a letter from aaron burr. not a particular historical -- a little hard to decipher. >> rose: are you an admirer of aaron burr? >> no. i think one had more sympathy with burr than i. lynn has great dramatic instings so he presents burr as an opportunist in the show. there is a way that leslie does it that there are touching and poignant moment with burr even attend after the duel, the villain in your history books. i can remember discussing with lynn early on saying to him, you know, lynn, burr being a villain will wear thin over two and a half house. >> rose: so make him interesting. >> maybe a lit more human. >> rose: what happened to burr after that? >> well, burr was charged with murder in two states, new york and new jersey. so what happened , he fled for sanctuary in the united states senate because he was still vice president, hence president of the senate. and while he was wanted for murder in two states, aaron burr presided over an impeachment trial of the supreme court justice in the u.s. senate. a lo

aaron burr was someone who played things close to the vest. he was reluctant to commit to any opinion. he was afraid if he went on record with an opinion that someone would come after him. charlie: sounds like modern-day politicians. >> very much like modern-day politicians. hamilton was very outspoken and fearless, and burr was extremely discreet. charlie: hamilton sounds like donald trump. [laughter] that is interesting, because hamilton's enemies thought he was this machiavellian character, but when writing the book i thought the opposite. he could never keep his mouth shut he could never keep his , opinions to himself. his life and his thoughts were really an open book. charlie: they could see everything about him. >> also what he believed in, he believed these things very deeply and was willing to fight for those things. charlie: did he admire thomas jefferson? >> that is a hard one to say. certainly he admired jefferson as a political philosopher and thinker. charlie: powerful mind. >> as the main author of the declaration of independenc

charlie: are you admiring about aaron burr? ron: no. lynn has great dramatic instinct so he presents burr as an opportunist. there are touching moments, there are poignant moments with burr even at the end. i can remember discussing with lynn early on saying to him, you be a lynn, burr can cartoon villain. charlie: make him interesting. afterappened to burr that? withburr was charged murder in two states. he fled for sanctuary to the united states senate because he was still vice president, hence president of the senate. believe it or not, while he was wanted for murder in two states, aaron burr presided over an impeachment trial of the supreme court justice of the u.s. senate. there were a lot of senators who said what is wrong with this picture, the man who is presiding over this trial is wanted for murder into states. we are sitting -- he is sitting in judgment of a supreme court justice. people think the style of politics is rough these days. nothing there those days. suicidalsaying he was would be wrong. he expected to survive. he

we said, do you think aaron burr would be impressed with donald trump? >> aaron burr is the second vice president to shoot a guy while in office. harvey: that's pretty incendiary. >> what does that word mean? [laughter] >> "the bachelor" came to an end last night. lauren b, she won and we got her at l.a.x. with ben. >> how happy are you, excited? >> yeah. >> they look super happy. harvey: they will be broken up in a month. >> no, they won't.

we said, do you think aaron burr would be impressed with donald trump? >> aaron burr is the second vice president to shoot a guy while in office. harvey: that's pretty incendiary. >> what does that word mean? [laughter] >> "the bachelor" came to an end last night. lauren b, she won and we got her at l.a.x. with ben. >> how happy are you, excited? >> yeah. >> they look super happy. harvey: they will be broken up in a month. >> no, they won't. they're in love. harvey: if ben wanted to date you, would you do it? >> yes.

we said, do you think aaron burr would be impressed with donald trump? >> aaron burr is the second vice president to shoot a guy while in office. harvey: that's pretty incendiary. >> what does that word mean? [laughter] >> "the bachelor" came to an end last night. lauren b, she won and we got her at l.a.x. with ben. >> how happy are you, excited? >> yeah. >> they look super happy. in a month. >> no, they won't. they're in love. harvey: if ben wanted to date >> yes. available in a month for you. >> kara del toro, the carl jr.'s tex mex girl. we talked about the hot felon

