to him. most of these things he practices himself. assessment of stanton was in my estimation very generous. yet accurate. i find it interesting he hooker forjoe the same attributes he should have criticized phil sheridan. to bean tended subordinate to grant but not other superiors. grant was basically his patron and he was defiant of meade simply because he knew daddy would take care of him. his asses

the very first republican president was abraham lincoln. we stick to our principles, our goals. you will see this party continue to grow to represent all of america. in gender, faith, reality. will be back. [indiscernible] >> the incoming class of freshmen members of congress posed for a group photo in front of the capital. they won't be sworn in until january 3 but they are in washington for training sessions and to vote for house leadership. the newly elected congress will have a record number of women and combat veterans.

abraham lincoln told soldiers assembled before him at the end of the civil war that the free government for which they were fighting provided everyone with an open field and fair chance for their industry enterprise and intelligence. lincoln was born on the frontier in obscure circumstances, yet he rose to the highest office in the land. he was living proof that these ideals the soldiers were fighting for were worth the sacrifice, and i think my election as governor in the nation's third largest state is further proof that regardless of where you start out in life, if you work hard, if you do it for the right reasons, you can succeed in the united states of america. now, when casie and i launched this effort in january, the pundit class gave us no chance and even today, the political and media class seem eager to write our obituary. but the great thing about our country is that every two years, the people have that one day in november where the elites don't call the shots, where they don't get to craft the narrative and where they don't get to set the agenda. on election day, it's the v

when he spoke to the ohio regiment towards the end of the civil war, abraham lincoln told his soldiers that the free government for which they were fighting provided everyone with an open field and fair chance for their industry, enterprise, and intelligence. on the frontier in a secure circumstances, and yet he rose the highest office in the land. that the ideals those soldiers were fighting for worth the sacrifice. and my collection as governor is further proof that, regardless of where you start out, if you work hard, do it for the right reasons, you can succeed in the united states of america. now, when we launch this effort in january, the pundit class give us no chance. the media class seemed eager to write our of insurance. the great thing about our country is, every two years, those people have that one day in november with the elites do not call the shots. when they do not get to craft the narrative and set the agenda . on election day, it is the voice of the people who rule. as governor, i will make sure florida remains a low tax state. we will hold people in government accou

when he spoke to the ohio regiment towards the end of the civil war, abraham lincoln told the soldiers assembled before him that the free government for which they were fighting provided everyone with an open field and fair chance for their industry, enterprise, and intelligence. lincoln was born on the frontier in obscure circumstances, yet he rose the highest office in the land. he was proof that the ideals those soldiers were fighting for were worth the sacrifice. and i think my election as governor is further proof that, regardless of where you start out in life, if you work hard, do it for the right reasons, you can succeed in the united states of america. [applause] now, when we launch this effort in january, the pundit class give us no chance. even today, the political and media class seemed eager to write our obit you where he. the great thing about our country is, every two years, those people have that one day in november with the elites do not call the shots. where they do not get to craft the narrative and set the agenda. on election day, it is the voice of the people who r

are abraham lincoln, the president who carried us through our greatest national crisis. and on thanksgiving day, we can lincoln,a thanks for for without him, our annual thanksgiving day might never taken place. his decision in 1863 to name a national day of general thanksgiving was the first in an unbroken string of thanksgivings that continues to this day. since lincolnt has proclaimed a national day of thanksgiving. now, i expect you're scratching your heads and wondering, but about the pilgrims and the indians? didn't the first thanksgiving 1621?lace in not 1863? yes, but...s we can trace the roots of our thanksgiving to the famous three-day feast in 1621.th, in actually, we can go back even 1621.r than there are records of days of europeaning called, by explorers in texas, florida, virginia and elsewhere. and, of course, the original thanksgivings on our continent celebrated by native americans. ronald reagan was the first theident to acknowledge gratitude traditions of native americans when he quoted a seneca indian prayer in his 1984 thanksgiving proclamation. in t

the very first republican president was abraham lincoln. i think we stick to our principles and goals and you'll see this party continue to grow and be the majority that represents all of america. in gender, faith, reality. we'll be back. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2018] >> house republican leadership announcing some changes for the 116th congress. kevin mccarthy will be the house minority leader. he won out over jim jordan of ohio. the vote was 159-43. liz cheney, congresswoman from wyoming, will be the new republican conference chair for the 116th congress. you may have heard the question, her father dick cheney was present during the vote this afternoon. the leader talked about some of the outstanding races still be count -- being counted across the country. there are eight outstanding house races. one made known this afternoon, the associated press saying andy kim, the democrat,

the very first republican president was abraham lincoln. i think we stick to our principles and goals and you'll see this party continue to grow and be the majority that represents all of america. in gender, faith, reality. we'll be back. thank you. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2018] >> the incoming class of freshmen members of congress posed for a group photo in front of the capital. they will not be sworn in until january 3 but they are in washington for training sessions and to vote for house leadership. the newly elected 116th congress will have a record number of women and a record number of common veterans.

