barry manilow and david pomerantz. to him yesterday. >> you did. >> he is doing just great. i'm happy to say. he's had to cancel a few, but he's going to try to make his concerts this weekend in omaha, nebraska. >> oh, good. >> he's going to make up his concert dates at -- wants us to come -- at radio city. >> okay. >> and is doing great. and hopefully going to bring his broadway show called "harmony" in soon. >> we like that. love you, barry. >> glad you're doing so much better. here's my favorite song other than barry manilow from 1986. >> let's hear it. ♪ walk like an egyptian >> that's just not my kind of stuff. >> it should have been walk like an egyptian is what we should have said. >> here it comes. ♪ walk like an egyptian >> by the way, i have told my relatives in egypt, i go, there's a song called "walk like an egyptian." they go, how do we walk? i go, i don't know. the thing. okay. we don't walk this way. >> are we going madonna? >> let's go to the movies and tv, guys. this will take you back. take a look. >>

well, i will tell you, carpenter, barry manilow when i feel like telling the truth. his maternal grandmother, elmira milhouse, was known as a lifelong republican, and maybe his own parents. he said in his memoirs, frank nixon disdained republicans like harding and coolidge. in fact, frank nixon may have voted for fdr back in '32 and '36. hanna nixon herself according to melvin small voted for woodrow wilson in 1912. maybe it's recreational reading. he read in addition to "the l.a. times" as a young man, "good housekeeping" and "the saturday evening post" both of which may have praised 1920s america, hoover's america, to some degree. some of the members of his committee of 100 who helped push his 1946 and 1948 campaigns, frank jorgenson, he said i didn't trust fdr. i distrusted him. a lot of the stuff he had been soft on communism. i think he was befuddled a lot of time and fooled by stalin. john francis nyland he was a big fund-raiser in the san francisco bay area for richard nixon in many of the elections between 1952 and 1968. he told his own employer william rando

and this would be like barry man manilow commenting on beethoven. i have a smattering of in these things. i did work on the researching and writing of his memoirs from 74 to 78 and i worked with him again in 1983 on doing producing and conducting about 38 hours of interviews which were to be a video biography based on his -- based on the memoirs. but that was a long time ago, and so i'm not really an expert in, as you're about to see, in '83 in those interviews. the president told me two things that i think are relevant to today's panel. one is that he didn't have much -- wasn't much interested in psycho historians. because all psycho historians are psychos. joe's remarks, and before i go on i should say thanks certainly to mel small for writing this or collecting and editing this important book, and to the library and the miller center and to the archives for making all of this possible. joe's comments.

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endorsed candidates this go around, gene simmons of kiss is behind mitt romney, kelly clarkson and barry manilow behind ron paul. one endorsement that didn't quite pan out, wayne newton's nod to michele bachmann back in october. >> good luck to both of you. >> thank you very much. and thank you for allowing me this. >> thank you. thank you. >> there it is. the kiss she never asked for. mr. mustane from megadeath is one of the original members of metallica. >>> well, i look a little rough this morning. let's get it out in the open. i was a guest on "watch what happens live" and as i say, it's live. that's me on the right wearing my jeremy lin t-shirt. and that in the middle, the great lil kim. hip hop icon and, of course, our good friend andy coe want. we're doing a shotski right there. there's a shot glass, there's three of them lined up on a ski. takes coordination and a strong stomach. i believe that was whiskey of some kind. i was coerced into playing andy coe want's plead the fifth game. you can only plead the fifth on one of the questions. >> willie geist, who is smarter? joe or mika? >> mi

the carpenters and barry manilow. his grandmother known as a lifelong republican. nixon himself said in his memoirs, they disdain and stand pat republicans. hannah nixon herself according to melvin small voted for woodrow wilson in 1912. at least in 1916. maybe it's recreational reading. in addition to the l.a. times, good house keeping on the saturday evening post, both of which may have pis america. hoover's america to some degree. some of the members of his committee of 100 helped push his 1946 and 1948 campaigns. frank jorgenson, he said i entrust fdr and distrusted him. i think he was befuddled a lot of the time and fooled by stalin. he was in the san francisco bay yarea and he told his own employer that governor fdr who he met in national economy and the stock market. "when the two of us got to economics, he seemed to think that all industry consisted of stock market operations." earlc. adams, a local guy, helped fund the 1950 run. "the new deal, the fair deal, the new frontier, all that is hog wash. it's a lot of rhetoric. builds up the pie in the sky for pe

business week has a great feature on the least essential from gary boou si to barry manilow. >> trumpr one? >> barry manilow for ron paul is a little less essential. >> he writes the songs that make the fed fall in love. >> i'm keeping it simple. thank you to my husband jared. all the other spouses that wait for those of us who have been traveling a lot. so we appreciate it. thank you. >> she got you. >> jamal is going last because all of the panelists complain he's so good. >> my college roommate's wife is producing "a streetcar's name desire." all black cast. >> great team. that's it for this edition of "the daily rundown." we'll see you back here tomorrow. we'll have the breaking news of unemployment numbers. co u on msnbc, "jansing and co." have a great day. bye-bye. [ female announcer ] if whole grain isn't the first ingredient in your breakfast cereal, what is? now, in every box of general mills big g cereal, there's more whole grain than any other ingredient. that's why it's listed first. get more whole grain than any other ingredient... just look for the white check. ♪ ♪ it's

