>> maybe i can ask the last question. the congress is going to be debating the xm bank. as it looks now it will go out nowas it looks now it will go out of business this summer. it has been in existence 80 years and a lot of exporters in a new england have had positive experience from the bank. your thoughts on if the congress should renew it? governor christie: no, they shouldn't. and the reason for that is when you look at overall the priorities of our country, the way we should be spending resources, how we should be dealing with the economy, i don't believe the export/import bank should be a priority and i think we should rely on the private markers and i am not a supporter of the export-import banks. i would not urge congress to renew it. i know people disagree with that. but the fact is i don't believe it is an appropriate expenditure

of limited resources in our country. there are other ways that will serve the economy and country better than doing it that way. >> with that, the governor has a you busy day, but he has been gracious with his time and meeting with all of us. will he is willing to stay a couple minutes to talk individually. i want to say the governor he's a made himself approachable and will available and he is direct a with his answers and it is refreshing to find someone who doesn't look at the polls to give an answer he is comfortable in his own skin to say the least and we want to thank you for all of that you do. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2015] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] will

>> this come as seniors divers of the hillary clinton campaign talk about their operation and the 2016 presidential race. after that camilla clinton launches a presidential campaign with a rally in new york city. then another chance to see a conversation with new jersey governor chris christie in new hampshire. on the next washington journal celeste katz and josh crash our discuss reaction to hillary clinton's formal campaign announcement and preview jeb bush's announcement. other calmly talks about president obama's meeting with g-7 leaders last week. we will take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. washington journal live at 7:00

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about predicting who will get disease and smarter as to identifying the most effective means to prevent the disease and smarter about following up over a long time. we are currently in an era we are trying to harness the promise of the human genome research project that has been in existence for more than a decade. with all of the giants of the industry's like google and information about sociology geography, demographics what your likelihood is to get diabetes on the basis of your educational background and what is your likelihood of developing something like diabetes or hypertension if you live in a certain part of a city where you have less access to the right hind of food or even the right

kind of instructions about sodium consumption. little things like that but could have enormous impact on population health. >> sunday night at a to cut eastern and pacific on c-span's q and a. politico 24 health correspondent mike allen interviewed tukey's charges of carefully clinton -- of hillary clinton's campaign friday. they discussed clinton's relationship with the media voters perception of her, the influence of her mother, and the role former president clinton will have in the campaign. this is just over one hour. >> we kicked out the campaign two months ago and we had to start from scratch. we wanted to be really deliberate.

hillary wanted 10 to get out there and meet with voters and workshop her policy. she got time to do that. in the campaign, we had time to hire staff, get the doors open. tomorrow signifies a shift to communicate to voters what clinton's campaign will look like. she will lay out why she is running, and her vision for the country. through the summer, she will continue working on policies more in-depth. it kicks off a stage where we will start building the organization that we will need to turn our voters out in the primary. it is really an official launch of the campaign. now, hillary will get out there. host: what has been --

[indiscernible] ms. palmieri: for her, she spent the six months prior -- she is very focused on policy. she said during that time, if i don't have the solutions -- she spent the six months talking to hundreds of people, advisers academics, and thing take fellows -- think tank fellows. she wanted to go out now. she understands what is on people's minds, but go out and hear. she really listens. she wanted to listen to actual concerns, and that impacted her agenda.

host: one great story today -- he has stories. what would you say is the biggest difference in barack obama and hillary clinton? ms. palmieri: i have had the privilege of working -- from president clinton to her, and president obama. she is -- her focus -- she is a pragmatic. it is different than president obama and president clinton, who

start at a level of what the solutions are about. she looks at where the root of the problem is and works out from there. she starts with a different approach. her policy meetings are always scheduled for three or four hours. host: three or four hours? ms. palmieri: yes. there are all kinds of policy options. she gets to the details and have conversations and how to resolve this particular problem. that is how she approaches these problems in the policymaking progress. she loves this.