my great friend once wrote an essay called how abraham lincoln won the civil war with metaphors. some of you may remember that essay. i wouldn't say douglas one but he certainly taught us a lot in this century. so he becomes a skilled writer who never is completely satisfied with his grasp. there's a wonderful passage on page 259 that i wrote yes! all great autobiographies is about the loss, the hopeless but the necessary quest to control the past but forever slips away. they cannot live with or without a. it's almost manic in the way that he is constantly returning if we talked about this earlier telling the story of his stepfather in order to profess iprocessit as an act of self cr. this is what we mean by writing oneself into existence. it's a gorgeous chapter on douglas and lincoln. they become absolutely central to the founding of the country. there's something going on here. it's about trying to retrieve douglas. you get the sense that the archives will allow you. it is indelibly affected for the affection. douglas is scarred by this life as a slave child teenager and young

and here's abraham lincoln hanging on to mario woods' foot. this eagle, i found it here at the golden gate bridge. and it was a commemerative or a good conduct medal given by abraham lincoln. i found it at the golden gate bridge. i mention the penny that i gave away. we're the invaders. we invade this country. and i have -- i won't have enough time to speak, but i want a statue of robin williams and olympic torch down by the yacht harbor and one over here. i got torobin williams' strength man. i stood there when i ran alongside the olympic torch. i will let it go at that. >> clerk: thank you, sir. your time is concluded. next speaker, please. >> i want to thank everybody for helping out with the election. it seems like a good outcome. there are districts and states where people are denying the right of the people to have their preferences counted. how bad has the republican party become? but first, i want to mention -- i'm auto docy, tenderloin neighborhood activist. we remember paul quick there. even after he went corporate and sold out and s

it makes you feel like abraham lincoln is right there in the room with you. i always wanted to do a book on lincoln. this was kind of a preparatory one. i talk about lincoln a couple of times in this book. but now i am working on a book about lincoln and his two week train trip to washington to become president. host: how many years did you spend at harvard and how many different degrees of you get there? and how did you get in? mr. widmer: i'm not sure how i got in. i'm not sure i would get in now. both of my parents i graduate degrees from harvard. i was a very hard-working student in high school. i think all of that helped. i went there for four years of undergrad and eight years of grad school. after i got the phd, i stayed in -- and taught. it is the kind of place you can get comfortable, maybe even too comfortable. in the summer of 1997, i had an extraordinary opportunity to work for the government. i had been studying political history for a while. i never quite so myself working in politics. i have volunteered as a young person. i had voted for both r

there is no more nationalist figure in the american presidency than abraham lincoln -- may be donald trump. and remember, lincoln in 1862, some of my favorite words, he said to congress, we shall nobly save or meanly lose this last best hope of earth. last best hope of earth he was talking about was america. we don't thing "my continent to's of the" ," "my hemisphere 'tis of thee." nationalism appropriate, the president is dead right on this. >> laura: steve, what do you make -- >> that is music, not lyrics. >> laura: nationalism in macron's definition? >> i think you can tell that macron has no real argument here because he didn't engage in a real argument, he set up a strawman. because of the way he put it, he said it is about putting your country first, and who cares about the others, but that is not what it means. no one is suggesting that. president trump hasn't said who cares about the others? putting your country first it doesn't mean it doing down anyone else, is a question of priority. if you look at president trump's actions, he has cared about other countries that america,

i'm proud to be in the party of abraham lincoln. >> oh, please. this is not the party of abraham lincoln. >> say things that are -- i told you -- you know what, max? why don't you just go ahead, brother? because obviously what you have to say is much more important than what i have to say. why don't you just go ahead, man? just go ahead. >> why don't you condemn cindy hyde-smith, scott? then we'll talk. condemn cindy hyde-smith and condemn donald trump for his racist tactics. i'd like to hear you do that. >> okay. >> no, please. go on. >> thank you all. i appreciate it. >> you're not doing it, scott. >> thank you. the anti-defamation league says anti-semitic hate crimes have spiked 57% since last year. we've got a cnn special report that investigates what's behind this shocking rise of hate crimes. it's right after this. ♪ carla is living with metastatic breast cancer, which is breast cancer that has spread to other parts of her body. she's also taking prescription ibrance with an aromatase inhibitor, which is for postmenopausal women with hormo

