. >> ladies and gentlemen, without any further ado, the iron lady of liberia, madam ellen johnson sirleaf, president of the republic of liberia. [applause] [applause]. >> [no audio]. >> can afternoon hear me okay? all right. no? i'll have to speak a little louder then. is that all right? okay. all right, you are welcome, welcome to washington, d.c. [applause]. >> thank you. >> all right. all right. you look beautiful. >> thank you. >> all right. so, you know, we were chatting a little bit in back and i asked if it was all right with you if we could just girl chat. i mean, we have seen a lot of your -- [laughter] when i say girl chats i mean, get to know a little bit more about the president herself. after all, this is her memoir, right? so, it does give us just -- we want to get a little bit more in sight about you, the person. is that okay with you? >> fine, but you know, don't carry that too far. >> okay. [laughter]. >> i will not. i promise. i promise. so, i know people are laughing at me now. if you want to... start me straight. from the beginning, you were a baby, lying -- >> obvious