mrs. bush, you write in spoken from the heart about a difficult time, november 1963 in the loss of faith. why? >> well, i was and a car wreck. i wrote about it extensively in my book. the whole time i was and hospital not injured really. i mean, and i cut my leg in a broken ankle. i was playing -- praying that the other person in the car or be okay in the other person in the car was one of my best friends. which i didn't know. i didn't really recognize that at the side of the crash. his father came up. his father -- they live just past where the coroner when a car wreck was. i recognize his father, but i did not understand that was like that was there. and that it because i prayed over and over and over for him to be okay and then he was, you know, i thought, well, nobody listened. got was not listening. my prayer was answered. i went through a very long term not believing and not believing that price could be answered. in it took a lot of time been growing and to come back to faith. >> the car

mrs. bush, you write and spoken from the heart about difficult period, november, 1963. and a loss of faith. your faith. why? >> well, i was in a car wreck that i wrote about extensively. in my book. and the whole time i was in the hospital, not injured really. i had a cut on my leg. and a broken ankle. and i was praying that the other person in the car would be ok. and the other person in the car was one of my best friends. which i didn't know. i didn't really recognize that. at the site of the crash. his father came up. his father happened -- they litched -- and just passed where the corner with her. where the car wreck was. and i recognized his father. but i didn't understand that that was mike that was there. and i think because i prayed over and over and over for him to be ok and then he wasn't. i thought, well, that -- nobody listened. god was not listening. my prayer wasn't answered. and so i went through really a very long time of not believing. and not believing that prayers could be an

after the informal tour of the white house, mrs. bush in response to reporters questions, i think the reporter said, do you have any advice for mrs. clinton? and mrs. bush said avoid reporters like the plague, and if they quote you, make sure they heard you. so i would like to find out from both of you in terms of what hillary clinton -- i don't remember her having much of a comment then, but i would like to get your take on the transition, and thank you so much for your work. >> she certainly did not avoid the question. it is interesting that barbara bush on your program talked about how much she likes bill clinton now. i don't think that was necessarily true then. >> over time they became quite good friends. >> i had an experience with hillary early in 1992, actually the day after she and bill appeared on "60 minutes" to address the gennifer flowers issue. i flew with hillary in a tiny little plane to pierre, south dakota, where she was going to appear at a roast. there on the television screen was jennifer flowers. i was right next to

whether it's the fictitious of orange alerts, we are against this war, mr. bush. shame on you, mr. bush. shame on you. and any time -- ♪ >> and walk off the stage and one of the stagehands comes right up in my ear, i thought he was going to hit me, he screams -- hole! >> it was so sweet backstage. you could see it. the teamsters are helping michael moore into the trunk of his limo. >> before we begin tonight, ladies and gentlemen, i would like to say for the record that i am in favor of using more american indians and other minorities in motion pictures. i am against polluting the oceans of the world. i am for every nationality having its homeland and i'm for saving the whales. >> the host job is to be really funny in the beginning and hope something happens that you can capitalize on. >> you've got to know what you're doing, you have to be very fluid. you have to be able to deal with live television. and it's not easy. >> this giant of the film business is with us tonight. he's 100 years old. please, give a warm welcome to mr. hal roach. [ applause ] >> i introduced him. he was sup

watch our recent interview with mrs. bush at an: 30. coming up next, some of the south carolina tea party coalition annual convention. a debate on gun policy in the u.s., and a look at race relations in 2014. tea party inthe other conservative groups gathered in myrtle beach or the south carolina tea party coalition annual convention. we will show the opening session to the event eerie it is less than three hours. our constitution -- the constitution told them that there was opportunity in america. a guaranteed that opportunity for all. it did not guarantee equal outcomes. they came here to work and to build a live. when they left their countries in western europe, as they boarded the ships, they looked back on their countries and said goodbye. america, they to blended in to become americans. they put their heritage behind them. tohough we now only refer hyphenated americans, those people were real americans. they wanted to become americans. hear society, where you shouting every day that we should have multiculturalism, that is dividin

