mr. reagan invited reporters to the ranch. but most often this was his getaway place for r&r with his beloved wife nancy. it took a long telephoto lens to get video of the president out riding or chopping wood on building fences. >> he did build these fences by hand. he was hands-on here at the ranch. he dug the postholes for the fences, which is no small faelt. really became part of -- he became part of the ranch in that way. >> reporter: maryland fisher is the lead dos sant for the few visitors the ranch can accommodate each year. >> it is a rare opportunity, yes. >> reporter: perhaps the first thing that strikes you is how small and unassuming it is for the western white house, the vacation home of the president of the united states. >> we know mikhail gorbachev was surprised. >> reporter: they were looking for a ranch at the end of his governorship in 1974 and discovered this property. >> one of the reasons that reagan loves this property was because it was an authentic california adoeb be, and one of the few left in this

mrs. reagan. they shared one of the great love stories of our time. mrs. reagan in recent years has turned that love into action, speaking powerfully out about stem cell research and doing so she has saved lives, found cures and given hope to millions. today as we pay tribute to president reagan, we also honor mrs. reagan for her service to our nation and for her love of her husband. and what would be his 100th birthday, we remember president reagan's optimism for our nation, always believing that america's best days are ahead. and we share his patriotism, his life of service to our country. and to honor him, a ronald reagan centennial commission has been established and i'm pleased to recognize three house appointments, two republican, one democrat, to a reagan centennial commission, i thank them for their service to the legacy of president reagan. congressman elton gallegly, congratulations to you, congressman aaron shock, one of the newest members of congress and youngest, and congressman sylv

mr. reagan were moments of respite. >> that was patrick healy reporting. >>> more women in the u.s.ie of heart attacks than anything else, yet researchers say few women recognize the symptoms. as nbc's michelle franzen shows us, that's why the push is on to get women in the know about the signs of heart disease and the risks. >> reporter: in the u.s., a woman suffers a heart attack. >> it's the number one killer among women. >> reporter: but according to a recent survey, when it comes to recognizing the signs of heart disease and calling 911, american women are missing a beat. >> women typically are super women. they're there for everyone, and they are very unlikely to take care of themselves. >> reporter: to change that, the u.s. department of health and human services launched the make the call don't miss a beat campaign. >> what does it feel like when a woman having a heart attack? >> reporter: knowledge of the symptoms and risks vary among american women. >> educate, empower, engage women to learn the symptoms of heart attacks. >> reporter: 60% of white women surveyed were aware

mr. reagan was a rhino. i think when he went up against the air traffic controller union and told them you either go to work or you go home, if someone had stood up to the auto workers unions, g.m. would have never gone bankrupt and you've got to let people kind of make it on their own a little bit. i mean, it's all right to help them out when they need help, but i say give them a chance to make it on their own. host: ms. palin spoke at a young america's foundation, the event last night. that event continues honoring mr. reagan. tonight the speaker is dick cheney. he's as far as president reagan's 100th birthday. he will speak tonight. and you can see that live at 10:15 this evening. tulsa, oklahoma. you are next. on our independent line. caller: good morning, sir. i think it's a completely different era and people tend to forget reagan was a democrat and switched to a republican. now, i think the difference between then and now are the financial situation, the ideas, there's just so much, it's almost hard t

mr. reagan, please speak to me. and i told her i was in youth for reagan and i just needed two minutes, just two minutes with him. 120 seconds. and she said, listen, if he comes out here and spend 20 minutes with you, he's going to miss his breakfast be late for the rest of the day. if you leave right now the, leave right now, i'll get you an appointment with a campaign manager. well, that's the best i was going to get. so i was walking real slow down that long driveway dragging my sleeping bag and behind me, wait a minute, wait a minute. and there was ronald reagan chasing after me, with shaving cream on his face. his shirt's wide open. if you can spend the night in my back lawn, i can certainly spend a few moments with you now. what's the problem, young man? and, you know, he never let me down. i knew him for 40 years after that, he never let me down. he was the same, care -- same caring, wonderful person. and as my life went along and i was active in his campaigning, i was with him for eight months from the mornin

