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bush and president george w. bush. ald reagan was kind of like my grandfather and i used to disagree with him, but i always felt guilty so i didn't really disagree with him very much. and george h.w. bush was like my dad. and i disagreed with my dad and i'd tell him i would disagree with him and then i'd feel really guilty. and worked really hard to make up for disagreeing with him. george w. bush was like my brother. what are you thinking? what are you thinking? well, it was a great conversation. so, the context is very different. i did find president reagan could translate complicated things into simple ways to understand them. he was a great communicator. even as we discussed tough issues in the oval office. george h.w. bush was a phenomenally respectful listener. and he invited everyone to speak candidly and he would look at you and listen and listen and listen and digest. and then meet with governor sununu and brent skrocoft and form his opinion. george w. bush was very disciplined as a decisionmaker. he was the fi
bush and president george w. bush. ald reagan was kind of like my grandfather and i used to disagree with him, but i always felt guilty so i didn't really disagree with him very much. and george h.w. bush was like my dad. and i disagreed with my dad and i'd tell him i would disagree with him and then i'd feel really guilty. and worked really hard to make up for disagreeing with him. george w. bush was like my brother. what are you thinking? what are you thinking? well, it was a great...
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what about george w. bush. frankly, at first glance, there's not much struggle for george w. bush. we should all be so lucky as to be born into the circumstances of george w. bush.
what about george w. bush. frankly, at first glance, there's not much struggle for george w. bush. we should all be so lucky as to be born into the circumstances of george w. bush.
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you were a chief of staff to george w. bush, what would you do at this moment? >> george w. bush was elected in a controversial and decided by the supreme court and we were well treated by al gore who could have been obstructionist, she w he was not he recognized the responsibility i participated many transitions into office including george h.w. bush coming into office and bill clinton when bill clinton came into office, the one term that he succeeded and disappointed that but he made sure things will go well and the baton would be passed and you understand what the baton would feel like before you took it. that was a wonderful experience to be celebrating our democracy. i am also the chairman of the democracy. what's happening of our country right now is tarnishing our democracy around the world and compromising our ability to lead the world. i want us to come together as a nation and recognizing that president trump is not going to be the next president. president-elect biden will take the office of the presidency >> we are hearing a reporter's conversation, we should prob
you were a chief of staff to george w. bush, what would you do at this moment? >> george w. bush was elected in a controversial and decided by the supreme court and we were well treated by al gore who could have been obstructionist, she w he was not he recognized the responsibility i participated many transitions into office including george h.w. bush coming into office and bill clinton when bill clinton came into office, the one term that he succeeded and disappointed that but he made...
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what about george w. bush. frankly, at first glance, there's not much struggle for george w. bush. we should all be so lucky as to be born to the. -- be born into the privileges of george w. bush. >> he uses that struggle to transition into faith and how he understood how important faith was in his life. dr. kastor: how did he overcome alcoholism? >> through faith and in a generic way, he becomes religious. one of the major claims they make in the book they wrote is there is this trial, this challenge, their childhood or their early adulthood, is what is going to forge them to become president and make them better people. but they do it in a way that's very similar to the first ladies. they don't say, it's not george washington, commanding the continental army. is something very personal, very individual, and something that any other american might face, so the question i would ask you -- this is the big one and i will admit, it's one of those questions where i have a very specific answer in mind, but is crucial to what we're are doing this semester. i want to understand not just th
what about george w. bush. frankly, at first glance, there's not much struggle for george w. bush. we should all be so lucky as to be born to the. -- be born into the privileges of george w. bush. >> he uses that struggle to transition into faith and how he understood how important faith was in his life. dr. kastor: how did he overcome alcoholism? >> through faith and in a generic way, he becomes religious. one of the major claims they make in the book they wrote is there is this...
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what about george w. bush. frankly, at first glance, there's not much struggle for george w. bush. we should all be so lucky as to be born into the circumstances of george w. bush. >> he uses that to struggle -- two transition into faith and how he understood how important faith was in his life. dr. kastor: how did he overcome alcoholism? >> through faith and in a generic way, he becomes religious. one of the major claims they make in the book they wrote is there is this trial, this challenge, their childhood or their early adulthood, is what is going to forge them to become president and make them better people. but they do it in a way that's very similar to the first ladies. they don't say, it's not george washington, commanding the continental army. is something very personal, very individual, and something that any other american might face, so the question i would ask you -- this is the big one and i will admit, it's one of those questions where i have a very specific answer in mind, but is pivotal to what we're are doing this semester. i want to understand not just the preside
what about george w. bush. frankly, at first glance, there's not much struggle for george w. bush. we should all be so lucky as to be born into the circumstances of george w. bush. >> he uses that to struggle -- two transition into faith and how he understood how important faith was in his life. dr. kastor: how did he overcome alcoholism? >> through faith and in a generic way, he becomes religious. one of the major claims they make in the book they wrote is there is this trial, this...
