first, what doest w. bush's appearance. it will be followed by a round- table discussion. and president jimmy carter looks back at his presidency. fine schedule information online at booktv.org. >> if i had to put my money on an outcome, peace in iran will be brought up that -- brought new ruler and dictator. john barnes -- john burns on c- span's "q & a." >> joining us for "newsmakers" is james bullard. we have a lot to talk about. i will let scott taken from here with the third question. >> the labor report showed a huge blow to job growth. the unemployment rate increased to 9.8%. does that change your perception of the recovery in this country? >> it was a weaker dollar to report that we would have liked. it is just one number. it is disappointing. hopefully, we will get better jobs numbers going forward. i will say that i think the jobs report was out of context from some of the other numbers we have seen on the economy, which seemed to indicate a little bit more strength. particularly, the holiday season is shaping up to be reasonably good. we will just have to see. i