reagan's 100th birthday this sunday. there will be many new exhibits including a statue of mr. and mrs. reagan greeting visitors.hey can read his inauguration speech off the teleprompter. you can see the coat he was wearing when there was an assassination attempt. an x-ray shows how close it came to his heart. the recording he made when he was told he had alzheimer's. >> i begin the journey that will lead me into the sunset of my life. i know for america there will always be a bright dawn ahead. >> the new reagan library opens to the publ >> i'm abc meteorologist mike nicco. clear and a cool start this morning. another one tonight but it will lead to sunny and warm temperatures. [ suspenseful music plays ] [ "fidelio" overture plays ]

ronald reagan's -- finishing with mrs. thatcher and moving to me for a moment, i'd say ronald reagan's truly only american life story began 200 years ago this weekend. during his lifetime he was a democrat and later a republican. he was a liberal and then a conservative. he was a labor union president and then president of the united states. during his lifetime, he developed a philosophy of faith, life, and government that americans understood. americans understood, and during his presidency the people of this country had an extraordinary understanding of what their president would think and how their president would react to events and circumstances. mr. president, the strength of the certain trumpet, the strength of the clarion call; i believe, impossible to overestimate. knowing how your president, how your leader views the world and views the circumstances that may meet us in the world is an incredibly comforting thing. in fact, there's an epic greek fable more often applied to president lincoln about the fox and the he

ronald reagan's -- finishing with mrs. thatcher and moving to me for a moment, i'd say ronald reagan's truly only american life story began 200 years ago this weekend. during his lifetime he was a democrat and later a republican. he was a liberal and then a conservative. he was a labor union president and then president of the united states. during his lifetime, he developed a philosophy of faith, life, and government that americans understood. americans understood, and during his presidency the people of this country had an extraordinary understanding of what their president would think and how their president would react to events and circumstances. mr. president, the strength of the certain trumpet, the strength of the clarion call; i believe, impossible to overestimate. knowing how your president, how your leader views the world and views the circumstances that may meet us in the world is an incredibly comforting thing. in fact, there's an epic greek fable more often applied to president lincoln about the fox and the he

reagan's 100th birthday this sunday. there will be many new exhibits including a statue of mr. and mrs. reagan greeting visitors.hey can read his inauguration speech off the teleprompter. you can see the coat he was wearing when there was an assassination attempt. an x-ray shows how close it came to his heart. the recording he made when he was told he had alzheimer's. >> i begin the journey that will lead me into the sunset of my life. i know for america there will always be a bright dawn ahead. >> the new reagan library opens to the public on monday. spoke to my >> good afternoon. i'm diane sawyerere at abc news headquarters in new york. we're going to take a moment of your regular programming to bring you word out of egypt of a very important development. abc's christiane amanpour made her way to the man at the center of the storm in cairo. she talked with hosni mubarak. as you know, it has been a dangerous trip. journalists targeted as they move through the streets there. but she is on the phone with us now. first of all, we are glad that you are safe. what did president mubarak say to you? >> good afternoon,

ronald reagan's -- finishing with mrs. thatcher and moving to me for a moment, i'd say ronald reagan's truly only american life story began 200 years ago this weekend. during his lifetime he was a democrat and later a republican. he was a liberal and then a conservative. he was a labor union president and then president of the united states. during his lifetime, he developed a philosophy of faith, life, and government that americans understood. americans understood, and during his presidency the people of this country had an extraordinary understanding of what their president would think and how their president would react to events and circumstances. mr. president, the strength of the certain trumpet, the strength of the clarion call; i believe, impossible to overestimate. knowing how your president, how your leader views the world and views the circumstances that may meet us in the world is an incredibly comforting thing. in fact, there's an epic greek fable more often applied to president lincoln about the fox and the he

mr. reagan's honor. can that diminish the conservative cause? be depressed by that, because what reagan meant then and now means that we're going to discuss conservative politics in a conservative vocabulary. >> reporter: the reagan message -- >> our government is too big and it spends too much. >> reporter: -- of smaller government and fewer taxes didn't become a reality. while he dramatically cut tax rates, he also signed tax increases in six of his eight years in office. rather than shrinking government, spending actually increased 2.5% each year he served. and the national debt tripled, leaving us plenty to debate. >> how many times can we say that historians 100 years after they left office would be still writing history? ronald reagan would be one of those. ♪ happy birthday to you >> reporter: david kerley, abc news, washington. >> sometimes, the legend can be different from the facts, right?