is a nice couch to lie on. >> mrs. bush, there was a speech on april of2005 2005 you are well known for. as a price to everybody. how long was that in the planet -- in the planning? >> george always said he is delighted to come to these president nurse, baloney. [laughter] >> the famous dinnerware georgia said everybody comes in and make -- the famous dinnerware george to everybody comes in and makes fun of the president and he came and made fun of himself. he is very fine he. he has been very funny and everyone one of those corresponded dinners. -- he is very funny. dinner and gridiron alfalfa dinner and lots of dinners for the president's. he has to have a funny speech and make fun of himself. year, he said, i cannot, with another joke. why don't you do it? >> did you say ok right away? >> ok. i knew i would work with the joke writers. it was funny and shocking to people. i remember i was sitting next to the president of the white house respondents who obviously did not know i was quick to spring that. georgia stands up -

alongside the library part of library, mr. bushanted this institute to work to change public policy. he wants to keep effecting policy through his institute. well, today in this unpaid speech concerning his institute, the former president gave one of the only open to the press speeches he's given since he left office. it was to launch a big initiative of the bush institute. the former president who started the word in afghanistan and started the wart in arack is now launching his initiative in his post presidency. he wants to be known as the champion of the people he turned into veteran whence he started and then walked away from two of the longest wars in history, including the one he launched on false pretense, something about which the former president says he has no regrets. now he wants to be known for how much he supports the people he sent to fight those wars. and of course, it is better that he supports them than if he didn't. nobody has ever faelt faulted the former president for doing this kind of work quietly on his own.

. >> mrs. bush, there was a speech you made in 2005, april of 2005 you are well known for. it came as surprise to everybody. how long was that in the planning? >> george always said he is delighted to come to these, baloney. [laughter] >> the famous dinner where george says everybody comes in and makes fun of the president and he came and made fun of himself. he is very funny. he has been very funny at every one of those corresponded dinners. there's the gridiron dinner and alfalfa dinner and lots of dinners for the presidents. he has to have a funny speech and make fun of himself. that year, he said, i cannot come up with another joke. why don't you do it? i said, okay. >> did you say ok right away? >> yes. i knew i would work with the joke writers. it was funny and shocking to people. i remember i was sitting next to the president of the white house correspondents who obviously did not know i was quick to spring that. george stands up and tries to make a lame joke and i jump up and say, no. when i did it, the people were sitting by me gasped. they were shocked. they thoug

mr. bush then writes the first national terrorism strategy that we have and he did two of them and the principles were defeated the terrorists and their organizations into the d. my sanctuary and diminish the underlying conditions that terrorists exploit antispam that u.s. at home as the government a superb job on that. he got himself a very broad congressional authorization, which is now i'm sorry to say being prematurely questioned. he argues in his strategy that terrorists are truly evil an and he's not afraid to say so in fact he says that they are enemies of humanity to determine international law that sort of prepares them to pirate the people that do genocide and they went to david cho: called this articulation where i though links between the groups are broken up if need be and i suppose a setting that would require the clear i certainly don't have. the obama administration enters the fight and surprises many of us with remarkable continuity in some of the actual practices. they sugges

. >> mr. bush and the goal is to change the dialogue to get more vets hired. >> well, the countdown to rein in the bay area is on. it's coming just three days from now on wednesday. you can track it on your smartphone anytime with the abc7 news weather app. lisa argen has been busy monitoring those computer models to tell us. what do you have, lisa? >> we have a sneak-peek into march, which involves the next seven days. that's interesting. we have a lot of low clouds and they are banked up from the northern sonoma county coast through marin county, san mateo. but they are beginning to burn back. it's low-level moisture and with with that the visibility has been reduced in parts of the by area. mt. tam a pretty picture where temperatures have been in the upper 40s to low 50s with the blanket of clouds. once again we will see mild afternoon readings as high pressure remains in control. it's 25 in truckie. look at the snowpack. we will have a couple feet of no by this time next weekend. 52 fairfield.

