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You say the two couldnt be more different. why is that? >> well, first of all, nixon has low ratings because he was the object of permanent press attack. attack by the beautiful people. attack by the powers and the academic world. he was a non-stop target. but nixon had accomplishments. he brought peace to the middle east. nixon brought about a relationship with china. nixon was the best peacemaker theres ever been in the history in fact united states of america. obama has done -- also has achie...

You say the two couldnt be more different. why is that? >> well, first of all, nixon has low ratings because he was the object of permanent press attack. attack by the beautiful people. attack by the powers and the academic world. he was a non-stop target. but nixon had accomplishments. he brought peace to the middle east. nixon brought about a relationship with china. nixon was the best peacemaker theres ever been in the history in fact united states of america. obama has done -- also has achie...

Him his power as a symbol of the struggle grew. when he came to new york after months after his release he was welcomed as a hero. the city through a parade for him. the u.s. ambassador worked in the mayors office then and recalls being overwhelmed with his presence. >> after the parade we were in the private chambers and is alone with him and awe struck sharing at him for a period. at some point i heard somebody say young man can i trouble you for a glass of water? i realized that he had been w...

Him. the u.s. ambassador worked in the mayors office then and recalls being overwhelmed with his presence. >> after the parade we were in the private chambers and is alone with him and awe struck sharing at him for a period. at some point i heard somebody say young man can i trouble you for a glass of water? i realized that he had been waiting on me to get him some water and i raced and did it and practically spilled it on him and i have to tell you, ive never felt more honored serving someone a...

All those who love freedom and justice. >> leading the headlines around the world in the pretoria news "nation mourns." south africa has lost its greatest son as madiba dies at age 95. "the new york times," south africas conquerer of apartheid, fighter, prisoner and president and symbol. times of london, passage from his book, quote, no one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or background or religion. people must learn to hate and if they can learn to hate, they can b...

Tribute to nelson mandela "the new yorker" magazine. its entitled madiba, mandelas tribal name. the artist says its meant to represent the young mandela at a time when he was on trial. "time" magazine has a tribute cover that has three words to sum up mandelas life. protester, prisoner and peacemaker. joining us now on the phone is the democratic congressman from maryland, eli yeah cummings. congressman, thanks so much for joining us. what does nelson mandela mean to you? >> well, he is the simi...

Where will the party go. do you think theres some parts of the gop who thinks we need someone in boehners role, a peacemaker between factions. >> theres a part of the gop that sinks. as an american i would like to see a functioning two parties in the country. as a democrat, good, republicans, youre doing our work. first of all, you need to be seen as the growing up party. that means for republicans to go somewhere they have to have been somewhere. they have said dont judge us on what weve done, ...

Its not just the israelis concerned about this. its the saudis who are concerned. and the saudis view the iranians as their enemy. the presidents going to have to conduct a lot of diplomacy in that region. but we are in that region now, not so much militarily, not so much because we have hundreds of thousands of troops in iraq or because were fighting a ten-year war in afghanistan. but because were the united states and we now have the responsibility to broker peace agreements. and we have ties ...

Have an obligation to lead and leading sometimes means listening. this is just the beginning of what could be a huge change in the middle east. its not just the israelis concerned about this. its the saudis who are concerned. and the saudis view the iranians as their enemy. the presidents going to have to conduct a lot of diplomacy in that region. but we are in that region now, not so much militarily, not so much because we have hundreds of thousands of troops in iraq or because were fighting a ...

The debt ceiling is now on its way over to the house and were going to see how that plays out as the night goes on. but this is a very big bipartisan vote. 81-18, and i dont have the exact names of the 18 nas but i would be surprised if there were democrats on that. >> in terms of the timing of the house vote, i mean, whats the expectation? >> well, they are trying to expedite it as much as possible. the house has the ability to move faster than the senate because majority really does rule with ...