she was amazing. >> host: and here's another photo of mrs. bush, barbara bush. >> guest: yes, this was election evening 2004. very late at night. actually it might have been early in the morning, and we had just learned that president bush was ahead mathematically to win the election, and so the family decided it was time to celebrate with a conga line. >> host: how often were you alone with the family, just you and the bush family? >> guest: a lot. a lot. especially around family gatherings, around holidays. typically, for example, every christmas i was invited to camp davis to photograph the family. and the best thing is my wife was and with me at the same time so she could be with me and i could enjoy the holidays with her. and i was photographed -- i would photographed the family around christmas time. there was always a huge family portrait, which was important for them to get everyone together in one shot. i would do that every christmas. >> host: you say it was like herding cats. >> guest: yes, because the bush family is large, and just lik

bush. mr.draper, in this book you ask the question could a black kid from south central los angeles be the photographer for the president of the united states. what's the answer to that question? >> guest: that's a big yes. >> host: how'd you get the job? >> guest: well, back in 2000 i was assigned by the associated press to cover the bush campaign because i was a staff photographer, and that's my background, is photojournalism. and so i covered the campaign full time for 18 months nearly. >> host: did you get to know the president in that -- do you get to know the president in that kind of work? >> guest: you do, you do. you spend a lot of time on the road, mostly with other journalists and a lot of time with the staff, the campaign staff. and i really didn't think about the job until actually after the election because you might remember the election wasn't decided that night. and during the recount, well, that gave me the opportunity to pursue the position if governor bush had won the electi

and mr. bush brought it up and you were out of the room unfortunately. that for example, in mayor lee's campaign, there was, i know stories in the newspaper about contributions that he became aware of that were suspect at best, as to whether or not the employer had repaid the employees for their contributions. and so as i result, he gave it back. and mr. bush was suggesting that was not the way that it should have gone, it should have gone to the city. and i was just saying is he right on that? >> as a general rule, the excess must be forfeited 1.114 section. >> and by excess it could be meaning an improper contribution from some party who it should not have been allowed to contribute? >> well i think that it depends on what the impropriety was because different provisions of local and state laws, set different restrictions and some provisions require forfeiting. and so, i would really want to look at the particular situation. >> i have questions about this as well. >> so i am a little confused on

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

. >> thank you, mr. bush. >> i would just mention to the commission that we are spending the day with the fppc on june 11th. >> and that seems like a good suggestion, to have a regular update, whenever there is pending legislation. that we should be aware of or that it impacts anything that we do. and any other public comment at this time? >> okay. the next item is a discussion and possible action on a request for waiver from alan martinez, former member of the historic preservation commission >> this waiver is different than the last one that the commission considered. the prior one was a waiver that so that someone could serve on a commission th. one is for someone who has left a commission and requires a waiver to conduct this particular business nthis case architecture. i believe that mr. martinez is here to present and answer any questions that you have. >> is this on? >> i imagine that you have read the documents, and basically, the way that the charter is written. there is no distinction between the pl

i called the agency there mr. bush who would send out on estimate for the job. and specifically i don't want to get catch up her in words but the notice of violations. without using that language in a technical sense with respect to lead inc. so we're still waiting for an estimate from the reconstruction. i can show you if you want documentation backing up what i'm telling you. i have - we talked about the lead base paint that's undertaking from her property. he did not stated they tried to get on the property but weren't allowed to and we have photographs. i can show you those now but i don't know if that's productive. if we can put t this over to the next hearing we can get the contractor who wants to do the work i don't think there's any problem with that. she feels that contractor has all the appropriate certifications and we're simply going to accommodate her and use the person she wants to do the work provided the estimate is a reasonable estimate. but if it's a reasonable estimate we'll use that. i would request we expedite this hearing and i request we e

