linden johnson, bill clinton, ronald reagan did not govern that way. neil: who is at fault here?i think to some degree everyone. but at the end of the day, if this ceo of big company, went into default because he would not negotiate with the labor unions who should get fired? the board, or the ceo? neil: do you think we're going into default. >> that is correct. and i think the immediate impact of the shut -- so-called shut down is very manageable. neil: do you think that republicans brought this upon themselves by insisting to defunding obamacare? >> the subject matter may be obamacare. i think that real question is how are you going do govern? you need leadership to govern, legislative -- >> would you fall the leadership a among republicans? >> well, i think that ceo of the cotry is to blame for break downs in -- >> is there anyone out there you see who is up to and future years just? >> probably is, one good thing about having a big crisis is that is where the real leadership tends -- >> you think it still out there, a lot of people say america is down for the count, you are a

details, you can imagine president kennedy huddled up with his advise ors and what it was like as linden b. johnson took the oath of office after receiving this radio message. >> this is on a relay, we have reports quoting that mr. kennedy was killed in dallas and that the president is dead, that he died about 35 minutes ago. do you have that, over? >> that is correct. that is correct. >> and wow, take a look at this image in the bedroom. roses the first lady didn't take with her on the motorcade and the towel she refused to use to wipe off her husband's blood. the dallas exhibit opens to the public on friday. >> well some startling revelations about one of the top colleges in our area. gw has never been shy about its almost $50,000 tuition costs. >> but now the private university admits it weight lists students who can't afford to pay that much. bruce johnson has more in tonight's cover story. >> reporter: the cost of attending george washington university is roughly 60,000 del -- $60,000 per year. it was advertising that money was not a factor in choosing qualified students. >> they said gw is ne

remember linden johnson used to say you don't vote my way kill you and bury you in the rio grande and> go. >> yeah, it's done. this vote has passed 81 to 18. it goes now from the senate to the house. that will be a short matter of time and the house will take it up pretty soon. once it gets over there, it's got a fast track. they have kind of moved the rules a little bit. so we could be within an hour or so before the house series of votes takes place. >> all right. you guys thanks very much. we appreciate it. but like i'm tired of you. so i have to get some glamour into this program. >> love you, too. >> so here we are. let's cut to the glamour, please. right now. >> dredged up. >> no. >> you said you were going to see what you could dredge up. >> no, no, no. i demanded. after looking for those three guys for six months? >> i don't blame you. >> the five has a room they keep these people in for days at a time. >> tonight want to kill each other. >> you know, you are a republican. you used to represent president bush to the press. people know that and they are going, well, the republi

but at the same time, we're h e asking would linden johnson stand on the side lines? i'm not going to compromised, the president holds press conferences, i'm not going to compromised. >> like i said, i was chief of staff, it was shut down once or twice within i was there. ronald reagan and the democrats and congress worked it out pretty quickly. i agree, this is not a huge difference the suspension for one year, right now going in the barring anything position is could we suspend one year the individual mandate as you, mr. president, can we get rid of this special deal in congress? they would like democrats would like to repeal, that an impossible thing to work out? >> don't you think, pete the president called up boehner, he called up more conservative members of congress in the hour, i'm not sho sure you couldn't have a deal and fold it into the debt ceiling discussion. how do you think that plays out? harry reid can't finish it clean with only democratic votes, right? doesn't there have to be a negotiation in the next two weeks? >> especially on the debt ceiling. b

like linden johnson was complete -- that's the only reason why medicare worked. that's the only reason why the civil rights bills passed. it is, i guess, a lot easier to be a conservative president saying, we're going to cut, worry going to abolish. we're going to do whatever, the stuff i believe in. but if you are going to be a progressive president, you better look at lbj and fdr as your role models, this president, this is one of the worst performances i think any of us have seen. i have a rollout of a major initiative. it's not just the website. it's all of these other things that really matter. >> and it was the explanatory role wasn't filled, fulfilled. it's been very tough. i think right now the conventional narrative about obama was, yes, he was overly isolated. lamar alexander tells the story about everett dirkson being on the phone with lbj one afternoon saying, no, mr. president, i was there yesterday, i can't come down for a drink, i got to go home. he hangs up the phone, before he goes out of the office, he hears lbj's beagles in the hall. he had gon