government of, by, and for the people, as abraham lincoln put it. not a nation by and for the privileged. not a nation by and for the powerful, but for the people. unfortunately, we see too much today of our government being taken over by the powerful. we see the use of gerrymandering, which is totally corrupted the distribution of power in the house of representatives just down that hallway. we see the use of voter suppression in state after state. my colleague from illinois just pointed out the man up to be a judge here in the united states of america was a key advocate, a key participant, a key architect of voter suppression should deeply trouble every member of this body, because if you believe in the vision of our constitution, you would be a full-on advocate for voter empowerment, not voter suppression. you see this playing out in all kinds of different policies. we see it playing out in 2017 when the powerful drove through this body $1.5 trillion theft of federal resources and distributed it to the richest americans. that's what happens in co

we seen confrontations, abraham lincoln and his first inaugural, criticized the dread scott and chief justice for him, his name is tommy, who had sworn him in. franklin roosevelt did the same thing in known 37, who helped strike down knew deal legislation. so there was an angry relationship between them. you never had this situation where the president repeatedly tried to get americans to think that the judiciary, there was something wrong with it. it's illegitimate. it can't be trusted. obviously, roberts felt he had enough. part of his job is to make sure americans can believe in his branch of government. >> donald trump knows much about the 9th circuit. let's be blunt. >> i think it gets him in trouble. >> people were saying, he's been told. he's in trouble. this is a part of what roberts said in response to that. he said we do not have obama judges, trump judges, we have extraordinary judges doing their level best to do equal right to those appearing before them. >> that is something we all should be thankful form color me skeptical. i'm not so sure john roberts is right. we can p

in october 1863 while the nation was busy fighting a civil war president abraham lincoln issued that thanksgiving proclamation asking the country to come together and take stock, to be thankful and hopeful in a time marred by conflict and war. and it is because of that me will you identify flus profound piece of writing from our 16th president that we celebrate thanksgiving today as a national holiday. now, if you track the mashed potatoes on your thanksgiving table through winding path of history, you wind up here on the front page of that paper with the presidential proclamation. our american landscape obviously looks a little different these days. instead of dispatches from the battlefields of american states and casualty reports in the tens of thousands and wrenching debates over freedom versus enslavement our newspapers today are filled with wildfires and troops at the border and wondering when the next indictments will come down. but even in times of national strife, in times of national division, we still do set apart the day to take in the fruitful fields and helpful skies wi

i'm proud to be in the party of abraham lincoln. >> oh, please. this is not the party of abraham lincoln. >> say things that are -- i told you -- you know what, max? why don't you just go ahead, brother? because obviously what you have to say is much more important than what i have to say. why don't you just go ahead, man? just go ahead. >> why don't you condemn cindy hyde-smith, scott? then we'll talk. condemn cindy hyde-smith and condemn donald trump for his racist tactics. i'd like to hear you do that. >> okay. >> no, please. go on. >> thank you all. i appreciate it. >> you're not doing it, scott. >> thank you. the anti-defamation league says anti-semitic hate crimes have spiked 57% since last year. we've got a cnn special report that investigates what's behind this shocking rise of hate crimes. it's right after this. (drumsticks clatter) got it? got it. it's slippery. nooooo... noooo... nooooo... yeeeesss... quick, the quicker picker upper! bounty picks up messes quicker and is 2x more absorbent than the leading ordinary brand. hey look, i got

abraham lincoln exactly now i'm not around your kind of father i'm one of the most important but i'm on your five dollars bill you know it from phoenix we journeyed all the way to denver colorado. i know what you think you're thinking we would self from there not at all. we took the pilgrimage north. right up here to rapid city. from rapid city we went. up to fourth he sneaks into. once again continuing on the pilgrimage you know is. that right no you forgot texas. license circled ok so who are. as i was saying. from griffin city we journeyed to bull. of the great city of chicago and you still forgot texas where it's texas from there yes where is the down there in beaumont it's circled there yeah they're from denver. everyone is convinced oh brilliant i am until right now. run eight excuse me. you will. do this on top of the snooze button. so look like there was sand this was there were personal of what we're doing now i was rehearsing we went from here. pulls. here is a houston area specifically the beaumont texas area you look a little smiley and and getting my timing on that it wa