that was his bailywick, he knew it. my side was more financial security. i offered at midterm halfway through the step down if he wanted to get somebody else. i always believed the president did not have that ability. i went to it three times and said mr. president, you need to know if you want to make a change here if you think you can get somebody who can do good work for you or if i'm carrying too much baggage, you know, i'm not going to stand in your way, i'm out of here. first two times he didn't really take me seriously. third time he did he wealth away thought about it for a couple days and came back and said no dick, you're my guy. >> rose: the second term, two things. there seems to be more called lisa less dick cheney. is that fair. >> again, this is the perfect example over allowing time to pass so that his historians can awe judge the truth. i know washington this is the kind of stuff i don't like. >> rose: what don't you like. >> the washington gossip, so and so was prevalent, so and so wasn't prevalent. it's almost like a zero sum. and the fa