>> guest: if agnew had not been, had not been basically, had to resign, i think agnew and reagan would have thought for the nomination and 76. was agnew was out of the picture a lot of the conservatives who really admired him flew to reagan. if nixon had gone out of office, nixon wanted connelly to replace them. he wanted, as vice president up until the final day. because i remember al haig had just died. i sent nixon a memo saying ford is probably your best bet to pick. and haig called me and said the old man was gone what. i said take on way. but i said, i said forget to congress everything. he was a solid guy. he was not a radical figure at the time, and people would feel confident if he took over. reagan, i think reagan would have won the nomination probably and 76 after resident -- almost sure reagan would have won the nomination i think. in other words, father would never have one president. he wouldn't have run. and i don't see who would have -- i do think it was around there. reagan would've been the nominee. would reagan have one? if he would run a gas car, i think he would ha

agnew was gone people not realize agnew was an extremely good speaker, very well a complex speech andgan was excellent. he enjoyed them. >> of soleil. >> he was relaxed about everything. debriefing floor press conferences i did the briefing books he would sit in his office for two days to call kissinger and get some material that i would read right to call. then he would study who like daniel in the lions' den almost growing. if reagan goes to the theater rica scam questions and he would say have you heard this joked? it was like it was not a serious thing. then we would take him over to the room where he started down the main route into the east room he comes down the stairs and comes across and about 90 seconds he would do before religiously to start tell me a joke then say there are 80 million people out that front door and he would tell the joke did you hear this? i don't know if he did it to relax and sell three he was amazing in the sense that woulde going into a prize fighting match and there was the gipper. he was extremely relaxed and a different type of person. >> host: our

agnew was good at this.e don't realize that agnew was an extremely good speaker and could deliver a complex speech, very well, and he would -- had a clear wit and everything, and ronald reagan was excellent, he was excellent, as you might imagine. >> he enjoyed that, didn't he. >> he enjoyed them, sure and he was relaxed about everything. we told folks, we'd do the press conference and briefed him for press conferences and he'd go there unlike nixon, i did nixon's briefing book and he'd sit in his office for two days, and would only -- i was the only contact. call kissinger and get material on that and i would rewrite it all, short an pithyly for him and, he went out there and it was like daniel and the lion's den and press was almost growling and ronald reagan you would take him to the theater and ask him question and he'd start, hey, have you guys heard this joke? and he was like a student, it was not a serious student. and, we'd take him over to the room, where he'd start down the main center room to the

and david agnew who's in the white house, the deputy. as well as homeland security. and i want to acknowledge, first of all, i don't think we've let the president off the hook. that's why you're hearing what you heard today including my call that he has the ability on the executive order to put justice in the department. i know for a facts that he is intimately involved. i will leave it at that. and that i have talked to him. and that i -- the words i can use is i am very optimistic that the justice department will be filing a lawsuit shortly. can i guarantee that? no. but i'm very optimistic. and it's because the president has directly interceded on this. >> could you answer my question. >> i thought i did, charlie. >> did you ask for a meeting with the president? do you think you would have any impact? do you think that would be helpful? >> i've asked for a meeting with the president. i've met with the president. >> i think it's important -- we are not letting the president off the hook. on this or any other subject we need to take him with the press. with a stroke

been in the land since november 13, 1969 when a recent convert to conservatism vice president spiro agnew raise the issue to a national audience in a speech and the des moines iowa written by a nixon speechwriter pat buchanan who went on to make a significant mark as you know, in the conservative movement and as you might expect a liberal media denied everything but they did begin their self-conscious practice of what they called the opinion page two of writers dissenting from the liberal orthodoxy. "the new york times" invited a speechwriter william safire to become the times columnist. since then "culture smog" has remained pretty much under treated. after -- "after the hangover" i explained how the smog acts in three ways. it is exaggerates the conservatives problems. sometimes it simply makes the problems. it misrepresents conservatives ideas and personalipersonali ties. finally and frequently it totally ignores conservatives except when it falls into some sort of serious difficulty. four a conservative scandal could be a ticket to fame but also explains another theses of the marginal