she is excited now that we are entering this phase. there will be a lot more conferences in july, probably one per week through the fall. i think people will see tomorrow, she will lay out a progressive agenda for america where the country should go. she has diagnosed what the country is facing, and the agenda needed to fulfill her vision. host: what is the biggest difference between the perception that the average american has and the reality? mr. mook: that is interesting. i think as jen said, i'm continually impressed and how she can dive deep into any topic. she is a tremendously intelligent person. i think she is pretty famous for

that. but, how she can dive right away into issues, including the campaign. we could be talking about strategy, policy, and she can really wrap her head around that. it also amazingly how -- amazes me how warm and caring she is about people on her staff. kind of catching up on the latest gossip. she is a really fun, warm person to work for. host: that is not her public perception. ms. palmieri: it is my job to narrow that perception. one thing you will see her talk about tomorrow that is important for people to understand is that we think the essential question of this election is for voters to say, who is the person that understands what my life is like , the problems facing my family,

when am i going to get ahead, and who is willing to fight for me? i think people understand that hillary clinton is a fighter. that is what we think the core question is. we need to explain to people where she comes from and what motivates her. she is a very warm and engaging person. we talked about the phone of the yesterday, what motivates hillary. the story of her mother is something that she has talked somewhat publicly about, but not a lot. there are a lot of people, even supporters of her, who did not know the story. her mother was abandoned as a child, age 10, her and her sister took a train to l.a. they lived with their grandparents a bit, and they

abandon your the and her sister also. she worked as a maid. full-time. hillary did not know any of this until she was 14 years old. when i was 14 years old, i felt like i was are an adult and new everything about my parents. she would talk to her mom a lot about how she got through it. her mom said that she had a support system outside of her family that really helped her. the woman who she worked for saw potential in her and said you should go to high school. or, here is some milk money or here, these clothes don't fit us and have these. acts of charity. talking with hillary about this, and looking back on all the things she has written and said, where does that core connection come from? this is it. her big take away is that every child needs a champion. talent is universal, opportunity is not.

what is standing in the way? that is why after law school went to work for children. this is why her whole career has been -- a lot of focus on kids and family, but moreover, this is why she is an advocate. her story. her life is that she has always been an advocate. we think it is very important to explain where that all comes from. if she is asking them to trust me, put your faith and be as your president to fight for you, they need to understand what drives their and where that -- her and where that comes from. we are also trying to find some more unpredictable things that have happened. we have was back at the last two months to see what has mattered as far as press coverage, and it was the unpredictable moments. you will see some of that tomorrow.

host: in the obama white house you were known as an advocate getting the president out there more. why has there been a lockdown on hillary? ms. palmieri: i don't think the photos and iowa, new hampshire and nevada feel like to have -- feel like there has been a lockdown. i love the press. most of you are very smart, a lot of you are my friends. we have a lot of talented people covering hillary. but, what i also know is that we will never give you the right. for example, i remember when i started this campaign, hillary clinton is not relatable. every time you see her, she is getting on the big plane order -- plane and flying to some other country or on the big stage. now, we do the small roundtables

it is great. , and that it is like, when will she talked to a big crowd? she's only talking with voters one-on-one. [applause] ms. palmieri: when she has been out campaigning, she usually takes questions every other day. host: come on. ms. palmieri: it's true. when she has been out campaigning, there has been maybe a week -- but when she is in the states, that's what we do. this is the campaign. welcome to the campaign. host: starting tomorrow, will be see secretary clinton engage with the press more? ms. palmieri: lord have mercy. is all about them? mr. mook: look, to jen's point, i'm sure. after she gives the big speech tomorrow. ms. palmieri: yes, she will.

mr. mook: of course she will. the big thing for me at a personal level, i was reminded that we have eight months until iowa. knock on wood, hopefully we make it to the primary. we have to pace this thing. the voters are in charge. they are not looking for the day before election day. i looking for that vision that jen talks about. i think it was important that hillary took the time to sit down with people, i to i, and learn what pressures and issues matter to them. for example, one think she discovered on the campaign trail was mental illness and drug abuse. it is obviously an issue that we are all aware of, but it stood out to her how many people it impacted on the campaign trail. campaigning is a good thing for candidates.

it helps them to me a broad variety of people. it was important for her to have that time. she will do events like that she will also do big events. to me, it is not about if we are hiding one week or another week. we are running a multi-month campaign. this will be a long stretch. we want to make sure she has the opportunity to meet people, and voters have the chance to see her. host: when you took this job i'm sure you look back to 2008. a very messy campaign and 2008. what did you learn from that that you are trying to avoid this time? mr. mook: it is less to me about 2008. i also worked for john kerry's campaign.

