i was at the american university in the mid-1980s was jim mcgovern who became a member of congress and he helped win the war in el salvador. i have to behave a little bit there. you've got to get out you are spending too much time missing out on things. there's a wonderful women's shelter in dc. he was working for a congressman so he went down and that women from el salvador so they took the members of congress and i think that finally he persuaded congress to cut off the funding for el salvador. >> host: it's amazing to think that it was your recommendation. a >> guest: now he's in congress because fidel castro. they had 8% of the vote. he goes and runs again who was to telegram the incumbent republican democrats gave him little to no money. he was down in the polls and meanwhile they have taken members of congress to cuba so the incumbent got dressed up like fidel castro, big boots, cigar, at the main intersection in massachusetts holding in an honest sign both for jim mcduff later he won the election. i called him up and said how are you doing, you are way behind. i got the undecide