President obama i am here to insist that we are not as divided as we think because i know america. I know how far we have come against impossible odds. At best we honor the image of god that we see in one another, and recognize we are brothers and sisters, sharing the same brief moment on earth. And owing each other the loyalty of our shared humanity. What struck you most . These are two guys that have done this before, and i thought they were just extraordinary. There are so many constituencies and negativity and conflict within the country, and i thought they did a beautiful job. They are so good at it. They had been through this crucible before. Being optimistic at a time where people are wondering when the optimism can come from. I agree with that of course. In a weird way, it was good to see george w. Bush up there. He has done so little of this kind of thing since he has been out of the white house. To be reminded of how good he can be in situations like this. And president obama
For unity and reconciliation. President obama i am here to insist that we are not as divided as we think because i know america. I know how far we have come against impossible odds. Image oft we honor the god that we see in one another, and recognize we are brothers and sisters, sharing the same brief moment on earth. And owing each other the loyalty of our shared humanity. What struck you most . These are two guys that have done this before, and i thought they were just extraordinary. There are so many constituencies and negativity and conflict within the country, and i thought they did a beautiful job. They are so good at it. They had been through this crucible before. Being optimistic at a time where people are wondering when the optimism can come from. I agree with that of course. In a weird way, it was good to see george w. Bush up there. He has done so little of this kind of thing since he has been out of the white house. To be reminded of how good he can be in situations like th
Lincoln assassination as my topic. I was fascinated by it. The following year the kennedy assassination took place and kept everyones interest and has continued and ive been interested in it and i have done interviews, you know, as far as various groups and lectures and two years ago Roman Littlefield loaned to me an email we see and do lectures on the subject and he said would you loo ick to write a book . Here i am semiretired, a lot less work to do and more time thinking why not . I said okay. They sought me out and i was pleased to say yes. Brian you start with Andrew Jackson. What is that story . Professor feinman Andrew Jackson is the first president we know of that has any problems with assassination threats. There were three such cases. There was the case of a young man who punched him in the nose in 1833, which is pretty minor but a first example of assault. Then we have the father of later lincoln assassination John Wilkes Booth who writes a threatening letter to jackson in 1