. >> mr. bushpeaking there about learning a new skill poking fun at his foray into the world of art. he says years ago his wife didn't think she was marrying an oil painter. have you ever seen his paintings? >> yeah, he's actually quite talented. right, okay. >>> well, it is not enough that pope francis fights nonbelievers, heretics and the world's social ills. now he's got to battle the weather. yeah, the wind was his biggest adversary during his general audience in st. peter's square yesterday. >> check that out. it's said that some clergy are windy, but that's a little ridiculous. still throughout it all, pope francis showed us the patience of a saint. >> and you see him. he kept his hands folded so perfectly, so calm and still even as he's getting smacked in the face. >> do you think he was praying for divine intervention as that was smacking him in the face there saying, help me get through this? >> you know, he's always so calm and cool that he's just showing yet again that nothing fazes this

previous speaker resign now one of the closest allies of units in the shank of the former prime minister mr bush has become the speaker of the parliament unity michelle herself and this is the latest news we've received has just been released from the prison in the city of critic of and probably this would mean some more developed. on the political stage in ukraine of course we're keeping track of everything which is happening here at the moment but definitely the developments are coming every minute and i wanted to ask you about that also with the news of timoshenko release obviously spread around the crowd there at this point is there any reaction from the crowd to these that particular development. oh i haven't heard any particular reaction coming from the crowd to that news at the moment as just came in literally minutes ago but given that what they've been chanting yesterday and on several previous days and the fact that it's previous several weeks here that they want the machine code to be free she is pretty much the the leader who can unite these people here at the my done and be the sole

whether it's e fictitious of orange alerts, we are against this war, mr. bush. shame on you, mr. k off the stage and one of the stagehands comes right up in my ear, i thought he was going to hit me, he screams -- hole! >> it was so sweet backstage. you could see it. the teamsters are helping michael moore into the trunk of his limo. >> before we begin tonight, ladies and gentlemen, i would like to say for the record that i am in favor of using more american indians and other minorities in motion pictures. i am against polluting the oceans of the world. i am for every nationality having its homeland and i'm for saving the whales. >> the host job is to be really funny in the beginning and hope something happens that you can capitalize on. >> you've got to know what you're doing, you have to be very fluid. you have to be able to deal with live television. and it's not easy. >> this giant of the film business is with us tonight. he's 100 years old. please, give a warm welcome to mr. hal roach. [ applause ] >> i introduced him. he was supposed to get up and wave. instead, he started ta

in a rare and exclusive interview, an emotional mr. bush sat down with abc's martha raddatz to express his concern that too many u.s. vets are unimpld employed. >> reporter: for you, mr. president, it has to help you cope with what happened in those wars. >> no question it helps. i have a duty. obviously, i get slightly emotional talking about our vets because i have an emotional -- i'm in there with them. but i'm also -- my spirit is always uplifted when i visit with vets. i say, there's no self-mighty. we have a society that's too comfortable. and many say, whoa is me. not our veteran community. they don't say, woe is me. they say, what can i do to continue to serve? >> former president bush is encouraging employers to get past what he calls the civilian/military divide and start hiring veterans. he says their war experience makes them uniquely qualified for all kinds of jobs. >>> despite what they think about obamacare, american governors agree on one thing, it's here to say. governors joined the president and mrs. obama at the white hou

watch our recent interview with mrs. bush at 10:30.next, q and a with author and historian robert dallek. on the about his book kennedy white house. live at 7:00 a.m., "washington journal." ♪ >> this week on "q&a," author and historian robert dallek discusses his latest historical narrative titled "camelot's court: inside the kennedy white house." >> robert dallek, in your recent book, "camelot's court: inside the kennedy white house," the last paragraph of your entire book -- i cannot resist saying, thank you to president obama -- is graciously hosted for dinners for presidential historians -- what is your insight into president barack obama because of four dinners with them? -- with him? >> he is a highly intelligent man. he is keenly interested in history and the way in which the presidential institution has evolved. and what he could take away from past presidential performances to make his a more compelling and more successful administration. i wish we had some extraordinary answers to provide him, but of course the nature of hist

