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Importantly his brand-new book is called "the soul of america, the battle for our better angels." and we're happy to report it's on a lot of nightside tables across this country tonight. jon, before you even begin, i want to go to a quote from a fellow tennessean, a man whose words, if you were of age during the watergate hearings, most americans were able to quote this passage from memory and are still able today. this is senator howard baker, republican of tennessee. >> my primary thesis is still what did the president know, and when did he know it? >> so, jon, other than rocking a seersucke...

You don't hear that much anymore. well, today, may 17th, is a bigger than average day where presidential investigations are concerned. 45 years ago on this very day, the senate watergate hearings that would lead to the end of the nixon presidency got under way. and of course just one year ago, former fbi director robert mueller was appointed special counsel, a consensus choice at the time. with us tonight is our friend jon meacham, pulitzer prize winning author, historian, msnbc contributor. importantly his brand-new book is called "the soul of america, the battle for our better angels." and w...

Contributor. importantly his brand-new book is called "the soul of america, the battle for our better angels." and we're happy to report it's on a lot of nightside tables across this country tonight. jon, before you even begin, i want to go to a quote from a fellow tennessean, a man whose words, if you were of age during the watergate hearings, most americans were able to quote this passage from memory and are still able today. this is senator howard baker, republican of tennessee. >> my primary thesis is still what did the president know, and when did he know it? >> so, jon, other than rockin...