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what george w. bush was speaking to those people in that massive independent block who sometimes vote democratic and sometimes vote republican, those are the people he was speaking to. >> you know, rachel, can i just say that the other thing that i think we have is a bubble that george w. bush can't penetrate any more than barack obama can. you know, on another network tonight that was not covering this, they were still doing hunter biden and still doing, you know, conspiracy talk and ignoring this for the most part, ignoring the celebratory moment everyone else gets to share in. so i think the problem is that the box that the right is in, that the base of the republican party is in, is a box that is shrinking. even other republican former presidents don't fit into that box anymore. i'm not sure ronald reagan would fit into that box anymore, and it is now really the fringe and they're chasing and chasing and chasing the fringe because monetarily there are new media outlets that are even further to the ri
what george w. bush was speaking to those people in that massive independent block who sometimes vote democratic and sometimes vote republican, those are the people he was speaking to. >> you know, rachel, can i just say that the other thing that i think we have is a bubble that george w. bush can't penetrate any more than barack obama can. you know, on another network tonight that was not covering this, they were still doing hunter biden and still doing, you know, conspiracy talk and...
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asistirÁ el expresidente obama que ya llegÓ, bill clinton y por supuesto george bush >>> llegando aquÍ obviamente el presidente george wndo y estarÁn presentando a diferente departamentos del ejecutivo sea de la vicepresidenta >>> sonia sotomayor >>> se parecÍa un poco >>> es que las mascarillas confunden es difÍcil estamos todos juntos en este juego de identificaciÓn por las mascarillas pero estamos haciendo para estar juntos nosotros aquÍ haciendo historias en noticias telemundo >>> josÉ algo interesante es que estos expresidentes siempre habÍa estado en el corazÓn de biden cuando era novio de su primera esposa >>> su mamÁ la mamÁ le preguntÓ de quÉ querÍa ser y dijo que querÍa ser presidente de los estados unidos y hoy a las 78 aÑos cumplen sus palabras >>> parecÍa ted cruz el senador de texas el lÍder de la mayorÍa del senado prÓximamente shaq schumer junto con el senador legui. conversando cuando vemos al senador bob menÉndez >>> ahÍ vemos al senador menÉndez para estar presente en la juramentaciÓn de joe biden tambiÉn un eles otros representantes de la cÁmara de representantes ahÍ vemos bill clinton y hillary cli
asistirÁ el expresidente obama que ya llegÓ, bill clinton y por supuesto george bush >>> llegando aquÍ obviamente el presidente george wndo y estarÁn presentando a diferente departamentos del ejecutivo sea de la vicepresidenta >>> sonia sotomayor >>> se parecÍa un poco >>> es que las mascarillas confunden es difÍcil estamos todos juntos en este juego de identificaciÓn por las mascarillas pero estamos haciendo para estar juntos nosotros aquÍ haciendo...
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president george w. bush announced from the oval office the start of the persian gulf war, named operation desert storm. the military action began with aerial bombing of iraq. the bombing was an effort to drive saddam hussein from neighboring kuwait, which iraq had invaded several months earlier. the george h w bush presidential library provided this video. >> just two hours ago, allied air forces began an attack on military targets in iraq and kuwait. these attacks continue as i speak. ground forces are not engaged. this conflict started off when the dictator of iraq invaded a small and helpless neighbor. kuwait, a member of the arab league and united nations was crushed. it's people, brutalized. five month ago, saddam hussein started this will -- c ruel war against kuwait. this military action, taken in accord with united nations resolutions, and with the consent of the united states congress, follows months of constant and virtually endless diplomatic activity on the part of the united nations, the united
president george w. bush announced from the oval office the start of the persian gulf war, named operation desert storm. the military action began with aerial bombing of iraq. the bombing was an effort to drive saddam hussein from neighboring kuwait, which iraq had invaded several months earlier. the george h w bush presidential library provided this video. >> just two hours ago, allied air forces began an attack on military targets in iraq and kuwait. these attacks continue as i speak....
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guest: bob bauer, white house counsel for barack obama and di who worked in the george w. bush , who worked in the george w. bush presidency, we've met to talk about that book. we were talking about all the issues trump had raised about the gaps in presidential accountability, norms that weren't working, and it occurred to us that after trump left office, there was going to be a complete re-examination of the accountability structures for the presidency akin to what happened after vietnam, watergate and the church commission. project,f to do that to write a book that wade outlined the areas where we thought reform was necessary -- the areas outline where we thought reform was necessary. host: what are the leading areas of reform you want the country to focus on? guest: the top three or four things we think are both go tole and important basically trumps corruption of the office and conflicts of interest. tax disclosure, things like mixing personal business with of thebusiness, some reforms about relationships between the white house and the justice department. there needs to be
guest: bob bauer, white house counsel for barack obama and di who worked in the george w. bush , who worked in the george w. bush presidency, we've met to talk about that book. we were talking about all the issues trump had raised about the gaps in presidential accountability, norms that weren't working, and it occurred to us that after trump left office, there was going to be a complete re-examination of the accountability structures for the presidency akin to what happened after vietnam,...
