my grandfather, former president george h w bush just recently turned 87. barbara bush, aka the enforcer, executed her veto and respecting him from jumping out of a perfectly fine claimed once again. however, he will jump out again when he is 90, and we're all looking forward to seeing that happen. some of you might have saw last week you received an honorary law degree with burt smith, along with conan o'brien, making him the third lawyer in the family, joined in my wife and i. so much for tort reform. he received the presidential medal of freedom very recently, which is considered the highest honor given to a civilian in our country. he thought it was cool because he got to meet bill russell and stan the man usual. all of these events culminated at the kennedy center in a tribute to his foundation, the points of life, which we are all members and able to enjoy with him and celebrate in that moment. and a lot of folks have asked bush and his and jeb busjob political plans -- jeb bush, i do not have any news, but he is working on government ideas. the activi

. >> as you look back, you think your foreign policy approach would have more in common with george h. w. bush or george w. bush? >> collected believe i would have my own foreign policy, and that it would reflect on the best of the successes of our country. and there are positive examples in both of those administrations from challenges as well obviously. i don't think it is one or the other. a thick there are strong and positive elements in both. these are complex issues and complex parts of the world have lots of nuance. to suggest a doctrine for the region that is cut her is under utilization of our ability, capability, and are thoughtfulness. there are elements of both. right're not in a primary now, are you? >> just to get away from the middle east for a moment, whatever policy toward north korea be different from what ever the policy is today? [laughter] >> north korea is one of the most concerning challenges that we face in the foreign-policy arena. i think that north korea will most likely best respond to a multifaceted approach, prominent when an important rule ha for china in that di

state of ohio, representing the united states in that band of confusion, the u.n., as president george h. w. bush'smbassador to the u.n. in charge of the human rights portfolio. i had the opportunity to work with josh bolten. let me put it to you plainly. elections are about winning. because elections matter. i want to give you a couple of examples and then tell you why i have been spending his time working. working to build, precinct by precinct, word by word, an operation in ohio that can turn out voters who can turn an election. ralph has told many of you that no republican, no conservative has won the white house without carrying ohio. let me give you some perspective. in 1976, the race was between gerald ford and jimmy carter. carter won ohio by 11,300 boat. there are 13,000 precincts in ohio. if we had overturned one vote per precinct, ford would have won. while he may not have been everyone's cup of tea, he was measurably and demonstrably better than jimmy carter. [applause] fast-forward to 2000, 2004. george bush verses, you know, carry. coming down to ohio once again. george bush carried t

people have forgotten that president george h. w. bush signed the convention on climate change and committed the country to doing something to stop dangerous interference in climate system's. it is a little shift. you can feel a little bit where people say that is right. it is not like he was a member of greenepeace. this is extremely gratifying because it made me feel a renewed dedication to my own profession as a historian the way history can be informative not just about not repeating the mistakes of the past which we do overtime but knowing what the past is. knowing that what we are committed, in past years. one other thing about this issue that is important for people to understand. one reason this issue is so extremely -- scientists or scientific experts in climate change or autism. a methodological approach -- has been around for 20 years. pretty robust overtime. many people making counterclaims claim to be scientists and they are quoted in major newspapers like los angeles times, totally accepted. so a person, even a highly educat

host: you did work for george h. w. bush? and you were campaign liaison to constituent groups for george w. bush? guest: yes. host: working in those white houses as a presidential historian, without the presence or the staff without mentioning the phrase watergate, how much did that hang in the back of their minds? if there is a major screw up, we are out. guest: very, very heavy. i remember traveling with george w. bush. he was not yet owner of the texas rangers. his political ambitions were very underdeveloped. we traveled together for his dad's campaign and we would have long conversations on the plane or in the car, wherever it may be. we talked about everything as two men would stuck together for long periods of time on the road. we covered every topic. when we got to anything that was in the least bit sensitive that might be misunderstood out of context if it was made public, he would discuss with the grunts and groans and rolled eyes and moans. i can't conceive of a modern president today saying that we need to take up