jenna went shopping at a department store and the ladies who sold cosmetics said, thank you so much, mrs. bushthank you for speaking for the women of afghanistan. >> not only because our hearts break for the women and children in afghanistan, but because in afghanistan, we see the world the terrorists would like to impose on the rest of us. all of us have an obligation to speak out. we may come from different backgrounds and faiths, but parents the world over love their children. we respect our mothers and sisters and daughters. fighting brutality against women and children is not the expression of a specific culture. it is the acceptance of our common humanity. >> that is the first time i realized that people heard me and that what i said, people listen to. i knew from then on -- although, i think you never really know until maybe after you leave and see what the platform is. but lady bird johnson had that saying that she had a podium and she was going to use it. and she did. >> do you think you used yours? >> i hope so. i tried to use it. i talked a lot about the women in afghanistan and i s

by the way, speaking of health care, congratulations to mr. bushfina health that delivered another terrific quarter. tim in texas? >> caller: thanks for taking my call. seaworld, can they continue with the 10% dividend and where do you see them going? >> i think it's fine. but esv, do we get back in, that yields six, their rates are coming down. that means that everyone is worried about the dividend. understand i think the dividend is safe, but that group is in harm's way. that, ladies and gentlemen, is the conclusion of the lightning round. [ buzzer ] >> announcer: the lightning round is sponsored by td ameritrade. >>> coming up, valentine's day is coming up. you've got the flowers, chocolate, jewelry. are you missing an investment in the $2 billion online dating world? we are going off the tape with eharmony. change in after-market trading. ♪ all the tech stocks with a market cap... of at least 50 billion... are up on the day. 12 low-volume stocks... breaking into 52-week highs. six upcoming earnings plays... that recently gapped up. [ male annou

. >> someone who has done that, because i remember george bush come at a set mr. president i'm having a hard time working. i have three jobs. he said that's great. what we are saying is we want to try to make it a little bit easier to go from three jobs to two jobs or from two jobs to one job, and i think it's important for us to see those people fall into this number. they will be reducing their hours. if you are a two parent home and you have a sick parent and you say well, i am now because we can afford healthcare, because of the credit or the expansion of medicaid or whatever the case may be, i can reduce my hours i'm working as a husband or wife to take care of a sick parent. and maybe they don't have to go into a nursing home and draw on the medicare program. none of that is factored into the long-term care cost either. you don't say a number of these people will reduce their hours and they will be able to take care of mom instead of her going to a nursing home. >> i think that's the point. there are so many different scenarios where average people across th

an emotional mr. bush sat down to express his concerns that too many u.s.employed. >> for you, mr. president, it has to help you cope with what happened in those wars. >> no question, it helps. yeah. i have a duty. obviously i get emotional talking about our vets, because i'm in there with him. but my spirit is always uplifted when i visit vets. there is no self pity. we have a society that is too comfortable, and many say, whoa is me. not our veteran community. they say, what can i do to continue to serve. >> former president bush is encouraging employers to get past when a calls the civilian military divide and start hiring veterans. he says their war experience makes them qualified for all kind of jobs. >> despite what they think about obama care, america's got says they agree on one thing, it is here to stay. governors joined the president and mrs. obama at the white house. they will ask for ways to simplify the process. >> 21 people were sickened at hotel in maine when they were exposed to the colorless, odorless gas. seven of them had to be hospitaliz