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>> former president george w. bush very much a conservative stall wart, if you would, of the party, a traditionalist. it's not surprising. he is lending his support behind her. he did say through a spokesperson he is calling his former vice president dick cheney, to wish him a happy birthday but also to thank his daughter liz cheney for her service to the country. he is weighing on this trying to sway republicans who have been quiet and those who have been not very strong in their statements or strong enough in his opinion to speak out and to support her. but that is just one of the riffs that is that's happening within this party. it's far from certain which way that go but we're going to see, fred, an indication some are sticking with president trump. >> suzanne malveaux on capitol hill, thanks so much. >>> programming note, join anderson cooper for a look at the origins of this qanon conspiracy, how did this fringe theory become a movement that includes members of congress? what role did it play in the capitol insur
>> former president george w. bush very much a conservative stall wart, if you would, of the party, a traditionalist. it's not surprising. he is lending his support behind her. he did say through a spokesperson he is calling his former vice president dick cheney, to wish him a happy birthday but also to thank his daughter liz cheney for her service to the country. he is weighing on this trying to sway republicans who have been quiet and those who have been not very strong in their...
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george w. bush pull up along with his wife laura. we're expecting former vice president dan quayle to be in attendance. mike pence is coming here today. we don't expect him to come in front of the doors where we are, but we do expect him here. of course, the big absence, donald trump not here at the moment, not planning to come, of course. many former top republicans in attendance, lawmakers and former presidents bush and justices nominated by republican presidents all here in this show of support for this peaceful -- this transition of power we're about to witness. >> manu raju on capitol hill. dan, i think that was supreme court justice sonia sotomayor that we saw walking into the capitol, the first latina to be appointed to the u.s. supreme court. she will be swearing in vice president-elect kamala harris who, of course, will be the first black and south asian woman to become the vice president. >> that image alone is going to be something, to see those two women standing next to one another when
george w. bush pull up along with his wife laura. we're expecting former vice president dan quayle to be in attendance. mike pence is coming here today. we don't expect him to come in front of the doors where we are, but we do expect him here. of course, the big absence, donald trump not here at the moment, not planning to come, of course. many former top republicans in attendance, lawmakers and former presidents bush and justices nominated by republican presidents all here in this show of...
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god bless you, and god bless america. >> next, a look back at george w. bush's farewell address from the east room of the white house, on january 15 20,009. he served two terms, from 2001 until 2009. [applause] pres. bush: thank you. fellow citizens, for 8 years, it has been my honor to serve as your president. the first decade of this new century has been a period of consequence, a time set apart. tonight, with a thankful heart, i have asked for a final opportunity to share some thoughts on the journey that we have traveled together and the future of our nation. five days from now, the world will witness the vitality of american democracy. in a tradition dating back to our founding, the presidency will pass to a successor chosen by you, the american people. standing on the steps of the capitol will be a man whose history reflects the enduring promise of our land. this is a moment of hope and pride for our whole nation, and i join all americans in offering best wishes to president-elect obama, his wife michelle and their two beautiful girls. tonight i am filled
god bless you, and god bless america. >> next, a look back at george w. bush's farewell address from the east room of the white house, on january 15 20,009. he served two terms, from 2001 until 2009. [applause] pres. bush: thank you. fellow citizens, for 8 years, it has been my honor to serve as your president. the first decade of this new century has been a period of consequence, a time set apart. tonight, with a thankful heart, i have asked for a final opportunity to share some thoughts...
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for the iraqi war. impedes george w bush for the iraai war. ~ impedes george w bush for the irauiwarqi war. well we simply can't say that. _ iraqi war. well we simply can't say that. we — iraqi war. well we simply can't say that, we simply _ iraqi war. well we simply can't say that, we simply don't - iraqi war. well we simply can't. say that, we simply don't know. it will have to go to the courts or many other professors. just a couple of points i have to put to you, ten republicans in the house of representatives voted today to impeach a republican president. what does that tell you about a senate trial if it comes to that? 17 would have to turn against the president to convict him.— against the president to convict him. ,., convict him. right, so the ten, the most _ convict him. right, so the ten, the most part. _ convict him. right, so the ten, the most part, the _ convict him. right, so the ten, the most part, the tenant - convict him. right, so the ten, l the most part, the tenant voted in favour of impeachment, they are people that were very anti— trump before he ever took offi
for the iraqi war. impedes george w bush for the iraai war. ~ impedes george w bush for the irauiwarqi war. well we simply can't say that. _ iraqi war. well we simply can't say that. we — iraqi war. well we simply can't say that, we simply _ iraqi war. well we simply can't say that, we simply don't - iraqi war. well we simply can't. say that, we simply don't know. it will have to go to the courts or many other professors. just a couple of points i have to put to you, ten republicans in the...
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there's a chance -- george w. bush and jimmy carter were able to do them. carter through winning the nobel. [ inaudible ] -- empathy and open heart. right now, bush 43 is doing paintings on immigration. his views are very pro-american administration. so they have opportunities to go up. trump, i think, only goes down, and he's got perhaps a second impeachment trial coming right now and may well get banned from running in american politic again. >> professor berry, what is your view of what president trump's legacy will be? >> well, i think that what his legacy will be depends on what happens now and in the next few years. by 20 years from now or 30 we'll know how successful the biden presidency was, what happened on the issues, both foreign and domestic. we don't know that now. but the bottom line is it depends on your public relations. it depends on what kind of media you get. depends what kind of staff you have to project what you're doing. trump has had bad public relations from the beginning. he's innot a politician. he doesn't understand politics at al
there's a chance -- george w. bush and jimmy carter were able to do them. carter through winning the nobel. [ inaudible ] -- empathy and open heart. right now, bush 43 is doing paintings on immigration. his views are very pro-american administration. so they have opportunities to go up. trump, i think, only goes down, and he's got perhaps a second impeachment trial coming right now and may well get banned from running in american politic again. >> professor berry, what is your view of...