mr. bush's comment. i would note that there is some specific exclusions to income reporting for the form 700, so there are individuals who receive a government salary, either from that agency or another agency that don't need to report that as a source of income on the form 700. they are along and there is a list of other forms of income that are not reported. and also, not all filers are category filers that require a full disclosure and some are through whatever, and that varies on the agency with respect to what interest they need to respect. and so not all filers are equal. >> with respect to the waiver request, concept, my understanding is that they are now up to 20 or so filers who are voluntarily filing electronically. under provisions that have been in place for several years, which is about, three percent filing electronically. i would suspect that if we get up to 20 filers on paper, not electronic that that would be a large number and if we can move within the course of the year from 3 percent

earlier, i would like to put on the agenda a discussion concerning the issue that was raised by mr. bush about the what used to be what were called the expenditure lobbyists and i got to say that frankly i don't, not being here at the time, i don't have a lot of understanding as to who was covered or what was intended to be covered under expenditure lobbyists but i guess that i would just sort of classify the agenda item to be a discussion whether or not we are ought to amend the regulations so that we capture what was previously captured under the heading lobbyist. because what concerns me is that when i look at the outfits that reported expenditures and the issue project say in 2007, spent 46,000 dollars, a small property owners, $1,000, and then in 2009, apparently the san francisco common sense coalition listed 58,000, san francisco firefighter local 798, 367 and as i understand it, those kind of contributions, whatever they were referred to would not be covered under our present regulations. and i would like to have a discussion concerning whether or not we ought to make some amendm

written mr. bush was out of office by the american people freaked out by this crisis who brought in a new president, obama, and he began by saying, we will get our way through this. i am the president who is going to fix all of this. ,ere we are, four years later had not happened. last thing on earth that george bush wanted at the end of his presidency was in economic crisis, because that is a way to lose an election. he did everything he could. he used every economist he had to try to prevent that from happening. the government does not have the weapons at its disposal, the policy, to solve the problem. at least none of the things they tried worked. the last thing on earth barack obama wanted was to run for reelection, as he is doing now, at a time when the economic crisis he promised to solve with their everybody in the face on salt. he did not want that. he used all of his advisers to do everything he thought was appropriate to prevent that from happening. wrong again. now mr. obama risks being run

is it right that what mr. bush said, that if there is a contribution made to a candidate when it becomes apparent that it was an improper contribution, either it was too much or it was solicited or that the employer gave the employee the money and the candidate just gives it back? or is he required to forfeit that to the city. >>vy to move my car and i just walked in and maybe my timing was just right. >> if a candidate has accepted, we are talking about 1.26, the contribution band? >> if a candidate accepts

mr. bush's point about the san francisco housing authority. my understanding is that the housing authority is a separate agency from the city created under state law and subject to hud requirements but not subject to city ordinances, although the mayor does appoint the members of the housing authority board or commission. and i don't believe that our ethics law extend to the san francisco housing authority. thanks. >> thank you. >> any other public comment on this item? >> based on this conversation, i think that for item one, we will go ahead and bring follow up proposals because you are not going to make any decisions tonight >> might we make a decision tonight? >> no. >> you didn't know. >> because you need the specific language. >> right. >> so, we will have language where you will have the option of extending it 12 months. we will look at the threshold for 100,000 dollar threshold and if you want to reduce that and then we will look at restrictions and prohibitions on fund-raising by contractors who are prohibited from making contribution

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lot of black veterans that i reported to my had theperson who secretary of veterans affairs under mr. bushto come down on these people for their abuse. ever since that point in time, i have been unbelievably mistreated by doing what i should've done through the mistreatment of these veterans -- don by reporting the veterans.nt of these i am a minority veteran. to be discriminated adn blackballed-- and is a traumatic experience for a lot of us minority veterans. host: that is the last call we will take. we will talk about a series of veterans issues as we go across the morning. we will talk first of all, taking a look at issues along that line, but again, a shot at the tomb of the unknowns. president obama is set to go there later today for a wreathlaying. that will take place at around 11:00 a.m. can see that on c-span -- you can see that on c-span. more "washington journal" after this. >> i do not underestimate the difficulty of doing this auction. it has never been done before. we've never done a reverse and forward auction. it is very complicated. there are moving parts. i know they are

