it was successful was that every expectation i had for that partnership was never betrayed by fritz mondale was a perfect partner. and i don't think we ever had a serious argument during the four years, which was better than relationship between me and my wife. [ applause ] >> fritz, thank you. >> thank you, doug. >> okay. >> mr. vice president, this is your day. you get the last word. >> well, we're just so thrilled to have the president with us. i know this was a great evening for all of us, you can feel it. the accomplishments of the carter administration -- carter/mondale administration really are an inspiration. we're thrilled that you're here. i'm glad to be a part of it. we love you. >> thank you very much. [ applause ] >>> weeknights this month we're featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what's available every weekend on c-span3. tonight we take a look back to when tens of thousands of anti-vietnam war protesters, young people and military veterans alike converged on washington, d.c. in the spring of 1971. more than 7,000 of them were arrested in a single day. ameri

and i also knew that you were the chief of staff for fritz mondale, and i wanted you to feel that yourked for me and not just him. >> and i did. >> you did, that's right. [ laughter ] >> you and made sure of that. >> that's right. so when hamilton and jodi power got an order from fritz or a suggestion from fritz, they knew it was the same as coming from me. >> that's right. >> and i note that we haven't had any unpleasant disagreement as a result of that. >> made a huge difference, i can tell you. >> you know, before, senator humphrey had been forbidden to take an initiative in going to even a member of congress and talking to them about executive affairs. >> right. >> but i changed that as well. so i never had a meeting with any foreign leader from which fritz mondale was excluded. >> right. >> and i never had a meeting with a member of congress from which he was excluded. one of the things that i was concerned about was the disharmony that existed then and now among the members of the national security staff because we had the vice president and the secretary of state and the secret