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host: that was george w. bush'srst inaugural address and now we will listen to a portion of his second inaugural address. [video clip] president bush: there is only one force of history that can break the rain of hatred -- reign of hatred and expose the pretensions of tyrants and reward the hopes of the decent and tolerant, and that is the force of human freedom. [applause] we are led by a vast and common sense to one conclusion. the survival of liberty in our land increasingly depends on the success of liberty in other lands. [applause] the best hope for peace in our world is the expansion of freedom in all the world. [applause] host: john, let's start with you. were you involved in either of these speeches? mr. mcconnell: the second inaugural, yes. i was involved with my colleague but mike was the real intellectual driver in that speech. we did spend a week or so together on the drafting. the first inaugural address i did not. it was mike and our colleague. host: our world had changed a lot in those quandaries. --
host: that was george w. bush'srst inaugural address and now we will listen to a portion of his second inaugural address. [video clip] president bush: there is only one force of history that can break the rain of hatred -- reign of hatred and expose the pretensions of tyrants and reward the hopes of the decent and tolerant, and that is the force of human freedom. [applause] we are led by a vast and common sense to one conclusion. the survival of liberty in our land increasingly depends on the...
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george w. george w. bush after taking part in the inauguration got on marine one as we saw donald trump do earlier in the day took off and people were cheering because they were so happy to see him gone so i there are a lot of parallels to past inaugurations past moments like this where there's calls and hopes and aspirations for unity but then rail politic quickly takes hold and there needs to be again if there's no political benefit if you're not going to see any benefit in your electorally there's. very little reason to reach across the aisle ok we're going to continue our conversation in just a moment i just want to welcome our viewers that are just joining us so you're watching the w. news live from berlin joe biden has been sworn in as president of the united states amid tight security in washington d.c. the crowd was limited because of the year raging pandemic in the united states while in his inaugural address president biden called for unity that there was much work to do much to repair and also spok
george w. george w. bush after taking part in the inauguration got on marine one as we saw donald trump do earlier in the day took off and people were cheering because they were so happy to see him gone so i there are a lot of parallels to past inaugurations past moments like this where there's calls and hopes and aspirations for unity but then rail politic quickly takes hold and there needs to be again if there's no political benefit if you're not going to see any benefit in your electorally...
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we saw that statement from former president george w. bush, who used that same word, "insurrection." and he said laura and i are watching the scenes of mayhem unfolding in disbelief, dismay. it's sickening, heartbreaking. this is how election results are disputed in a banana republic, not our democratic republic. a study in stark contrasts playing out today in the most horrific of way. >> continues to play out right now. a curfew has been put in place in washington, d.c. the national guard has been called in to the capitol. the capitol is secure now. and any moment, they're going to resume the debate on the certification. that is the scene in washington, d.c. right now. linsey davis, so many wondered at the beginning of the day, how is it possible that these protesters got so far, that they were able to breach the capitol in such an easy way and such a contrast to what we saw this summer during the black lives matter protests when you had a phalanx of armed law enforcement officials in combat gear prepared to protect the capitol. >> right. an
we saw that statement from former president george w. bush, who used that same word, "insurrection." and he said laura and i are watching the scenes of mayhem unfolding in disbelief, dismay. it's sickening, heartbreaking. this is how election results are disputed in a banana republic, not our democratic republic. a study in stark contrasts playing out today in the most horrific of way. >> continues to play out right now. a curfew has been put in place in washington, d.c. the...
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jeffrey angle talks about his book, when the world seemed knew, where he examines president george h. w. bush's foreign policy initiatives at the start of the post cold war world. the center for presidential history in southern methodist university, and the george h. w. bush presidential library, cohost of this event in november 2017. >> good evening. my name is tom knock, and i'm a member of the department of history. i served a couple semesters ago as director at the center for presidential history, and i can't tell you what a delight it is for me to welcome you tonight on this very special occasion. before we get underway, i want to express our appreciation to our friends at the george w. bush presidential library who are co-sponsoring this event with us, as well as c-span, which is taping tonight's lecture. we are also very happy to have with us tonight general patrick, director of the bush library. i want to also direct your attention to a major event we had on december 7th, when peter baker of the new york times will be a guest to talk about his book obama the call of history. we are also
jeffrey angle talks about his book, when the world seemed knew, where he examines president george h. w. bush's foreign policy initiatives at the start of the post cold war world. the center for presidential history in southern methodist university, and the george h. w. bush presidential library, cohost of this event in november 2017. >> good evening. my name is tom knock, and i'm a member of the department of history. i served a couple semesters ago as director at the center for...
