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Did you see that picture, mika? as we look at this beautiful shot. >> it was fantastic. >> of thomas jeffersons hometown, washington, d.c. look at this picture of meacham. you know what thats the look of? >> what? >> the number one best selling "new york times" author. hes redefined publishing in america. >> was that taken with his own personal photographer? >> oh, here we go. >> i dont know, did they have cameras when you were coming up? lets be really original. >> i struck a nerve with that on...

Jon meachams new number one selling book. >> i tried to hand your book out last night at the concert. they werent interested. >> well, theyve probably already got it. >> ive never been to a pop concert. >> did it change your life? >> i have never witnessed such an epic meltdown on the part of thousands and thousands of teenage girls. >> metdown. screaming -- >> screaming. >> other than the group that was at the 92nd street "y" last night that screamed at jon meacham. he was throwing wigs at them...

>> when is axelrod taking his mustache off? >> i think december 7th. >> friday? >> the 7th. >> thats this friday. >> that is a nice thing. >> nice of fenway, fundraiser at fenway. were close to $1 million. >> we need more. >> the president put some money in. thats nice. >> yeah, the president is now -- >> i called him. >> you called the president to get him to pay money? >> he wants david to shave his mustache. >> he wants to see it. up next, mikas must-read opinion pages, "morning joe" brewed...

>> youve changed on me. >> you have changed. >> since you went number one, you changed. >> no -- >> do we want to go into it, mr. -- >> oh. >> -- spewing uncontrollable verbal -- >> jon -- >> hes a national treasure. >> john heilemanns a national treasure. >> he is a national treasure. >> that says so little of our nation. >> switch topics here. >> yeah, its such a national treasure that were keeping him under lock and key for a while. and were not going to let him back on the show. >> he has se...

Date. now time square has become a bubba gump wimp company. good morning. its tuesday. december 4th. welcome to "morning joe." with us onset, we have msnbc senior political analyst mark haleprin. oh, my god, please stop. just get it off. get it off -- >> pulitzer prize-winning historian jon meacham. "the art of power." >> so you know why im doing this. last night, mika goes to madison square garden thinking shes going to see one direction and teenage girls screaming and all that. >> yeah. >> i...

That really is how you do it. >> what can you live with, mika? would you like me to go off a couple blocks? >> no, we love hearing your insight. -- invited to the white house last night. >> were they? >> christmas party. >> jeffersonian hospitality. >> its like a convenient thing. he doesnt want to socialize except he does. >> except this is the first time in the history that republicans have been invited to white house christmas parties. oh, wait, no, that happens every year. >> theyre all movi...