Reflects the qualities of both subject and biographer. Judiciousness, balanced, deliberative, and a deep appreciation of history and the personalities who shape it. All of that being said, i am pleased to have my friend, and the friend of this broadcast, jon meacham. Where do we start . This has been a 17 year project. Jon 17 year odyssey. First in 1998, i went to my mutual friends, immediately found president bush to be more complicated and interesting in conversation than the caricature in the press. Charlie how so . Jon the quiet, consistent charisma. I understand how he became president. It was person by person by person. Absolutely always paying attention to you. To the other guy. Wanted to make sure you are comfortable. Part of that fundamental political transaction. What is the fundamental political transaction with politics . You can trust me with your fate. Almost instantly, i saw this is how he did it. Charlie the idea of a biography. Jon it developed over the next seven or e
His death in the path of a new york subway train. Crazy people running the streets. An uninvited guests slithered into a backyard in florida. Somebody else got the shower on the sideline. Jamal crawford who i think should be an allstar coming off the bench is dangerous. Be still. And all that matters. Hillary clinton plans to go back to work just in time for the new year. Two reather than get angry and you show it you live a lot longer. He gives a speech about hitting the debt ceiling id like to see if he could even count to 1 million much less 16. 4 trillion captioning funded by cbs its friday welcome to cbs this morning, everyone. Im jeff glor with rebecca jar sis. Charlie, gayle and norah are off. There are predictions but little progress in washington with a deadline for the fiscal cliff now just four days away. President obama meets later today with congressional leaders in one last effort to make a deal before the deadline. Major garrett is at the white house. Good morning. Repor
Most divisive perhaps one of the most divisive elections in our nations history was the election hundred president john adams ultimately lost to Vice President Thomas Jefferson. And while the transfer of power was ultimately peaceful. Adams did forego his successors inauguration. I think thats also happened another time or two, but i wont bring that up. And those two men actually remained at odds for many many years. It was only later during their retirement. Did they actually rekindle their friendship . Discussing many different topics in their correspondence including the topic of death adams actually wrote to jefferson in 1822 these words quote. I answer your question. Is death an evil . It is not an evil. Is a blessing. To the individual and to the world yet we ought not to wish for it. To life becomes in supportable end quote he was 86 years old when he wrote this note. Perhaps adams had become comfortable with the idea of leaving the world. But it was four years later. That both
Most divisive perhaps one of the most divisive elections in our nations history was the election hundred president john adams ultimately lost to Vice President Thomas Jefferson. And while the transfer of power was ultimately peaceful. Adams did forego his successors inauguration. I think thats also happened another time or two, but i wont bring that up. And those two men actually remained at odds for many many years. It was only later during their retirement. Did they actually rekindle their friendship . Discussing many different topics in their correspondence including the topic of death adams actually wrote to jefferson in 1822 these words quote. I answer your question. Is death an evil . It is not an evil. Is a blessing. To the individual and to the world yet we ought not to wish for it. To life becomes in supportable end quote he was 86 years old when he wrote this note. Perhaps adams had become comfortable with the idea of leaving the world. But it was four years later. That both
Years. It was only later during their retirement. Did they actually rekindle their friendship . Discussing many different topics in their correspondence including the topic of death adams actually wrote to jefferson in 1822 these words quote. I answer your question. Is death an evil . It is not an evil. Is a blessing. To the individual and to the world yet we ought not to wish for it. To life becomes in supportable end quote he was 86 years old when he wrote this note. Perhaps adams had become comfortable with the idea of leaving the world. But it was four years later. That both men adams and jefferson passed away on the same exact day july 4th 1826 and while he was not present when his father died John Quincy Adams later recorded his fathers last words three very poignant words Thomas Jefferson survives had no way of knowing that jefferson had died on the very same day. As americans then gathered across the country to honor the 50th anniversary of the declaration of independence news