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george h.w. bush administration and former deputy of chief of staff in the george w. tration shares his advice for ron klain. >> i told him to pay attention to decisions that are being made by the president. you don't want the president making just government decisions. the president should be making presidential decisions, not every government decision. he will be blamed for every government decision, but the president's precious time should be making presidential decisions and getting ready to make tough presidential decisions rather than making government decisions. one, it's your job to make sure people who are making government decisions are making them the right way. >> find c-span's "the weekly" where you get your podcasts. >>> next on american history tv, the u.s. holocaust memorial museum hosts a panel discussion looking at the continuing quest to bring former nazis to justice. they explore questions raised by recent trials such as if perpetrators are ever too old or frail to prosecute and whether it's ever too late for accountability. speakers at this event i
george h.w. bush administration and former deputy of chief of staff in the george w. tration shares his advice for ron klain. >> i told him to pay attention to decisions that are being made by the president. you don't want the president making just government decisions. the president should be making presidential decisions, not every government decision. he will be blamed for every government decision, but the president's precious time should be making presidential decisions and getting...
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i think to the degree that george w. busht to honor this tradition of a peaceful transfer of power, he put out a stinging rebuke of the insurrection, very early, as that came out. he sought to be a connective tissue. i think it talks about how -- it points to how far the republican party has traveled down toward the bottom and whether they follow mike pence or george w. bush to a more peaceful, less radicalized place is the open question of the hour. >> let me -- >> i will interject, with the supreme court members we saw here, brian is correct that justice thomas and alito and breyer have not been seen. it's possible they may not be coming. they didn't arrive with the others. it is, i think -- we see justice roberts there, instantly recognizable. he will swear in president biden. then to see all of the three justices who were appointed by president trump there today, not there just because all the justices are there. all the justices are not there. to see trump's three appointees there matters and is also something that -- it
i think to the degree that george w. busht to honor this tradition of a peaceful transfer of power, he put out a stinging rebuke of the insurrection, very early, as that came out. he sought to be a connective tissue. i think it talks about how -- it points to how far the republican party has traveled down toward the bottom and whether they follow mike pence or george w. bush to a more peaceful, less radicalized place is the open question of the hour. >> let me -- >> i will...
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2015 john ballenger was a legal adviser to the white house and the state department during the george w. bush administration and he's now a lawyer in private practice in washington d.c. john so great to be with you listen you have been worried about violence from the crowd for a long time you saw it coming really before anyone else did you organize the group of serious republican national security people against donald trump's candidate see when he ran but you after he came in you began blowing the with. so and even recently you wrote in a lawfare blog that donald trashed donald trump is still a threat to our national security what is it about trump that has worried you all of this time and allow you to be precious about the violence we're seeing explode today. steve oh well 1st it's great to be with you. i guess what i've really seen and trump even back when he was a candidate and certainly we have seen this throughout his presidency is just how much he divides americans. we all know this now he delights his his modus operandi is to stick his finger in the most divisive issues whether it's r
2015 john ballenger was a legal adviser to the white house and the state department during the george w. bush administration and he's now a lawyer in private practice in washington d.c. john so great to be with you listen you have been worried about violence from the crowd for a long time you saw it coming really before anyone else did you organize the group of serious republican national security people against donald trump's candidate see when he ran but you after he came in you began blowing...
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advisor to president gerald for and would become -- gerald ford, and would become advisor to george h w bush. he took an interest in my career and when president george h w bush was elected, he took me with him to be the white house soviet specialist. i was fortunate enough to be the soviet specialist at the end of the cold war. it doesn't get much better than that. the second lesson is find people who are interested in you and your career who can help guide you and open up opportunities. we sometimes say i want to get there on my own. nobody gets there absolutely on their own. there are always mentors. sometimes we say you have to have role models and mentors who look like you. if i had been waiting for a black woman soviet specialist mentor, i would still be waiting. so your mentors, your role models can come in any color, shape or size. just find somebody who really cares about you and your career. the final part of that story is in 1990, mikael gorbachev came to the white house and we were sitting together on the lawn of the white house in the presidential helicopter getting ready to tak
advisor to president gerald for and would become -- gerald ford, and would become advisor to george h w bush. he took an interest in my career and when president george h w bush was elected, he took me with him to be the white house soviet specialist. i was fortunate enough to be the soviet specialist at the end of the cold war. it doesn't get much better than that. the second lesson is find people who are interested in you and your career who can help guide you and open up opportunities. we...
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george h. w. bush delivers his 1991 state of the union address to a joint session of congress. about two weeks earlier, he had -- >> next on "the presidency," george h. w. bush delivers his 1991 state of the union address to a joint session of congress. about two weeks earlier, he had announced the start of operation desert storm, military action to drive saddam hussein from neighboring kuwait. iraq had invaded kuwait several months earlier. in addition to the persian gulf war, president bush outlined his economic and budget priorities. the miller center and george h. w. bush presidential library and museum provided this video. >> -- pres. bush: mr. president and mr. speaker and members of the united states congress, i come to this house of the people to speak to you and all americans, certain that we stand at a defining hour. halfway around the world, we are engaged in a great struggle in sk
george h. w. bush delivers his 1991 state of the union address to a joint session of congress. about two weeks earlier, he had -- >> next on "the presidency," george h. w. bush delivers his 1991 state of the union address to a joint session of congress. about two weeks earlier, he had announced the start of operation desert storm, military action to drive saddam hussein from neighboring kuwait. iraq had invaded kuwait several months earlier. in addition to the persian gulf war,...
