it was passed in 1996 under the clinton edadministration, it requires the federal government to recognize same-sex marriages in 12 states. aboard air force one, president obama personally phoned eddie windsor in the program. >> maybe, just maybe, i think it will only be better. giving dignity to this beautiful person i lived with. my country gave dignity and prettied who she was. >> president obama also phoned plaintiffs in the prop 8 case while they were live on msnbc with thomas roberts. >> we're proud of you guys in california. >> nothing like putting the president on speaker phone. the supreme court ruled backers of prop 8 in california, did not have legal authority to appeal after a lower court declared it unconstitutional, reaction to the day's decisions were both emotional and mix zbld today's a good day. it's the day i finally get to look at the man that i love and finally say, will you please marry me? >> i feel jubilation, i feel -- i feel fabulous, i feel gay word i can think of. >> well, what we now have today is a holy quintet who goes against the laws of nature and nature's