Larry Schweikert

We had the revolution, and then every 80 to 100 years you had the Civil War, then the Great Depression, World War II, and now – how do we call it?

The age of Trump.

Do you have any – because I've read your –

books and i can't discern if you think there's a grand theory of history or if you or if you're simply the historians are sitting there going i want to get the story right so you have the facts in front of you and you can you can think through great thoughts in your own theory sir well i believe history resembles itself but doesn't repeat itself

But I also believe the United States is special, that America was created, particularly in Plymouth with the Mayflower Group, that it was a covenant with God.

And I believe America has a special type of dispensation.

I know that's going to drive a whole bunch of people crazy and start pulling hair and so forth.

But I don't think that American history is typical of that of many other empires or nations.

That's why I really don't pay a whole lot of attention to people who say, well, we're like the Roman Empire.

Well, but the Roman Empire was not started by God.

God essentially set up a covenant with the United States, and I don't believe that he has allowed that covenant to

Now, in light of that, yeah, I think you have to tell the story that's in front of you, and when it's painful, you need to tell that too.

In my biography of President Reagan, I didn't hesitate to talk about his role, that he led the charge in that role.

Immigration Act, the Simpson-Mazzoli that was so horrendous.

It wasn't imposed on him from outside.

He wasn't tricked into it.

He started it in 1981 when he came into office.

So I think you have to admit that there are these, you know, black spots or weak moments in various administrations and in various people that doesn't take away from their greatness.

Okay, but hang on a second.

I don't want to bury the lead here.