carter the next day.e next mrs. ford did not tell her that she danced on the cabinet room table.d the carters in '76 right before the election process. ronald reagan i covered with esn president and mrs. reagan for "time" magazine. this is in the solarium, the art same room that mrs. ford tried to kill me in. and their relationship was very good. this picture never was publisheu because the editors of "time" thought it was too schmaltzy, and i said they are schmaltzy people. you have to understand they really do this kind of stuff. nobody was making it up, so -- and this is my favorite mrs. bush photo. now, to barbara bush's credit, she has this hanging in their wa house in kennebunkport.rt. i know that because i've seen it up there, and -- but this was at the president ford library rededication, and i don't even know if you remember what you ea said to your husband, the t lorl colorfully attired one in the striped vest. she said, george, won't you ever grow up? thankfully he has not. this is hillary rodham clinton. i'll

mrs. ford and i became really close friends. i was treated like one of the family there during their white house, and, of course, we were talking about how lady bird johnson came to the white house. it's not quite as horrible a situation but betty ford became first lady really overnight almost, and they hired me as their white house photographer when i was 27 years old, and i was a little bit older. now, these are the kinds of pictures that i'm sure the -- the -- most first ladies don't want to be photographed like that nor does anybody, but mrs. ford and president ford had such an incredible sense of humor and a lack of vanity about themselves. this was, by the way, taken in the -- in the kitchen of their home in alexandria, virginia, which is a very modest two split-level place, and they lived there for almost two weeks after they became -- after he became president, and this is lady bird johnson and mrs. ford and the two johnson girls. they are being shown the white house living room -- whit

mrs. ford was always a big proponent of having me work in the white house. the night president ford was sworn in, he had been president for about eight hours. my background is, i'm from a little town in oregon, no background in journalism or anything else. my dad was a traveling salesman. how i got to that night sitting with president ford, the only person in the room, and he wanted to talk to me about the job, but he hadn't offered it to me. he said, how do you see the white house photographer's job? i thought, shouldn't he be talking to kissinger? yoichi okamoto, lbj's photographer, was an absolutely role model, total access to the president and all that and ollie atkins, the second civilian white house photographer, really didn't have much access at all. it's not what nixon wanted. it's all about your relationship with the president. i thought about that. i thought what am i going to say if he asks me. two things i want, one is total access and to work for you directly. not for the white house chief of staff or the press secretary. he was puffing on his pi

doyle, chief procurement logistics officer and mr. ford herd. your complete written statement will be made part of the hearing record and you are now recognized for five minutes. >> chairman johnson, ranking member dawnally and members of the subcommittee. thank you for the opportunity to speak about delivering quality care for veterans in need of these items. i'm accompanied by dr. beck and active chief consulting in prosthetics. also mr. doyle and mr. ford herd, the associate deputy for the office of acquisition and logistics. va has been engaging in reform for the business processes. we are taking great care to ensure that these changes improve the accountability of these purchases while maintaining the high quality of care and clinical decision making critical to health care. enhancing access and taylilorin devices will be our chief priority. i would like to outline how we are exercising our procurement operations. first va is transitioning the authority to purchase prosthetics from clinical support to contracting staff. the authority to sel

. >> mr. ford. >> a lot of people would argue that the american way of war, we found great success from the war of 1812, world war ii, and i think that we defeated the soviet union because we were prepared for total war. on the other hand, we saw a lot of problems, had struggles with was there a concern in the administration after 9/11 that limited war. we were unable or unwilling to take part in total war? in order to defeat our enemy? >> well, the total war works, has worked, does work in a conventional environment. anything short of that unwise. trying to define what total war is in an asymmetric situation is very difficult. when i use the word "difficult," that's probably the understatement of the day. there isn't a leading edge of the battlefield. there isn't an army or a navy and air force to be defeated. these people don't operate in the open. they send women and children to suicide. you have to find their sources of money. you have to find the countries that are hospitable to them. and you

it's a model we all should follow. >> i had the great honor last summer of speaking at mrs. ford's funeral when she asked me what to do and told me what to say. because she wanted me to talk about that time when everybody was together. and dolly madison did that. she brought -- -- that's where everything happened. and so they had to show up. >> yeah, and i think at this moment as i'm listening to both of you. i'm sort of thinking in big themes because i'm a professor and there will be a test at the end of this. and i think to myself, why do we study first ladies. and we don't do it just because it's nice. and we don't do it just because they are there. we see things and we pay attention to things that we wouldn't if we just paid attention to the initial fear. legislation and debates, press releases. so i'm seeing these stories so eleanor roosevelt is contributing to something called psychological politics, which are maybe the only politics that there are. and against. but that was only vocabulary of power. when it came time to legislate miz this brand new nations. they wanted that