no first lady is a runaway choice as to those who could have done more, but laura bush, pat nixon, mrs eisenhower, barbara bush are first ladies who could have done more. clearly eleanor roosevelt stands out. abigail adams, dolly madison, really before the era of partisan politics took place as we know it today, but there is a small bias that we can perceive amongst these historians and political scientists. >> one other thing is that a lot of these first ladies on the top 10 list are within our lifetime beginning with jacqueline kennedy, hillary rosalynn, betty ford. is there another bias for contemporary first ladies? >> these first ladies are better known to all of our historians but they also had a much more wider and important role in the modern era than some of the early first ladies. still, it's north wotey to see some of the early first ladies, be a game adams, dolley madison clearly played important roles. martha washington makes the list. so we're not without the early first ladies, but many of the first ladies and some of the ones who fall in the bottom line during the civil

mr bush. you might fail. foreign investment francis been going down the aisle countries not enjoying it the total fitness to lead the benefits. with no holes in the world was of course i clean up the phone to the isabel is often on the surface during this visit was to do when meeting with american entrepreneurs for the euro socialist taxing business to know the tune of seventy percent. so how are you going to build trust among the american and wishing them a new business leaders. and the french. this is the essence of mystical process is in washington it would be no countervailing all reporters have something in common in france and united states. of. you know of. lately. we do the scene which one of the screen the lawyer i think that all of us were traumatized by the crisis of two thousand seven two thousand and eight and pr united states doesn't take responsibility for his role in the crisis we made some quick decisions bed all of us to stabilize the financial markets and begin the long process of recovery

wall came down in 1990, when mr. bush was president. look it up. today -- that did not happen.this is what happens all the time. altering the fact. they give very much. guest: i do not think that is an alteration of fact. he did say tear down this wall. under his successor, the wall did come down. they do not think there is any implication that that should make -- that said, iconic images are very important. berline the images in where john f. kennedy said -- some thought it may have meant a jelly donut. people knew what he meant. i was i stand with berlin. people who are skillful with this, they make images that appear powerful and strong. reagan and kennedy were good at that. host: let's get a question from twitter. do you think that a president shapes pop-culture or does pop-culture shaper president? guest: great question. there is a line that says when you are president, you are tv. you show up on the green. like the story about clinton. everything they see on the screen is a result of what president clinton was going through. images inee certain shows like the west wing. p

mrs. hoover used a lot of her own money. we will talk later about laura bush and everything she did in the white house and mrs. kennedy. >> pat nixon was the one who brought back more art and antiques to the white house than any other first lady. >> we will talk a little more about that. we have divided the program into many areas. we hope you will be with us later on. the siena college has been for a couple of decades doing a historian survey of first ladies and their influence. we partnered with them this year because of the series and the results have been just released over the weekend. you might've seen reporting about it. e have a clip of the survey, don levy research institution about the poll. let's watch. >> for the fifth time since 1982, the siena research institute has released a survey on the first ladies. here are the results of the top 10. number one, eleanor roosevelt. number two, abigail adams. don levy is the director of the siena research institute. dr. levy, what do you see in this top 10 list? >> what is most amazing about this survey is th

mrs. bushtinues to be very much involved with the bush center, which i referenced earlier, which includes the bush library. she was instrumental in the planning of the bush library and i think her touch can be seen in the ground surrounding it with their native grasses and native plants, something she had great passion for. she continues to lead a very full life. she continues to pursue some of the qualities that were dear to her as first lady. >> you think you have just a brief time, but your impact us continue. she actually has more room to continue to be involved in these policy initiatives then a former president does or has suggested he wants to. he doesn't think it is ripe for a president to be criticizing another. she and mrs. obama have had -- they have worked together on a number of things and she and the secretary -- she has been surprisingly and happily engaged in a way she thought she might not be. >> we have a clip of her trip to africa with the current first lady, michelle obama.