we had a number one record with barry manilow. awards, so i said to barry, if we celebrated, we'd have two tables in los angeles, so let's do something the night before. stevie wonder came, john denver came, elton john came. i knew we were on to something special. and that began the tradition, the night before the grammys, everybody comes from motion pictures, from television, from records. you know, and we all celebrate music. there are no winners, no losers that night. and i paired people over the year, aretha franklin with alicia keys. >> who have you got this year? tantalize me? >> i will tell you the show will open with tony bennett. he's had a great album this year. >> greatest living crooner? >> you know. i think so. >> here is a question for you, i wonder what your answer would be? if i could only allow you to listen to one song for the rest of your life, on repeat, what would it be? >> first of all, it would be very painful, to listen to one song. >> forcing you at gunpoint. >> among my fondest memory and that which i was

we had a number one record, mandy by barry manilow. d two tables in los angeles. let's do something the night before. stevie wonder came out and john came. i knew it was on to something special. that began the tradition. the night before the grammys, everybody comes from motion pictures and television and from records. we all celebrate music. no winners and no losers. i paired people over with alicia keys. >> who are do you have this year? at that point liz me. >> the show will open with tony bennett. he had a great album this year. >> greatest living kruener. >> i would say. >> here's a question for you. i wondered what your answer would be. if i can only allow to you listen to one song for the rest of your life on repeat, what would it be? >> it would be very painful. to listen to one song. >> i'm forcing you at gunpoint. >> among my fondest memories, it would be bridge over troubled waters. the spiritual nature and the incredible song that paul simon wrote and that performance that art garfunkel gave is memorable. there is not one so

>> i think that was jim said something about we try to get barry manilow. >> oh.>> do you know how much effort i put into trying to tweet that today. >> i know. >> it might or might not still be @lesterholtnbc. >> did you at least put me on it? >> no. you're my tweet adviser. >> what is this? >> and we have cup cakes and fruit. >> i'm sure i don't get the cupcakes. >> we do cup cakes, you do fruit. >> is it okay to hug you on the air? >> sure. >> who can i hug -- oh, come here. >> happy birthday. >> you're the best work on-air husband i've ever had. also the only one. >> only one she's ever had. >> it's a little cold out here. too much hugging going on. we're going to send it over to janice huff for another check of the weather. >> i'll need a hug, too, pretty soon. i'll bring one to you since it's your birthday. what's your name? >> reeny. >> it is your birthday? >> it is my birthday. >> she's wearing a princess hat. all the way from philadelphia. you guys are celebrating. we'll stay on the birthday theme as we talk about the weather, all right. let's check and s

>> i think jim said something like, we tried to get barry manilow. >> do you know how much effort i went that today. >> believe me, i know. >> i might have deleted it by accident. >> can you put me on it? i don't even get it. >> no. you're my tweet adviser. and then cupcakes and fruits. >> you don't do cupcakes. >> we do cupcakes and you do fruit. >> oh, how sweet. is it appropriate to hug you on air? >> yes. >> you're the best on air work husband i've ever had. >> the only one she's ever had. >> it's cold out here. we'll send it over to janice for a check of the weather. >> i need a hug, too. since we're on the birthday theme, what's your name? >> my name is renni. >> happy birthday. wearing a princess hat from philadelphia. you're cebrating. 'll stay on the birthday theme as we talk about theweathe let's check anat see what's happening around the country. rain in florida. quite ait of heavy rain over north florida this morning. we've got some snow over the northern plains. the southwest is clear but it's much cooler than it has been. you're looking at windy conditions from the central

barry manilow was in my precinct. i didn't really have much work to do. so i decided to help this person named ben edwards. >> there's a picture of him that the audience can see with your kids. how long ago was that taken? >> that was taken about two years ago. >> that's my daughter alina and she's 9 and jayden is 6 years old. >> what does your husband do? >> he's a painter. he has a gallery in new york and paints down here. >> so go back to mrs. clinton. did you work on her senate staff? >> i did. only for a period of time. i worked under her senate stafment i was legislative director. i oversaw all her policy positions an her legislation that she was moving. i was with her 2003 through 2005. >> you do have a yale law degree? >> i do. >> has that been important in all the work you've done? >> it's been vital. i mean, you know, yale is a nontraditional law school. and so in the sense that a lot of the law professor there is actually like to think about what the law should be rather than teach you what the law is. and so my law school classes were all actu

every single one -- almost every one of my voters had given money to michael dukakis, and barry manilow was in my precinct. he was a committed dukakis supporter, did not have much work to do, so i decided to help this person. >> there's a picture of him that the audience can see with your kids. how long ago? >> that was taken about two years ago. >> how old are the kids now? >> my daughter is nine. my son is 6. >> what does your husband do now? garcia's a painter. he has been an artist ever since that time and has a gallery in new york and pants down here. >> go back to mrs. clinton. did you work on her senate staff? >> i did. only for a time. i was her legislative director. i oversaw policy positions and legislation issues former. i was that from 2003 through 2005. >> you have a yale law degree. >> i do. >> has that been important in of what you have done? >> it has been vital. yale is a non-traditional law school in a sense that a lot of the law professors over there like to think about what the law should be rather than teach what the law is. my law school class is were all in some s

barry manilow was in my group. he was a committed dukakis supporter. i did not have much work to do, so i had to help this person. >> here is a picture of him, so the audience can see, with your kids. how long ago was mistaken? >> that was taken two years ago. >> how older the kids? >> that is my daughter, nine years old, and my son who is 6 years old now. >> what does your son do? >> he is a painter. he has been an artist. he has a gallery in new york. >> go back to mrs. clinton. did you work on her senate staff? >> i did. only for a perio of time. -- a period of time. >> you have a yale law degree. >> i do pierre >> has that been important in all the work you have done? >> yale is in non-traditional law school in the sense that a lot of the law professors there actually like to think about what the law and should be rather than teach you what the lot is. my law school classis were, in some sense, public policy classes. why the laws were created, incentives to affect human behavior -- which was actually incredibly helpful in the years since. my time a