mrs. bush, mesmerized by her. i kept trying to process what it meant to them to have her there listening to them talk about their dreams and their goals. that circles back to what i was mentioning, that it comes down to relationships. relationships and the photo ops. i think everybody has been beaten up in china, carol. just really learning from mrs. bush about what it means to listen and engage and do that with grace in the private and public sphere, to acknowledge the effort that goes into these meetings. there they are in normandy on the beaches which was such a beautiful moment and so powerful i think to everybody that was there that day. these are the cherry blossom princesses coming in their matching pink suits. they were mortified. their ten seconds with mrs. bush, preparing to say hello. the generosity of taking five minutes for a photo op in the heat of the sun in texas. this is in the spring of 2003 when the president of uganda was visiting and he brought with them the uganda children

mrs. bush. they were mesmerized by her, and i think -- i just kept trying to process what it meant to them to have her there listening to them talk about their dreams and their goals. that just circles back to what i was mentioning. that it comes down to relationshi relationships, right? that happens behind the photo-opes here. we're arriving in china. i think everyone has been beaten up in china, carol. and just really learning from mrs. bush about what it means to listen and to engage and to do that with grace in the private and the public sphere, to acknowledge the effort into the meetings. here we are in normandy on the beaches, which was such a beautiful moment and so powerful. i think everybody that was there that day. to the mundane these are the sweet little cherry blossom princesses around the nation coming in their matching pink suits. they were mortified with their ten seconds to mrs. bush. they're trying to prepare to say hello, or the generosity of taking five minutes for a photo o

this is election night in the mansion, and mrs. bush and governor bush and jeb, whose life is passing before his eyes in the florida vote count and president bush on the phone in the background, but this was about ten minutes before al gore took back his concession which i just wish i would have heard that phone call but i didn't, so we've read about it, and the obamas. this is inaugural night. i did the official -- produced the official inaugural book for the committee. i also did the two bush books and two clinton books with my team of photographers, and -- and some photos of michelle obama. this is after eight presidential balls. this is also the first ladies will appreciate this. two more balls to go, back stage, and in the elevator. this is a high school prom picture i think, kind of a gallant moment. this is the night of the inaugural. and then six first ladies at the reagan library dedication with pat nixon. i think this was the last public appearance that mrs. nixon made before she died with lady bird, and then at the george bus

so mrs. bush in her role went out to grandma's house in washington, d.c., and unfortunately that poor guy only lasted another couple of weeks. now, someone we all know and love happened to mention that he didn't like broccoli, so the mother of america had to go out there to reassure all the children that broccoli is good and good for you. you'll notice that she did that with the oval office right in the background, which i thought was pretty cheeky. after the election president bush was honored by the armed services at a salute at ft. myers, and it was an incredibly moving event. there wasn't a dry eye anywhere to include miraculously the press that had tears running down their eyes. but then life takes funny turns, and we have governor bush and governor bush and president bush and who knows who the guy in the background, what he's going to add to it. and life goes on. this is after the election at ken kennebunkpo kennebunkport. the president is going off to work, which brings me back to the wells

president and mrs. bush for the president of mexico was september 5th, vicente fox, and, again, we had beautiful weather. the dinner went flawlessly. i think the bushes were happy. it was a beautiful occasion, and then on 9/11 we had our next big event for the next administration, as far as entertaining and we had scheduled the annual congressional barbecue. very often it could be in june and september. we picked september for a new she really did pay attention to the details. i had to have that checklist so she was not too nervous or concerned. i felt it was okay. the press, it's a feeding frensy. they wanted to know how she was coping. i think they tdid their best to reassure her as well. >> all of you have had to deal with the unexpected. cathy, you were there on 9/11. what do you remember of that day? >> well, i always -- i'm always was big on a saturday and we've had several weeks. beautiful weather, ultimately both in new york and in washington. that helped the relief workers and emergency workers. at