i was out at headquarters for a little while then. i think i'm very conscious as a campaign manager about two things. a presidential election is a state-by-state enterprise. you win or lose in the state. it is not a national campaign. first, it is really important that we have strong leadership and leadership teams in those states. we put a premium on getting great folks on the ground. secondly, we do not try to run the campaign out of the headquarters. we are in constant dialogue with people in the states. the last thing is -- i'm a big believer that campaigns are an opportunity for people to participate in a democracy. host: what are you doing different? ms. palmieri: are you saying that those things did happen in 2008? mr. mook: i will give you an example. technology has allowed us -- google hangouts.

whenever we talk with the states, we try to do on a face-to-face level. i guess i look at it less of 2008 versus now. this is really a campaign where we are trying to build leadership on the ground. that was successful for hillary in 2008. ms. palmieri: and how you did and virginia and a new hampshire. host: new jennifer, you know president clinton very well. he was saying in "town & country" magazine that he would stay in the background. he has been very good. all of his public appearances have been for the foundation. how long will that last? ms. palmieri: what? host: he is not a background kind of guy. ms. palmieri: we do not have a timetable for him.

we will be leaning on him for fundraising, retail campaigning. we lean on him all the time for strategic advice. he does not come to every meeting that we have, but he does join his wife often in some of our discussions. i'm fascinated to see what his observation will be. it is always something that no one else says, and after he says that, you think, that should have been obvious. i love -- they are my first bosses. i love being back to work for them. we would use him when we need him. he is the most, if not one of the most, strategic political minds in the country. host: what kinds of things does he tend to focus on?

[laughter] ms. palmieri: i am in a meeting -- i cannot reveal. host: what good advice does he give? ms. palmieri: i will say one thing that he said. a campaign is a job interview. you are saying what the hiring decision is. what do you think the campaign -- that is helpful. thinking of the hiring position. mr. mook: i think the really helpful big picture sounding board. i remember one thing he said in a meeting. what is major in the major is not in the minors. i think he is helpful in lifting us up and thinking big. he is a really brilliant communicator. that is helpful.

host: and just a minute, we will come to an nyu student with a question about trade. while we are doing that, in the last campaign, secretary clinton did not emphasize women's issues as much, or her women's perspective. so far, secretary clinton does seem to be leaning and more. what is the thinking about that? ms. palmieri: i honestly cannot compare to 2008. it was a really different campaign. she is a woman running for president. there is a lot to her campaign. she is proud of the idea that she could be the first woman president. that would be an enormous privilege. we find that there are a lot of women, young girls, men, husbands, and sons there are

excited at that idea. we want to embrace that passion. i think you will see her continue to do that, and see some of that tomorrow. host: it will be a close election. it is kind of a 50-50 country. if you take a 51% chance scenario, how much of that is because she is a she? how powerful will the fact that she is a woman be? mr. mook: like jen said, i think it is a very exciting and motivating opportunity. it is inspiring for me personally, and why i am excited to be part of this campaign. i think it is important to recognize that every american is looking for a clear rationale from all of their candidates. they want to know that that candidate will be a fighter for them, and worry about their

kitchen table needs. i guess i don't look at it -- i think her gender is an extraordinary asset, but when we try to -- what we try to stay focused on, and hillary would say this, is who will be the fighter for people? that is hillary. host: does being a grandmother soften her? [applause] ms. palmieri: i think obviously it softens her. going back to one of your questions earlier on revealing a personal side of her, it is enduring when she talks about charlotte. host: during the cocktail, i was talking to billy, who lives in the village and is at nyu. he has a question. >> my question is -- i think this is a little difficult to

argue with, but compared to some other candidates, hillary clinton has been somewhat cautious. more people want to hear from her on tbp. as you go through the campaign how do you balance that caution with the risk that she lacks convictions. i think for a lot of people, they want to hear more, but they think they are not hearing enough, and that is because of political expediency, as opposed to anything else. what do you think about that? mr. mook: first of foremost, i would take issue with the sense of caution. one of the things that i have been brought about on this campaign so far is how hillary has gone out and fought on some hard issues. she was the first candidate to come out on universal voter registration the other day. [applause] mr. mook: that is something that i very passionate about.

