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African inflected peanut stew with carolina rice, sauteed squash, and zucchini. >> anthony: oh, thats so good. >> sean: man, its been a while since ive had conch. >> anthony: clearly, i mean, correct me if im wrong, sean, theres a different kind of interest in charleston that existed 20 years ago, right? is something happening here and is it a good -- what, what, whats changed? >> b.j.: i mean, its good to have people from -- to have a more diverse community in a sense, but then you also lose a ...

To the oval office and write the presidents speeches. he would also sometimes help lbj choose bombing targets. thats exactly the kind of intimacy that you should not have between a president and a justice. and you certainly should not have a justice on the supreme court feeling such a sense of indebtedness to the president who send him there that he is not going the rule against the president if one day that should be required. >> michael beschloss, nbc news presidential historian. thank you, my...

House of cards might collapse before i become president. the banks have collapsed. even lbj comes in with the assassination of kennedy right before hes there. those times are are more difficult than ours. thats what history does. it provides perspective. if we know we got through those times, we can keep that vision in front of us. in order to believe things are going to be better, we have to remember other times that were better. history is so important now. >> i dont know how you teach somebod...

Doesnt worry about a decision hes made as long as he believes hes going to have the best batting average for his team and his country. so he may not do well all the time. he may not hitten .500, but hes going to believe hes doing it for the country. thats what you have to inject in your team. the sense of self has to be muted and here it seems to be right out front. >> its always a treat to have more time with doris goodwin. trust me, some of the best parts of lincoln, teddy, franklin and lbj. w...

From presidential historian and author doris kearns goodwin highlights leadership qualities in four american presidents that helped them lead the country through rough times. "leadership in turbulent times" paints a remarkable picture of the men in leadership this author has come to know best. when you think about it, other than the men in her family and anyone thats ever put on a red sox uniform, these are the most important men to this author. lincoln, both roosevelts and lyndon johnson. doris...

When we continue as we mentioned, a new book from presidential historian and author doris kerns goodwin highlights leadership qualities in four american presidents that helped them lead the country through rough times. "leadership in turbulent times" paints a remarkable picture of the men in leadership this author has come to know best. when you think about it, other than the men in her family and anyone thats ever put on a red sox uniform, these are the most important men to this author. linc...

Shes written bestsellers about both roosevelts, the kennedys, lbj and lincoln, but her new book which have very relevant to the times were living through is called "leadership in turbulent times" showing doris always had good taste in a book title. there it is, welcome to you. its good to see you. >> thank you. >> how big a moment does it feel like you to youre heading into right now? >> i think its really big because whats really at issue right now is trust in our institutions. and if we dont t...

He gets the depression in world war ii. lbj is sort of in it for power. he becomes the most extraordinary leader. has a massive heart attack. what if i die now, what would i being remembered for? he goes for civil rights. thats what he wanted to be remembered for. you need the larger purpose. >> none of the people you mentioned wanted to divided country. the president we have now is. trump is very clear about it. saying theyre not too bright. he uses division. >> campaigning is supposed to be ab...

The drums mean were back. lets talk about what may be approaching. lets talk about other times its been this bad and worse and how other presidents have led us as a nation. with doris kearns goodwin, presidential historian and author here with us in new york. and heres why. shes written bestsellers about both roosevelts, the kennedys, lbj and lincoln, but her new book which have very relevant to the times were living through is called "leadership in turbulent times" showing doris always had good...

Lincoln, both roosevelts and lyndon johnson. doris, i want to talk about the unusual notion of presidential vulnerability and empathy, something you write about regarding a place we both been, warm springs, georgia, and fdr. >> and theres no question that the path to the leadership that fdr exhibited in the presidency was through warm springs. hes gotten polio, obviously. he finds out theres this place where if you can swim in the warm waters, you can exercise. he creates an institution for othe...