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conference, we will be live in the sulfur springs, west virginia at 3:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. find it streaming live online at sees.org and on the free c-span radio app. next, we hear from sarah sanders in conversation with c-span, marking one year almost since he took over as white house press secretary. sanders, as you approach the one-year mark, what is the biggest challenge? sarah sanders: being away from my family, that is the hardest jobless 24 hours a day, seven days a week and never stops. that is tough, i have three young kids and a husband who still like me, a good thing. they want to be around me more often than i get to be there. that is the hardest part of the job. >> how you get your information,

what is the process to prepare for the briefing? sarah sanders: a number of things that play into the process. the most important is talking directly to the president and being able to do my best to accurately reflect his thinking. on any number of issues. it is so wide-ranging and anything is on the table. you have to cover as much as possible. the daily prep of being in the room as meetings are taking place and decisions being made. you understand the background story and how we got to a decision, and the decision itself. those are big parts of it. we have an incredible team i work with. from one hour to two hours ahead of the briefing to walk through what questions we think -- at least what topics we think will be covered. and do our best to prepare to

make sure we have good information to relate to the press. >> do you rehearse how you answer the questions? sanders: more like game it out, sometimes we get it right and sometimes we get it wrong. forhave to be prepared questions you never saw coming. that can be more challenging. >> the president is right down the hall, does he watch the briefings? sarah sanders: sometimes but he is a busy guy. because they take clips of it and play it throughout the day and into the evening, sometimes into the next day, even if he does not watch, he may see clips of it later on. someone pointed out your briefings average 15-18 minutes, far shorter than your predecessor, why?

sarah sanders: i do not take as long to get to the point, i answer as many questions as my predecessors, and we engage with the oppressed and a lot of ways and the press briefing has changed a lot. even since the president has come into office. before president trump, you often did not see the press briefing taken in its entirety on all of the cable networks. now that is a common thing. being able to consolidate that is important. also, we have a president extremely accessible and i feel like people would rather hear and he from the president them from me. -- than from me. if we can highlight what he is doing, speech am a roundtable, bringing the press into those events is far more important to see that and get to see him. than see me. we respond to a number of reporter questions and do a lot

on camera interviews with the team. and back and forth with the ability to email all day, everyday. we are constantly putting out information and getting information to the press so they can write stories and help them through different format and venues. the briefing is just one way for us to do that. >> there is a lot that happens beyond the briefing. walk us through a typical day in terms of how you feed the beast. beyond the briefing. sarah sanders: a typical day is hard to describe because it is the white house and we do not have a lot of typical days. often the morning starts with the morning show, anchors or producers calling early in the morning and checking in to talk about news of the day and get the white house thinking. they can start as early as 5:00 in the morning and go well into 8:00 in the morning, people prepping for their hit.

our staff here getting ready to do morning tv, they check in to make sure they have everything they need before they go out. that is usually one of the first thing, we come in and have a series of morning staff meetings to talk about the schedule and message of the day. and howdriving the news we are responding to different things. -- i have meetings with reporters throughout the day regularly, plus we have pretty unique situation in the white house that i think is probably different from most any other government. my counterparts are amazed the press can walk up and stop in my office. they do that a lot and asked questions. they do that with all of our press team. that happens from the moment we get here until the moment we go home. we do a lot of one-on-one

interaction. depending on whether or not the president has open press or event, or we are traveling, those things can play into what it looks like. theomplete this sentence -- state of the white house press relations with this president is what? sarah sanders: i would say interesting. it is a constant give-and-take. i think certainly the tengion could be lower -- tengion could be lower and i have tried to do that. -- tension could be lower and i have tried to do that. there will always be friction between the white house and the white house press corps. it has always existed. probably at a heightened level at this white house. there is heightened attention paid to this white house and to this president. i would like to see it be a little better at times. certainly, it has always existed

and i do not see it going away soon. >> do you ever get angry with reporters in the briefings? sarah sanders: sometimes, sometimes there is a level of respect that has been lost in moments. i think we could do a little better on that front. >> do you have the president's ear? sarah sanders: i speak with the president frequently, but nobody elected me to anything, they elected donald trump and it is my job to reflect what his thinking is an reflect what his policies are. and why we are trying to implement them and make the changes we are. i tried to do that as effectively as possible. and as accurately as possible. think i have a very good relationship with the president. relay what he wants to do, not my own personal thinking. >> as he shared advice in how to

