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Was bitten by the virus. You can watch this and other programs online at booktv. Org. Up next, investigative journalist ronald kessler, author of the first family detail discusses what secret Service Agents have revealed about our president s over the years and talks about the recent scandals involving the agency. He spoke at barnes noble booksellers in washington, d. C. This is about 50 minutes. Thank you very much. Its a pleasure to be here. As you can tell from the title of my book, i like to write about secret subjects, preferably very challenging subjects that have consequences for society. I might be prefers because if the subject is too easy i dont want to do it. And this sometimes gets me into trouble. Wanted to the book i revealed a kgb archivist had defected to the fbi. Usually effective the cia by this person wanted to defect to the fbi. I knew he was safe. He was in the United States, and nevertheless i heard from inside the fbi that they open a leak investigation. Theyre g
You say you treasure the memory of your meetings with him. What is the most memorable . The most memorable was his modesty. I was ambassador at the united nations. He walked up to me and said, hello, i am Nelson Mandela, like you would not know. When he spoke at the General Assembly session, he walked up slowly to that podium and he would take out his glasses and he would clean them and then he would put them on, then he would speak with a great cadence. I also visited him. As a human being, he was stunning. The more you knew the history of a man that had spent so much time in prison. For me, the most important thing about him was his forgiveness. No bitterness. No bitterness. You said his words and works will survive. When you look around the world today whether it is asia, the middle east, or africa, there is the antimandela forces that are dominant. Racial, religious strife and the like. Why is there no mandela today . I think it is important that we actually use his passing as a wa
Thank you very much. Its a pleasure to be here. As you can tell from the title of my books, i like to write about secret subjects, preferably very challenging subjects that have consequences for society. I might be perverse because if the subject is too easy, i dont want to do it. This sometimes gets me into trouble. When i did a book called moscow station i revealed a kgb archivist had defected to the fbi. Usually its the cia but this person wanted to defect to the fbi. I knew he was safe in the united states, and nevertheless i heard from inside the fbi that theyd opened a leak investigation, and that they were going to send agents out to my house to interview me. So i went through my mind how i would great them, offer them coffee,s should them and develop them as sources. I covered the fbi at the Washington Post, and the editor thought i knew what fbi agents looked like but there was a ring on my bell, and in maryland, a very quiet place, very few people ring the bell if opened the
From nbc news, this is today with lester holt and erica hill live from rockefeller plaza. And welcome to today on this sunday morning. Im erica hill. And im kraig lammas. Lesterin e enjoying a much needed time off. Can you believe those people in that video could not believe their eyes. And also ahead, hes one of the nfls most popular players, but now tim tebows future is in jeopardy. Once again hes out of a job this morning a day after the new England Patriots cut him from the team. They are the third team in about a year and a half to say goodbye to the quarterback. So where does tebow go from here. If anywhere is the question. And also this morning, one of our favorite examples, you may remember the homeless man a few months back found a cherished Engagement Ring in his change cup, returned it to the owner. Weve been following Billy Ray Harris story pretty closely. And this morning we are going to have an update for you. We want to begin with the latest on the president s surprising