mr. panetta" -- you know when you get a call at that time of the evening, it is not good news, so, "mr. panetta, i hate to tell you, but a plane just went into the white house." and i said, "what was it? was it a 747?" and they said, "no, it was a light plane, and i think it may have damaged the jackson magnolia tree," and i said, "wait a minute. this could be a terrorist attack on the president. were there explosives in the plane?" and the answer was, "well, according to cnn news" -- [laughter] and i said, "no, i would appreciate it if you would get off your butt and go out there check it out." >> if it makes you feel good, there is a great story that colin powell tells, being at a church with the national security advisor, and an aide comes during the service, this ceremony, and says, "there is an urgent phone call for you," and, boy, everybody's eyes follow the national security council director as he leaves the church, and he comes back 10 minutes later, and alma powel says, "what is going on?" and he says, "there has been a coup in x country," and she says, "oh, i heard that on cnn