she really took the republicans to task on what they have been doing to systematically disenfranchised people specifically young people, and people of color. she is advocating for going even further than president obama on immigration. to stop deporting these parents of these dreamers, people who are contributing to our economy, our valuable members of our society, and speaking out on ending the era of mass incarceration in the united states. [applause] mr. mook: she is out there being that tenacious fighter the i know i want to be my president. i don't think you will see a cautious hillary, and you certainly haven't so far. that is my answer. host: is hillary clinton as

inspirational as barack obama? ms. palmieri: yes. [laughter] ms. palmieri: yes. mr. mook: i'm inspired by both. [applause] host: the question is -- how do you translate that? you talk to supporters and volunteers, and there definitely an enthusiasm gap. what you had a 2008 was this tremendous enthusiasm, how do you recapture that? mr. mook: let me tell you. i have been literally all over this country. i was at an event last night. i have been to reno, new hampshire, iowa, all over. i have been in rooms jampacked who could not be more excited to be part of this campaign. i don't think there is a gap. i think there is a wave of enthusiasm.

you will see this tomorrow. ms. palmieri: she is very grateful. it is only eight weeks in but the reception she has gotten on the road -- i think people are enthusiastic for her and excited for her. she has been really grateful. host: why is the scooby van black? ms. palmieri: you would have to talk to the secret service about that. mr. mook: it is confidential. host: it doesn't really look like the scooby than. ms. palmieri: of course, you have not seen the inside of it. host: what would i see? [laughter] host: it has been a lot written about elizabeth warren's affect.

what is derailed the about her being out there, her communication is affecting things? mr. mook: senator warren has been a forceful advocate on economic issues. there have been a lot of people waiting in, which i think is great. the more debate, the better. we welcome that. she is one of many voices that is out there advocating to really reshuffle the deck. that is something you will hear hillary talk about tomorrow and in the coming weeks. 22:23:23 this is a test caption from the national captioning institute. there is a real sense that the deck is stacked against everyday people. they are working even harder but not seeing it in their paychecks. as i have said before, there is a desire out there for a leader that will go to bat and fight every day. there is a real distress about the paralysis in washington. the sense that stuff cannot get

done, and people know they need someone with experience to cut through that and get things done. i think our party is really aligned around solving this problem, breaking the logjam so that the middle-class can get ahead. host: what would be the ideal time to get senator warren's endorsement? ms. palmieri: endorsements are welcome all the time. [laughter] [applause] host: my colleague will have a question in the second. first, jim is manager of president obama's reelection campaign. he famously got advice from eric schmidt of google about the architecture of the office, some of the hiring processes.

what is the best outside advice that you have gotten? who is one of your outside wise people. mr. mook: eric schmidt has given me similar architectural advice. host: what did he tell you to do? mr. mook: it is actually the way i like my offices. we have a very open office. very energetic, very busy. one of the best parts is that the view is shared by everybody. ms. palmieri: we have a great view. mr. mook: beautiful view. very vibrant. i like to have a lot on the walls. we have pictures of our volunteers, people in part of our campaign. host: countdown calendars? mr. mook: countdown calendars. host: tell me about the department signs. mr. mook: what we love about our logo, which has been hotly

debated -- host: what is the logo? mr. mook: it is the hillary for america logo. it has a great space that you can fill up with all kinds of things. we challenged our departments to create their own logo so when you come in our office, you see different versions of the logo and a little slogan. so, when you come in, you can see where everyone is. it is fun. host: what is one of the memorable slogans? ms. palmieri: the slogan for the medications is sources close to the campaign. host: when you read sources familiar with the clintons, what do you think? ms. palmieri: coming to this

job, people said you have to clamp down on this. the clintons talked to a lot of people. that is a good thing. the press can self regulate. i think they know the difference between someone who who -- there are a lot of people that talk to both president clinton and hillary clinton. that is different than decisions that the campaign has made from strategies that we are employing. people need to regulate, maybe they saw bill clinton at an event a month ago, but you cannot use that as an excuse to recover a piece of the campaign that is not true. you have to balance this out. overall, it is a good thing. they know a lot of people, get advice from a lot of people. host: annie had great coverage of the clinton campaign and she

has a question. >> there is an article from 2007 that was circulated today. let me read you one line from it. it says, introducing information about clinton's childhood and early child, advisers hope, will flesh out her career. and, there was a quote that said something to think they know everything about hillary clinton, but they ask where she was born, and people have no idea. the story read a lot like the stories we all wrote last night after your previewed her speech. i'm wondering, did it not stick last time? if it did not stick, why will it this time? ms. palmieri: 2008 was a very different race -- there was extraordinary interest on the democrat side.

i think it is hard to compare the two situations. she has talked about this at times. obviously, she has written about it in her book. it is true that a lot of people just don't know it about her. i talked to reporters about this yesterday. they said, you don't think people know it? no, they don't think people know it. she talks about it tomorrow, and will do more that. i think it illuminates -- if you think you need this kind of fighter in the white house it is , true that people haven't. i think this is a different campaign in terms of what the press might focus on with her.

