that does not ring any bells at all. >> dr. reedeorge wallace was alive today, would he be a republican or a democrat? >> i think he would be a democrat. i really do. he would just -- i do not think he liked the republicans. out of all his running, he was always a democrat in alabama. i think he would have stayed a democrat. i do not think he would have changed. >> i do not know. i think it is clear that his heart in some ways with the policies of the democratic party, particularly economic policies. on the other hand, he was pretty hostile towards the national government and its activities. it is possible that may have led him -- certainly running for office in alabama, he would be running as a republican. that is the only way he would get elected. >> george wallace was elected in 1970 and in 1974 to the gubernatorial office here in alabama. he ran for president in 1972 and 1976. in 1982, he said i have been wrong about the race issue. >> i think that after he was shot -- governor wallace's entire political career for the last few

dr. joe reed who is chairman of the alabama democratic conference. he also works for the alabama education association. dr. reid, what is your first memory of george wallace? >> the first memory i have a george wallace was back in 1958. i had just come from korea and george wallace was running for governor. it was a candidate for governor at that time. of course joe paterson won. it was 1958 when i first heard of him. >> do you remember what the memory is? >> he was very vocal. at that time, he did not have anything that any other southern politician had at that time. all were running against the supreme court decision in 1954. they all said they were going to maintain segregation. they all claimed that they could do what the law insisted that they could not do. they all insisted they could get around the law. at that particular time he was not much different from the rest of them. >> what was your life like in alabama in 1958? >> like most other black folks in the south. and to some extent, in this country. for example, segregation, and even though t

dr. joe reed who is chairman of the alabama democratic conference. he also works for the alabama education association. dr. reid, what is your first memory of george wallace? >> the first memory i have a george wallace was back in the 19 -- was back in 1958. i had just come from korea and george wallace was running for governor. it was 1958 when i first heard of him. >> do you remember what the memory is? >> he was very vocal. at that time, he did not have any -- anything that any other southern politician had at that time. all were running against the supreme court decision in 1954. they all said they were going to maintain segregation. they all claimed that they could do what the law insisted that they could not do. they all insisted they could get around the law. >> what was your life like in alabama in 1958 -- in 1958? >> like most other black folks in the south. for example, segregation, and even though the supreme court had ruled in brown vs. the board of education, that -- we were all mindful of the strom berman's decision in 1910 -- strom thur

dr. jill biden hosted a private dinner at their home for a small group of wounded warriors from walter reedlked about the importance of the dinner and shared some family traditions in an exclusive interview with our jenna lee. jenna: dr. biden n reflecting on this interview, i started to think about a thanksgiving a few years ago when my boyfriend, now husband, was deployed. and that was the first time that i had a loved one leave and go to war, and that really changed everything for me. it changed the way that i thought about so much. and i'm just curious for you how watching your son deploy changed the way that you look at -- >> well, um, it was difficult. as you know, as you have felt. and our son, beau, was deployed to iraq a few years ago, and it was right before thanksgiving. so, um, you're right, i know what it's like to look around your holiday table and see, you know, that your son is missing. so you do look at things differently, i think, and so we went through christmas and easter and several holidays, and i don't think you ever get used to it. and that's one of the reasons that