we said, do you think aaron burr would be impressed with donald trump? >> aaron burr is the second vice president to shoot a guy while in office. harvey: that's pretty incendiary. >> what does that word mean? [laughter] >> "the bachelor" came to an end last night. lauren b, she won and we got her at l.a.x. with ben. >> how happy are you, excited? >> yeah. >> they look super happy. harvey: they will be broken up in a month. >> no, they won't. they're in love. harvey: if ben wanted to date you, would you do it? >> yes. harvey: he's going to be available in a month for you. >> kara del toro, the carl jr.'s tex mex girl. we talked about the hot felon trying to become a model. >> you can't just look good and

we said, do you think aaron burr would be impressed with donald trump? >> aaron burr is the second vice president to shoot a guy while in office. harvey: that's pretty incendiary. >> what does that word mean? [laughter] >> "the bachelor" came to an end last night. lauren b, she won and we got her at l.a.x. with ben. >> how happy are you, excited? >> yeah. >> they look super happy. harvey: they will be broken up in a month. >> no, they won't. they're in love. harvey: if ben wanted to date you, would you do it? >> yes. harvey: he's going to be available in a month for you. >> kara del toro, the carl jr.'s tex mex girl. we talked about the hot felon trying to become a model. >> you can't just look good and

we said, do you think aaron burr would be impressed with donald trump? >> aaron burr is the second vice president to shoot a guy while in office. harvey: that's pretty incendiary. >> what does that word mean? [laughter] >> "the bachelor" came to an end last night. lauren b, she won and we got her at l.a.x. with ben. >> how happy are you, excited? >> yeah. harvey: they will be broken up in a month. >> no, they won't. they're in love. harvey: if ben wanted to date you, would you do it? >> yes.

it's aaron burr's story who we know nothing about. even ron doesn't write about that much in the book. i had to do a lot of research on burr. this is andrew lloyd webber's inspiration. judith tells it you story. charlie: that's how you know you have to have aaron burr tell the story. the man who killed him tells the story. lin-manuel: is a dramatic way to tell the story. charlie: that is the idea. he wrote a letter. lin-manuel: saying i'm a good christian, i will not do it. the first challenge being i have to face him but i will not kill him. those letters did more damage -- charlie: did he think he was going to die? lin-manuel: now you were asking questions historians have been asking for 200 years. i had to provide the dramatic answer to that and it was the last thing i wrote in the show. hamilton's side of the duel. charlie: because you had not come to any conclusion about it or because somehow, it's almost as if you have been doing lincoln story and you can only face up to what happens in the theater when you are really prepared t

in an audition posting for the roles of aaron burr and george washington the show is open to casting men or women for the parts. the back stage.com casting call asks for males and females between 20 and 39 years old. the creator said he has no problem with women playing the founding father. >>> who are you going to call? ghostbuster fans are finally getting a look at the new movie this morning. >> class for operation. it's okay. she seems peaceful. >> my name is sayer gilbert, professor of physics. that stuff went everywhere, by the way, in every crack. ghostbusters film has been released. it boasts an all-star cast of women and plenty of slime. the movie is out this summer. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," uber ceo travis kellinic. i'm meg oliver. this is the "cbs morning news." covering is caring. because covering heals faster. to seal out water, dirt and germs, cover with a water block clear bandage from band-aid brand. caress presents the world's first body wash with fragrance release pearls. touch your skin to release fragrance up to 12 hours. feel secu

it's aaron burr's story who we knew nothing about. even ron doesn't write about that much in the book. i had to do a lot of research on burr. this is andrew lloyd weber's inspiration. judas tells jesus' story. charlie: that's how you know you have to have aaron tell the story. the man who killed him tells the story. lin-manuel: is a dramatic way to tell the story. ♪ ♪ charlie: that is the idea. he wrote a letter saying "i'm going to fire into the air." lin-manuel: saying "i'm a good christian, i will not do it." the first challenge being i have to face him, but i will not kill him. charlie: did he think he was going to die? lin-manuel: now you are asking questions historians have been asking for 211 years. i had to provide the dramatic answer to that and it was the last thing i wrote in the show. hamilton's side of the duel. charlie: because you had not come to any conclusion about it or because somehow, it's almost as if you have been doing lincoln's story and you can only face up to what happens in the theater when you are reall

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