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Part of the country during the war. Can you comment a little bit more on davis relationship with bragg, why he would have kept bragg in command as long as he did, and also, do you have an opinion about who davis might have turned to to command the army of tennessee . Well, first on the bragg question, when i began the research for this book, i shared the negative consensus about bragg as a commander. But the more i got into the material, the more i got into the research, the more i began to doub...

Terp with the investigative committees who we would select customians who would most likely have been involved. At this point nobody knows what the answer is. We could have had more that could have crashed. We could have less. Does that not boggle the mind of a small number one about a quarter. We can argue back and forth a quarter or not. There may be others in that subset that deals with the areas were asking me. Thats a perfect example as to why it had been helpful had we been able to complet...

And can you get a sense of who handled it better . We can, had very limited military experience versus Jefferson Davis and then they dont have any military experience and it seems to make the job. What do you think . I think that most people would not do this in tennessee. Most would think that lincoln was a better commander in chief than davis. Of course, he had virtually no military experience and davis had a great deal of military experience. Whether that was the reason is another matter. And...

President ial candidate herman cain has died. The cause was covid19, for which he had been hospitalized for the past several weeks. Though its not known where he contracted the virus, his positive covid test late last month made news in part because he had recently attended a donald trump rally in tulsa, oklahoma, where social distancing and face masks were noticeably absent. Several trump staffers working on the event also tested positive. Mr. Cains death comes as multiple states continue to br...

Which he had been hospitalized for the past several weeks. Though its not known where he contracted the virus, his positive covid test late last month made news in part because he had recently attended a donald trump rally in tulsa, oklahoma, where social distancing and face masks were noticeably absent. Several trump staffers working on the event also tested positive. Mr. Cains death comes as multiple states continue to break grim, new records in coronavirus cases and deaths. Were going to have...

From the first european country to do so successfully. Denmark flung schoolhouse doors open way back on april 15th. What have they learned . Ill talk to the nations Education Minister. Russian president putin compared it to the cold war space race and he says hes won. Who is poised to cross the finish line first and safely . Well tell you. First, heres my tamke. Rarely has the metaphor been more apt. Washington is fiddling while america burns. Congress and the Trump Administration are barely neg...

Former state Department Officials Richard Haass and annemarie slaughter. As the u. S. Continues to struggle with how to open schools, lessons from the first european country to do so successfully. Denmark flung schoolhouse doors open way back on april 15th. So, what have they learned . Ill talk to the nations Education Minister. Finally, the quest to find a vaccine for covid19. Russian president putin compared it to the cold war space race and he says hes won. But many dont quite believe russia ...

Transmission rates among younger children. And welcome to a very busy monday. Its meet the press daily. Im Steve Kornacki in for chuck todd. And in just a few moments, joe biden is set to deliver remarks in delaware. He will address those wildfires that are raging out west. Hes expected to speak critically of the president s handling of that crises and of other climate emergencies. And were going to bring you those remarks when they begin. And then, shortly after biden speaks, the president is s...

Hes exactly right. Also the president s own personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, obviously the former mayor of new york city is in the hospital this morning with covid, after spending weeks on the road flying from coast to coast, fighting the Election Results, on the president s behalf. He is the latest in a string of positive covid tests in the president s inner circle. Also this morning, president elect joe biden announces the team that will take on this pandemic. His number one challenge. Well g...

Doubled since last month. With christmas gatherings already under way, Health Officials feel the darkest days of the pandemic are still ahead. Joining us this morning is nbcs Josh Lederman with the president in west palm beach, florida. Nbc justice correspondent Pete Williams in washington, and msnbc legal analyst glenn kirschner, a former federal prosecutor. Thank you so much for joining us this morning, gentlemen. Josh, i want to start with you. What can you tell us about this latest round of ...