that is why she chose to be interviewed by arthur slawson sure. the pulitzer prize-winning historian who has served as a special assistant to his father. it took a good deal of courage to be as honest as she was, better reading of the chronicles of the past convinced her that future generations would benefit from her commitment to tell the truth as she saw it. it wasn't easy, but she felt that she was doing this for my father's sake and for history. since this book is come out, some people have been surprised by her statements and opinions. in today's world of cautious political memoir, it's hard to imagine a contemporary public figure writing such a forthright book. but she did not dick cheney out of the number one spot on the bestseller list. [laughter] [applause] so i think she deserves a lot of credit for her honesty. one of the difficult decisions i faced was whether to edit the interviews. there are repetitions come issues that have withstood the test of time, comments that became taken out of context and you she would later change. it didn'