mr. reagan and introduced several new exhibits as well. nancy reagan laid a wreath after her husband's grave site as fighter jets from the uss ronald reagan flew overhead. >> and i know that ronnie would be thrilled and is thrilled to have all of you share in his 100th birthday. it doesn't seem possible, but that's what it is. >> president reagan died, as you know, in 2004 after a ten-year battle with alzheimer's disease. >>> there is a turf war in the south bay, and a well-known youth sports league is on the losing end. kris sanchez shows us why west valley pop warner is benched. >> reporter: the west valley pop warner football program is scouting. >> we have a very good reputation. >> reporter: not for the latest greatest talent or the best coaches. >> we're calling everybody we know, directors, principal, school boards. >> reporter: after more than 40 years, the program is strong. but the one thing they're missing, home turf. >> we unfortunately found ourselves homeless, looking for a place to practice and play our games. >> reporter: fo

mr. reagan's honor. does that diminish the conservative cause? the extent that we're all reagan-ites now, i don't see how conservatives could be depressed by that. because what reagan meant then and now means that we're going to discuss american politics in a conservative vocabulary. >> reporter: the reagan message -- >> our government is too big and it spends too much. >> reporter: -- of smaller government and fewer taxes didn't become a reality. while he dramatically cut tax rates, he also signed tax increases in six of his eight years in office. rather than shrinking government, spending increased 2.5% each year he served. and the national debt tripled. the myth may not match reality, leaving us plenty to debate. >> how many presidents can we say that historians 100 years after they left office are still writing about them and still interested in them? ronald reagan will be one of them. ♪ happy birthday to you >> reporter: david kerley, abc news, washington. >>> coming up, the experimental medical procedure that allowed this little boy to survi

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president reagan would have turned 100 this sunday and his library is marking the date with remarks by mrs. reagannce told me about the passage of each day since he died. has time made anything easier? >> i keep thinking of all those people who said, time, you know, it' ll be much better in time. well, not for me. if anything, it's -- it's gotten worse. >> reporter: worse? >> i miss him more. i'm remembering more little things that we did together. it's harder. >> a tribute to president reagan will be shown as a video at the super bowl. >>> and still ahead, all the care givers trying to do the best for mom and dad. our "persons of the week." ♪ i was diagnosed with copd. i could not take a deep breath i noticed i was having trouble. climbing the stairs, working in the garden, painting. my doctor suggested spiriva right then. announcer: spiriva is the only once-daily inhaled maintenance treatment for copd, which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. i love what it does. it opens up the airways. announcer: spiriva does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. stop taking spiriva and

and mrs. reagan was a very keen visual intelligence. she could take atory board and interpret it instantly in the ways that i'm not sure a lot of people even know what a story board is. this h to do with having been in the movies. but it is a very interesting approach. they could both see things in ways that other people didn' host: go back to yourtime" magazine piece. reagan excelled at the politics of multiapplication. too many of his professed admirers appear toreefer division." guest: people thought -- they didn't like the direction that history was going. and it often tended to have a sour count nens. ronald reagan changed all that. one of the things he did was to put a smi on the face o conservativism. he was as optimistic about the future as he was, indeed, futuristic. those were not qualities associated with the conservatives of, say, herbert hoofer. reagan made conservativism an instrument of reform, and that, too, as opposed to simply an instrument of resistance. host: charlie peters was here last week and wrote a book on lynd

nancy reagan at one end, mrs. ford at the other end. >> will the delegates piece take their seat. >> it was a battle for the soul of the republican party. but it was also a battle for who the first lady was going to represent. would it be a forward-looking woman who would speak her own positions publicly? or was it going to be a woman that you never saw what she wanted other than she wanted this for her husband. >> ford wins the nomination but only by a slim margin. reagan emerges with a stronger national profile. when he runs for president, four years later the public still sees nancy as a traditional housewife. but away from the cameras, she's deeply involved in the hiring and firing of campaign staff. >> she knew her husband was very hesitant to fire people. he didn't like conflict. he was intensely loyal to people around him. but sometimes some of those people weren't serving him well. >> i don't know whether it's just blocking things out or he just doesn't see things. he knew the overall picture but he didn't