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w. bush the george w. bush and michelle obama they are pretty much b.s. if they genuinely do get on and we saw that at the inauguration of mr trump 4 years ago. when you. hear such a different thing and in fact when we using this word transition i think it's almost a little bit of a misnomer today if you think of a transition as being a transfer like a relay race where you physically passed the baton there is no physical parsing today the closest that president trump and president elect biden will be today is the fact that president trump woke up in the white house this morning and president elect biden woke up in the last house which is just adjacent to the white house that is the closest they will be there is no transfer and a lot is being made of that he had the fact that that warmth that. formality is not present today has not been present at all and i think it's quite a few people who are well said about the fact that that is how it's transpired but maybe not surprised in the end given what we know of the presidency of donald trump over the past 4 ye
w. bush the george w. bush and michelle obama they are pretty much b.s. if they genuinely do get on and we saw that at the inauguration of mr trump 4 years ago. when you. hear such a different thing and in fact when we using this word transition i think it's almost a little bit of a misnomer today if you think of a transition as being a transfer like a relay race where you physically passed the baton there is no physical parsing today the closest that president trump and president elect biden...
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claudia: a la juramentaciÓn fueron los expresidentes bill clinton, george w bush y barack obama.Ó un fuerte abrazo, asÍ como con su esposa jill, la primera en hacerlo tras su juramentaciÓn. en el momento se vio a kamala harris sonreÍr y conversar con el vicepresidente mike pence, quien tambiÉn acudiÓ. el gran ausente fue el ahora expresidente, dona strong. ——donald trump. la actriz y cantante jennifer lÓpez le puso el toque latino a la ceremonia y hablo en espaÑol. jlo: hubo una naciÓn con libertad y justicia para todos! claudia: la ceremonia de toma de posesiÓn fue Única, sin multitudes, con mascarillas. con medidas extremas de seguridad y en medio de una pandemia. a pesar de ello, serÁ un momento que muchos no olvidarÁn, como el caso de esta congresista. >> la sonrisa de oÍdo a oÍdo, aunque no me la podÍa mirar.desafortunadamente, todos tenÍamos las mascarillas puestas. claudia: los demÓcratas hoy tomaron el control del senado, ahora tienen el control de ambas cÁmaras del congreso. kamala harris, en su rol de presidenta del senado juramentÓ a tres nuevos demÓcratas, entre ellos
claudia: a la juramentaciÓn fueron los expresidentes bill clinton, george w bush y barack obama.Ó un fuerte abrazo, asÍ como con su esposa jill, la primera en hacerlo tras su juramentaciÓn. en el momento se vio a kamala harris sonreÍr y conversar con el vicepresidente mike pence, quien tambiÉn acudiÓ. el gran ausente fue el ahora expresidente, dona strong. ——donald trump. la actriz y cantante jennifer lÓpez le puso el toque latino a la ceremonia y hablo en espaÑol. jlo: hubo una...
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that was president clinton, george w. bush, and starting with president obama. e one hand, the sense that the country is returning to normal state, to a bipartisan consensus. you look at the men, look at george w. bush, responsible for how many deaths come invading afghanistan and then iraqi. you look at president clinton, the welfare so-called reform bill that led to the impoverishment of so many and mass incarceration -- which, of course, joe biden was very much a part of. and in president obama, called by his closest immigrant rights allies, the deporter-in-chief. on the other hand, you have this slew of executive orders on the first day as they were recording this, you had president biden signing off and the executive orders in the executive orders, including fortifying daca, at least for now halting border wall construction, approved reversing the travel ban muslim majority countries, and undoing trump's expansion of immigration enforcement within the u.s. if you can talk about this, what a return to so-called normalcy means, and if at this point this kind o
that was president clinton, george w. bush, and starting with president obama. e one hand, the sense that the country is returning to normal state, to a bipartisan consensus. you look at the men, look at george w. bush, responsible for how many deaths come invading afghanistan and then iraqi. you look at president clinton, the welfare so-called reform bill that led to the impoverishment of so many and mass incarceration -- which, of course, joe biden was very much a part of. and in president...
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george w bush, also arriving for -- george w bush, also arriving for —— laura and george w bush. the couple and their girls to the white house to tour the residency, and left a client note. that tour of the again that has not happened. the trumps did not reach out to the bidens to invite them to the white house to take a tour of the white house to take a tour of the residents, although i am sure thatjoe biden seen it, he was vice president under barack 0bama, he knows the building well, but it's another symbol of democracy, symbols of a functioning, mature, peaceful transfer of power, that the person who has lost, even after one term, is prepared to hand over power in a way which is gracious and shows unity for the country. here is barack 0bama and michelle 0bama, arriving, and it was barack 0bama who had to be the person who handed over power to donald trump four years ago in the inauguration of donald trump back in 2017. he has beenin donald trump back in 2017. he has been in this position not very long ago, on the other side. now it is his vice president and friend, eric 0bama
george w bush, also arriving for -- george w bush, also arriving for —— laura and george w bush. the couple and their girls to the white house to tour the residency, and left a client note. that tour of the again that has not happened. the trumps did not reach out to the bidens to invite them to the white house to take a tour of the white house to take a tour of the residents, although i am sure thatjoe biden seen it, he was vice president under barack 0bama, he knows the building well,...
