you know, i mean i'm writing a book about gerald ford gerald ford. treated the male as if it was sacred. he spent two hours as a congressman. he's been two hours a day answering his mail. and every letter then tiny staff that had three three people when he first came to congress. and with those every letter. got answered within 24 hours if humanly possible, okay. now undoubted away. there was something distorting even then. the the nature that people cared about something enough to express an opinion or ask a favor or register protest that very emotion. sets it apart from the vast majority of people around you understandably. but it's it's a it's a phenomenon that is greatly exacerbated by the nature of social media which which disproportionately channels anger. and and often vicious anger it's it's when you do washington journal? and you take calls. and i don't know but i mean, you know, i've done the show number of occasions. and there are days when you get nothing, but wonderful calls and their days when having nothing to do with whatever your are

you know, i mean i'm writing a book about gerald ford gerald ford. treated the male as if it was sacred. he spent two hours as a congressman. he's been two hours a day answering his mail. and every letter then tiny staff that had three three people when he first came to congress. and with those every letter. got answered within 24 hours if humanly possible, okay. now undoubted away. there was something distorting even then. the the nature that people cared about something enough to express an opinion or ask a favor or register protest that very emotion. sets it apart from the vast majority of people around you understandably. but it's it's a it's a phenomenon that is greatly exacerbated by the nature of social media which which disproportionately channels anger. and and often vicious anger it's it's when you do washington journal? and you take calls. and i don't know but i mean, you know, i've done the show number of occasions. and there are days when you get nothing, but wonderful calls and their days when having nothing to do with whatever your are

and a eulogy at both betty ford's funeral annette gerald ford's funeral. yeah. how much time did you spend and how did you go about preparing for those eulogies? i don't know how you prepare for it. i think. in a way in the case of president ford i i worked on a draft. months in advance of his passing for the reason that i did not want. to be caught at the worst possible time when my own emotions were involved and and run the risk of not doing your best possible work and so that's something that i wrote. in draft form probably six months before he passed how long did it take you to get to the draft one? hours, you know days. a few time couple of days. oh, yeah a few days and you because you go through i mean, i you know, you don't write books you rewrite books and that's true for me with speeches. it's a different kind of writing. a speech i'm a victim of my own facility. i used to type. peck with two fingers i go to 665 words. you know and that but the i can write a speech i can bang out speech in an hour. i have written your jesus. in a hot tape my story. it's

david: there was a story that they were going to put gerald ford on the cover, but they went with you. diane: for winning his primary. yes, but that i discovered it was the month of march. and the month of march is usually when they want subscription renewals, and so they would think that maybe i would be -- david: a more attractive woman on the cover -- diane: -- would be a more attractive woman on the cover. david: ok. let's go back a moment. you grew up in what country? diane: belgium. david: your mother was a survivor of auschwitz? diane: yes. david: how did she survive auschwitz? she weighed 59 pounds when she came out. diane: 49. how do you survive? i don't know. i don't know. very, very, very few people survived. she survived. she was 22. she got arrested, she was 21. she stayed 14 months and she really got arrested very late, it was may 1944, but she worked while she was there, she worked at the factory. while you were working, they won't kill you, so that is the first thing, and then after that, there was the famous death march and they went and walked to another camp. a lot

well gerald ford, i mean as you mean physically living conversation back and forth. yeah. yeah. i i think i got to know president ford who well. what reagan of course i mean i and i don't want exaggerate our intimacy. but i was there. i chose there when the alzheimer's letter. was written i got a call. already made to the fact that it was going to come. i i remember i'm will never forget. the last conversation i had with president reagan. you know, he used to come up to the library and the alzheimer's letter was in i want to say october of 94. was a fall of 94. and i was there for another year and a half. he would come up. and i take him through temporary exhibits. and the like and or you'd sign books or you know, but i mean he was still he was still actively involved. and and immensely proud i mean very modest because i'd sat in meetings with when they were first. designing the exhibits and he was incredibly humble. i mean he, you know couldn't believe there was going to be this institution with his name on it and that i'm convinced that was genuine. but at the same time he's he

and in 1980, gerald ford made it clear that he was interested in avenging his narrow 1976 loss, arguingt ronald reagan was too conservative to win. that didn't stop him from seriously considering becoming ronald reagan's running mate, a notion that ultimately did not happen, but would have been the most unusual post-presidential comeback ever. so, what of donald trump's prospects as a potential candidate? among republicans, he holds a huge lead in the polls. no one else comes close. righnow he runs even with or ahead of joe biden. and his position is made stronger by the fact that a large majority of repuicans support his baseless claim that the election was stolen from him. this, in turn, has complicated the position of other potentl candidates. none of th can openly oppose trump for fear of angering the base. >> hill: jeff, a number of influential republicans have some serious doubts about trump and his actions. for instance, he's backing divisive primary republicans. and couldn't that hurt republican prospects of regaining the majori in the house in the fall elections? >> republicans