mr. reagan. yes. you're a christian, aren't you? yes. i've seen you on tv. i'm looking around. okay. he says, i've seen you on tv. and he is an atheist. , your brother. yes, he is. i've seen him on larry king show. do you talk to him? not that often. next time you be talking, you tell him there is a warrior that praise for him every single day. i felt about this big as a christian. i didn't. it reminded me that i should be, just like the other story i'd tell in the book about our pastor at church who said to the congregation one morning, how many of you here in the room pray for bill clinton? three and still up. how many of you pray for george bush? everybody can still up. he said this to remind us had we been praying for bill clinton like we should have been maybe monica let's he never would have made it to the oval office. >> host: you race to great points. first of all, just to go back. do you regret the personal and public nature of that? >> guest: i do. yep. i really, really do. that was of bad -- it was a bad reaction. i said it because it made me angry. dealing with this disea

mr. bald and my name is mike reagan. jane wyman is my mother and he looks at me and i said well i really had two shots. jane wyman is my mother, or maybe have to duck and say ronald reagan is my debt. into kind of chuckled and he said listen my son cameron has the -- from red october. somebody gave it to his granddad and his granddad gave it to cameron. i just wanted to say hello. he says you know something? i wanted to tell your family something. i was with some friends last night and i was telling them how much i missed your father. i said you missed my father? you disagreed with everything he stood for. he said yes i did but i didn't realize until lately what a good soul your father had in me says this world is missing that good soul and how much i wish we had the good soul that is to make the point of what you are saying. >> host: that is one of the great anecdotes from the book and it does describe the partisanship base over time and people remember the figure in the father figure he think he was, that he did it jus

mr. reagan. your mac you could spend five minutes with them to not like him. many people tried.they would come in a meeting or group thinking i'm not going to like him. and you know, they would leave 15 minutes later. he's a great guy. you know, i still don't agree with him, but he's a good guy. and i felt the same way. you know, we argued about the vietnam war of course and i was very young. we used to argue about environmental issues sometimes, but, you know, we would stay friends and sometimes he wouldn't bother to argue. one story in weekend go do a book signing i guess. i'm riding horses with him wednesday at camp david and he had a view of nature which is that he loves being in nature, loved being outdoors, but he kind of felt that man had dominion over nature and was man's responsibility to manage the will and. they're riding on horseback there's a storm that is unobtrusive as deadlines and stuff scattered on the ground underneath these trees are the walks by. he turns me to nsaid that may be nature to some people, but i think we can do better. [laughter] and i just thoug

mr. reagan. you're a christian, aren't you? i said yes. i see you on tv. now and looking around like okay, how do you know i monte? es see you on tv, you have a brother, ron? yes. he said he's an atheist, isn't he? i said yes he is. i've seen him on the larry king show. i said yeah. do you talk to him? i said we don't talk that often. the next time you be talking to your brother you tell him that there is a messiah that praise for him every single day. and i felt about this big as a christian because i didn't read and it reminded me that i should be just like the other story i tell in the book about our pastor at church, you know, who said to the congregation one morning how many of you here in the room have prayed for bill clinton? free hands went up to it how many of you prefer george bush? at reva d.c. ansel of and he said to us and reminded us had we christians been praying for bill clinton like we should have been maybe monica lewinsky never would have made it to the oval office reva >> host: you raise it to great points. first to go back, do you regr

mr. reagan. you're a christian or into? yes. i.c.e. elon ttp but now i'm looking around okay, how do you know i'm on tv. he said i know you're on tv. you have a brother ron. he's an atheist, isn't he? i said yes he is. i've seen him on the larry king show. i said yes. do you talk to him? i said we don't talk that often. next time you be talking to your brother, ron, you tell him that i prefer him every single day. and i felt about this big as a christian because i didn't, and reminded me that i should, it's like the other story until in the book about our pastore at church who said to the congregation one morning how many of you here in the room have prayed for bill clinton? three hands go up. how many of you prefer george bush? everybody's hands go up and he said to us had we christians been praying for bill clinton like we should have been, maybe monica lewinsky never would have made it into the oval office. >> you race to great plans but first of all, just to go back, do you regret that personal and public nature of that tweet about

mr. reagan. it is the fixed with the forever price denomination. you can pick up the new one at the local post office. coming up we continue to follow the developments that of egypt. we have learned egypt army has thrown its weight behind the new president, the former vice-president. the very latest in a couple of minutes. first let's look outside, you can see from our camera it is breezy out there. but fortunately no rain for the next couple of days. it is headed our way though. we will be right back. sunny and mild conditions expected changes next week. take advantage of the dry weekend we have on tap. you could get wet weather monday. current temperatures actually show temperatures dipping below freezing. 34 degrees for san rosa, as you head through the livermore valley, temperatures meant 30's this morning. low '40's in the south bay, by the afternoon the highs similar to where they were yesterday. 65 san rafael, in to san francisco's well. south bay temperatures in 68 for mountain view, fremont, we have been keeping our eye on a storm moving i