deal with the press? sarah sanders: he does. the president is one of the most dynamic figures we have ever seen. he is somebody who knows how to drive a message, knows how to drive a narrative, and certainly, somebody that has such a great understanding of the power of the press. absolutely, he weighs in. i think that is one of the reasons he is in the white house, because he does understand the power of the press and dynamic of it. and how to operate within the system. >> you are smiling. sarah sanders: i am a happy person. >> in regard to how the white house is portrayed, cable news, some called it a reality show, what is it like on the inside? sarah sanders: you have some of the most incredible people you will ever find working extremely

hard and doing everything they can to make our country a little better today than it was yesterday. people really love america. they want to see the very best that we can make it. that is what we are here to do. if you walk around and see the time and our -- hours and dedication people put in, it is different than what you see on tv. >> you have been driving debate this week to what happened at the red hen, when the owner talked to you, what was your immediate reaction? sarah sanders: i was a little surprised. at the same time, i made it pretty quick decision, the whole conversation lasted one minute or two. >> what does that tell you about the state of our country and the political climate? sarah sanders: it is incredibly divisive. i think that, as we move into

the midterm elections, you will not see that dissipate, sadly, but hopefully it will not continue to rise. and we can get back to a place where people can agree to disagree. we do not have to agree on everything, but i think we can treat each other a little bit nicer. >> does the president bear some responsibility? sarah sanders: if you look at the policies of the president, everything he has done is about getting the best for america, focused on defending our country, protecting our country, establishing law and order, building an economy that benefits everybody, every single american. i think that everything he has done as president and the policies he has enacted are things that should be celebrated and should be things that can bring us together. the fact that we have such a

booming economy should be a point that brings our country together, instead, people want to take it apart and attacked and why things wrong with it. we can do better. >> the tone of the tweets and some of the statements, do you think that is an issue in the larger debate on the political climate and why it is so toxic? sarah sanders: the president has always been a fighter, he is tough and will not back down. i think there is a difference, hitting somebody in a verbal way that through a tweet asking for physical harm to be brought to someone's children. which we saw with members of the hollywood elite this past week, to --ine waters asking us any member of the trump team or administration to not be allowed to go in public.

that is unheard of. that to me is totally unacceptable, to take things to that extreme. that goes beyond. >> president clinton and senator sanders said it was wrong for the owner of the restaurant to ask you to leave. sarah sanders: i appreciate that. i saw the comments by former president clinton and appreciated that. >> has there been one day on the job most memorable to you, or a moment? sarah sanders: there have been a lot. we are on the front row of history. the president is one of the most dynamic, and gauging individuals -- engaging individuals i have ever been around and every day there are incredible moments we get to be a part of. every day we step foot in this building is an honor and privilege. i am thankful i get to be a part of it and part of what the president is doing. >> when we last talked, we talk

about your father, does he give you advice? sarah sanders: sometimes, sometimes i take it and sometimes i do not. proud ofd mom are both the -- liability to be here -- my ability to be here and they are parents, they will be proud no matter what i do, they are very encouraging and supportive. glad i have a few people i know will be on my side. >> when they see you behind the podium, how do you work the room regarding to the questions? an approach in terms of who you call on? sarah sanders: not really, i wish i could say there is a special formula but it is trying to go to different parts of the room and cover a variety of different outlets. >> have you reached out to your predecessors, have they given you advice? sarah sanders: i had conversations with quite a few of them.

they all had very good advice. a little bit different. for the most part, it is all about do your best to get as much information as possible. give accurate information and the yourself. -- and the yourself. beand the yourself -- yourself. a small group have held the role. sarah sanders: marvin -- >> job is tozwater, the be a reporter because you have to figure out how to give information across the bureaucracy. sarah sanders: i could not agree more, a lot of times we deal with an issue that has eight or nine different principles and you have to get information from all of them to do your best to accurately reflect the overall process, not just one player. you are on a fact-finding

mission. you are doing your best to get as much as possible. pretty consolidated a mount of time. and -- amount of time, and related to the world. >> easy or difficult to get information, especially with military information? sarah sanders: it depends, sometimes easier than others. we have an incredible team at the white house. this fight what you brought -- these fight what -- despite what you think, most people enjoy working with each other and have a great deal of respect for each other. while we may disagree on how to get there, we want the same thing. better it has gotten over the last several months as you get to know people a lot better. coming in on day one, you go from a lot of different people

from all over the country in various walks of life thrown into a building and state run the government overnight. -- say run the government overnight, it takes getting to know each other and getting to know different personalities. it has gotten better. after doing this for one year. >> as to reflect on the first year, have you grown in the job? has it changed you? sarah sanders: i definitely think i have grown. i like to think i have not changed. day hopefullyy with the same attitude i have always had, that is to do my very best. to give the best possible information, and to always be myself in the process. i will continue to try to do that. >> at some point you will leave the position. sarah sanders: we will all

