the most formal is the oval office, the second was camp david, and the most intimate was kennebunkport, walker's point, because that was his home, that was purely personal. >> guest: you know, that's an interesting point--and i don't know how other presidents looked at it, other national security advisers, other secretaries of state--but i believe having someone in your home is a great tension-breaker. i'll never forget going down to chile and the president had a dinner. here--here we were with a huge entourage and a great big boeing 747 and all kinds of people, and the president had us in his very, very modest home, and there wasn't barely room to get 10 people in the dining room. and he had his grandchildren out there, and it was tremendously flattering to me and--and--and conducive to the kind of--the kinda conversations that brent just alluded to. c-span: let me--you open up on--on one of the chapters where you go into some lengths about the oval office, and i'll just read a little bit of it. it's chapter 2. you say, 'the oval office itself is not that large, but it has a special a

haven't seen so many people so well dressed since i weant -- went to a come as you are party in kennebunkport. >> we just had really good news out of yugoslavia. especially pleased that mr. milosevic has stepped down. that's one less polysill back -- polysyllabic name for me to remember. you know what this world really needs? it really needs more world leaders named al smith. [laughter] >> it is an honor to share the dais with the descendants of the great at -- al smith. al, your great, great grand father was my favorite kind of gore. the kind who ran for president and lost. [laughter] >> about 15 minutes left will. glen in freeland, michigan, you are on the contenders. please go ahead. >> thank you very much. the question i have is with all the anti-roman catholic racism and his being the first major american presidential party candidate that was roman catholic and everything, how much international attention did this get? specifically, did the pope at the time ever weigh in or comment on any of the campaign he ran or anything like that? thank you very much. >> thank you, glen. beverly gauge

realized i haven't seen so many people so well dressed since i went to a come as you are party in kennebunkport>> we just had really good news out of yugoslavia. especially pleased that mr. milosevic has stepped down. that's one less polysyllabic name for me to remember. [laughter] [applause] you know what this world really needs? it really needs more world leaders named al smith. [laughter] >> it is an honor to share the dais with the descendants of the great al smith. al, your great, great grand father was my favorite kind of governor. the kind who ran for president and lost. [laughter] >> about 15 minutes left. glen in freeland, michigan, you are on the contenders. please go ahead. >> thank you very much. the question i have is with all the anti-roman catholic racism and his being the first major american presidential party candidate that was roman catholic and everything, how much international attention did this get? specifically, did the pope at the time ever weigh in or comment on any of the campaign he ran or anything like that? thank you very much. >> thank you, glen. beverly gage, if

realized i haven't seen so many people so well dressed since i went to a come as you are party in kennebunkport. >> we just had really good news out of yugoslavia. especially pleased that mr. milosevic has stepped down. that's one less polysyllabic name for me to remember. [laughter] [applause] you know what this world really needs? it really needs more world leaders named al smith. [laughter] >> it is an honor to share the dais with the descendants of the great at -- al smith. al, your great, great grand father was my favorite kind of gore. -- governor. the kind who ran for president and lost. [laughter] >> about 15 minutes left will. . glen in freeland, michigan, you are on the contenders. please go ahead. >> thank you very much. the question i have is with all the anti-roman catholic racism and his being the first major american presidential party candidate that was roman catholic and everything, how much international attention did this get? specifically, did the pope at the time ever weigh in or comment on any of the campaign he ran or anything like that? thank you very much. >> thank you,