bass house. >> gerry ford was proposing a tax increase. a 5% tax surcharge. so i was talking with donback then he was chief of staff. and dick, who was deputy chief of staff. i said, you are not going to get 5% more revenue with a 5% tax surcharge. you may get 4% more revenue, you may get 3% -- you might also lose revenue because the tax base will shrink. i drew that little curve on the napkin to illustrate that. >> that is one of those events that stuck out in my mind. because it is not every day you see somebody whip out a sharpie. and mark up the cloth napkin at the dinner table. he was that way, drew on a lot of napkins. >> my recollection was we were in the restaurant, downstairs. sitting at a table like this. and you drew the curve on the napkin. i was struck by it. i never got the napkin. >> but i have -- the napkin that was put in the smithsonian, the writing was, to don rumsfeld from arthur. why, if i did that, would don not have picked it up? [laughter] >> i didn't want that trash. >> i had to deal with this all the time. i do these mathematical models, of the effects of tax

bass guitar; and michael w. davis on piano.; sound engineers are phil morris and don newman; lighting coordinators are stan vidmar and devon starnes. wardrobe designer is deb rainwater costumer is megan boren. video production director is shawna helsley. post video production editor is shannon thomason. nexstar creative services director, dave bowen; our box office and group tour manager is heleena campbell. and director of marketing and sales is tate womack. if you'd like to be in our studio audience, just call for tickets.. call 417-335-2484.... or visit www.grandcountry.com. for more information on booking your family vacation visit grandcountry.com . we'd love to have you! from everyone at grand country music hall, thank you for joining us for another branson mississippi ended in a tie. state law says a game of chance determines the winner. so they could flip a coin but instead the two candidates opened those silver boxes to find coffee stirrers. one long, one short. the republican who drew the short straw is file agappeal. >> you think? they decided with yatze next? >> rock paper scissors. there is a new pol