bush presidential center will continue his and mrs. bush's legacy for future generations. an honor and privilege to work for the man known as bush 43. as he and his family continue to grow we all look forward to seeing what the future holds. thank you for joining me. good night. >> today marks a major milestone in a journey that began 20-years ago when i announced my campaign for governor of texas. some of you were there that day. a lot of you were there that day. i picture looking a little younger. you probably picture me with a little less gray hair. in politics you learn who your real friends are. our friends have stood with us every step of the way. and today is the day to give you a proper thanks. and democracy, the purpose of public office is not to fulfill personal ambition, but elected officials must serve a cause greater than themselves. the political winds blow left and right, tolls rise a-- polls rise and fall, supporters come and go. but the leaders are defined the convictions they hold. my deepest conviction the guiding principle of the administration is that

>> mr. bush. >> let me start with two key issues. there's no question about the inappropriate criteria. i want to focus on that. let me first ask right up front if i might, mr. russell, during the course of your audit, were you allowed access to everyone you were requested to interview? mr. george? >> to my knowledge we were not denied access to anyone. >> did you interview employees in both cincinnati and in d.c.? >> correct. yes we did, sir. >> on page seven of the ig report it states and i quote all of these individuals stated that the criteria were not influenced by any have you had or organization outside the irs. is that correct? >> that is the information we received. correct, sir. >> did you find any evidence of political motivation in the selection of the tax exemption applications? >> we did not, sir. >> mr. miller, during your review of this matter, you indicated when you started it. did you find any evidence of political motivation on the part of employees involved in processing the applications at issue? >> we did not, si

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this is the third year that mr. bushevent and its cause near and dear to his heart. >> heather: veterans face a lot of challenges when returning to civilian life. one of the biggest obstacles is finding a job in the troubled economy, getting skill and expertise in a variety of skills. sometimes the best solution for veterans is to start their own business and one nonprofit organization is trying to help them do just that. joining us is charlotte, an executive director of veterans pathways to business success. thank you so much for joining us. on this memorial day as we remember those who have died while serving in the united states armed forces. it's also a time to remember those who served and are still living and those back at home looking for a job. according to the bureau of labor statistics on unemployment the average jobless rate for veterans in 2012 it was 9.9%. national average was a full 2% lower. you say one way to change that statistic and get more veterans working is entrepreneurship. why is that a good avenu

the third year mr. bush is hosting the event and fox news medical aid is live in crawford there. the event has wrapped. tell us how it went and what it accomplished. >> it's every now. the last part of the ride was perhaps the hardest because it's muddy on the rarchl. you can see the mud on my shirt. they rode up the hardest part of the end and it's called the rim which is all rocks and president bush said you can make this or go the low road. he took the high road himself and those who could followed. 15 warriors. he also has a memorial day message former president bush does for america. let's hear it. >> there's a lot of americans who respect you and appreciate your service and care for you a lot. i'm one. we've got great trails out here. they're pretty tough. to know that in this case men who had their legs blown off or had serious injuries are able to ride those trails is really i inspiring. >> reporter: i want to bring in an active military member who was injured in 2007. honor to have you on and to ride with you today. tell us about how you were wounded. >> i was wounded in

it triggered a media firestorm that did much to it advance the notion that mr. bush had lied the u.s. into iraq. now, supposed that administration had done what this one has on benghazi? bret? >> bret: brit, do you sense the media attitude towards this changing over all? >> i'm beginning to. it's not going to say it's going to happen. but i note particularly reporting done on cbs news by sharyl attkisson who is a fine reporter as you and i both know. over the weekend she was out with a number of different reports. she had another report out today. there was bob schieffer said over the weekend on his program, well known correspondent and anchor there that this is the story that just won't go away. he didn't say he wanted it to so that's encouraging. so i think, perhaps, this is beginning to turn too soon to say but perhaps. >> bret: okay, brit. thank you. now to a situation is that threatens to it spiral on lamb daily basis. the obama administration is trying to clarify what the president meant weeks ago when he talked about the red line over syrian chemical weapons.

