Joining us is a history professor at the university of South Carolina but also the editor of the product of the Miller Center at the university of virginia. Mr. Germany, thanks for joining us thank you. Its my pleasure. Joining us from new york, joseph califano, the assistant for Domestic Affairs from 1965 to 1969. Also secretary of health and welfare from 70 to 79. And the author of the triumph and tragedy of Lyndon Johnson. Thank you for joining us. Nice to be with you. Before we go into the conversation and the phone calls, a little bit about your perspectives coming from mr. Germany to you first. The lbj project, what is that . The lbj project is a gold mine project in essence. It is a group of scholars at the university of virginia, public affairs. That is trying to get all of the recordings tribed, annotated. Everything you would need to know whats going on in the information. Editors there try to present it. We are trying to put everything out from the assassination all the way
Their own Close Encounters in the skies . Well dig into that as well in just a moment. But we start with Democratic Front runner joe biden facing backlash from members of his own party after praising his work from the 1970s with segregationist senators. The former Vice President arguing his work with Democratic Senators James Eastland and her man tal imagine. Earlier in his career as an example as an ability and willingness to work across the ill with politicians that he strongly disadegrees with. Cory booker blasting the front runner calling on him to apologize. But biden not backing down. Apologize for what . Cory bookers called for it. Cory should apologize. He knows better. Theres not a racist bone in my body. Ive been involved in civil rights my whole career, period. Bidens democratic rivals, several of them pouncing. For his posture to be, to me, ive done nothing wrong, you should apologize, im not a racist is so insulting and so missing the larger point that he should not have t