>>> THE MEETING WITH THE QUEEBN
>>> THE MEETING WITH THE QUEEBN WAS INCREDIBLE.
WAS INCREDIBLE. I THINK I CAN SAY I REALLY GOT
I THINK I CAN SAY I REALLY GOT TO KNOW HER BECAUSE I SAT WITH
TO KNOW HER BECAUSE I SAT WITH HER MANY TIMES AND WE HAD
HER MANY TIMES AND WE HAD AUTOMATIC CHEMISTRY.
AUTOMATIC CHEMISTRY. THERE ARE THOSE THAT SAY THEY
THERE ARE THOSE THAT SAY THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN THE QUEEN HAVE A
HAVE NEVER SEEN THE QUEEN HAVE A BETTER TIME, A MORE ANIMATED
BETTER TIME, A MORE ANIMATED TIME.
TIME. YOU LOOK AT THE WLTHEATHER WE HA
YOU LOOK AT THE WLTHEATHER WE HA WE HAVE BEAUTIFUL WEATHER.
WE HAVE BEAUTIFUL WEATHER. IT’S BEEN THIS WAY WHEREVER I’VE
IT’S BEEN THIS WAY WHEREVER I’VE BEEN.
BEEN. SHE’S A TERRIBLE PERSON, AND
SHE’S A TERRIBLE PERSON, AND I’LL TELL YOU, THE NAME, IT’S
I’LL TELL YOU, THE NAME, IT’S NERVOUS NANCY BECAUSE SHE’S A
NERVOUS NANCY BECAUSE SHE’S A NERVOUS WRECK.
NERVOUS WRECK. WE HAVE CRYIN’ CHUCK SCHUMER
WE HAVE CRYIN’ CHUCK SCHUMER WHO’S A DISASTER, BY THE WAY.
WHO’S A DISASTER, BY THE WAY. HE’S A TOTAL POLITICAL, YOU
HE’S A TOTAL POLITICAL, YOU KNOW, JERK.
KNOW, JERK. >> JUST A SMALL ASSORTMENT OF
>> JUST A SMALL ASSORTMENT OF THE MORE JARRING COMMENTS FROM
THE MORE JARRING COMMENTS FROM THE PRESIDENT ON A FOX NEWS
THE PRESIDENT ON A FOX NEWS INTERVIEW WITH JUST OVER 9,000
INTERVIEW WITH JUST OVER 9,000 HEADSTONES OF AMERICAN WAR
HEADSTONES OF AMERICAN WAR HEROES JUST OVER HIS SHOULDER
HEROES JUST OVER HIS SHOULDER THERE.
THERE. SOME OF THE MOST HALLOWED AND
SOME OF THE MOST HALLOWED AND HAUNTING GROUND ON EARTH.
HAUNTING GROUND ON EARTH. WITH US THIS EVENING, PULITZER
WITH US THIS EVENING, PULITZER PRIZE WINNING AUTHOR,
PRIZE WINNING AUTHOR, PRESIDENTIAL HISTORIAN, JON
PRESIDENTIAL HISTORIAN, JON MEACHAM.
MEACHAM. HIS LATEST WORK IS OUT NEXT
HIS LATEST WORK IS OUT NEXT WEEK.
WEEK. CO-AUTHORED WITH TIM McGRAW.
CO-AUTHORED WITH TIM McGRAW. IT’S CALLED "SONGS OF AMERICA:
IT’S CALLED "SONGS OF AMERICA: PROTOISM
PROTOISM PROTO
PROTO PATRIOTISM, PROTEST AND THE
PATRIOTISM, PROTEST AND THE MUSIC THAT MADE THE NATION.
MUSIC THAT MADE THE NATION. JOHN, I’VE BEEN TRYING TO COME
JOHN, I’VE BEEN TRYING TO COME UP WITH A QUESTION TO STUMP THE
UP WITH A QUESTION TO STUMP THE BAND AND IT’S NOT EASY AND HERE
BAND AND IT’S NOT EASY AND HERE IT IS.
IT IS. EXPLAIN AN INSTITUTION, THE U.S.
EXPLAIN AN INSTITUTION, THE U.S. PRESIDENCY, WITH THE ELASTICITY
PRESIDENCY, WITH THE ELASTICITY AND FOREGIVENESS TO HAVE AS PART
AND FOREGIVENESS TO HAVE AS PART OF THE SAME CLUB, THE SAME
OF THE SAME CLUB, THE SAME LINEAGE, FDR, EISENHOWER AND
LINEAGE, FDR, EISENHOWER AND DONALD TRUMP?
DONALD TRUMP? >> IT’S THE GENIUS OF AMERICA.
>> IT’S THE GENIUS OF AMERICA. IT’S THE REMARKABLE RESILIENCE
IT’S THE REMARKABLE RESILIENCE OF WE, THE PEOPLE, OURSELVES.
OF WE, THE PEOPLE, OURSELVES. I REALLY DO BELIEVE THAT.