>> mr. bush. >> you were appointed by president bush. >> correct. >> were the responsible in treasury department appointed by president bush as well as continued service under president obama? >> at the irs the commissioner was appointed under the bush administration. >> so we are seeing where the former administration is coming back into play at least in these appointments. as we look at the politics of where there was increased scrutiny towards tea party groups it has been interesting to see miller testify that targeting and the use of the word targeting is a term. they have to define whether or not as these tea party groups were being more scrutinized whether it was done with content or disdain for their political organization. >> this whole thing is extremely disturbing to me. my experience at the service was that everybody from top to bottom played it right down the middle making sure they stayed clear of any politics. we actually did work in the '04-and '06 on c 3s. russell george said ther

>> mr. bush> who i'm trying to basically debunk is the notion or idea to link these scandals to the white house. >> there isn't a weekend that hasn't gone by that someone says to me, why aren't you impeaching the president? >> why question is, who's going to jail over this scandal? ♪ everybody's working for the weekend ♪ >> good afternoon. we begin with the president back on the road and fighting to keep his agenda on track. even as washington swirls with scandals that may complicate his second term. the president traveled to baltimore, maryland, this afternoon perhaps seeking a little cheer with a visit to an elementary school. he also toured a dredging equipment company where he vowed to remain committed to jobs, education, and economic growth. despite the many distractions of washington, d.c. >> i know it can seem frustrating sometimes when it seems like washington's priorities aren't the same as your priorities. i know it often seems like folks down there are more concerned with their jobs th

mr. mark everson, is that correct? >> that's correct, sir. >> appointed by president george w. bush? >> i believe so. >> and during the tenure, groups like the naacp, progressive churches in opposition to the war in iraq and environmental groups were targeted by the irs, mr. miller, while you were appointed active commissioner at the irs, you were not a career -- you are -- sorry. you are a career civil servant, is that not the case? >> it is, sir. >> and you were not a political appointee. >> i'm not a political appointee. >> what i'm trying to point out and basically debunk is the notion or idea of the political statements and i believe nonfactual statements by chairman camp to link these scandals to the white house or solely the targeting of conservative groups. i was the person last week who asked the question of ms. learner. as to whether or not the irs were investigating political nonfor profit organizations. and at that we were not given an answer, rather, the world only learned after she was asked a planted question at a press event and that's simply unaccept annual. but what

president bush, mr. president madam first lady, members of the kenya delegation. on behalf of the american people, laura and i are please today welcome you to the united states. this is the first visit by the leader of an african country directing during my administration. [ applause ] and the president since last year. [ applause ] . i have been in front of you for some time now and actually even given you some information about some name changes. his son is now currently president of kenya. i just wanted to ask you if any of you smoke newport cigarettes. there is a charter in the united nations and by the general assembly and millennium declaration. i will leave a copy for you if you are interested. >> thank you. next speaker? good afternoon, president chiu and supervisors. i know we had a wonderful time of celebration with asian pacific heritage month. i have some sad news to deliver this afternoon. a very personal friend, a very fine city folks, business owner in memory of tony keng. where it all began and in the beginning. many of you are aware that advertisi

>> mr. bush. >> all right, let me start with two key issues. e's he no question about the inappropriate criteria, i want to focus on that, but let me first ask right upfront, if i might, mr. russell, during the course of your audit, were you allowed access to everyone you requested to interview? >> to my knowledge we were not denied access to anyone. >> did you interview employees in both cincinnati and in d.c.? >> correct, yes, we did, sir. >> on page 7, mr. george, of the ig report, it states and i quote, all of these individuals stated that the criteria were not influenced by any individual organization outside the irs, is that correct? >> this is the information that we received, correct, sir. >> did you find any evidence of political motivation in the selection of the tax exemption applications? >> we did not, sir. >> mr. miller, during your review of this matter you indicated when you started it, did you find any evidence of political motivation on the part of employees involved in processing the applications at issue? >> we did not, sir.

president bush, mr. president madam first lady, members of the kenya delegation. on behalf of the american people, laura and i are please today welcome you to the united states. this is the first visit by the leader of an african country directing during my administration. [ applause ] and the president since last year. [ applause ] . i have been in front of you for some time now and actually even given you