and mrs. reagan was a very keen visual intelligence. could take a story board and interpret it instantly in the ways that i'm not sure a lot of people even know what a story board is. this had to do with having been in the movies. but it is a very interesting approach. they could both see things in ways that other people didn't. host: go back to your "time" magazine piece. reagan excelled at the politics of multiapplication. too many of his professed admirers appear to preefer division." guest: people thought -- they didn't like the direction that history was going. and it often tended to have a sour count nens. ronald reagan changed all that. one of the things he did was to put a smile on the face of conservativism. he was as optimistic about the future as he was, indeed, futuristic. those were not qualities associated with the conservatives of, say, herbert hoofer. reagan made conservativism an instrument of reform, and that, too, as opposed to simply an instrument of resistance. host: charlie peters was here last week and wrote a boo

on behalf of mrs. reagansidential foundation, it is an honor for me to be here this evening at a podium that was very familiar to president reagan here at cpac. 2011, as everyone in this room knows, is president reagan's centennial year. we are honored to put together a year's worth of activities, celebratory and substantive, starting with the ronald reagan theme of love in the tournament of roses parade on january 1, the first time that a president of the united states has been represented. last week we had an extraordinary weekend at the reagan library with a concert on saturday night. are recognized many faces of friends who were there and went late into the night. the next morning, a great tribute to the president with the keynote address by secretary james baker, a flyover, and mrs. reagan laying a wreath at the graveside. we have a series of partnerships with four great american universities. last week we were with the university of southern california that focused on leadership by biography of the pres

many credit reagan's cold war negotiations with the soviet union's demise. >> mr. down this wall. >> reporter: his ideas put reagan in the crosshairs of critics. but they made him this crowd's hero. sandra hughes, cbs news, simi valley, california. >>> this morning on "the early show," all things super bowl. highlights, plus a recap of the most notable commercials. i'm terrell brown. this is the "cbs morning news." uncomfortable skin , with skin relief moisturizing lotion. only aveeno has an active naturals triple oat and shea butter formula that soothes, nourishes and restores moisture. women saw improvement in all five symptoms of winter skin in just one day. beauty you can see and feel. that's being comfortable in your own skin. aveeno skin relief. and now get dermatologist recommended relief from severely dry skin with eczema therapy. new from aveeno. discover the power of active naturals "you're an amazing, beautiful woman." "i love you." - that's not on there. - no, it's in here. - the new charmed memories collection: one more reason kay is the number one jewe

new additions to our ranks told us how the governor and mrs. reagan were committed to our liberation and our cause. when we came home, all of us were eager to meet the reagans, to thank them for their concern. but more than gratitude drew us to them. we were drawn to them because they were among the few prominent americans who didn't subscribe to the then-fashionable notion that america had entered her inevitable decline. we prisoners of war came home to a country that had lost a war and the best sense of itself, a county beset by social and economic problems. assassinations, riots, scandals, contempt for political, religious and educational institutions gave the appearance that we had become a dysfunctional society. patriotism was sneered at. the military scorned. and the world anticipated the collapse of our global influen influence. the great, robust, confident republic that had given its name to the last century seemed exhausted. ronald reagan believed differently. he possessed an unshakeable faith in america's greatness, past and future, that pro

mrs. reagan elected. the trumans love it.> it is a magnificent place to spend time. our family uses it often. it seems to be that no matter what the weather is coming a can get pretty oppressive in the summer. it seems like there is always a beautiful, cool breeze on the balcony that makes it just a joy especially as you watch the sun go down in the lights on the monument start to come up. it is breathtaking. >> utilized by all first family since its completion in the night -- 1948, truman is criticized for changing the architectural look of the white house. >> something new and in this town. something that had never been done before that will desecrate a national treasure. it was very characteristic of harry truman. he saw the comfort, the relaxation that it would provide and everyone has been grateful to harry truman for making it a little bit more livable. >> i did not understand what all of the fuss is about. all of the innovations in the white house and they cause trouble. they insisted on for a bathtub in the white hous

