mr. isaacson: when i told president carter we had an overflow crowd he said they all came for rosalynn, so thank you for being here as well. the 39th president of the united states and mrs. carter. welcome back to aspen. [applause] i'll start with a quick story, because kathy and i are here because of president carter. after you won the nobel prize, you were an honoree and she said, i bought tickets to that dinner. and it was at that dinner they asked me to work at the aspen institute. [applause] president carter: if he's not doing a good job, it's my fault. mr. isaacson: believe it or not, president carter is now 90. this book is called "reflections at 90." he said i went to russia last year, pretty active life both of you have. i wanted to start by looking at some travels you've done recently in this wonderful book, talking about your trip to the middle east that you just came back from. where did you go? president carter: a couple of months ago i went to russia, we met with gorbachev and met with putin for about three hours and i asked him questions and he responded. i might say he made

mr. isaacson: mrs. carter, when you go to a place like saudi arabia, what is your role and what do you see as your role for advocating for women in places like that? mrs. carter: this time i didn't advocate for women. mr. isakson: but you have before. mrs. carter: i didn't this time with the king. but the main thing i worked on was mental health issues. i have fellowships, mental health fellowships for journalists, teaching them how to report on mental health issues, accurate and in depth. we have been doing this for 18 years now. i wanted to get journalists from al-jazeera because they cover that whole area and the stigma there is so bad, they've shut people up and don't let anybody know they have an mentally ill person. but there's a good program in qatar and so i do talk to, and advocate for women and care giving and those kinds of things but not with the king. i take notes. walter: ok. [laughter] mrs. carter: i get to see the top officials because i take notes. and i write down everything he says. p

mr. chairman. >> thank you. senator isaacson. >> thank you, chairman corker and senator cardin for your opening statements and thank you for the way in which you handled the beginning of this debate. i'll be brief. i'm familiar with senate hearings when they enter their fourth hour but i want to make a couple things crystal clear on behalf of my constituents. and i speak for myself as well. secretary kerry, you said unprecedented transparency from a point of inspections and holding iran accountable. is that correct? >> with the exception of the iraq war, yes. >> do you recall the debate on the new start treaty? >> somewhat. >> we were involved in that pretty heavily -- >> that was missiles. there's a distinction between missiles and nuclear program. i know we had shorter period. that's a different deal. >> but what got the two-thirds majority that ratified the new start treaty in the senate was satisfaction to the senate that the inspection regimen was quick, decisive and united states had -- >> i understand. >> this particular

mr. chairman. >> thank you. senator isaacson. >> thank you, chairman corker and senator cardin for your opening statements and thank you for the way in which you handled the beginning of this debate. i'll be brief. i'm familiar with senate hearings when they enter their fourth hour but i want to make a couple things crystal clear on behalf of my constituents. and i speak for myself as well. secretary kerry, you said unprecedented transparency from a point of inspections and holding iran accountable. is that correct? >> with the exception of the iraq war, yes. >> do you recall the debate on the new start treaty? >> somewhat. >> we were involved in that pretty heavily -- >> that was missiles. there's a distinction between missiles and nuclear program. i know we had shorter period. that's a different deal. >> but what got the two-thirds majority that ratified the new start treaty in the senate was satisfaction to the senate that the inspection regimen was quick, decisive and united states had -- >> i understand. >> this particular

mr. speaker, leader mcconnell, leader reid. speaking for the commemorative partners, senator johnny isaacson -- what a beautiful presentation torating day. 50 years ago, president lyndon johnson signed the order creating the vietnam service medal. 50 years later, it is our privilege to come together to once more recognize and honor the veterans and families of the vietnam war - the men and women whose strength and humility and humanity and valor echoes so powerfully through each of the letters that were just read. highlighting those values is the heart of this 50th-year commemoration. as we recognize the courage and sacrifice of these men and women, let us also recognize that we have not done full justice in meeting the needs of our vietnam-era vets and their families. let us also recognize the vietnam vets formed their own self-help grassroots organizations. and i especially want to recognize one in my district swords to plowshares, founded in 1974. the decades have healed much of the enmity between the united states and vietnam as we mark the 20th anniversary of normalized relations between our countries. as was mentioned by