. >> we were great friends with george and bob strasburg. we had great friends. great friends. we really did. but on the other hand, the press in those days did not -- senator or congressman fell under the table from a drink nobody mentioned it. but today they are pretty tough. >> no, i mean, i think about the fact when franklin roosevelt felt in 1936 coming to the democratic convention and his braces unlocked, he fell on the floor, his speech sprawled out, and they finally -- get me together. he gets up to the podium. he delivers a speech which is one of the best speeches in history. and the press never mentioned he had fallen. there wasn't a picture of him falling. they just talked about the speech. >> well, i do think the press is part of the reason it looks so acrimonious. because any little thing is released. you know, you wouldn't have ever been repeated or most people wouldn't have heard. >> it there was a sense in the older day it is private lives of our public figures were relevant only if they affected their public responsibilities. so there was a certain kind of cush