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and i sat on that podium and saw that power transfer to george w. bush. mcconnell went on to say, if we overrule them, it would damage our republic forever. he said that, mcconnell, the republican leader in the senate, about two hours ago. three hours ago. ow four hours. he went on to say, if this election were overturned by mere allegations from the losing side, our democracy ould enter a death spiral. he concluded, it would be unfair and wrong to disenfranchise american voters and overrule the courts and states on this extraordinarily thin basis. and i will not pretend such a vote would be a harmless protest gesture. -- resently he spoke presciently he spoke. people who think the election was stolen, there was some fraud. why do they think it, because the commander in chief said so and they respect him and follow him and words matter. i will not pretend such a vote would be harmless gesture, while relying on others to do the right thing. i will vote to respect the people's decision and defend our system of government as we know it. urge my colleagues to
and i sat on that podium and saw that power transfer to george w. bush. mcconnell went on to say, if we overrule them, it would damage our republic forever. he said that, mcconnell, the republican leader in the senate, about two hours ago. three hours ago. ow four hours. he went on to say, if this election were overturned by mere allegations from the losing side, our democracy ould enter a death spiral. he concluded, it would be unfair and wrong to disenfranchise american voters and overrule...
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those were former presidents barack obama, george w. bush, and bill clinton, delivering a message of unity as part of the president's inauguration celebration last night. and while donald trump did not attend the biden inauguration, he did leave a letter waiting for the new commander in chief. press secretary jen psaki, who is going to be coming up on "morning joe" -- stick around for that -- describes the letter as generous. however, there is still no indication of any impending call with the former president. >> mr. president, what did president trump -- >> guys, please go. >> the president wrote a very generous letter. i have it. because it was private, i will not talk about it until i talk to him. but it was generous. >> i was with him when he was reading the letter in the oval office right before he signed the executive actions, was that this is a letter that was private, as he said to you all. it was both generous and gracious, and it was just a reflection of him not planning to release the letter unilaterally, but i wouldn't take it a
those were former presidents barack obama, george w. bush, and bill clinton, delivering a message of unity as part of the president's inauguration celebration last night. and while donald trump did not attend the biden inauguration, he did leave a letter waiting for the new commander in chief. press secretary jen psaki, who is going to be coming up on "morning joe" -- stick around for that -- describes the letter as generous. however, there is still no indication of any impending call...
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and i sat on that podium and saw that power transfer to george w. bush. mcconnell went on to say, if we overrule them, it would damage our republic forever. he said that, mcconnell, the republican leader in the senate, about two hours ago. three hours ago. ow four hours. he went on to say, if this election were overturned by mere allegations from the losing side, our democracy ould enter a death spiral. he concluded, it would be unfair and wrong to disenfranchise american voters and overrule the courts and states on this extraordinarily thin basis. and i will not pretend such a vote would be a harmless protest gesture. -- resently he spoke presciently he spoke. people who think the election was stolen, there was some fraud. why do they think it, because the commander in chief said so and they respect him and follow him and words matter. i will not pretend such a vote would be harmless gesture, while relying on others to do the right thing. i will vote to respect the people's decision and defend our system of government as we know it. urge my colleagues to
and i sat on that podium and saw that power transfer to george w. bush. mcconnell went on to say, if we overrule them, it would damage our republic forever. he said that, mcconnell, the republican leader in the senate, about two hours ago. three hours ago. ow four hours. he went on to say, if this election were overturned by mere allegations from the losing side, our democracy ould enter a death spiral. he concluded, it would be unfair and wrong to disenfranchise american voters and overrule...
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stronger tendency on his part to repudiate past republican presidency called president president george w. bush a liar that may explain why when he was alive we were supporting mr. trump president 2016 that is understandable on the circumstancess. but donald trump got 90 percent support even though he got less than half the primary popular votes nobody ran against him in the republican primary in 2020 even they were advertising themselves as never campers but the interesting question is whether or not republican voters will discard president trump because in effect theyid seem to disregard president bush's after they are gone with the former president and historicor euros. you don't have much m sentimental guard those policy issues are not always very helpful we don't have a civil war and they tend to have solidarity and we pretty see in the polls president trump plummeting and there are mixed results but there is a showing his positive job of going down at 29 percent that's in the very narrow range and voters generally between the 2 percent or 46 or 47 percent during the fall term in office an
stronger tendency on his part to repudiate past republican presidency called president president george w. bush a liar that may explain why when he was alive we were supporting mr. trump president 2016 that is understandable on the circumstancess. but donald trump got 90 percent support even though he got less than half the primary popular votes nobody ran against him in the republican primary in 2020 even they were advertising themselves as never campers but the interesting question is whether...