i don't know whether, mrs. bush, you were given yellow roses from country to country or state to state, but i think mrs. johnson would -- every time she went someplace and somebody would play "the yellow rose of texas" and give her a big bouquet of yellow roses, they thought they were so clever to have thought of it. and -- oh! and she was -- she was very, very polite, but she said, if there's ever an opportunity for people to give me a bouquet of wildflowers, that would be really nice or to play something else, even the "eyes of texas." >> it's like harry truman at the beginning of the nixon presidency, nixon wanted to let by gones to be by gones, so he donated the piano to the truman library and he went out to independence to make this presentation at the truman library. he sat down, grandly began to play "the missouri waltz." it turns out harry truman hated "the missouri waltz," had always hated "the missouri waltz" but mrs. truman said the good thing was by then he was so deaf that he couldn't hear what the pres

i said, thank you, mrs. bush. that is what i was thinking with my mind. but in my mouth was thinking, whoa, we're really getting it off here. i heard myself say, following up on the fascinating fact that i shot at the same supermarket as her son, i said, he is very tall. i swear peter it is true, but i am sure the first lady was already aware of that fact. now she's looking around for the guy with the tranquilizer and dart gun. she said, he did not just grow this year. thank god. they took the picture, and it was over. i had to get the ridicule from my federal journalist on the way back to the hotel, marveling at my interviewing techniques. wondering what i would ask that lee harvey of what it i had the opportunity. they talk about spontaneous human combustion were people turn into flames and the scientists cannot explain why. i can explain why. sometimes it is your best option but don't so that really is how i became a humor writer. i was not good as a journalist. i must liro did on my own. then i ran it -- i mostly w rote it on my own. i was in and and

when i came to work for mrs. bush in the second term, you are freed up from elections after you have won a second election. she knew exactly what she wanted to do. frankly, she knew what she went to do when she first came to washington. in the second term, to do more of the global work, aids relief and malaria. we made five trips to africa. 15 countries. we went to the middle east on a health diplomacy project. we traveled all over the world on issues to support the administration. host: is the top of the hour. our guests are anita mcbride and camille johnston. our look at the role of spouses in american politics and first ladies. our phone lines are open. you can also send a comment on our twitter page. guest: absolutely true. she is an impressive woman. she always was. there were moments for her that were harder than others. she was one of these transitional first ladies. but i think her career has borne her out in terms of being an impressive person from start to finish. guest: i would like to add one thing to that

mrs. bushever feel the flames of for comment and knew that this was politics and that sometimes in politics we say things that we do not mean. she really did not enter into the debate at all. but i think it made her feel bad that she had said that. similar to hillary, we say things sometimes that we do not mean. there is a great example of this from 1984, when barbara bush made a comment about geraldine ferraro, we knew those words were not kind. to this day, she regrets having made that comment. many years later, the ferraros and bush's became very close friends. that this is sometimes what happens and they have to get past it and get back to the issues. host: you study and teach this subject at american university? guest: yes, we enjoy it. first ladies have had an impact on policy and diplomacy. some have been more willing partners than others in the political process, but they are the best advice giver, the best confidante to the president, and their antenna are greater than most political o

been an active arms dealer since two thousand and three and believes that there is no proof that mr bush was looking for opportunities to deal with terrorists kill americans a victory for the first time stood up and dressed the courtroom he said that he never intended to kill anyone or sell arms to anyone he said that is the truth and then he turned around and pointed his finger at the d e agents that testified against him saying that they know that what he's saying is the truth yes he expected the sentence because i believe the judge is very intelligent very professional it's an acknowledgement of you validity of the accusations made by the prosecutors i think that the judge was most constrained by dual should have chosen to close the case. mr booth in a recent interview said he was the victim of a us propaganda and mainstream media narrative that was discovered upon him without any truth there was of movies made about him the lord of war and he said to us press him the merchant of death that he is just a legitimate businessman since the very beginning mr bush has maintained his innocen