[inaudible] [laughter] host: we will talk about your favorite topic right now. yourself. robby: is cut from a very different cloth. he does not seek out the spotlight and does everything he can to avoid it. why are you here? robby: because you asked. jennifer: because i told you you have to do it. we need to demystify the clinton campaign. i want you all to know robby and understand his thinking. that is why i asked him to put

himself in the literal spotlight. robby: part of my job is to mobilize as many people into this campaign as possible. anytime there is an opportunity for folks who are interested in the campaign, we want to take advantage of that and ask them to be a part of this campaign. host: there was a great article in buzz feed. talks about your theory, the amazing loyalty you've built when you were an organizer. one of the excerpts in your training manual, your notebook should be divided into three sections per day calendar, notes, and action items. why is that important? robby: time is the most precious resource on a campaign.

can you hear me back up i will speak -- can you hear me? i will speak louder. when you are an organizer, there are literally never enough days, never enough hours in the day. what i was trained as an organizer and when i trained my organizer, literally every minute of your day has to be planned out. if you are going to sit down and eat, it has to be on your calendar. i learned from a number of people, but i was working on howard dean's campaign in new hampshire. karen hicks was one of my early mentors.

the key to being a good organizer is how you manage your time and holding yourself accountable and being disciplined every minute of the day. we train our organizers to do that. host: how do you schedule your day? robby: minute by minute, i know what i am doing every part of the day. jen has to deal with this. jennifer: it is march 2015. robby: as a manager, you need to step back some time and take some time to think. you do not want to over schedule yourself. jennifer: you schedule those times to thank. [laughter] host: something else you wrote, to engage people, you must inspire them. people who work for you are very loyal to you. a lot of people manage people,

what is the most important thing you tell young managers about how to inspire people? robby: leadership is learned. it must me about the mission and not about you. when you go into battle, you have got to lead. you have to get out of the trench first and go. that is hard and it takes a lot of personal discipline to do that. roy, if you are willing to climb out of the trench and march forward, folks will be there with you. if they understand the mission and their purpose, they will be there with you. jennifer: he sets a good example. we had an all staff meeting today with all of the states that were able to do it, they can hear and everyone

participates. robby makes it a meaningful exchange for people. he is such -- it has created a great sense of camaraderie and everyone is very important and none of us -- none of this could happen without everybody. host: my colleague has a question. let's get a microphone. >> how is it going? first, robby, he you said something about how hillary wanted to go further than obama on immigration. robby: specifically in the policy she was proposing, she

wanted to make it easier for families to appeal some of these deportation decisions for parents and dreamers who might be facing deportation so they can quickly appeal that decision. >> the campaign is having conversations with small donors, rich donors, policy. what impact, if any is bill de blasio having? he is invoking the campaign on issues. i would like to know, what impact is he having on you guys ? robby: bill de blasio is a very good friend. i remember bringing up a caravan

of cars to help volunteer on his public advocate race. he has a lot going on in running new york city. look, he is being a strong advocate on a lot of issues. that is great. we all have the same goal and that is to get this -- i know bill is on the team. he is a great friend and we look forward to continuing the dialogue with him. host: he seems to keep adding to his conditions for what you need to do for him to endorse you. what is going on? robby: i think -- [inaudible]

you are going to have to ask the mayor about his endorsement plans. we are on the same team and on the same page. jennifer: he is an important progressive voice. we had two other candidates on the democratic side that are good progressive voices. the democratic primary in 2008 helped to elect a democratic president. because there was so much discussion and coverage about democrats talking about this issue. this is ultimately for the good. [inaudible] it is never that interesting. host: is cecilia from abc here? if we could get her a microphone.