people restored it who abided by it in the past were richard nixon, gerald ford, ronald ragan, george h w bush, george w. bush, they all supported the voting rights act. don't let the republican party morph into something else. restore the institution of the senate the way it was designed to be. senate rules were just changed to raise the debt ceiling so we wouldn't renege on our debt for the first time in our history. prevent an economic crisis. that was dope by a, that was done by a simple majority. as senator warnock said a few weeks ago in a power. speech if we change the rules to protect the full faith and credit of the united states we should be able to change the rules to protect the heart and soul of our democracy. he was right. the days that followed john lewis' death, there was an outpouring of praise and support across the political spectrum. but as we stand here today, it isn't enough just to praise his memory. we must translate eulogy into action. we need to follow john lewis' footsteps. we need to support the bill in his name. just a few days ago, we talked about up in t

stafford, gerald ford. she's been fighting to on shackle the presidency as i was mentioning earlier, throughout his whole career. i mean, dick cheney is his protege, not the other way around. people forget that. he represents a strand of american conservatism that when hyper imperialist in the most old school, sanchez and was sort of on apologetic about it. and he was a disaster for us politics for the pentagon and for the world. and his ill should be rejected, horribly and emphatically. but instead in polite circles where they go to the same schools and cocktail party, country clubs and there, it's go to after school programs together. it's a club. the c as a club. northern virginia is a club. and i think that drive some of the polite, you know, media memory. yeah, i think that plus or dimension comes through in, in your history very, very powerfully. but if anyone thinks it's all about foreign policy, you say in the book, american imperialism comes home, often, poisoning any hope for meaningful democracy.

people restored it who abided by it in the past were richard nixon, gerald ford, ronald reagan, george h.w. bush. george w. bush. they all supported the voting rights act. don't let the republican party morph into something else. restore the institution of the senate the way it was designed to be. senate rules were just changed to raise the debt ceiling so we wouldn't renege on our debt for the first time in our history. prevent an economic crisis. that was dope by a -- that was done by a simple majority. as senator warnock said a few weeks ago in a power. speech if we change the rules to protect the full faith and credit of the united states we should be able to change the rules to protect the heart and soul of our democracy. he was right. the days that followed john lewis' death, there was an outpouring of praise and support across the political spectrum. but as we stand here today, it isn't enough just to praise his memory. we must translate eulogy into action. we need to follow john lewis' footsteps. we need to support the bill in hi name. just a few days ago, we talked about up in

course, who is standing in the galleries at the convention hall, but a young yale law student named gerald ford shouting we want wilkie. but due east influence lift on. a match and being 46 years old, which is what he was in november of 1948, and one would assume he was -- although, again, one of the things that is overlooked is, people grossly exaggerate the league that he had over truman. and in fact, the polls showed that by modern standards, five points, six points. it would not be assumed, as it was universally assumed, that this was over. >> let's go on. i want to go back to some other things. what was your next book? >> then, i signed a two book contract. based on the dewy. it had been well reviewed. and i was very lucky. i've got to do a book on herbert hoover. the primary focus being on his post white house years. which struck me as being the most revealing period of his life. he was a man -- in some ways, it was almost a sequel, picking up where do we left off. dewey was a man who said, laden life everything came too early to me. and who was saddled in middle age with his lifelong rep

tests of the uss gerald ford said that the long-term recovery systems are poor or of unknown reliabilityglobal news 24 hours a day, on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm ritika gupta. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> we have been consulting with allies and deployments for alternate scenarios. we have always said we would reinforce our allies on the eastern flank, and those conversations and discussions have been part of what our national security officials have been discussing with their counterparts now for several weeks. in fact, we have never ruled out the option of providing additional assistance i advance of an invasion. jonathan: jen psaki, the white house press secretary. from new york, with tom keene and lisa abramowicz, i'm jonathan ferro. down 1.3% on the s&p. on the nasdaq, down by 1.8%. treasury yields not doing much on the long end. crude unchanged, $83.33. some dollar strength against the euro. euro-dollar, 1.1272, -0.5%. tom: stasis in the last hour is how i would put it, with less of a coordinated tigh

