this was a poker group including george will and bill schneider. paul had not yet come into the scene. he was recruited later by freddie clay, when fred was appointed head of acta, and that was around 1972, 1973. paul, at the time, was at yale. on the faculty. our group -- bill schneider at the time worked for senator buckley, and george will worked for senator alan in colorado. and of course i worked for kissinger. we used to play poker regularly, and we were good friends, social friends. we worked together because these were all players on the hill. in fighting these end war amendments, getting trident through, and so it was an initial -- it was an interesting time with interesting people. everybody is still involved one way or another. >> how did the poker group feel about s.a.l.t.? how it had been negotiated? john lehman: all of us were concerned about how it had been negotiated, how it had provided -- it had codified a disparate balance they gave the soviets and numerical advantage, they could be transmitted into political leverage. and kissin

. >>> bill schneider a political analyst and contributor and says clinton is a stronger candidate nowwas in 2008. >> she learned lessons from 2008 campaign. she learned a lot about foreign policy because of secretary of state and she has been a good soldier for the party. i think she understands that what americans want and this can change in a year but what americans want for 2016 as we look at it right now is someone who can get things done. now that is a criticism of obama. a lot of people expect and admire him but he wasn't good at getting things done after he initially passed the healthcare bill that is what you hear a lot. she wants to appeal to voters as someone who is not only tough and resilient and knows how to get things done because that is what americans are looking for. >>> top official who ran china big petroleum country is on trial for taking bribes and the parent company of petrol china, the biggest producer and the target of widespread corruption investigation. in south korea president being linked to a massive political corruption scandal over a so called bribery li

let's bring i go bill schneider political analyst in washington d.c. let's talk about the personality of hillary clinton. she is going to add something to this campaign, isn't she? >> oh of course she'll add does something, a history she's a celebrity. this campaign that she is giving now is not a shack and awe com paper, like a huge empire to run the campaign and small country. she's meeting with small groups of voters. she happenment kings and queens and diplomatics forms. she starting oh a modest scale so she can get in such with people. we've had eight years of a democratic presidency. >> i think that's about right. she doesn't have a serious opponent in the primaries. she'll probably have some competitors. it's kiefs hard to run a hard primary campaign if you don't have serious challengers but she intends to do that. she is going to undertake a listening tour. that's the way she got elected senator in new york by going out and listening to the voters. as far as the general election is concerned you're rate. since the two term limit for penalties w