relationship with the eisenhower years with policy and how that informed his politics. if you see any lessons learned to have president. >> is that for we? >> i am not quite sure definitely in full campaign mode. a very interesting man he was coached when he first ran for congress again and stood by his side and gave a course of election politics to say you have to deflate your opponent so yes that side was there. not just doing his bidding but i am not sure what you meant without. >> it seems from the very first good deal wray applies those lessons of policy so if you see him learning lessons to get out ahead? >> i don't take he thought politically he just did what he knew he had to do. this is what i have been dreading all along. >> there is one foreign policy lesson richard nixon but it is clear he came to think to right henderson -- henderson handled this was crisis poorly so the french a and the british it is a conspiracy the united states decides not to back great britain and france to put real pressure on the british to get out. nixon thought it was a mistake that the united states. >> he did not say anything. >> a matter how we look at its he is open a and stars to talk about it with the mistake that eisenhower had made. i think there were negative lessons. >> but i found no evidence he never changed his mind on suez but ito gave virtuous entire colonial statement. >> i will say that richard nixon was very interested in after kidd leaders in the fifties by the tide he is president he doesn't think that he says africa is going nowhere. he also changes his mind. what the last thank it is the most interesting part of that decision to change policy to china 20 years later? >> i feel we've had a fascination with that part of the world aaron growing up of the west coast the east did to lot so i think that nothing. no. but not intel the peace with foreign affairs but that was the first time he went public that there was something because of the fascination because he was evolving not always a big good way. [laughter] >> day que very much. [applause] >>