and her father, the former vice president of the united states, gerald ford back in the ford white house days. the defense secretary, the vice president of the united states, a former member of the house who thought one day he might be a speaker. you have to go back through the generations to find a republican who is willing to say, i don't stand up for my country first. america comes before democrat or republican. >> who would have thought dick cheney would be on the left today? i was in the chamber, democrats were lining up to speak to him. speaker pelosi said we were honored he was there and thanked him for that courage. there were no other republicans xaept for marjorie taylor green and matt gaetz. most republicans don't want to talk act jbout january 6th. that acknowledges trump's roam. >> steve bannon said he was still proud of what they did january 6th. think about that this is an election year a. lot of this i think so to debate. what should we debate first? one year ago, a violent attempt to overturn the election unfolded. nancy pelosi gavelled in both chambers to count electora

the defense department's testing office found mixed performance by the combat system on the uss gerald ford dollar aircraft carrier. the report also says the aircraft launch and recovery systems are poor or of unknown reliability. hedge fund billionaire ray dalio has a small percentage of his portfolio in cryptocurrencies, but it is clear he does not spend a lot of time thinking about it. dalio was interviewed for "the david rubenstein show: peer-to-peer conversations." >> the amazing accomplishment to have programmed it, to have 11 years that it has not been hacked, but it is a very vulnerable instrument because they can track who is operating it. it will be outlawed probably by different governments. in terms of its size, it has issues. i think too much attention is spent on crypto. ritika: you can watch that entire interview on bloomberg tv . global news 24 hours a day, on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm ritika gupta. this is bloomberg. guy: thank you very much, indeed. we got ge earnings a little earlier

seeking re-election or election and gerald ford's case. and in every one of them. the president the incumbent president lost the first debate. every time and i went back and spoke to some of the folks who prepped. those presidents for the debates. i called them they all knew i was doing trump and so i called them and they all told me the same thing which i suspected which was presidents don't want to prep. because they're president. they're like you know, i'm the president. oh i need to prepare for a debate for i am the president. now this this guy or woman over here, they don't know the presidency. i know the presidency. i'm the president. so what i sat down i said we need to start now mr. president. and he said i mean no joke he goes. tell the wife to prepare for i'm president. i'm like, that's so great, right? so i go into my briefcase and i take out a stack article this thick and i said i toss them across the table to them. and i said i want i said debate prep is over. i said we're not doing anything else today. so i want you to do is go back tonight and read t

people that restored it, abided by it in the past were richard nixon, gerald ford, ronald reagan, georgege w. bush. they all supported the voting rights act. don't let the republican party morph into something else. restore the institution of the senate the way it was designed to be. senate rules were just changed to raise the debt ceiling so we won't reneg on our debt for the first time in our history, prevent a economic crisis. that was done by simply majority. as senator warnock said a few weeks ago in a powerful speech, if we change the rules to protect the faith and credit of the united states, we should be able to change the rules to protect the heart and soul of our democracy. he was right. the days that followed john lewis' death, there was an outpouring of praise and support across the political spectrum. as we stand here today, it's not enough to praise his memory. we must translate eulogy into action. we need to follow john lewis' foot steps. we need to support the bill in his name. just a few days ago, we talked about up in the congress and the white house the event coming up

presidents gerald ford, jimmy carter, and george h.w. bush were each challenged.on the nomination, each lost the general election. as talk of a possible primary challenger has spread, progressive names have been floating around like nina turner, former ohio state senator and former presidential cabinet marianne womenson. the biden white house does have some time before they have toe calculate real competition. bret? >> bret: alex, thank you. up next, the panel on the omicron surge. covid mandates, booster recommendations and getting kids back to school. ♪ >> 97% of schools are open across the country and the president wants school to be open. we have taken steps to prepare for any contingency any moment. ♪ highly recommend it! zifans love zicam's unique zinc formula. it shortens colds! zicam. zinc that cold! exploring the heart of historic europe with viking, it shoyou'll get closer to iconic landmarks, to local life and legendary treasures as you sail onboard our patented, award-winning viking longships. you'll enjoy many extras, including wi-fi, cultural enrichm

i was excited about something gerald ford did. i can't remember andthat's chastening in a way but it also makes you take a deep breath . >> one of the things that i admire and i think many other people do about your writing is that you have a happy attitude but you're not afraid to confront very complex problems. and as i was flipping through the book i noticed that you write about the lynchings in american history quite often and i think there's a complicated debate unfolding now especially inconservative circles about things like critical race theory . the witch is not talking about history but that gets muddled and confused but you confront this and the one i remember is we tell the story about alynching that happened in illinois not far from where president obama announced his campaign . can you talk about why? because as a conservative who grew up in rural michigan i used to stay on top of these things and sometimes phoenix was her column, it was the first time i ever heard it. >> either i live 80 years before learning this y