>> mr. bush. >> let me start with two key issues. there's no question about the inappropriate criteria. i want to focus on that. let me first ask right up front, if i might. mr. russell, during the course of your audit were you allowed access to everyone you requested to interview? >> to my knowledge we were not denied access to anyone. >> did you interview employees in both cincinnati and in d.c.? >> correct. yes, we did, sir. >> on page 7, mr. george, of the ig report it states and i quote >> was developed by what office? >> it would be developed by, a, an office that actually is not on here but on page 2 of this, is under lois lerner's jurisdiction. >> where are those employees located? >> for the most part they are located in cincinnati. there is about 140 folks who do this sort of work in cincinnati. there are and haful of people around the country that report in to cincinnati as well. >> in 2011 the report finds that the director of exempt organizations eo on this chart, and i'm afraid it is not on the screen yet, this is miss l

mr. bush's mess, and it is probably going to take 50 years to do that.ut the other thing i wanted to talk about is -- i don't think any of these groups, whether they are democratic, independent, republican, departed -- tea party -- none of them should get exempt and. none. i blame the supreme court for all of this problem with these tax -- with the irs. , beverly inght east amherst, new york. we have two guests, two members of congress coming up. by the way, the president will 3e live at 2:00 p.m. on c-span with his counterterrorism speech from the national defense university. 2:00 p.m., c-span3 live. two members of congress coming up. the houses and a 9:00 :00 a.m., the weekend a little bit early. of massachusetts, and bob goodlatte after that. we will be right back. ♪ >> after president grover cleveland loses his bid for reelection in 1888, his wife tell the staff -- >> i want you to take good care of all of the furniture and ornaments in the house and not let any of them get lost or broken, for i want to find everything just as it is now when we come

>> mr. bush. >> ok, let me start with two key issues. there's no question about the inappropriate criteria. i wanted to focus on that. let me first ask the right up front, if i may, mr. russell, during the course of your audit, were you allowed access to anyone requested to interview? >> to my knowledge we were not denied access to anyone. interview can employees in cincinnati and both d.c.? >> yes, we did. >> they stated they were not influenced by any individual organization outside the irs. is that correct? >> that the information we received. >> did you find any motivation and the tax-exempt notification? >> we did not. >> during your review of this matter coming you indicated when you had started, did you find any evidence of political motivation on the part of employees involved in processing the applications of this this year? >> we did not, sir. >> if we could put on the organizational chart, is that possible? is someone going to do that? it is called high-level organizational report. mr. miller, the inappropriate criteria that si

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daniel werfel, a high-level career krivl servant who has served under president obama and president bush. mr. obama also stood by his beleaguered attorney general, eric holder, for the justice department's unprecedented decision to subpoena associated press phone records as part of their investigation into national security leaks. >> he's an outstanding attorney general, and he does his job with integrity, and i expect he will continue to do so. >> reporter: and as for benghazi, the president tried to turn the debate away from how it was handled to how to prevent another attack in the future. >> i've directed the defense department to ensure that our military can respond lightning quick in times of crisis, but we're not going to be able to do this alone. we're going to need congress as a partner. >> reporter: this week's swirl of controversies has some comparing obama to an unpopular former president. >> how do you feel of comparisons by your critics to this week's scandals to those that happened under the nixon administration? >> i'll let you guys engage this those comparisons, and you can

>> mr. bush. >> let me start with two key issues. no question about the inappropriate criteria, and i wanted to focus on that, but let me first act right up front if i might, mr. russell, during the course of your audit, were you allowed access to everyone that you requested to interview? >> to my knowledge we were not denied access to anyone. >> did you interview employees in both cincinnati and in d.c.? >> correct, yes, we did, sir. >> on page 7, mr. george of the i.g. report it states and i quote, all of these individuals stated that the criteria were not influenced by any individual organization outside of the irs. is that correct? >> that is the information that we received. correct, sir. >> did you find any evidence of political motivation in the selection of the tax exemption applications? >> we did not, sir. >> mr. miller, during your review of this matter, you indicated when you started it, did you find any evidence of political motivation on the part of employees involved in processing the applications at issue? >> we did no