federal judge says she will recommend that mr bush remains in the prisons general population for now the russian citizen heads back to a maximum security prison in brooklyn morning from homs federal court house marina r.t. . well boots not the only foreigner to endure high pressure extradition to the states britain also handed over citizens here and says but what if someone sent to the us it's almost impossible to escape the clutches of the american legal system. but there may be some cases where it's permissible if somebody is organized crime is the only way of getting out but i think has to be created with great caution and what we also have a lot under the american system is once people have been entrapped and taken to a court you have this plea bargain system where people are faced with you know sixty five years in prison unless they plead guilty to a lesser offense and get a few years i mean this is in my view this isn't a legal system this is this is a system of oppression where people are forced into admitting some kind of pill very often in order to get a lesser sentence and

federal judge says he will recommend that mr bush remains in the person's general population for now the russian citizen has got one that some of the security forces in brooklyn reporting from in homs federal courthouse moreno want on arts. and boots not the only foreign aide to enjoy a high pressure extradition to the states britain is also handed over citizen the euro and pager about said that when someone sent to the united states it's almost impossible to escape the clutches of the american legal system. and there maybe some places where it's it's probably so if somebody is organized crime is the only route getting out but i think has to be created with great caution and what we also have been under the american system is once people have been entrapped and taken to a court you have this plea bargain system where people are faced with you know sixty five years in prison unless they plead guilty to a lesser offense and get a few years i mean this isn't in my view this isn't a legal system this is a this is a system of oppression where people are forced into admitting some kind of

ginning mr bush has maintained his innocence he continues to do so his defense attorney following the sundin thing came outside of the courtroom and said that. is an innocent man. i want to let you know that this is not the aims that the journey is just beginning. no you know it was decisions are clear. and he released conviction. was arrested in thailand in a sting operation in march two thousand and eight following his arrest the u.s. was pressing for him to be taken to the united states but the russian citizen was in. jail for some two years and during two different court hearings courts used the u.s. extradition request the russian federation also said that mr pruett a russian citizen and also former soviet military officer should not be extradited to the united states none the less in november two thousand ton mr boot was taken out of thailand by a group of u.s. officials according to documents released by wiki leaks the government spent an enormous amount of time trying to get custody of viktor booth following his arrest in thailand according to u.s. cables you was president roc

the next day, mr. bush called to say i was right. be real political problems if he chose mr. cheney, so solve them, he said. politics was my responsibility, his job was different to select his best partner in the white house and a person the country would have confidence in if something terrible happened to him. rove adds, quote, there's a lesson there for mr. romney, choose the best person for the job. well, that would be the lesson if bush had actually chosen the best person for the job, but he chose dick cheney. there's a lot of free advice flying around these days on who mitt romney should choose or he should not choose as vice president including some this morning from our own joe scarborough. >> i'm just going to say it and i -- why not, this is why people watch this show. let me set myself on fire politically, he's not ready to be vice president . just like barack obama wasn't ready to be president. just like sarah palin wasn't ready to be on the ticket in 2008. marco rubio has a great story, and what a great demographic he wil

mr. bush's 2 eisenhooer, despite his tax cuts.most ppople disapprove of mr. obama's handlinn of the economy and yet the same poll puts him ahead of romney, and his campaign thinns he buffett rule is helping. likewise polls suggest rolling bbck the bush administration's uper income tax cuts is a popular proposal republicans oppose.the former president thinks there's a bit &pof llftooer resentment in that. bush says: if they were called sooe other body's tax cuts, they'd probably be less likely to be raised." rolling back the uuper iicome times as much as the buffett - rulee democrats say it's another fairness issue. republicans say the added weight on small businesses would cost jobs. at the white house, wwndell goler, fox nnws. p brand... new... 911 calls.../ áájustáá... after... a.../ navy... -18... slammed into a virginia beach apartment complex..../// áá oneáá woman ...... said.../ someone... just parachuted .../ onto ...her patio. patio. &p i've alrrady talked to down (unintelligible) escue - people here for the pilot on my pa

