. >> let me go to chris conway and sarah kel lar from front row with a question or comment from pats buchanan. sarah, we'll start with you. go ahead. >> my question is about nixon had lost previous elections, obviously one for the presidency, so what made '68 so different? was it nixon that had changed or was it kind of his other candidates for the presidency or what was different about it? >> let me add to that. could that happen today if you've lost and then come back? three points there. >> lost -- >> if you lost the previous nomination and came back. >> if you lost a previous nomination and then lost for governor, could you come back today? i don't think so. the media is interested in who is new coming along, so i don't think you could do that today. what enabled him to do it, first, nixon was a man of extraordinary talent. that's undeniable. i think jack kennedy is quoted in chris mathews' new book as saying he was the smartest man in the senate, nirks on was. he naut nicthought nixon was ve and he debated kennedy. he had been in the republican party in the '50s, he had all this

cofi bonner, chris boskin, ron conway, hydra mendoza, mr.n policy and of course the lovely lauren dove, and david singer. i just want to acknowledge you for your profound work. thank you very much. and a special note to mr. fred blackwell. sir, thank you. without the head of the redevelopment agency, without the leadership of our redevelopment commissioners, this city would be in probably a perilous state. would you agree? we need every single leader we have and i look forward to cultivating new talent to come back and continue to serve san francisco because that is exactly why we're here. i started my public service journey when i was 8 years old. 8 years old, i met the then dine feinstein who was mayor and she took the moment to talk about the importance of public service and it was in a brief two-minute exchange that she planted a seed in me that has come to bear fruit which is why i'm here today. ever since i was in the third grade, i've been walking down this path of public service. so to my future senators and business men and women an