This week on q a, our guest is margaret macmillan, author of nixon and mao the week that chnaged the world. Cspan margaret macmillan, but if you think a book about nixon and mao would so . Guest my father was a good subject and i love the good storiestoriesof history and thou have two extraordinary personality is with great falls and talent and it was an interesting moment that ended the period but in the United States and china and started Something Else so my next book i wanted to do something manageable has a good story. Cspan did he rely on to tell you what that moment was like . Guest that the documents. Theres a record now of all the transcripts of the first memoirs. Bob haldeman did a diary that is helpful, Henry Kissinger wrote them and thereve been lots of interviews, so i gathered whatever i could from those that have been there. Cspan did you learn anything they dont already know . Guest i learned something i didnt know. I think i learned a great deal more about Richard Nixo
Be at the white house tomorrow with president obama. Wednesday is veterans day, the president attending services at Arlington National cemetery. Thehursday, he departs for turkey, and malaysia. We want to begin with your comments and comments. See snlad a chance to last night, and candidates bypassing traditional media is it a good idea . 202 7488000. If you think it is a bad idea, 202 7488001. We are also excepting your tweets at cspanwj. You can also send us an email at journal cspan. Org, or join us on facebook, facebook. Com cspan. Good sunday morning. Lets check out the story from nbc news. Of course, nbc hosting saturday night live. Live from new york, it is. Onald trump much like the campaign trail, the republican front runner did not hold back in his monologue, writing a joke about rosie odonnell, protesters angry about his appearance, and even fielding an interruption from larry david. [video clip] part of the reason i am here is i know to take a joke. This show has been a dis
The room . Yes. Out. There can be no greater fall from no greater height. I used to rule the world now in the morning i sleep alone sweep the streets i used to own Democratic National Head Quarters here in washington. The white water controversy. I have nothing the say about it. Hes thinking, what am i going to do . Andrew johnsons impeachment was over policy. He did not deserve to be president of the United States. One thing leads to another. A gray grave and profound crisis. One minute i held the key i just stood with my castle stand pillars of sand youre not office of the president of the United States. How can you talk about blackmailing, keeping witnesses silent . William Jefferson Clinton. I did not have sexual relations with that woman. The impeachment effort against him failed by a single vote in the senate. President nixon. Aye. Aye. The ayes have it. Impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors. I have impeached myself that was when i ruled the world impeachment is no longer ju