hunter walker from business insider has a question. hunter: you were sort of addressing this before and the idea there has been a media lockdown. one question i have about the campaign's relationship with the media, we often find ourselves hearing from a clinton campaign official or getting stuff that is paraphrased and not remotely quotable. why do guys feel like the campaign team needs to be obscured in this way? jennifer: it is something people have raised with me earlier this week. sometimes people -- you default to that. we think we do that too much. as i sit here talking to everybody on the record on the stage --

>> that is on background. [laughter] host: will that be different during the campaign? jennifer: you know, i think you saw some changes yesterday. i think people can default to that. sometimes there is a reason for why that is an appropriate thing. you should not default to it and we are proud of our campaign and the work we do. we will talk on the record. host: you are making changes? jennifer: we will take it into

consideration. i am not sure what more i can do then talk on the record at this moment to address it. >> i know some of the recent polls that the campaign have taken issue to some of the recent polls related to trustworthiness. the public comments you have made, that you do not like these numbers. what is the conversation happening behind the scenes? how are these numbers changing your strategy going forward? whether you like the numbers are not clearly there is a perception out there that secretary clinton is not trustworthy. how do you deal with that? robby: a lot of the public polling out there is not reliable.

i do not pay a whole lot of attention to it. we are just now launching the campaign in earnest and the key question in this campaign, in my view, is sue can middle-class folks, everyday americans trust -- is who can middle-class folks, everyday campaign -- every day americans trust to go to bat for them. it will be very clear to people that she will be that champion. jennifer: that is the question our campaign is built to prove. [inaudible] robby: on the record. jennifer: who is the person who was going to fight for you and knows what the problems are and

has solutions for them, people are very skeptical about solutions because the problems facing the middle class are so deep. that is the central question of the campaign. everything we do, that it is designed to prove to the american people. host: do you think the questions about the foundation will be a persistent low-grade fever? robby: i am not concerned about that. what we know the election should be about is who you can trust to be on your side. the problem for the republicans they have come out with the same set of policies that wrecked the economy in the first place and caused a heck of a lot of trouble during george w. bush's tenure. the need to make this campaign about anything but policy. they will try to draw out all kinds of flags, look at this,

look at that. host: the foundation has originated with news organizations. robby: the right-wing republicans wrote a book, they threw the book at hillary and the book lost. jennifer: it was a political story. -- a politico story. robby: i am not concerned about this stuff. it will be there because they have to make this about something other than what they will do for the middle class because they will lose. i will add, i know secretary clinton, president clinton, all of us are incredibly proud of the work the foundation does. they have saved millions of lives.

there are millions of people around the globe who depend on the foundation for aids treatments, people who are producing more crops and living better lives, kids in the united states who get a more nutritious lunch at school, the empire state building is saving millions of tons of carbon from going into the atmosphere because of the retrofitting work. they are an incredible force for good in this world and we will not let the republicans tear that down. [applause] robby: putting aside -- host: putting aside what you think of it, do you assume the foundation and e-mails will be persistent stories? robby: i think there will be persistent stream of attempts to talk about anything other than what really matters.

millions of dollars of taxpayer money wasted on these frivolous investigations. i think you will see plenty of faulty off boat dumped out there -- the purpose of this campaign is to help everyday people have a better future. hillary is not going to let any of this stuff distract us from the core mission. [cheering] [applause] host: we will do a rapid round. what do you think of the saturday night live the trail of secretary clinton -- the trail -- portrayal of secretary clinton?

jennifer: we love it. it is this woman with red hair that is advising hillary on her video. the hillary character called her christina. we love it. it is hilarious. we may even imitated. robby: it was high five day. jennifer: we deemed it meets my hand in the air day. host: what do you think of the sweaters in the pantsuits? jennifer: we love it. robby: i am waiting for the chipotle episode. host: what is the likelihood we

will see secretary clinton hosting "saturday night live"? jennifer: the idea has merit. host: is this something you plan to do? jennifer: it is just their show. i was just noting the idea has merit. snl has been a great platform for her. host: i have the privilege of reading profiles of you. something that is noted is that you have lost your twitter password. password recovery, you can get your password that. jennifer: i lost mine, too. i got mine back. robby: folks called twitter to get it and they got it for me and i lost that one. it is gone again.