mr. reagan felt as he weighed the decision to run for president are not unlike many of the challenges we face today. ronald reagan was confident that he was the man who could lead the country out of a dark recession and into the light of a new prosperity and national pride. after winning a landslide election in november, ronald reagan was sworn in as our 40th president on january 20, 1981. he immediately went to work on repairing a broken economy by enacting the economic recovery tax act of 1981 with his solemn belief being that if people had more money in their pockets and confidence to invest, the country would get back on a sound financial footing. during his first months in office, reagan was as much thankful for the newfound economic stability as he was for a heightened sense of optimistic that was returning to the united states after very hard times. he thoughtfully guided this country through a series of national tragedies and terrorist attacks on our military forces abroad. yet through it all, president reagan's resolve never wavered. his confidence in the american people would me

mr. reagan stood for, limited government and personal freedom. president reagan would have been 100 years old tomorrow. >>> a cyclone that ravaged australia's northeast coast is bringing devastation to the south. as much as seven inches of rain fell in just a few hours late friday, tiggering flash flooding near melbourne. australia's second largest city. up of sixth graders did something alarming. >> they had like pills and marijuana, and like, i didn't really want to be a part of that because like i know i would really get in trouble. >> reporter: in all, six kids took the prescription drugs, and then went to the hospital. four via ambulance. >> i'm kind of glad they made a big deal about it so that everybody is aware that prescription drugs are a problem. >> reporter: the national drug control policy recently reported that prescription drug abuse among kids is up 400% over the past decade. the main reason, easy access inside their homes. in fact, investigators said they planned to serve a search warrant at the house of the boy who is passing out

mr. ronald reagan who is kind of or if a bucket of warm spit when it comes to being a leader. i guess we will leave it there. thank you for coming. [applause] >> thank you all doherty much for coming out tonight. [inaudible conversations] to learn more about michael scheuer and his work, visit non-intervention.com. >>> we would like to hear from you. tweet your feedback. twitter.com/booktv. >> i would like to congratulate you on another terrific book. this is the third one you've done on the history of al qaeda and osama bin laden and it's fair to say that you have established of the radical islamist movement, and i think this book shows why because its concise, fair and i think it is the best summary of what's happened since 9/11. let me start by asking you a very basic and it hard to answer a question which is what should we be calling the conflict about which you write? the some sidle says the conflict. what we call it? >> thank you for the comments. i'm very happy that you -- to have a well qualified author like yourself to read the book and that we are having this discuss

new additions to our ranks told us how the governor and mrs. reagan were committed to our liberation and our cause. when we came home, all of us we eager to meet the reagans, to thank them for their concern. but more than gratituderew us to them. we were drawn to them because they were among the few prominent americans who didn't subscribe to the then-fashionable notion that america had entered her inevitable decline. we prisoners of war came home to a country that had lost a war and the best sense of itself, a county beset by social and economic problems. assassinations, riots, scandals, contempt for political, religious and educational institutions gave the appearance that we had become a dysfunctional society. patriotism was sneered at. the military scorned. and the world anticipated the collapse of our global influen influence. the great, robust, confident republic that had given its name to the last century seemed exhausted. ronald reagan believed differently. he possessed an unshakeable faith in america's greatness, past and future, that proved

mrs. reagan used to like it. the trumans loved it. >> it is a magnificent place to spend time. our family uses that balcony often. no matter what the weather is, it seems like there is always a beautiful cool breeze blowing through that balcony. it makes us just a joy to sit out there and to watch the sun go down and the lights on the monument star to come up. it is breathtaking. >> utilized by all first family's since its completion in 1948, president truman was criticized for changing the architectural look of the white house. >> it is a metaphor. something new. something that has not been done before. something that will desecrate a national treasure. it was characteristic of harry truman. he saw the comfort, relaxation that the balcony would provide. every one of his successors has been grateful. >> and i did not understand what all the fuss was about. innovations in the white house. when millard fillmore was president, phyllis insisted on putting a bathtub and the white house. you ought to read the paper about bad day and what a terrible thing it was. i put a lot more bath