I REALLY DO BELIEVE THAT. YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU WRITE HISTORY
YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU WRITE HISTORY AS WHEN YOU’RE DOING MINUTE
AS WHEN YOU’RE DOING MINUTE MINUTE-TO-MINUTE JOURNALISM,
MINUTE-TO-MINUTE JOURNALISM, YOU’RE ALWAYS SEEKING
YOU’RE ALWAYS SEEKING CONTINUITIES AND CONTRASTS,
CONTINUITIES AND CONTRASTS, RIGHT?
RIGHT? AND WHAT YOU -- WHEN YOU THINK
AND WHAT YOU -- WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THE D-DAY
ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THE D-DAY COMMEMORATION, YOU GO BACK TO
COMMEMORATION, YOU GO BACK TO 1964 WHEN FORMER PRESIDENT
1964 WHEN FORMER PRESIDENT EISENHOWER WENT WITH WALTER
EISENHOWER WENT WITH WALTER CRONKITE, WALKED ON THE BEACHES
CRONKITE, WALKED ON THE BEACHES AND WARNED ABOUT THE WAGES --
AND WARNED ABOUT THE WAGES -- THE COSTS OF WAR, THE IMPORTANCE
THE COSTS OF WAR, THE IMPORTANCE OF PEACE.
OF PEACE. VERY MUCH IN 1964, THE SAME YEAR
VERY MUCH IN 1964, THE SAME YEAR AS THE DAISY AD THAT LYNDON
AS THE DAISY AD THAT LYNDON JOHNSON AIRED AGAINST BARRY
JOHNSON AIRED AGAINST BARRY GOLDWATER.
GOLDWATER. VERY MUCH A COLD WAR MOMENT.
VERY MUCH A COLD WAR MOMENT. EISENHOWER, THE WARRIOR WHO
EISENHOWER, THE WARRIOR WHO UNDERSTOOD PEOPLE, WARNING US
UNDERSTOOD PEOPLE, WARNING US ABOUT HEEDLESS AND THE COST OF
ABOUT HEEDLESS AND THE COST OF WAR.
WAR. YOU GO TO 1984, PRESIDENT REAGAN
YOU GO TO 1984, PRESIDENT REAGAN TURNING D-DAY AND OPERATION
TURNING D-DAY AND OPERATION OVERLORD INTO AN ESSENTIAL
OVERLORD INTO AN ESSENTIAL CHAPTER IN THE STORY OF AMERICAN
CHAPTER IN THE STORY OF AMERICAN RESTORATION.
RESTORATION. YOU GO TO BILL CLINTON IN 1994,
YOU GO TO BILL CLINTON IN 1994, THE GENERATIONAL SHIFT, WHEN
THE GENERATIONAL SHIFT, WHEN THESE MEN WERE YOUNG, THEY
THESE MEN WERE YOUNG, THEY CHANGED THE WORLD, AND WE WITH
CHANGED THE WORLD, AND WE WITH ARE
ARE ARE YOUNG, WE HAVE OUR DUTY TO
ARE YOUNG, WE HAVE OUR DUTY TO DO.
DO. GEORGE W. BUSH, ’04, THE SAME
GEORGE W. BUSH, ’04, THE SAME WEEK RONALD REAGAN DIED, THE
WEEK RONALD REAGAN DIED, THE NEED FOR MORAL AUTHORITY.
NEED FOR MORAL AUTHORITY. BARACK OBAMA, THE NEED FOR
BARACK OBAMA, THE NEED FOR INTERNATIONAL ORDER.
INTERNATIONAL ORDER. NOW, IS THIS A CONTINUITY THIS
NOW, IS THIS A CONTINUITY THIS WEEK OR A CONTRAST?
WEEK OR A CONTRAST? IT IS SELF-EVIDENTLY A SHARP
IT IS SELF-EVIDENTLY A SHARP CONTRAST AND ONE OF THE THINGS
CONTRAST AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE’RE GOING TO BE DEALING WITH
WE’RE GOING TO BE DEALING WITH FOR A VERY LONG TIME IS TO GO TO
FOR A VERY LONG TIME IS TO GO TO SOME OF THE MOAN YOUEN YOU MENTI
SOME OF THE MOAN YOUEN YOU MENTI WE HAD A COHERENT IN THIS
WE HAD A COHERENT IN THIS COUNTRY FOR ABOUT 75, 80 YEARS.
COUNTRY FOR ABOUT 75, 80 YEARS. IT WAS FEROCIOUS AND PITCHED AND
IT WAS FEROCIOUS AND PITCHED AND EVEN VIOLENT.
EVEN VIOLENT. BUT FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT AND
BUT FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT AND BARACK OBAMA GOVERNED IN THE
BARACK OBAMA GOVERNED IN THE SAME VERNACULAR.
SAME VERNACULAR. PRESIDENT TRUMP DOESN’T.
PRESIDENT TRUMP DOESN’T. DO WE WANT IT TO TAKE ROOT OR
DO WE WANT IT TO TAKE ROOT OR NOT.
NOT. >> HERE’S ANOTHER WAY OF PUTTING
>> HERE’S ANOTHER WAY OF PUTTING IT FROM OUR FRIEND FROM THE
IT FROM OUR FRIEND FROM THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT.
