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The families who have lost loved ones, not because of the united states but because their loved ones were taken hostage by al qaeda. >> tony, i think what david said is absolutely right. but still, there was a tactical perhaps military mistake made that led to the deaths of two innocent people. do you believe do you think that the white house is directing these strategic operations themselves? >> this is not a -- lbj conducting operations on rice paddies during the vietnam war, absolutely. part ...

Rattled. i will tell you how i know. there are a lot of things about going to the u.s. capitol. its nice, should you go. first, its pretty. its lovely. you might against a chance to get up close and personal with lbj. it was trying to get the im squeezing your head thing. and one of the things about going to the capitol means you can pick up this in person. this is the printed calendar of business for the senate. i asked. its okay to take. thursday, april 16th, senate convenes at 10:00 a.m. and ...

>> that doesnt strike fear in everyone. rand pauls approach is a far cry from lbjs daisy attack ad that ran in 1964 again barry goldwater but still the question remains, does negative campaigning actually really resonate with voters. lets bring in cnn senior media correspondent and host of "reliable sources" brian stelter. they go negative so fast its head spinning. >> it is. its actually worst than its been in the past. thats hard to believe. this number caught my eye from kantar media 96% of t...

Most of the 20th century, the single most republican state in the union was vermont of all places. they did bring themselves to vote democrat for lbj in 1964. that year it was hard not to. after that, vermont went back to its old solid republican ways it was the most solid republican place in the union for the next election, they voted republican again and again and again and again. it was not until 1992 when vermont tipped and tipped for good. vermont had been the most republican state in the c...

Evening. then another story when i think is interesting, the temptations and james brown when they would visit the white house, they would hang out with the african-american butlers in the pantry connected to the state dining room before state dinners. they would all hang out together so theres a bit of entertainment in there, too. >> lbj, and meetings in the bathroom? >> yeah. well he was obsessed with the shower and he wanted it to be a fire hose strength intensity. he drove the plumbing crew ...

The record saying it. she was really beloved among the resident staffers. >> that was a one off. >> she even practiced cooking with them in the white house kitchen before she went off to stanford. >> who was the most liked first couple? >> president george h.w. bush. they would have horseshoe competitions with the other staffers. they would throw horseshoes after work. he would invite some of them for dinner in the private dining room. >> what was up with lbj and his shower? >> he was absolutely...

Room. >> what was up with lbj and his shower? >> he was absolutely obsessed with the shower. he wanted it to have a needle-like intensity, almost like a fire hose strength intensity going from hot to cold. he would travel with six different shower nozzles. in fact, he was so obsessed that he drove one of the plumbers crazy. he really had a nervous breakdown. a couple days -- because theyre so obsessed with cleaning, the family. they have this fierce loyalty. and everyone i talked to, even when t...

Hillary clinton. its got some pretty shocking revelations. cnn senior political correspondent brianna keilar has read the book cover to cover. she joins us now to dish. >> its a very interesting book. it pulls back really the curtain on the white house and you get to see every day that many recent first families have gone through. you learn who is the most particular nancy reagan, perhaps the most peculiar resident lbj and most paranoid many members of their staff said it was the clintons. as bi...

Moments witnessed by staffers insiders now breaking the code of silence. brianna keilar is here with all the juicy details. brie kron na some of the most shocking secrets revolve around the clintons. >> certainly. this book really dishes, jake. you learn about a number of different white houses the president dens of the white house nancy reagan perhaps the most particular lbj maybe the most peculiar. but the clintons come across as the most privacy obsessed. one usher who served for the carter a...

That, b.j., a bunch of them! >> im hyped up. i cant even wait for this. >> here we go. >> march madness, takes it all the way, and oh! ♪ thats going to count. dudes are dudes, thats the way life works. ♪ >> oh, my goodness. they called goal tending. >> it was my fault. as a senior, you cant make those mistakes at the end of the game. ♪ >> hunter for three. >> hunter has fallen off his stool! they pull off the upset! >> i love this kid, man, love him. >> you give them everything you can giv...