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Very clever in that he turned to conservatives and said, you give me the candidates to start with. so these are really well known commodities going into the process. a lot is known about them including with respect to how theyd deal with these constitutional issues before he ever asks to talk to them. >> another question before we get into our lightning round of the names. the presidents sister is not just a federal judge. a senior federal judge. we never hear about that, and it doesnt seem to b...

Brainpower at this desk, but i wont. >> but you did kind of. >> kind of. a little bit. to those in the know. jon, your book basically tells us when its been worse. >> yep. >> and when its been better. >> yep. >> but i heard you today say that theres a phrase emerging in the lexicon you really dont like, and that is when you hear people say "this isnt america." why is that? >> because it is america. it is america. it is the country -- i believe that president trump is the most vivid manifestation...

Country. what percentage of them realize how much work it is to keep it that way? for more, two of our favorites are both here with us in new york tonight. jim warren, veteran print journalist and political commentator, now executive editor of a new startup called news guard that will rate the veracity of news and information sites. jon meacham is back with us as well, pulitzer prize-winning author and historian of things presidential and otherwise. his latest and timely work is the best-seller ...

Author and historian of things presidential and otherwise. his latest and timely work is the best-seller "the soul of america: the battle for our better angels." gentlemen, welcome. i was going to make some jeffersonesque quote about the last time we had this much brainpower at this desk, but i wont. >> but you did kind of. >> kind of. a little bit. to those in the know. jon, your book basically tells us when its been worse. >> yep. >> and when its been better. >> yep. >> but i heard you today s...

Create errors like weve just seen and rely on prejudice and stereotypes for the time being well just have to live with it the key is to understand how normal human memory actually functions researches around the world have been studying even the smallest processes that take place in nerve cells. a group of scientists in sendai japan have been using fruit flies as part of their research. fruit flies have excellent memories their brains have one hundred thousand times few a new wrongs than human b...

But babe, if you and i go out, i know youre married. i want you to make sure you do the tip. >> jesse: thats right, thats right. i am paying. i will tip 20% because i have to tip a lot because people might know me. i dont want to get a bad rap. >> dana: thats true. >> donna: thats a good one. what about this i.q. thing? i teach at georgetown and my kids are really bright, both the guys and girls. i dont know about this i.q. thing. they say something is happening with millennial men. >> jesse: i ...

No other choice but to accept the imperfections of our memories the parts that create errors like weve just seen and rely on prejudice and stereotypes for the time being well just have to live with it the key is to understand how normal human memory actually functions. researches around the world have been studying even the smallest processes that take place in nerve cells. a group of scientists in sendai japan have been using fruit flies as part of their research. fruit flies have excellent mem...

He thinks that the special prosecutor should be permitted to conclude his investigation. rudy giuliani is a big name with star power. but what the president needs is a serious litigator with brainpower. and rudy giuliani could provide it if he does and the president listens. and if he does, what he will tell the president of the united states is, cooperate truly with this investigation. commit that it will be concluded without your interference or firing robert mueller. and support the legislati...

To negotiate an end to this. what does that mean to you? >> the most significant thing that rudy giuliani said is that he thinks that the special prosecutor should be permitted to conclude his investigation. rudy giuliani is a big name with star power. but what the president needs is a serious litigator with brainpower. and rudy giuliani could provide it if he does and the president listens. and if he does, what he will tell the president of the united states is, cooperate truly with this invest...

>> this silicon chip supplies the brainpower for 1,001 electronic gadgets from wristwatches to microwave ovens. >> the mushrooming industry gives birth to a new high-tech cult and a place called silicon valley. >> the magic part of silicon valley is that there was this boiling pot of people who were involved in technology, involved in science. >> silicon valley was hp, sri, xerox park, and stanford university. that was a hell of a powerful combination. >> there was these two cultures, engineers ...