watch a recent interview with mrs. bush at the george w. bush presidential center in dallas at 10:30 p.m. >> and we are live at the bipartisan policy center here in washington, d.c. where treasury secretary jack lew is expected to call on congress to raise the debt ceiling. he said the government is likely to exhaust its borrowing authority sometime later this month or early in march. right after the treasury secretary and will be a panel discussion on the secretary's remarks with former george w. bush economic adviser lawrence lindsey and a number of others. this is live coverage on c-span2 and should get underway in just a moment. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> again we are live this one at the bipartisan policy center. jack lew is expected to urge congress to raise the nation's debt ceiling today. right after his remarks there will be a panel discussion with former george w. bush economic adviser lawrence lindsey. he will be joined by a number of others and they w

and watch our recent interview with mrs. bush at 8:30 and live monday night our series continues. >> i think it's all an evolutionary process. you grow in to this role, and my sense is that you never get comfortable if you're always pushing for change in growth. not just in yourself but the issues you care about. i'm now here and i can do this the same way all the time. it's always changing. >> first lady michelle obama monday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern. live on c-span and c-span 3. also on c-span radio. and c span.org. next a situation in south sudan as the country deals with violent protests after a public dispute between the country's leader. the africa center for strategic study hosted the event. it's a little less than two and a half hours. [inaudible conversations] >> good morning. everybody hear me? i'm mike i'm the acting director for the africa center. it's my pleasure to welcome you to national defense university and the africa center's round table discussion on south sudan. the africa's center's mission is two fold. en

and watch our interview with mrs. bush at the george bush presidential center in dallas at 10:30. house is about to gavel land for one minute speeches. members are expected to recess shortly thereafter. there are two bills on the calendar, including one that would allow veterans to pay in-state tuition no matter what state they have residence in. votes will be held later this week a bill that restricts hunters and fishermen. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. eternal god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. guide our minds, thoughts, and desires this day. by your spirit, breathe into us a new spirit. shape this congress and our

watch our program on first lady laura bush saturday on c-span and watch our recent interview with mrs. bushnday night our series continues. >> i think it's an evolutionary process. you grow into this role and my sense is that you never get comfortable if you are always pushing for change and growth, not just in yourself but in the issues that you care about. you are never done so there is never a point in time where you feel like there, i am now here and i can do this the same way all the time. it's always changing. >> first lady michelle obama on ay night at 9:00 eastern c-span and c-span 3 and c-span radio and cspan.org. >> mitch mcconnell came to the floor on thursday calling for the i.r.s. to pull back on proposed regulations dealing with tax exempt organizations. bernie becker part of the week in congress has been about the i.r.s. what specifically does leader mcconnell hope will happen with the regulations? >> seeing the scandal received from the headlines the last few months, it is coming back in a big way. the republicans want new rules that the obama administration rolled out last

neither mr. bush nor mr. obama expected to win.e the military says there is no solution, you know the president ducked out on them. we're coming home in defeat. we've come home in defeat from iraq. whether we believe in that is irrelevant because the muslim world, they now have defeated the second super power. >> 19 minutes after the hour. did president obama go too far by promising to use his pen and phone to bypass congress? our next guest, he's a liberal professor, says he's pushing the constitution to the tipping point. he joins us next. have you used your web cam recently? there is a good chance you're being spied on. new details ahead. your eyes pend on a unique set ofutrients. [ male announcer ] that's why there's ocuvite. ocuvithelps replenish y eye nutrients. ocuvite has a unique formula that's just not found in any leading multivitamin. help protect your eye health with ocuvite. ♪ help protect your eye health ♪ ♪ told ya you could do it. (dad vo) i want her to be safe. so, i taught her what i uld angot her a subaru. irl)

and watch our recent interview with mrs. bush at 8:30 p.m. and live monday night, our series continues. is an evolutionary process. you grow into this role and my sense is that you never get comfortable if you are always pushing for change and growth. not just in yourself, but the issues that you care about. there is never a point in time or you feel like, there, i am now here. i can do this the same way all the time. >> monday night at 9 p.m. eastern. also on c-span radio and c-span.org. and six world powers will continue their talks about a long-term deal to curb the country's nuclear program february 18 indiana. burns and robert einhorn, two former u.s. diplomats with the george w. bush and obama administrations gave their view on the negotiations. posted by the partnership for a secure america, this is just under an hour. start from the beginning. good morning, everyone. thanks for that kind introduction. i want to support what the partnership for a secure america is trying to do. to build a better sense of bipartisanship on capitol hill.

