mrs. logan explained it by saying she knew he'd chosen prominent men to feature on his memorial. easier to build a myth than a monument. >>> for the second time in recent months, former first ladies barbara bush and laura bush sat down for a conversation about their time in the white house as part of a series of conferences on america's first ladies. in this discussion, moderated by historian doris carnes goodwin, we hear barbara bush on her husband's 1992 loss to bill clinton and her thoughts on the 2012 presidential campaign. laura bush speaks about her work on behalf of women in afghanistan. and about the moment she realized that average americans really do listen to what the first lady has to say. this hour-long conversation took place at the george w. bush presidential center in dallas, texas, as part of the conference. america's first ladies and enduring vision. [ applause ] >> hello, my name is mark langdale, president of the george w. bush foundation. i want to welcome to you the final panel of a great event we're having today with the national archives and records admini

this question is addressed to miss lee and mr. logan. diplomacy seems the only viable all tern it active. military attacks are a nonstarter for reasons i won't bore people with. but i would ask you to assess -- it would seem the constraint on effective diplomacy is, in part, restrained by domestic political opposition and i would ask you for your assessment, how seriously -- how much of an impediment is the current domestic position, neoconservative elements to the administration? i noted in the news this morning that mitt romney is starting to turn to the obama administration and focus its critique on its foreign policy, which is a bit like pee wee herman challenging mike tyson, but i would appreciate your assessments. >> sure. president obama said something very sensible. i forget whether it was in h his -- i think it was in his speech to the apec convention where he pointed out that the only way you can actually get a country to not build nuclear weapons is if the leadership of that country decides not to build nuclear weapons, that t

taking a liberal view of historical accuracy, mrs. logan explained it by saying she'd merely chosen prominent men to choose on his memorial. easier to build a myth than a monument. >>> between 1861 and 1868, clara barton known as the angel of the battlefield and founder of the american red cross lived in this washington, d.c., building. she employed 12 clerks on the third floor in her missing soldiers office where they received over 60,000 letters from families searching for lost sons and husbands. in 1986, richard lyon was helping to prepare the building for demolition when he discovered this office sign in the attic. "american history tv" visited the building on 7th street to learn about the missing soldiers office and hear the story about richard lyons who worked alone for months to save the building from demolition. >> hi, i'm susan rosenbald and i work in frederick, maryland, and i have a great project i'm working of, it's clara barton's missing soldiers office, she lived here during the civil war and this is where she got her start in