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all know who was my idea and my department came up with it even though george bush gets the credit for it, it was really tommy thompsonn you get to part d, remember, thank me.we put it together and we were having a tough time getting it passed. and speakerácalled me over and he said, trent Ãthe 4:00 a.m. president bush to his credit was wonderful. he came in from england, he had just been over in london. i think to see the queen if i remember correctly. he had just landed the night before. as tired as you can imagine. so i have this individual congressman, two from arizona. they wanted to weigh in on who the president was going to appoint as federal judge. in arizona. i called over one of the presidents individuals and i said, you got to call the president. so i can talk to him and he's got to reassure these two congressman that he is going to appoint a conservative. the judge in arizona. but they won't vote for part d. he said you want me to call the president at 4:00 a.m.? i said yes. so the president gets on, not happy. well imagine. they woke him up. i said mr. president we have a situation, we have two individual

george w. bush gave a prerecorded video message. >> and now, joining us is john ashcroft, and vice chairman jonathan thompson, museum rants,ve director david and deputy attorney general of the united states rod rosenstein . [applause] ladies and gentlemen, please welcome mr. clint eastwood. [applause] >> clint: long before i was telling people get off my lawn, i was telling people, go ahead, make my day. so i won't say any of those things today. i just want to tell you how much i appreciate being involved with the peace officers' organization, and peace officers and general. i've been lucky enough to portray them, lucky enough to make a living portraying them, and i am glad to be here. [applause] pleasees and gentlemen, rise for the presentation of colors by the district of columbia metropolitan police department and the national anthem performed by the duke ellington school of the arts national voices choir. ♪ sungnational anthem being ] o say can you see by the dawn's early light what so proudly we hail by the twilight's last gleaming o'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming by the rockets' red glare the bombs burst

george w. bush gave a prerecorded video message. >> and now, joining us is john ashcroft, and vice chairman jonathan thompson, museum rants,ve director david and deputy attorney general of the united states rod rosenstein . [applause]

all know who was my idea and my department came up with it even though george bush gets the credit for it, it was really tommy thompsone.we put it together and we were having a tough time getting it passed. and speakerácalled me over and he said, trent Ãthe 4:00 a.m. president bush to his credit was wonderful. he came in from england, he had just been over in london. i think to see the queen if i remember correctly. he had just landed the night before. as tired as you can imagine. so i have this individual congressman, two from arizona. they wanted to weigh in on who the president was going to appoint as federal judge. in arizona. i called over one of the presidents individuals and i said, you got to call the president. so i can talk to him and he's got to reassure these two congressman that he is going to appoint a conservative. the judge in arizona. but they won't vote for part d. he said you want me to call the president at 4:00 a.m.? i said yes. so the president gets on, not happy. well imagine. they woke him up. i said mr. president we have a situation, we have two individuals, they may vote for part d and we nee