mrs. bushave been keeping scrapbooks as she and president bush were first married emily is and we firstoks -- use those scrapbooks to redo the museum. host: if someone were to visit them all kind of information about the president with a find? unique in museum is that it talks about his entire career. we start off with his childhood, his mother and father, talk about his service in world war ii, the fact that he had so many , ambassador to the united nations, director of central intelligence, head of in the, he was in china u.s. liaison's office as we were beginning to reestablish our relationship with china, vice president, and president. about his richs and varied career. a visitor here will learn a lot about the history of what was going on in this country from before world war ii to his presidency. host: does the museum handle the gulf war? guest: we have an exhibit on the gulf war and talk about president bush building the coalition. we have a great letter he wrote to his children on the e

wall came down in 1990, when mr. bush was president. look it up. today -- that did not happen.this is what happens all the time. altering the fact. they give very much. guest: i do not think that is an alteration of fact. he did say tear down this wall. under his successor, the wall did come down. they do not think there is any implication that that should make -- that said, iconic images are very important. berline the images in where john f. kennedy said -- some thought it may have meant a jelly donut. people knew what he meant. i was i stand with berlin. people who are skillful with this, they make images that appear powerful and strong. reagan and kennedy were good at that. host: let's get a question from twitter. do you think that a president shapes pop-culture or does pop-culture shaper president? guest: great question. there is a line that says when you are president, you are tv. you show up on the green. like the story about clinton. everything they see on the screen is a result of what president clinton was going through. images inee certain shows like the west wing. p

eastern on c-span and watch our recent interview with mrs. bush at 8:30 p.m.nd live monday night our series continues. it is all an evolutionary process. you grow into this role. my sense is that you never get comfortable if you are always pushing for change and growth, not just in yourself but in the issues that you care about. you are never done. a point ins never time where you feel like, they are, i am now here and i can do this the same way all the time. obama,t lady michelle monday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern live on c-span and c-span3 and also on c-span radio and www.c-span.org. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining our conversation from philadelphia is eric zillmer, the athletic director and a professor at drexel university. about going to be talking the history and politics of the olympics with dr. zillmer. modern olympic games start, eric zillmer, and have they always been political? guest: the modern olympics started with the summer olympics in 1896 in athens. but for the winter olympics, it started in 1924 in the little french resort town

bush. mr. garza, good morning to you, sir. >> good morning, chuck. how are you? what nieto has tried to pursue in the first year in office, and that was the decision. the previous president wanted to confront the cartels and essentially it was a war. nieto won on a platform of essentially retreating on this war a bit, getting protecting cities, protecting the public, but retreating on the war. and the question is, has that been the right policy? you've been on the ground, you're an observer, ambassador, what do you say? >> i wouldn't characterize it so much as a retreat, as a focus on a more balanced story coming out of mexico. as you alluded to in your setup, you talked about the reform, an agenda based on making mexico more competitive. there's little doubt, however, that they continue to face security challenges as you talked about in the state of michucuan, where you have the armed citizens. but the focus continues to be on security with a desire and an effort to build more of a rule of law culture, build the institutions that are not just -- not just the law

bush years. i'm shocked mr. hiring of general holder as partisan when the hiring during that department during the bush years had decimated the career members of that department who really held a standard in that department over successive administrations, so mr. miller's quite right when he says attorney general holder set about rebuilding at the justice department and that's something that's happened under the radar people don't recognize. i think it's absolutely true, this will be an historic tenure for an attorney general. his statements about criminal justice, his talking to his u.s. attorneys about not overcharging cases. >> let me -- >> i don't know any prosecutor that's done that. >> let me ask you one final question, which is his ability to actually make common cause with some of the new libertarians in the congress. this is something that gets less attention, i'm not sure why, maybe we're drawn to the partisan conflict, but he a fascinating colloquy with mike lee recently about the need to deal with, as