>> mr. bush. >> let me start with two key issues. there's no question about the inappropriate criteria. i want to focus on that, but let me first ask right up front if i might, mr. russell, during the course of your audit were you allowed access to everyone you requested to interview? >> to my knowledge we were not denied access to anyone. >> did you interview employees in both cincinnati and in d.c.? ye we did, sir. >> on page seven, mr. george, of the ig report it states and i quote, all of these individuals stated that the criteria were not influenced by any individual or organization outside the irs, is that correct? >> that is the information we received, correct. >> did you find any evidence of political motivation in the selection of the tax exemption applications? >> we did not, sir. >> mr. miller, during your view of this matter, you indicated when you started it, did you find any evidence of political motivation on the part of employees involved in processing the applications at asia's? >> we did not, sir. >> if we do put on

>> mr. bush. >> ok, let me start with two key issues. there's no question about the inappropriate criteria. i wanted to focus on that. let me first ask the right up front, if i may, mr. russell, during the course of your audit, were you allowed access to anyone requested to interview? >> to my knowledge we were not denied access to anyone. employees in cincinnati and both d.c.? >> yes, we did. >> they stated they were not influenced by any individual organization outside the irs. is that correct? >> that the information we received. >> did you find any motivation and the tax-exempt notification? >> we did not. >> during your review of this matter coming you indicated when you had started, did you find any evidence of political motivation on the part of employees involved in processing the applications of this this year? >> we did not, sir. >> if we could put on the organizational chart, is that possible? is someone going to do that? it is called high-level organizational report. mr. miller, the inappropriate criteria that singled out appl

shullman, you were appointed by mr. bush when? >> i was nominated in 2007 and confirmed in 2008. >> and served until? >> november 2012. >> a you served in the last year the bush administration and for the first term of the obama administration. is that correct? >> credit. >> there might be many reasons that you would be at the white house. what would be some of those reasons? >> the easter egg roll with my kids. questions about the administerability of tax policies they were thinking of. our budget, helping the department of education streamline application processes for financial aid. >> you are aware that you're under oath today. >> very aware. >> address testimony in response to his question is you have never had any conversations on this subject with anyone at the white house though you were there 118 times. >> just so i am clear, i have no memory. it would not have been appropriate to have a onversation with anyone at the white house about the subject of discriminating against conservative groups in any part of this. >> let m

but support for dissidents and movement is part of this will. >> mrs. bush - thank you very much. >> thank you very much, steve. >> you can see the george i made 8:00 -- the tour at 8:00. discussionlow with a of presidential libraries. 's will bring you c-span presidential library coverage throughout the years, including a walk-through the reagan library with nancy reagan. all of that tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span. tuesday, former president bill clinton deliver the first of four lectures at georgetown university focusing on the people, events, and principles that affected his career. he mentioned is legal battle with kenneth starr and made reference to a political cartoon that humorously or trade mr. starr.rayed mr. he also talked about ngos. clinton graduated from the georgetown school of foreign service in 1968. >> good morning. it is my pleasure to welcome you all here today. this marks the beginning of a journey we will take together over the course of the coming years to learn from one of the most accomplished global leaders of our time and someone

mr. schullman's watch, he was a bush appointee not an obama appointee. mr. miller is a civil servant the acting chair of the irs. president obama has not yet replaced him with a permanent political appointee. so it happened during his presidency but i think it's a stretch to say that it was under his watch. >> john: i'm glad that you brought up the liberal groups from targeted as well. one such group emerge america," did have their tax status denied and that did not happen to a single tea party group. >> not an one. i can understand the outrage that all americans should have because of the ineptness of, and i think an agency gone rogue. this was across the political spectrum and i join my conservative colleagues in their outrage because i think progressive groups were targeted as well, and it's unacceptable. >> john: the white house communication staff has not been doing all that much to help the president. press secretary carney admitted there have been legitimate criticisms of how they handled the irs story. how would you rate their performance so far? >>