host: why don't you toweet? robby: i have a lot going on every day. e-mail is enough every day. i am very happy with e-mail, telephone, all good. host: the obamas made 2012 the year of analytics. 2016 will be the year of what? robby: i would say technology. obviously, data, online strategy , very interrelated. as a campaign, we have had the benefit of seeing the tremendous work that the obama campaign did in 2012. that was the first time a real

pod of engineers were brought into the campaign from outside and let loose to create tools to make the campaign more efficient. we have learned a ton from what they did and we will be able to take technology the next level. this is really going to be the cycle of the activist. the airways have become so cluttered, so crowded, the value of face-to-face conversation and interaction grows every year. the good old-fashioned stuff just gets better and better. for anyone across this country who cares about the outcome of the election, this is their campaign to get involved. robby: a one-word answer -- host: a one-word answer. if john is cheap, you are what?

jennifer: cheaper. way cheaper than kohn. robby: no comment. these shoes are pretty bad. jennifer: we have run out of paper towels in the bathroom. robby: the refrigerator. jennifer: o, my lord. robby: i would not let them buy a refrigerator. someone can donate it it. it should go into the smithsonian afterwards. it probably has freon and other bad stuff. host: your friend did a column,

hillary clinton re-brands obamas frat house as her own. she is arguing clinton world is very male. do you feel like it is a little male at the top? i do not even know through those people are. [laughter] i do not feel like that. host: do you worry about

diversity? jennifer: this is a big -- this is an important priority for both hillary and robby and john. this is a big priority for these guys. i am really proud of the team we have built. diversity in age gender. robby: we have 24-year-olds and 22-year-olds. we hold our staff accountable for finding the most diverse staff possible. i think we're the first ever presidential campaign to have a chief diversity officer.

we are really proud of the team we are building. host: you are the special guest at an lgbt take off. -- kickoff event. assuming a supreme court ruling in favor of gay marriage, how will that change the political environment? robby: it will be really great if that happens. i hope the supreme court does the right thing. i think it will put into even higher relief the difference between our parties. the other day, somebody asked hillary is supporting gay marriage. why she moving to the left? i do not see supporting marriage equality as being left or right. it is about the future.

one of the things we have been focusing on is how families have changed. we have more families where both parents are working, child cared more important than ever before. we have same-sex couples raising kids. hillary is trying to develop policies that can take us into the future. the republicans are taking us way back. when you see that ruling, the divide will be even wider than it was before. host: it would heighten the differences? robby: we are for marriage equality. hillary is for marriage equality because it is the right thing. host: what advice would you have for a young person who is gay who wants to work? robby: get involved in politics.

early on in my career, i was taught to things. the first is to value the work. do good work every day. do it really well. i would say value yourself. everyone in this country is entitled to be successful. a young person, whether they are gay or lesbian or straight or transgendered, they are entitled to that success. host: a lot of people in this ram watching on the lifestream -- in this room watching on the live stream who want to be you. what is the number one piece of advice you give to a young person about how to succeed in washington?

jennifer: the best advice i ever got was from evelyn lieberman. she worked for hillary clinton when she was first lady. it is important for women. people take their cue from you. if you are given the opportunity, you have to own it. if you are intimidated people will feel it. if you are in the room, you deserve to be there. if you act as if your opinion has value, people will receive it that way. if you act -- it is -- it was such an important lesson from her. she would say it all the time. she would get frustrated about

how you would perceive a flight or be intimidated in a situation. you are in charge of how people react to you. it is something president obama used to talk about with some of the staff. if you are in this ram, i want to hear from you. your opinion matters. in situations in washington, it can be intimidating because you are often in the room with many important people. robby: i think you have to have purpose in your work. this is not a process. you have to be driven by the purpose every single day. the other thing, it cannot be

about you. it is about the mission, it is about winning and creating leadership in making our country better. host: that is great advice for leaders and managers. what is the most fun thing you ever got to do when you worked in the white house? jennifer: foreign travel is pretty good stuff. the most fun thing i got to do because i worked in the white house, i got to be the boss on the springsteen channel. i got to take it over for a full hour. you were only supposed to five songs, but i got special permission to do six.

it was absurdly fun for me. host: robbie, you are a man of many talents. impressions. jennifer: it is amazing. host: you ask him to do someone. [laughter] jennifer: there are some political consultants he can imitate very well, but the audience might not appreciate that. bill clinton is someone who is often impersonated. robby: i may lose my job over this. i am so glad to be here today. great program. [laughter]