hassert was a policy consultant during the george h. w. bush and clinton administration. he served as the economic adviser to the george w. bush 2004 presidential campaign and as the senator john mccain's chief economic advisor during the 2002 primary. heels after served as the economic adviser to the mccain 2008 presidential campaign and is a columnist for national review. dr. hassert earned his ph.d. in economics at the university pennsylvania and dr. hassert. welcome. our fourth panelist today chad stone is the chief economist at the center on budget and policy priorities where he specializes in the economic analysis of budget and policy issues. dr. stone was the acting its ticket to the editor of the joint economic committee here in 2007 and before that stock stricter chief economist for the democratic staff of the committee from 2002 to 2006. he held the position of the chief economist for the senate budget committee in 2001, 2002. previously served the president's council of economic advisers senior economist and chief economist from 1996 to 2001. his other congressi

hassett was it was a consultant to the treasury department during the george h. w. bush and clinton administration. he served as economic adviser to the george w. bush 2004 presidential campaign and senator john mccain's chief economic adviser during the the 2000 presidential primary. he also served as the senior economic adviser to the mccain 2008 presidential campaign. he's a columnist for the national review. dr. hassett earned his ph.d. in university pennsylvania. welcome. our fourth panelist today, chad stone is the chief economist at the center on budget and policy priorities where he specializes in the economic analysis of budget and policy issues. dr. stone was the acting executive stricter of the joint economic committee here in 2007 and before that staff director chief economist for the democratic staff of the committee from 2002 to 2006. he held a position of chief economist in the senate budget committee in 2001, 2002. previously served the president's council of economic advisers as the senior economist and chief economist from 1996 to 2001. as other congres

talking about 1980s conception of them. 1988's presidential election you have the aristocrat george h. w. bush running against a first generation working class democratic candidate. what is the tactic to defeat the democratic candidate? the aristocrat turned himself into a picture of the 1950s. if you read his nominating speech is how he grew up in a shotgun house, grandson of a center. the picture of american aristocracy who turns himself into this. how does he take down the democrat? black burning. the image of the supposedly unpatriotic 60s and turns him into this. how does it go in 1992? we have this out of touch president who doesn't even know what a supermarket scanner is versus of guy -- this is a picture of bill clinton on the end of the 50s at the pinnacle of the jfk camelot situation. george bush tries to turn himself into the fighter pilot, the brand of the 50s and he uses allegations of brand draft cards and protesting the war to make america see bill clinton as this. granted that is bill clinton. in 1996 it plays out again. you have bob dole be able to consummate washington inside

with that, let me leave you with the words of a remarkable american, my grandfather, george h. w. bushthese words were delivered in his swearing-in as our 41st president of the united states. let future generations understand the burdens and blessings of freedom. let them say that we stood where duty required us to stand. let them know that together, we affirmed america and the world as a community of conscience. in our rebound, ladies and gentlemen, let us keep those words. as i look around this room, are rest assured that we as yana americans truly understand the burdens and blessings of freedom. historians will say that we stood where duty required us to stand, and that we will reaffirm the strength of our communities and create a better america. they could very much. -- thank you very much. [applause] >> representative ron paul won the republican leadership's residential straw poll with 612 votes. jon huntsman was next with 382. minnesota representative michele bachmann captured third place with 191. texas governor rick perry, who spoke at the conference, was not included in the st

. >> as you look back, you think your foreign policy approach would have more in common with george h. w. bush or george w. bush? >> collected believe i would have my own foreign policy, and that it would reflect on the best of the successes of our country. and there are positive examples in both of those administrations from challenges as well obviously. i don't think it is one or the other. a thick there are strong and positive elements in both. these are complex issues and complex parts of the world have lots of nuance. to suggest a doctrine for the region that is cut her is under utilization of our ability, capability, and are thoughtfulness. there are elements of both. right're not in a primary now, are you? >> just to get away from the middle east for a moment, whatever policy toward north korea be different from what ever the policy is today? [laughter] >> north korea is one of the most concerning challenges that we face in the foreign-policy arena. i think that north korea will most likely best respond to a multifaceted approach, prominent when an important rule ha for china in that di