>> guest: yes, i was invited to a ceremony by the bushes for mrs. johnson, and i had been there during the carter administration when i worked here in washington as assistant secretary of education under shirley hufstedler, when jimmy carter and rosalynn were there. i believe that i'd been to a reception when president reagan was there. c-span: but sitting there that night at that dinner in the blue room, looking back on the time when you were responsible for those kinds of things and making them happen, what were you thinking? what were you thinking about the white house, this president, your experience? >> guest: i am a clinton supporter so i was thrilled to be at his table, and this young man doing the best he can by his country. i was thrilled at that and to see old friends, but a thousand ghosts pass through your mind of moments when you entered that house. we entered under a very dark curtain, the death of president kennedy, and i will never forget mrs. johnson, who was so good with words. she said when somebody asked how it felt to be in that

watch our recent interview with mrs. bush at the george w. bush presidential center in dallas at 10:30 p.m. >> the winter olympics began begins friday. they talked about preparations and possible terrorism threats and he said russia's anti-gay laws are mild when compared to some southern states in the u.s.. >> one of the principal reasons that governments compete and spencer much money to get the olympics in their countries is that they want a lot of attention. clearly, government's make calculations that it is going to be positive attention and it will be worth it and it will be worth, and rush's case, the $50 billion -- in russia's case the $50 billion they have spent. case, if you set aside the u.s. and the west, it looks like it may well have been a good investment. their ambassador is president 'sudent's top policy -- putin top policy aid. aree are 85 countries that participating. six i -- 60 out of 85 is a lot. highlights is u.s. perhaps in how the and the west look at russia and how many other countries around the world look at russia.

bush. even as mr.volved, he was chris christie's top legal adviser and he's begun to bring in legal guns anyway before anyone asks him anything. because apparently that's what but first, what did he know and when did he know it? >>> bill nye the science guy will join me tonight for a victory lap after his brilliant performance just a few minutes ago in a debate on evolution versus creationism. but first, what did he know and when did he know it? chris christie is not so sure anymore about what he knew and exactly when he knew it. did i authorize it? did i know about it, did i approve it? the answer is unequivocally no. >> u

mr. clinton in that regard. >> george w. bush was second, by the way. >> there you go. but howie, i don't think this is his swan song, jay leno's. i know he has some coddy shows to do. fox tv is very interested because because they always wanted to get into that late night warp. 14.6 million people watched that finale. 4 million more than "breaking bad." 10 million more than "30 rock." >> thanks very much. >> thank you, howie. >>> in our press picks, this was click bait. there was headlines across newspapers in the webb, bill clinton had a year-long affair with actress elizabeth hurley while he was president. there was a claim coming from actor tom seizemore. lots of websites ran the unsubstantiated charge. sizemore now denies the tale itself telling the handcuffington post these were the ravings of a dangerous addicted actor and it's ridiculous that anyone would take this seriously, precisely, but much of the media did. after the break, journalist necessary sochi are letting us know how bad conditions are for them at the russian olympics. test test >>> spent $50 billio

bush and the bush institute to engage in the crisis. mr. wolf: given that president bush forged lasting relationships with the sudanese leaders in the negotiation in 2005. the obama admgs, perhaps constrained by pride, has failed o act, and the very nation the u.s. helped birth is perishing in its infancy. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from south carolina is recognized for one minute. mr. wilson: defense secretary chuck hagel outlined a proposal calling for a troop reduction to shrink our army to the smallest since since world war ii began. this is sad proof that the president's priority will threaten the strength of our military at a time when al qaeda is developing safe havens across africa, the mideast and south asia with an intent to destroy america. this last week, i participated japan, ers