and i would love to be one of those nattering nabobs of negativity to quote agnew, who was quoting safireendlessly about how horrible everything is. but my job's not to appeal to the intelligentsia by making pessimistic pronouncements. i'm actually here trying to make you some money. and that means we need to look at the sell-off as an opportunity to buy the stocks of companies that just reported great quertarters that had noth to do with the greece or iberia peninsula problems. we fall back on companies that we know are doing well. so let me divert your attention away from the massive declines in the averages and toward sitty national, cyn. the california-based business bank that's our favorite play on the turn in the golden state's economy, if not the fortunes of its near-bankrupt municipalities or the state's busted budget. even with today's pullback, city national is up over 9% since i recommended it last month, when it was at $55.78. and the story's only gotten better since then. company reported terrific upside surprise last thursday. this is a bank i'm talking about. city national

the most significant threat to middle east security is iran obtain agnew clear weapon. iran's acquisition of nuclear weapons would surely spur nuclear proliferations throughout the middle east and result in terrorist groups obtaining nuclear weapons. our focus now must be on preventing iran from become agnew clear power, not on debates about jerusalem's construction policies. yes, settlements must be addressed but they'll addressed in any peace process negotiation. we know this because over the years, numerous proposals to solve the settlement issues have been floated and israel twice has been willing to take action, pulling citizens out of sinai and gaza. but settlements cannot be an excuse not to negotiate. settlements cannot distract us from the looming threat of a nuclear r.n. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. mr. burton from indiana. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida rise? mr. diaz-balart: i seek unanimous consent to speak for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for fiv

steven agnew, 1,43. steven fye, 1,876. sylvia herman. 21,181. kay kill patrick, 1,834. liam logan, 680. vincent parker, 250. ian james parsley 6,817. there were 62 rejected ballot papers and i declared sylvia herman has been elected to serve. >> lady herman refused to stand under the conservative banner. and ian parsley is in second place, well below her. her majority was 5,000 before and now is nearly 15,000. >> what can i say. i am just overwhelmed. >> so. jeremy vine, you have something for us. >> yes. you are going to have a look and see what happens when we compare the exit poll figures we got with the real results coming in. you see the seats and the colors. and labour seats in blue and red. the exit poll gave us this figure for national swing 5.5%, not enough for the conservative. is that the actual figure? we are getting in results. the seats in the northeast of england. i will identify them and highlight them. there are 19 seats and 17 of them are absolute labour heartland area. the swing to the conservatives in the northeast is very different from the exit pol

mignon is, the head of governmental affairs almost on a daily basis and m david agnew who is in the whiten house, as well as homeland security. i want to acknowledge first of all, i don't think we have let the president off the hook. that is why do you are hearing what you heard today, including the ability and the executive order to put justice in the department. i know for a fact that he is intimately involved in our government. ali f and that i have talked to him and the word i can use, i amed very to optimistic that the jue department will be filing a lawsuit shortly. can i guarantee that? no. but i am very optimistic and it is because the president is directly interceding on this. >> can you answer the question and? >> i thought i did, charlie.ent? [inaudible] 's pie of aspirin meeting with the president and i have met president. i think it is important-- we are not letting the president off the hook on this or any other subject. the president can do his part to get us in that road at putting an end to the-- for example. p that is something that innocent people who may become u.s. cit

and david agnew who's in the white house, the deputy. as well as homeland security. and i want to acknowledge, first of all, i don't think we've let the president off the hook. that's why you're hearing what you heard today including my call that he has the ability on the executive order to put justice in the department. i know for a facts that he is intimately involved. i will leave it at that. and that i have talked to him. and that i -- the words i can use is i am very optimistic that the justice department will be filing a lawsuit shortly. can i guarantee that? no. but i'm very optimistic. and it's because the president has directly interceded on this. >> could you answer my question. >> i thought i did, charlie. >> did you ask for a meeting with the president? do you think you would have any impact? do you think that would be helpful? >> i've asked for a meeting with the president. i've met with the president. >> i think it's important -- we are not letting the president off the hook. on this or any other subject we need to take him with the press. with a stroke