mr. bush created a buzz when he told a conservative website he would consider it if mitt romney asked him to be his running mate. bush and his father have thrown their support behind mitt romney. >>> and first teams out in new york city, detectives searching for clues in the disappearance of a child to vanished more than 30 years ago. that's coming up. we'll also have an interview with congressman micah of florida. stay with us. if. >> g.o.p. presidential frontrunner mitt romney revealing how he might get rid of tax breaks to lower tax rates. one idea is scrap the mortgage interesting deductions on second homes for high income earners. you think this is a good plan, how? >> it's with good to see romney coming out with a plan rather than telling those facing for closure, let the market bottom out. second home buyers are not -- are paying with cash, they're not affected necessarily by the deductions and i don't think it will affect the market. to do so on your average buyer i think would be trou

in their relations with later but you say you know this it was really well of course that i know mr bush he's a very good colleague of mine and he's a very good professional he's. in charge of the relations. between russia and nato for a long period of time can knows the problem very well. i think that of course. he will be accepted in the in the in nato is the police station as a diploma and he will make his. positive contribution in well improving. and advancing our relations with might very. well and serve the region thank you very much and i salute and just sort of mind that there by yesterday was good are they getting a russian deputy foreign minister and that's it for now from all of history if you want to have yourself fought like are if you have someone who you think are experiencing the next time do just their mind at all do not act as the chief doctor you unless the spotlight interrupted to be back with more friends comments on what's going on in and outside russia something then stay in party and take. place. less. if. you can.

decision it was that president bush had made and felt -- felt that emotion that he did, and i know mrs. bush, certainly, did and conveyed it to all of us on the staff, so it was a very -- i really remember it as being a quiet time and having to cancel a couple state dinners. i think one was saudi arabia. >> certainly, in the reagan white house, there was no shortage of hollywood celebrities. i want to ask each of you some of your favorite memories, positive memories. as i said, we're saving joan crawford for last. tell us about running into, i suppose, people who you'd seen on the screen all your life. >> well, it was amazing. i was much younger. i'm dating myself now, but it was 19 -- i guess, '83 -- or '84 when i had first begun my job as a deputy social secretary, and, actually, they came to me 24 hours before, and it was before the chinese state dinner, and it was january, and they said, you know, cathy, we'd like you to succeed linda faulkner, and i had been there in the correspondence section and done a lot of events and they thought i was up to speed, so i said i was honored to do thi

mrs. bushpraised ann romney for raising five boys while battles breast cancer and m.s. >>> newark, new jersey, mayor, cory booker is out of the hospital after playing hero to his noibs. he came home to find the house next door in flames. he and his security detail helped people escape. and they were successful. he was treated for smoke inhalation. >>> in southern california, search crews will be out in force today across a rugged desert area looking for a missing hiker. he disappeared on sunday, leaving friends to explore mud caves. he had no shoes, food, water or cell phone. authorities believe he may still be alive. >>> a wichita dog owner thought he had lost his beloved pet forever. a bolt of lightning frightened his dog so much that he ran into a creek and hid under a concrete embansment. he was trapped there as the swollen river had crept higher. a camera caught a glimpse of his snout through a tiny hole. and they pulled him to safety. lucky dog. >>> well, the nhl playoffs are under way. a

now, over and above that, this committee, this subcommittee led by my colleagues, mr. bush platts and plaintiff touns, has done a lot of work on the issue of improper payments. mr. miller, i think you were covering that in your testimony. that's the estimate of annual improper payments, you know, mistakes get made, refunds get sent to people who really didn't qualify for them or the amounts are wrong or whatever it may be. what's the estimated annual improper payment for irs? >> just to give two examples, under the. >> is there a global figure? we've got $450 billion as a tax gap. what's the comparable figure for annual improper payments? >> let me respond by saying that i can tell you definitively under the additional child tax credit, it's estimated at $4.28 billion a year although the irs under an interpretation from treasury disputes whether or not that's an actual improper payment. we don't believe we, the ig's office don't believe that congress authorizes the payment of the additional child tax credit to people who reply not u.s. citizens and who don't have -- >> but