i am still a registered republican but i have not voted for president since gerald ford ran. host: we are trying to talk to current republicans to talk about the current direction of the grand old party and want to hear if you are satisfied or not satisfied. we will save your phone call for another time down the road. current republicans only. (202) 748-8000 for republicans in the eastern or central time zones. (202) 748-8001 five republicans in the mountain or pacific time zones. charlotte is a republican -- actually she's not on the phone. the washington times had a column focusing on president biden's first year. we talked about this in the first hour. there are numbers that democrats would prefer to focus on and numbers republicans would prefer to focus on. free democrats, things like that 3.9% jobless rate. it is the 41 federal judges president biden has confirmed to the bench in his first year, more than any of his recent predecessors in their first year. it is the $1 trillion number, the bipartisan infrastructure law, the funding, including $550 billion in new spending

people who abided by it in the past were richard nixon, gerald ford, ronald reagan, george h.w. bush, george w. bush. they all supported the voting rights act. don't let the republican party morph into something else. restore the institution of the senate the way it was designed to be. senate rules were just changed to raise the debt ceiling so we wouldn't renege on our debt for the first time in our history, prevent an economic crisis. that was done by simple majority. as senator warnock said a couple of weeks ago in a powerful speech, if we change the rules to protect the full faith and credit of the united states, we should be able to change the rules to protect the heart and soul of our democracy. he was right. the days that followed john lewis' death there was an outpouring of praise and support across the political spectrum. but as we stand here today, it isn't enough just to praise his memory. we just translate eulogy into action. we need to follow john lewis' footsteps. we need to support the bill in his name. just a few days ago, we talked up in the congress and the whi

republican gerald ford who first replaced richard nixon after his resignation had declared inflationately concluded that his policies to thwart it were basic stupidity and didn't work. but voters were nonetheless angry and many felt that new president jimmy carter was weak in his response. americans getting crushed by rising gas and heat prices, then found a president sporting a cardigan offering thrifty tips. >> all of us must learn to waste less emergency, simply by keeping our thermostat at 65 degrees in the daytime and 55 degrees at night, we could save half the current shortage of natural gas. >> carter lost re-election and the u.s. spent years battling inflation before getting it under control. the u.s. has a strong monetary policy and a resilient economy, but in some other countries, hyperinflation does more than impact an election, it can topple systems of government. it was a precursor to hitler's rise to power in germany and more recently in 2018 a range of problems drove inflation so high, in venezuela, that money became almost worthless, topping 800,000%. imagine living i

now, a year in, there have been more negative comparisons to the gerald ford and jimmy carter administrations. cnbc's senior white house correspondent kaley tausche has a look at how the white house is trying to rehab the president's image as they head into year two. >> from the earliest days of the biden presidency, there were great expectations plans for trillions in spending, a redistribution of wealth, and a vast expansion of government then what was billed as the next new deal ran into reality. >> franklin roosevelt, lyndon johnson were not dealing with such a narrow victory and narrow margins in the house and senate. they simply don't have the mandate to go that far >> there was common ground on covid aid and infrastructure before a new question arose. conservative economists have drawn parallels to lbj's great society and suggested that massive government spending paired with wartime programs would lead to out of control inflation. you're a student of history. why do you believe that is or is not the case >> i believe it's not the case because it's been shown not to be the case in our

at one point trump told people he couldn't trust vice president pence to pardon him like gerald ford did for nixon anyway. that is the state of what it was like in the west wing, which is so remarkable. remarkable for bide on the call out trump, call him a liar, basically, from capitol hill on the one-year anniversary of this attack. but the days in the west wing after were also so remarkable. trump's west wing was always chaotic and crazy, but the way people described those final days was unbelievable. >> there was also an impeachment that took place following this. i know president biden invoked the names of eisenhower and lincoln and the bushes and reagan he said in his speech, really delineate and distinguish between president-day republicans and the republican party of yesteryear, it seemed. but we can't forget there was also action taken by members of congress and there was the same level of distress you speak of in terms of trump towards vice president pence, that same distrust was the air within congress as well, not knowing who may have participated or facilitated even among

he wanted to be like gerald ford after vietnam. to heal," and biden was going to heal the country. and he had reason to believe we might be able to heal in 2021. after all, mitch mcconnell and lindsey graham on and on denounced trump, but alas, a dictator kicked in. nobody in the republican party wants to square off with trump i see that all the time in american history. it's what dictators or authoritarian figures do all over. you cross me once and you're off my list. trump has done that quite effectively, so it puts the republican party from a historical point of view into the trenches with a nefarious figure like trump. it's not going to look good in the long run of american history because i believe we'll get through this kind of wave of nativism and becoming a kingdom of fear and get back to being the united states that has the can-doism of the moon shot. >> we can only hope. douglas brinkley, thank you. >>> reporting from richard engel in the chaotic situation in kazakhstan and why russia is getting involved. "the 11th hour"