and i hope the reagan library and the young america's foundation will help future generations get a good feel. mr. dreier: i thank my friend for his thoughtful contribution and his last two stories remind me of the fact that ronald reagan was in charge, whether it was ensuring that he penned, mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall or whether he jumped forward and said, i'm going to meet those young people. and the famous "saturday night live" episode and he wasn't in charge and was scripted by everyone else, but himself. and what they did on the skit was, he came out and he met with some young children and he shook hands with them and said, how are you doing, and proceeded to this guy who was a long way from being in charge. and the moment he left, he went back and said, ok, fellows, let's get back to work and he was working. and we know that ronald reagan was in charge as he dealt with foreign policy and domestic policy and i'm happy that we are joined by my colleague who came to the congress during the last two years of the reagan administration. he came here in 1986, and i know was inspired by pre

mr. ronald reagan, who is kind of worth a bucket of warm spit when it comes to being a leader. >> i guesswe will leave it their folks. thank you for coming. [laughter] [applause] >> thank you very much for coming out tonight. >> for more about michael scheuer and his work, visit non-intervention.com.

mr. reagan, about $1.1 trillion for the first president bush, and $3.6 trillion for the second president bush. as contrasted with the $62.9 billion surplus under the clinton administration. time and again republicans have used the rhetoric of spending cuts as a cover for massive borrowing. for record surplus to turn into record deficits, $5.6 trillion projected surplus in 2001 turned into about a $5 trillion projected deficit in the following eight years. under president bush and for budgets that year after year did far more fiscal damage than they promised, this time unfortunately it's no different. but let's look at the actual cuts proposed in this spending bill. they're short-sighted and indiscriminant. even as they failed to change our long-term fiscal picture for the better, these cuts recklessly damage programs essential to america's competitive edge. i agree that reducing spending is and must be a part of the fiscal solution. but let's reduce spending wisely instead of doing it in such a way that costs america jobs. when we talk about cutting investments in education, in innovatio

mr. reagan and $1.1 trillion of deficit spending under mr. bush. we put legislation on this floor and said, we need to meet our fiscal respopsabilities. not -- responsibilities. not a single member, unfortunately, of the republican party voted for that legislation. but over the next eight years, we had a net surplus in this country. the only time in the lifetime of anybody in this body that that's happened. we did it working together. unfortunately, the last administration ran up $3.8 trillion of deficits. and we inherited a -- an economy that was in substantial free fall. the president said that, mr. bernanke said that, mr. paulson said that. so we adopted legislation that tried to stabilize that economy and the good news is, we have. we haven't gotten to where we want to be. we want to create more jobs. as the president says, we want to invest in growing our economy and bringing jobs bag. -- back. there will be some very tough decisions we'll have to make moving forward, and frankly as the chairman of the appropriations committee knows and as the

new additions to our ranks told us how the governor and mrs. reagan were committed to our liberation and our cause. when we came home, all of u were eager to meet the reagans, to thank them for their concern. but more than gratitude drew us to them. we were drawn to them because they were among the few prominent americans who didn't subscribe to the then-fashionable notion that america had entered her inevitable decline. we prisoners of w came home to a country that had lost a war and the best sense of itself, a county beset by social and economic problems. assassinations, riots, scandals, contempt for political, relious and educational institutions gave the appearance that we had become a dysfunctional society. patriotism was sneered at. the military scorned. and the world anticipated the collapse of our global influen influence. the great, robust, confident republic that had given its name to the last century seemed exhausted. ronald reagan believed differently. he possessed an unshakeable faith in america's greatness, past and future, that proved m

>> they loved seafood, but mrs. reagan brion comes named after the french poet. we cut it like this. we do it nice and rare, hopefully, medium rare. >> how long does that take? >> that takes about 20 minutes if you're going to brown it well and put it in the oven. you can let it rest for about 15 or 20 minutes. then we're going to slice it. look at that. >> how long does that cook in the oven? >> about 20 minutes. don't be afraid to use a meat thermomet thermometer. >> you should serve it medium rare? >> certain presidents who will remain nameless like their meat a little more well done, but it's a state secret. we're not allowed to tell. you should have it any way you want. >> that looks delicious. that's beautiful, chef. >> isn't that nice? serve it with a tradition sauce, which is eggs and butter. what's wrong with butter? >> nothing. >> not a thing. you need it. >> it's better for you than margari margarine. >> margarine is terrible. >> i'm going to get a crusty one because i like it a little more well done. >> this is

