Cspan, created by americas Cable Television companies and brought to you as a Public Service by your cable or satellite provider. Face the nations John Dickerson is next on booktvs after words program. His book, whistle stop, discusses memorable moments of past president ial campaigns. Host john, thanks so much for being with us today. Ive been looking forward to us. Youve written a great book or more political junkies, and im one of them. Guest thanks, brian. Im looking forward to it myself. Host right at the beginning you helped to set a theme when you said while were watching one race, theres usually an an echo from the past that gives you a guide to what might happen. Im wondering, as you look back over past races like those youve written about, what do you think is most relevant or compares most closely to whats going on these days . Guest well, you know, thats where it started which is that every one of the races ive covered youre just trying to to figure out whats coming next an
So whats the first thing we do . We tax it. We call it earned income. While another category of income called unearned gets a preferential rate. This is a discussion we need to have. Second point, simplification. A few years back we had a Tax Reform Act here, a number of, it was controversial a number of us voted for it, it passed. Before doing that, i decided to run up the road and see someone who lives near where i do, his name is warren buffett. Warren buffett and i have different philosophical approaches on many things, but he was generous to welcome me to his office, we spept about an hour together, and i wanted to get his look at that tax bill and some other things. In an interesting exchange, he turned around to his credenza, pulled out a file, an old file, pulled out a single piece of paper, and said, jeff, do this. Lets do this. Put the tax code on a piece of paper. Simplification. Now, a tax coat in reality cannot always be cut. It has to be optimized. We have to run the gove
There. That means two things, talking about the candidates and the turf on which they want to debate to take place. They are describing two different turfs. Donald trump describes america in threat at home and abroad. He is building a presence only he can fit. Hillary clinton shows challenges, and yet because of this, we can take on them. She is building an america where she is the best one to lead. There is a lot of debate over the initial diagnoses before they get to what the notions are. Where we are right now is where we were months ago when the Trump Campaign said the threshold question was whether they could hand the presidency to donald trump and he will not break it, whether he has the temperament and judgment for the job. That is the number one right. People want election change. The question is whether donald trump represents change or dangerous change. Charlie most campaigns are about the future. At the same time, she has her own questions about trust and favorability and th
They are voting on trust. How many people for them is trust a key question . For donald trump it is somebody it is someone who has views on multiple things including signature policies, moving a lot on the question of muslim integration. Do you find that change in position worse than hers . I want to ask a question you might find in this book. With most reporters you know rather than spend the evening with with a rather spend the evening on donald trump or Hillary Clinton . It depends on the question john it depends on the question. Charlie lets say people are reflecting. It is not a policy dinner. [speaking simultaneously] charlie i am not asking that. It is not a deception of policy. It is lets get together and talk about what is going on in 2016. Who would be more interested, more provocative and different than the public might assume . John i dont know it depends, provocative, donald trump. But different than the public, private, charlie i am saying the most interesting. John i don
And by bloomberg, a provider of multimedia news and Information Servicesorldwide. Captioning sponsored by Rose Communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. John dickerson is here, hes moderator of face the nation, political director of cbs news and a columnist for slate magazine. So many jogs. Hes covered six president ial campaigns in his more than 20 years as a journalist. His new book is called whistle stop my favorite stories from president ial campaign histories. Im pleased to have him back at this table. Welcome. Thank you charlie. Its great to be back. Rose lets talk at the book. Where do you think we are in this campaign. Well the day mentions are which means each partys gotten their best four days to give their long extended commercial about their candidates which means two things talking about the candidates but the turf on which they want the debate to take place. They are talking about two different turves. In Donald Trumps home america is under t