and my previously meeting president bush and clinton, and incidentally, the father, mr. bush, the father, also i met. very nice. very nice. all very nice. >> since the start of 2011, activists say that over 30 tibetans have self-emulated. obviously a very serious escalation in the number of people taking their lives in this way. as the holy leader, what do you say to people who are thinking of doing the same thing? and why aren't more people doing this now? >> of course, it is extremely sad. very sad. but this is not something new. in china itself, i think during the revolution, on important chinese mon monasteries, they burn. there are cases. they believe in nonviolence, and then the kings are desperate. and they sacrifice their own life. so very sad. so important thing is to express this it's very sad. but we must think, what is the cause of this desperate situation. >> what do you think it is? >> that's obvious. i often tell chinese friend, now time come, chinese government must think seriously, and then they must follow the guardians of the policies, they must follow the

>> but i've got to respond directly to mr. bush. you have questioned my patri patrioti patriotism. you even brought some right-wing congressmen into the white house to plot how to attack me for going to russia in 1969, 1970 when over 50,000 other americans did. now, i honor your service in world war ii. i honor mr. perot's service in uniform and the service of every man and woman who ever served, including admiral crowell who is supporting me. but when joe mccarthy went around this country attacking people's patriotism, he was wrong. he was wrong. and a senator from connecticut stood up to him named prescott bush. your father was right to stand up to joe mccarthy. you were wrong to attack my patriotism. i was opposed to the war, but i love my country. and we need a president who will bring this country together, not divide it. we've had enough division. i want to lead a unified country. >> janet brown, just a moment in which there's so much at stake in 1992. a sitting president being challenged by a little-known governor from arkansas and this became one of the centerpieces of that

personally call thailand's prime minister directly about the us federal judge says she will recommend that mr bush remains in the person's general population for now the russian citizen has a bad one not some security person in brooklyn working for manhattan's federal courthouse marina r.t. but that's not the only foreigner who drew a high pressure extradition to the states britain is also handed over citizens. and says that well someone sent to the united states it's almost impossible to escape the clutches of the american legal system. and there maybe some places where it's permissible if somebody organized crime is the only way but i think has to be created with great caution and what we also have in under the american system is once people have been entrapped and frightened through a court you have this plea bargain system where people offer a script you know sixty five years in prison unless they plead guilty to a lesser offense and get a few years i mean this isn't in my view this isn't a legal system this is a this is a system of oppression where people are forced into making some kind of k

and mrs. bush just remembers collaborating with the designer michael faircloth. and you wanted a pretty party dress. what women -- the first lady wants it to be beautiful. she wants it to be comfortable. she wants it to be appropriate. i think appropriate is the word when first ladies are dealing with clothes. they want to be appropriate for the occasion, appropriate for their age, appropriate the circumstance, and i think appropriate as a symbol of the united states, because we still do look at the first lady as representing women in the united states. even when she is not functioning in duty hours, she represents the united states. >> let's take a look at some of the first ladies, about four of them that you featured here at the exhibit and talk about their roles. >> wonderful. it's this way. >> before you walk into this room, though, you have a quote from first lady michelle obama where she is talking about that there is no formal job description for this unofficial role of the first lady. talk about that quote and how you think that impacts the first lady's d

-- >> and also sort of meeting the previous bush and clinton and even the senior or the father, mr. bush father also i met. it was very nice. very nice. all very nice. >> since the start of 2011, activists say that over 30 tibetans have self-imulated. obviously a very serious escalation in the number of people taking their lives in this way. as their holy leader, what do you say to people doing these things and why are people doing this now? >> of course, it's extremely sad, very sad. but this is not something new. in china itself, i think during cultural revolution, one important chinese monastery abort himself. it happen. and there are suicide cases there. this is one way they believe nonviolence. and then they they're desperate. instead of harming other, they simply sacrifice their own life. so very sad. so now important thing is, not sufficient to express we are very sad. but we must think, what causes this sort of desperate situation? >> what do you think it is? >> that's obvious. i often telling including some chinese sort of print, now time come, the chinese government must think