pakistani american lawyer, who went to harvard law school, he was the father of gold star soldier captain hemayun khan hoo who gave his country in service to iraq in 2004 stopping a suicide attack. he s written a book a american family: a memoir of hope and sacrifice khizr khan joins me now. mr. khan what i learned from the book among many other things, you never went looking to insert yourself into this debate. had you given an interview that the clinton campaign had taken note of. a written interview. they came looking for you and you weren t sure whether to participate. we re humble, modest family. we were really, we have never been political, we were enjoying our privacy and our family. that this invitation came. reluctantly. everyone advised us that this is not your cup of tea. don t get involved. our children advised us such. but some middle school and small
people will read an american life for the full story. but please before you leave me, speak to the photograph on the back jacket. we re going to put it up on the screen. tell me about captain khan and that visit from the nations capitol. i had just graduated from harvard law school, and we wanted to come to washington and pay a visit to all these monuments. that depicts that moment. just about the book, there s two purposes. one is to pay tribute to the greatness of this nation, to the goodness that we have benefitted, that all immigrant families benefit from. so this is a reminder, this is a tribute to them. second part from this book, from the proceeds of this book, the goodness he s displayed throughout his life, virginia