. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> as white house senior adviser and longtime friend to president obama, valerie jaretscoop on the president's strategy for the next two years. we went to washington, d.c., for this exclusive interview. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> thank you so much for spending some time with us. >> my pleasure. >> it's no secret that in the last year and a half the obama administration has taken a few hits. >> it's been challenging. it has been challenging times in which he is the president, that's true. >> absolutely. in 2010, the midterm elections democrats took a big hit -- >> schlacking to use his words. >> losing the house and losing leverage in the senate and so forth. how do you make sense of that kind of a loss? >> well, look. . the fact of the matter is our country has been through an extremely devastating economic time and there wasn't a family in our country that wasn't touched by the recession, worst recession in our life time and that's the circumstance in which the president walked into office and he had to deal with the hand he was dealt and he took it on, head-on and he did everything wi

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an important message to the vice chairman of the armed forces, general corelli, are you here, valerie jaret would like a refill. [laughter] i had actually been seriously asked to alert congressman lee that the auditions for the chip and dales will begin after the event. is that joke too 4:00 for you? [laughter] the scandal was quick, congress banned. some of you probably don't even know about it. the story posted at 2:30. it announced his resignation before the evening news. he told the woman on craigslist i won't disappoint, but i have to tell you i'm disappointed. i want more. freshman congressman and senators do not follow the example of congressman lee. [laughter] drag it out. do not ended immediately. anyway, as we all know he can be a divorced lobbyist for real and not just on line. so welcome to the 67th annual washington press club foundation dinner. the first in a series of the vince cure the nation's capital seemingly designed for those who think that reporters and politicians are not chummy enough. as i look out i am struck by the sight of the money even as a freshman than i have