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>> thank you again. the president said the scripture e-mails you send to him every morning mean the world to him. how did this start? >> you know, i was not intending to be the spiritual adviser to the president of the united states when this got started. i was a young staffer on the 2008 presidential campaign. i had known then-senator obama for a couple years. and i looked at him and saw someone who had tremendous supports around him. he had political support, but i was wondering who's thinking about his spirit and soul. i decided to put together an e-mail for him. it was based on the 23rd ps...

Notable writings into "the president's devotional." joshua joins us today. welcome, josh. >> thank you so much, karen. it's great to be with you. >> so, i want to -- i'm so curious to know, you know, when you started this process, how did you come up with the things that you would send to him? >> well, i certainly didn't think i was going to be a spiritual adviser to the president of the united states. i was just a young staffer on the 2008 campaign. i saw in senator obama someone who had a lot of supports around him. he had policy advisers and political support. i was wondering, who's thinkin...

Hospital room and offered a prayer, the 23rd psalm. tell us about that relationship. they saw each other as human beings. >> it was early in the relationship. i always say they met each other at the fundraiser, reagan was still a democrat, they would have been the best buddies in the world. what they fought over was party philosophy, reagan went from liberal to conservative. they didn't put up for congress in l.a. because he was too far left. he really moved. tip stayed. one lig piggy went to the market and one stayed home. that's the difference. but tip did, this is from an eyewitness, one ot...

They proved that you could get along. as reagan said when they were asked what were they whispering about when they were talking about cutting a deal, he said, we're just two irishmen talking. they had that basis of relationship. >> they even prayed together. which is something. >> really? >> right after reagan was shot, tip was in there with him reciting the 23rd psalm together where reagan was recovering. >> and as we later learned was far more seriously wounded. >> they prayed together. they had a personal -- it's wonderfully american. we got to get back to that, i think. >> chris matthews,...

This reading is from the 23rd psalm. will you read together with me? the lord is my shepherd. i shall not want. he maketh me to lie down in green pastures. he leadeth me beside the still waters. he restoreth my soul. he leadeth me in the paths of the righteousness for his name sake. though i walk through the valley of the shadow of death, i will fear no evil. for thou art with me. thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me. thousand preparest a table before he in the presence of mine enemies. thou anointest my head with oil. my cup runeth over. surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the day...