state of ohio, representing the united states in that band of confusion, the u.n., as president george h. w. bush'sassador to the u.n. in charge of the human rights portfolio. i had the opportunity to work with josh bolten. let me put it to you plainly. elections are about winning. because elections matter. i want to give you a couple of examples and then tell you why i have been spending his time working. working to build, precinct by precinct, word by word, an operation in ohio that can turn out voters who can turn an election. ralph has told many of you that no republican, no conservative has won the white house without carrying ohio. let me give you some perspective. in 1976, the race was between gerald ford and jimmy carter. carter won ohio by 11,300 boat. there are 13,000 precincts in ohio. if we had overturned one vote per precinct, ford would have won. while he may not have been everyone's cup of tea, he was measurably and demonstrably better than jimmy carter. [applause] fast-forward to 2000, 2004. george bush verses, you know, carry. coming down to ohio once again. george bush carried the

national security affairs for presidents nixon and ford and national security adviser for ford and george h. w. bush. during his long association with republican administrations, he was also attacked by president-elect obama to help select his national security team. our guest speaker keeps a close watch on international affairs and as an academic as well as an international business consultant. he served on numerous advisory councils involved in military and national security issues. we look forward to hearing his unique perspective and ability to provide us with timely overview of difficult foreign policy challenges facing the nation today. ladies and gentlemen, please give a warm national press club welcome to general brent scowcroft. [applause] thank you very much, mark. steve, it's very nice to be with you today, and it's great to see this heist turnout. i'm a little surprised since i said everything i know last year. but on the other hand, since my remarks were first listed as brent scowcroft to criticize obama foreign policy challenges of the national press club media is why you are all here.

applause] >> with that, let me leave you with the words of a remarkable american, my grandfather, george h. w. bushese words were delivered in his swearing-in as the 41st president of the united states -- "let future generations oferstand the burdens freedom, let them know that together, we are from america and the world as a committee of conscious. in our rebound, let us heed those words. as i look around this room, i rest assured that we, as americans, truly understand the burdens and blessings of freedom, that historians will say that we stood where duty required us to stand. thank you very much. [applause] >> george p. bush, speaking over the weekend. coming up next, the u.s. house gavels in for morning hour. time is set aside for 5 minute general speeches. the legislative work will start at 5:30 p.m. eastern, and among the five bills being considered is elimination of the election assistance commission, said the death of the 2000 bush-gore campaign. the senate will come in at two o'clock 3:00 p.m. eastern, back from their party caucuses, and you can follow the senate on c- span to. now, live t

you brought up a point that george h. w. bush was ahead of the rnc during the nixon administration. was there any connection between the president and they had a of the rnc and how much did the future president know about what was going on inside the white house? guest: he did not know much about what was going on in the white house that that is a great question. there was a story that tried to follow the trail. they discovered that the town house a fair run by roy gleason and how he went and gave money to a candidate and that became leverage until the candidate broke a new low when he took that cache, this is from dick and pat nixon, police and kept those records and receipts so they could prove the money had been given to the candidates and later used for blackmail. that box of receipts was given a gleason to george bush at the head of the cia. lowell weicker contended that bush called him and asked him what to do with these things. that is the sort of thing that in the watergate era would become a big scandal. today, not so much. we were almost trigger happy about any little thin

george w. bush from 2000 to 2006. he becameuch criticized for the invasion of iraq and insurgency that followed. in november, 2006, president bush accepted his resignation. during h career, he was a three-term congressman from illinois. he served in the cabinets of four presidents. he was a successful corporate executive in the private sector. his memoir came out in february. it is called "known and unknown." i am pleased to have donald rumsfeld back at ts table. welcome. >> thank you, charlie. >> rose: what do you want usto know about donald rumsfeld that we don't know? >> well, i don't really think of it as knowing about donald rumsfeld. it's more about the lt third of our country's hisry. the depression, world war ii that my time in congress during the vietnam war and the civil rights era and it's more an interest on my part in having people understand public service the importance of their helping to guide and direct the country, the way decisions are made, the reality that they're often made with incomplete information, inadequate information, sometimes even inaccurate information. and a sense of the things that work well and things that don't work quite so