leave, whether we like it or not. >> have you thought in terms of when? sarah sanders: no. i was asked this before. i wake up every day and part of my daily routine is to pray and ask for clarity, at some point i will get it, and when i do, i will make that decision. >> cbs news said you were leaving and you said they never contacted you. sarah sanders: i did not say they never contacted me, i said they never talk to me. i haven't email -- had an email with a deadline i missed because i was on a program for my daughter, so they never spoke to me and put the story before they spoke to me. >> what does that say about the media? sarah sanders: i think there is first race often to be instead of to be right. that is a dangerous place.

cycle,u have a 24 second that is a dangerous place. not the same editorial process as stories go through before they go live. people --ten times reporters will use twitter to comment on a story and they do not realize it can be taken as news because they are a reporter. those are fast turnarounds. there is not an editorial process they go through. i think it has not been helpful to the news for this constant race to be first instead of correct. >> do you tell editors and producers at various points? sarah sanders: absolutely, it is a constant thing we remind them of on a regular basis. >> we talked to you before you took this position, what thing best trained you to work in this

white house? sarah sanders: probably having kids, it has taught me more patients i probably had beforehand. but it has given me great perspective. i never want to lose sight of the things that matter most. that is the best driver i can have, to always know the most important things will be my faith, family, that is the best preparation. >> do you have interest in seeking public office down the road? sarah sanders: i am just trying to do the job i have, not aware of any office i want to run for. i have seen the process and am happy where i am. >> what time does your day begin and end? sarah sanders: start around 5:30, and stopped around midnight. >> what are the weekends like? sarah sanders: it depends on if we are traveling. i usually try to spend time with my family. >> one trip that stands out?

theresanders: several, have been other really neat things we have done, i went as part of the presidential delegation for the olympics. it was led by ivanka and she had a good mix of diplomatic and fun, cheerleading side, a really interesting mix. a cool experience. i have done a lot of great things. ?> you still enjoy the job sarah sanders: i love our country, think the president is doing great things and am blessed to be a part of it. >> what would you change? sarah sanders: probably shorter hours. less reporters?

in all honesty, the thing that would change would be the interaction -- often when the cameras are off, the new action between the press and the press not as escalated. that would probably benefit everybody if that could be what was on the camera. >> are the briefings still useful? sarah sanders: i think they can be. i think they have become more at hames about having a gotc moment more than getting information. >> do you want to name names? sarah sanders: everybody can figure that out. >> sarah sanders, thank you. sarah sanders: thank you for having me. , the conversation with

the chief justice of the, john roberts, from the digital conference before circuit, live today at 3:30 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. the c-span bus is traveling across the country, on our 50 capitals tour, it stopped in fairbanks, alaska, asking people what is the most important issue in alaska. >> i was born and raised in fairbanks, alaska and the most important issue to me is walls our society seems to be putting up. nation built on immigrants and diversity, we are finding it hard to embrace our differences. that is creating great divide.

and more complex we need at the conflictscomplex -- we need at the moment. problem solving skills more important, not how we are different, because differences make us great. >> the most important issue to , we have ay misconception that we are falling behind. that is not the case. important for the public to understand we need to work harder to make the ecology a bigger issue. >> i am a dentist in fairbanks and have been here since 1976. where ip from michigan went to school at the university of michigan. dental health is a very

important issue in the state, whether in the city or in the small rural communities, especially out in the bush with no access to care facilities. dentists in the state have volunteered, we just finished a mission of mercy to help thousands of people free of charge for two days. the second mission of mercy in fairbanks. the private sector bears the biggest burden. a lot of the treatment located -- donated by local dentists. treatment in the bush where there is no private practice. i would encourage everybody to remember their dentist. >> 32 year resident of fairbanks, alaska, the most important issue is the divide.

i was raised a moderate republican. i worry about the future of the country because it seems like there is no room for moderation anymore. what we have is conflict. nothing gets done. i would like to see changes in that respect. our worldwidebout standing. we need to be looked at as problem solvers. good, i think it is changing and not for the better. issues.e my 22join us july 21 and july when we will feature our visit to alaska, watch alaska weekend

on c-span, c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. mexico's presidential ahead of the election, threey 1. presidential debates were held in the country. second debate was from may 20 in tijuana in front of a live studio audience. this 40-minute portion included responses from the four leading candidates on mexico's relationship with the u.s. on immigration and trade policy. ♪ [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2018] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]