and what you ve experienced that was president barack obama speaking to his young staff of volunteers in chicago a day after his historic re-election. good morning. it s friday, november 9th. and with us on set, national affairs editor for new york magazine and msnbc political analyst, john heilemann. also msnbc contributor mike barnicle and pulitzer prize-winning historian, jon meacham. he s the author of the art of power. it s no longer forthcoming, it is here. and in washington, nbc chief foreign affairs correspondent and host of andrea mitchell reports, andrea mitchell. good morning, andrea. hi there. john heilemann, it s been such a long, long road since you guys started reporting on president barack obama then-senator barack obama s first election campaign in 2007. here we are five years later, a very emotional moment for the president who has endured five years of the highest highs and the lowest lows in politics. this has to be one of the most special