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under president george w. bush, he served as secretary of transportation, and later, as as president -- excuse me, george h.w. bush, and later as president george w. bush's first chief of staff. john podesta served as chief of staff to president bill clinton, among several other senior roles, a counselor to president barack obama, and co-chair of the obama-biden transition project. i did a little sleuthing around town with friends and former colleagues and even some family members who happen to work for both individuals about mr. podesta. i was told he was "measured a great manager smart on all fronts and willing to listen to all voices, whether senior or carr, ias for secretary was told "he instilled in us from day one how lucky we were to be at the white house that we were public servants. we were to be humble and we were to put the country and the president first." the one word i heard to describe them both was calm. in normal times, the presidential transition can feel unwieldy. call him, steady leadership is e
under president george w. bush, he served as secretary of transportation, and later, as as president -- excuse me, george h.w. bush, and later as president george w. bush's first chief of staff. john podesta served as chief of staff to president bill clinton, among several other senior roles, a counselor to president barack obama, and co-chair of the obama-biden transition project. i did a little sleuthing around town with friends and former colleagues and even some family members who happen to...
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george w. bush, 20 years ago. t is hard to believe it was 20 years ago, but here is george bush on january 20 of 2001. i went to play this clip and then i'm going to ask and move right into his second inaugural. the first one took place before anyone had conceived of 9/11, and i went to have you compare the tone of the two speeches just four years apart. let's listen to george w. bush's first inaugural and that we will take a break and come back and listen to his second inaugural. [video clip] president bush: the peaceful transfer of authority is rare in history, but common to our country. where we start new beginnings. i think president clinton for -- i think -- i thank president clinton for his service to our nation. [applause] and i thank vice president gore for his contests conducted with spirit ended with grace. [applause] the ambitions of some americans -- sometimes it seems we share continent, but not a country. we do not accept this, and we will not allow it. our unity, our union is the serious work of lead
george w. bush, 20 years ago. t is hard to believe it was 20 years ago, but here is george bush on january 20 of 2001. i went to play this clip and then i'm going to ask and move right into his second inaugural. the first one took place before anyone had conceived of 9/11, and i went to have you compare the tone of the two speeches just four years apart. let's listen to george w. bush's first inaugural and that we will take a break and come back and listen to his second inaugural. [video clip]...
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and anna, though, very important, george w. bush's presence today. t, at arlington national cemetery with prior democratic presidents and george wncht bush and laura bush also being there toge together. >> anna, can you hear me? sorry. >> oh, i thought you were talking to -- to anna, yeah. >> are you asking me? >> yes. >> listen, i thought it was incredibly symbolic, because there's things that should not be partisan, that should be about democracy, that should be about the institution, that should be about respect for a peaceful transfer of power. and i thought that george w. bush's presence there, and mike pence's presence there, as well, gave that. what we lacked because donald trump was incapable of showing the maturity of sitting there -- and that was fine. that's fine, you know. if he couldn't do it, it was better off for him not to do it. but certainly george w. bush being there, and mike pence being there meant, i think, an enormous amount. >> it certainly did. and scott jennings, as we are speaking, we're getting ready for all these executive
and anna, though, very important, george w. bush's presence today. t, at arlington national cemetery with prior democratic presidents and george wncht bush and laura bush also being there toge together. >> anna, can you hear me? sorry. >> oh, i thought you were talking to -- to anna, yeah. >> are you asking me? >> yes. >> listen, i thought it was incredibly symbolic, because there's things that should not be partisan, that should be about democracy, that should be...
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>> well, george w. bush is trying, that nuanced way, not nuanced if you know that he is trying to stay out of politics, but nuanced from a difference, as a regular person, to signal that he approves what liz cheney did and wants the public to know about it. he's reticent, he didn't stand up and say, for example, that he supported the impeachment of donald trump or he didn't say that he was going to vote for joe biden in the election. but he went to joe biden's inauguration. and steps like this are trying to show where he is. that's not likely to have a great effect, because in this republican party, at this moment, george w. bush is not particularly popular or revered, only by a very narrow segment of people. but that just goes to show you that he feels the need to stand up and say that, and that so few other republican leaders are, shows the weakness of the party leadership. this is a demonstration of a complete lack of inner strength and political strength by republican leaders because they don't believe t
>> well, george w. bush is trying, that nuanced way, not nuanced if you know that he is trying to stay out of politics, but nuanced from a difference, as a regular person, to signal that he approves what liz cheney did and wants the public to know about it. he's reticent, he didn't stand up and say, for example, that he supported the impeachment of donald trump or he didn't say that he was going to vote for joe biden in the election. but he went to joe biden's inauguration. and steps like...
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then there was a reagan chef and george w. bush and then walter came in with the clinton's and served until the end of the first term of george w. bush, and then an assistant chef came in under the clinton administration and was elevated to white house executive chef. she has been there ever since. >> is there a food budget? >> yes there is. here is the interesting thing. before you get to truman, our presidents essentially had to pay for food out of their own pocket. truman eventually gets a budget. if you order food on air force one, the presidential yacht, when we had a lot, they actually get build against that account. it's not a free-for-all in terms of food. there is a budget that gets allocated by congress for that, so that's another thing going into the food story. to give you a more history, the creation of the white house mess is a reflection of this. after the white house was renovated in the 19 fifties, there was more need for staff because of the installation of air conditioning. truman was not going to get any more mo
then there was a reagan chef and george w. bush and then walter came in with the clinton's and served until the end of the first term of george w. bush, and then an assistant chef came in under the clinton administration and was elevated to white house executive chef. she has been there ever since. >> is there a food budget? >> yes there is. here is the interesting thing. before you get to truman, our presidents essentially had to pay for food out of their own pocket. truman...