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT. THIS WEEK TRUMP CONTINUED HIS
THIS WEEK TRUMP CONTINUED HIS FEUD WITH A DEAD MAN, PICKED A
FEUD WITH A DEAD MAN, PICKED A NEW ONE WITH BETTE MIDLER, THAT
NEW ONE WITH BETTE MIDLER, THAT HE DIDN’T SERVE IN VIETNAM
HE DIDN’T SERVE IN VIETNAM BECAUSE IT WAS FAR AWAY AND THE
BECAUSE IT WAS FAR AWAY AND THE MOON WAS PART OF MARS, COOL,
MOON WAS PART OF MARS, COOL, COOL.
COOL. JOHN, IT IS CLEAR THAT THE
JOHN, IT IS CLEAR THAT THE PRESIDENT SAW THIS INTERNATIONAL
PRESIDENT SAW THIS INTERNATIONAL TRIP AS A CHANCE TO COMMENT ON
TRIP AS A CHANCE TO COMMENT ON TOPICS.
TOPICS. >> FASCINATING THING IS TO ME
>> FASCINATING THING IS TO ME IS -- YOU’VE BEEN ON A LOT OF
IS -- YOU’VE BEEN ON A LOT OF THESE TRIPS.
THESE TRIPS. AMERICAN PRESIDENTS -- FOREIGN
AMERICAN PRESIDENTS -- FOREIGN TRAVEL FOR AMERICAN PRESIDENTS
TRAVEL FOR AMERICAN PRESIDENTS IS REALLY WHILE THEY’RE IN
IS REALLY WHILE THEY’RE IN OFFICE IS A FAIRLY RECENT
OFFICE IS A FAIRLY RECENT PHENOMENON.
PHENOMENON. IT’S REALLY ROOSEVELT FORWARD
IT’S REALLY ROOSEVELT FORWARD WHERE IT’S A CENTRAL FEATURE OF
WHERE IT’S A CENTRAL FEATURE OF THE PRESIDENCY.
THE PRESIDENCY. NIXON WENT TO EGYPTIAN TO AVOID
NIXON WENT TO EGYPTIAN TO AVOID WATERGATE.
WATERGATE. PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS FLATTENED
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS FLATTENED THE WORLD.
THE WORLD. HE TAKES THESE FIGHTS WITH HIM.
HE TAKES THESE FIGHTS WITH HIM. AND DEPLOYS THE VARIOUS FOREIGN
AND DEPLOYS THE VARIOUS FOREIGN MOMENTS TO FIGHT THESE TWITTER
MOMENTS TO FIGHT THESE TWITTER BATTLES AND THESE COUNTER
BATTLES AND THESE COUNTER PUNCHING, PUNCHING BATTLES,
PUNCHING, PUNCHING BATTLES, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL THEM.
WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL THEM. HE’S A 24/7 PROFESSIONAL
HE’S A 24/7 PROFESSIONAL WRESTLER WHO HAPPENS TO HAVE THE
WRESTLER WHO HAPPENS TO HAVE THE NUCLEAR CODES.
NUCLEAR CODES. AND THE CHOICE FACING THE
AND THE CHOICE FACING THE COUNTRY WHETHER IT’S
COUNTRY WHETHER IT’S CONGRESSIONAL ACTION OR
CONGRESSIONAL ACTION OR IMPEACHMENT, OR THE
IMPEACHMENT, OR THE FAST-APPROACHING ELECTION, IS
FAST-APPROACHING ELECTION, IS THIS WHO WE WANT IN CHARGE OF
THIS WHO WE WANT IN CHARGE OF OUR AFFAIRS?
OUR AFFAIRS? IS THIS WHO WE WANT CHATTING UP
IS THIS WHO WE WANT CHATTING UP THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND.
THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND. IS IT WHO WE WANT WHEN THE
IS IT WHO WE WANT WHEN THE CRISIS COMES WE’RE GOING TO
CRISIS COMES WE’RE GOING TO DEPEND ON HIS JUDGMENT.
DEPEND ON HIS JUDGMENT. >> I INTERVIEWED PRESIDENT OBAMA
>> I INTERVIEWED PRESIDENT OBAMA ALMOST ON THE VERY SPOT AS THAT
ALMOST ON THE VERY SPOT AS THAT INTERVIEW AND WE KEPT TO THE ONE
INTERVIEW AND WE KEPT TO THE ONE TOPIC, THE MILITARY, BUT
TOPIC, THE MILITARY, BUT CERTAINLY THE SACRIFICE
CERTAINLY THE SACRIFICE REPRESENTED BY THE STARS OF
REPRESENTED BY THE STARS OF DAVID AND CROSSES BEHIND US.
DAVID AND CROSSES BEHIND US. THE PRESIDENT SEEMED GENUINELY
THE PRESIDENT SEEMED GENUINELY INTERESTED THAT THE BEACH HAD
INTERESTED THAT THE BEACH HAD THE CODE NAME OF OMAHA.
THE CODE NAME OF OMAHA. HE REMARKED TO MACRON.
HE REMARKED TO MACRON. HE SIGNED A D DAY PROCLAMATION,
HE SIGNED A D DAY PROCLAMATION, WE’LL PUT IT ON THE SCREEN.