reagan's politics or his policies but they couldn't dislike the man. >> he raise nicknamed the gipper. but it was his role in the white house that brought another name, the great communicator. >> mrar down this wall. >> his ideas put reagan in the the cross hairs of critics. but they made him this crowd's hero. >>> super bowl xlv did not disappoint. the keys that led the packers to their 4th lombardi trophy. >> howard green number 95 goes right there. rocket scientists! you gave us the space age... but your savings accounts are stuck in the stone age! earn more commodore with interestplus savings at capitalone.com. that's new school banking, baby! [ laughs ] instead of earning zilch, your savings will be earning three times the national average. three times more? roger that! go online and sign up at capitalone.com. what's in your wallet?! where to sputnik? [ chuckles ] history. the steelers and pack super bowl xlv may have been the most participated game in history. cameron diaz and alex rodriguez had their popcorn ready. ben roethlisberger and the steelers down 7-0 early. green bay's nick collins comes down with it. cuts back inside, dives into the end zone, 14-0, packers. aaron

. >> reporter: reagan was nicknamed the g beginner in his 1940 -- the gipper for his role in a 1940 film and was also known as the great negotiator. >> mrachev, tear down this wall. >> reporter: his ideas put reagan in the crosshairs of critics, but they made him this crowd's hero. sandra hughes, cbs news, simi valley, california. >>> sluggish times at the theaters, one release that had the biggest audience this week and making use of too much snow. some football fans find the perfect solution. >>> i'm kim coyle, coming up tonight on gameday right after this newscast. he was passed over in the draft. now six years later aaron rodgers is on top of the nfl world. we'll hear from this former cal standout on his biggest night as a pro. >>> he was a surprising hero throughout the giants postseason run. cody ross sits down for a one on one interview coming up in a few minutes. ,,,,,,,, rocket scientists! you gave us the space age... but your savings accounts are stuck in the stone age! earn more commodore with interestplus savings at capitalone.com. that's new school banking, baby! [ laughs ] instead of earning zilch, your savings will be ear

and yet, president reagan was able to get through mr. many important bills, the tax bill, the budget bills, aid to the contras, et cetera. from where you sat, what techniques did he use in order to win consistently 40, 50 democrats and keep all the republicans together to put those majorities forward? >> well, there's a story i love to tell that captures the essence of the reagan live -- legislative strategy. i think it was a tax bill came up, and it was going through the house first because that's where tax bills originate. democrats controlled the house. and they wrote a terrible bill. what came out of the democratic controlled ways and means committee was a bill that a lot of us on the republican side didn't want to vote for. and we arranged, trent lot was part of the group and myself and a couple of other people. we didn't want to vote against the president directly but so we arranged to defeat the rule under which the bill was going to be debated. and when they brought the rule up, we killed it. that created consternation down at 16

reagan presidential library. >> reporter: ronald reagan the 40th president of the united states was remembered today with high flying pomp. >> happy birthday mr. president. >> reporter: and ceremony. >> happy birthday to you. >> reporter: on this the 100th anniversary of his birth his widow and former first lady nancy reagan laid a commemorative wreath before dignitaries and assembled guests at the reagan library in simi valley outside of los angeles. >> i know that ronnie would be thrilled and is thrilled to have all of you share in this 100th birthday. doesn't seem possible but that's what it is. >> reporter: it was a day both reverential and rousing. >> ♪ proud to be an american ♪ where at least i know i'm free ♪. >> reporter: on this brilliant day, lee greenwood sang. his patriotic song invoked his strongest passion, pride of country. he was remembered for his patriotism, optimism, game changing politics. james baker was reagan's first chief of staff. >> every single strand of ronald reagan's dna was coded with a firm conviction. and that was his belief that we americans do, indeed, have a rendezvous with destiny. >> reporter: today the c

mr. tyrrell. i think ronald reagan would be rolling in his grave right now if he knew -- [inaudible] for china. it's kind of interesting, i did vote republican. i am a democrat. but i think i'm going to go with democrat because i think the republicans this year are having an issue with social security. and since so many americans are unemployed, millions and millions going from unemployment then to social security years and as they want that reduced, i think that the government actually should not be getting social security, the congress and senate. but my question, i want to talk to you about why do the conservatives which had the dumbing down during the reagan era, and by -- i was glad to watch c-span during the perot time because that was the only time i got clear coverage, and i still watch c-span all the time to get clear coverage of news. it just became a dumbing down of the media. why didn't you catch the foreclosure debacle? why didn't you catch the bank, goldman sachs, etc. why was that totally ignored? when the middle class knew it was going on, and now here we go again in the middle