That much impact. So i thought i would look at cultural influences. So now theres so many ways to find out so i put it all together and made a book. What was your most interesting finding as you dug into this . Woodrow wilson was our only phd president. I found that appeal. So i was curious. He wasnt that big a reader as president but he loved theater. He saw 250 plays as president and his favorite genre was vaud ville. So he liked a good pie in the face as much as the next guy. We found out that he also played 1200 rounds of golf. What about the image . Did that create the same kind of image that today would do . Interesting with wilson and his theater going during world war one that the Washington Post was in favor of him going to the theater in wartime. Today you see sometimes critical appraisals. But wilson was praised because it helped keep the theatrical industry alive. So times have changed. I think that president s should enjoy their leisure time. Obviously you shouldnt overind
All right. Good afternoon. Thanks for coming out to the North Carolina museum of history. We are getting ready to do our program right now. My name is michael scott. I do a lot of programming at the museum of history. We have three distinguished guests with us. We have dr. Karl campbell, author of the book senator sam ervin, last of the founding fathers. He will be guiding the ship through the waters of watergate. In the center, we have former state attorney general and no stranger to most people here, Rufus Edmisten. [applause] closest to me, i hope no stranger to people around here, or maybe not, he is a judge. Judge sam ervin iv. [applause] all right. Thank you, guys. I will let them take it away. Good afternoon. It has been 40 years and a few hours since Richard Nixon resigned from the presidency. [applause] wow. [laughter] for those of us of a certain age, we remember the trauma of watergate. And perhaps four decades later, we are ready to put the scandal in a greater historical c
Wrapped up, clarifying the president s comments. And the pushback that were hearing from the white house is that, look, the president could have been clearer in his comments yesterday. What he was saying he was answering a specific question about whether or not he needed to go to congress if, in fact, he decides to take military action in syria. The president saying, look, he hasnt mapped out exactly what his response is going to be in syria, and if there is going to be a military response, but the administration would argue that he does have a strategy when it comes to dealing with the broader isis threat, that hes already started to move forward with that. Weve seen that in terms of the air strikes in iraq that you just mentioned. The humanitarian support thats been provided. Then, of course, theyve been urging the Iraqi Government to create a more inclusive government. Were also told during the press briefing today that the president is still waiting to get those final options from