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. what was it like to see your son elected president? >> very emotional for me, very proud father. first time it's happened, i guess, in the history of our country, except for the adamses. but it was mind-boggling. it was enormous and a source of great pride for the father and mother, barbara, it was great. ♪ by the dawn's early light ♪ what so proudly we hailed
Means putting america first. >> there is a populist connection between these two men. because jackson had a complicated legacy as well correct? >> oh, yeah. trump has embraced jackson. it's largely a postelection phenomena, popped up with steve bannon talking about the historical precedents for trump, hung the portrait in the oval office, also one of jefferson. jackson was the first of his kind as a president. first six presidents either virginia planters or adamses from massachusetts. jackson came from the lowest rungs of white society in the colonial era. unconventional figure. believed in p...
Of the clinton name the white house would mean america is turning into a monarchy. in an interview with german outlet dirk spiegel, clinton panned the question that american politics have come to be dominated by bushes or clintons, saying there were two roosevelts and two adamses, adding "it may be that certain families have a certain commitment or predisposition to want to be in politics. i ran for president, as you remember. i lost to somebody named barack obama, so don't think there's any guarantee in american politics. my last name did not help me in the end." democrats are pushing ahead...
Are so over. you say we keep going back to the same well. maybe try something different? >> we keep going back too -- clintons and bushes and clintons and bushes in so many election cycles. america is not designed for dynasties. we almost -- started to have one with the adamses and that dined out. we're not a monarchy, and the idea we have these same families -- not just the same families but the same players, insiders, coming up again and again, i think is something that americans are frankly sick of. i've been giving public speeches since my mid-20s, which means for the past 25-26 years. and...
attractive. also, countdown to the olympics. champion swimmer dara torres has won 12 medals and she's gunning for more in london. >> i love setting up on the blocks against those young whipper snappers and swimming against them. >> tonight i dare her to show me what she's really made of. >> i would like to see the greatest six-pack in history. >> this is "piers morgan tonight." >> good evening. we begin with a man who could give today's politicians some pointers on the ups and downs of life in high office. george herbert walker bush. this is the 41st president of the united states ...