Tramped and would be extended to hundreds of millions of people. New levels of prosperity would follow for all vindicating our economic system. Peace dividends could be redirected in combating hunger and misery. The National Budget would finally balance. The american president s of the future from whatever Political Parties have the opportunity to engineer for the world and new hybrid of democracy and free enterprise. How differently things appear now. After the longest wars in our nations history against elusive and decipherable terrorists thousands of deaths and casualties, trillions of dollars spent without clear benefit the most better decision and hostility between our political leaders racial unrest mass incarceration and a series of president s who have bored us and shocked us with more on discretion blundered unapologetically into war and according to our guest today disappointed us with empty rhetoric and incoherent execution. Aaron david miller says we live in a postgreat era
This morning, we reveal that painting to the president s mom, former First Lady Barbara Bush live. And daves departure. David letterman announces his plans to retire like only he can. What this means now is that paul and i can be married. Well look at some of the top ten moments from his late night run today, friday, april 4th, 2014. From nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, we welcome you to today on a friday morning. And how about that news from David Letterman . Big surprise. It really is. Hes retiring, not immediately, this takes place some time in 2015. Some time over the next year. No date has been given. But this is a big deal in the world of late night television. It is. Hes given us a year to emotionally prepare. Have you heard about that painter from texas . George w. Bush with his first art exhibit. These are incredible portraits hes painted of the World Leaders he encountered along the way.