i had the great honor last summer of speaking at mrs. ford's funeral, which she asked me to do, and then told me what to say, but -- because she wanted me to talk about that time when everybody was together, and dolly madison did that. she brought, you know, thomas jefferson would only have the federalists one night and the republicans the other night in the white house, but she brought everybody together, and even when they were really in partisan battles, they decided they couldn't skip her dinners because that's where everything happened and so they had to show up. >> yeah, and i think at this moment, as i'm listening to both of you, i'm sort of thinking in big themes because i'm a professor and there will be a test at the end of this, i'll say this now, and i think to myself why do we study first ladies? we don't do it just because it's nice. >> right. >> and we don't do it just because they are there, but by looking at the work of women, and in this case women who are spouses of presidents, we see thing and we pay attention to things that

when i think of mrs. ford, i think of somebody who had a lot of difficulty in her life and so much for people. we know her story. i've always thought her in the cabinet room table pictures, the fun-loving, mischief person that she was who did so much good for particularly women and equal rights across the board, and having a loving husband who not just put up with her, but was her partner. but when i see her face, i see a smiling, happy person. >> carol, what would your image be? >> i think the final day was day would be for me saying goodbye. it was so hard on everybody. and mrs. bush just made sure everybody understood that life would go on, that we had wonderful times, that she did such a fantastic job, but she just kept us all moving forward. >> it was such a graceful exit. >> it was, yes. >> susan? >> i have a series of pictures that i'm thinking of where we flew out to arizona and we met with the family of and met with family of lori piestewa, the first woman killed in iraq war. it's actually a really jo

mr. lank ford. >> no. >> ms. black. >> no. >> mr. ribl. >> no. >> mr. flores. >> no. >> mr. mulvaney. >> no. >> mr. hallscamp. mr. young. >> no. >> mr. omash. >> no. mr. owe competa. >> no. >> mr. begin at that. >> no. >> mr. woodall. >> no. >> mr. aitkin. >> no. >> mr. van hollen. aye. ms. schwartz. >> aye. >> ms. kaptur. >> aye. >> mr. dogget. >> aye. >> mr. bloomen our. ms. mccullum. >> aye. >> mr. yar mouth. >> aye. >> mr. pass carell. mr. honda. mr. ryan. >> aye. >> ms. wasserman schultz. >> aye. >> ms. moore. ms. castor. >> aye. >> mr. shuler. >> aye. >> ms. bass. >> aye. >> ms. upon meechy. >> aye. >> mr. hallscamp. >> no. >> mr. chairman. >> no. >> mr. chairman, on that vote, the ayes are 12, the nos are 21. >> the nos have it. the motion is not agreed to. are there any further motions? >> mr. chairman, i have a motion. >> mr. dogget, the clerk will report. excuse me. i'm ready to get to the vote. the clerk will receive the motion and the staff will tribute copies. >> a motion offered by mr. doggette. rejecting the elimination of the social securities block grant whi

betty ford, mrs. carter, hillary clinton, nancy reagan? the answer is d, hillary clinton.both got it wrong. marilyn monroe, no responsed degree, often played a ditzy blonde and although she was nominated for an oscar, she did win a golden globe for her role in what film? golden globe, marilyn monroe, where did she win her golden globe? roll the tape. [. ♪ >> i'm terribly sorry. >> you won't tell anybody, will you? >> tell what. >> if they catch me once more they will kick me out of the band. >> doocy got it right. no surprise there. >> because he's flamboyant. >> did you she that film? >> yes, i did. >> those were men dressed as women. >> really? really, doocy? >> nothing gets by him. nothing gets by him. >> they are flamboyant men. >> i think i have a rick right here. >> this is going really well so far. >> margaret thatcher, portrayed by meryl streep on a movie called "iron lead." >> but with all due respect, when one has been to war -- >> i have done battle every single day of my life and many men have underestimated me before. >> oh, mrs. thatcher also known by another

mr. green ford two minutes. >> one thing i am convinced up, regardless of how we feel, the public is of the opinion that too big to fail is the right size to regulate. it is the right size to deal with so that it does not bring down the economy. aig is a prime example of what we did not have the authority and the ability to properly deal with when it was going out of business. we cannot allow ourselves, on our watch, to simply say we need to get back to business as usual. i hear a lot of that in other words. let's get back to business as usual. we cannot afford business as usual because it brings down the economy with these institutions when they become so large that they have an impact across not only american economy but across the world. it is appropriate for us to examine the rules and to note that we cannot allow business as usual to become the order of the day. i yield back the balance of my time. >> that concludes our opening statements. i would like to act than the -- asked the witnesses for a summation of your written statement. our first panelist is lance auer. welcome. >> wdo you

mr. sherer prepared by the ford to the second panel -- thank you, and i look forward to the second panel.ood insurance impacts everyone. i want to get to our second panel, broad support for reauthorization reform of nfip parent dr. simpson is the president in ceo of bci, which represents more than 1000 owners and insurance companies. he also served in the george w. bush administration as deputy secretary of the u.s. office of commerce. what compared -- welcome. >> it is a pleasure to be with you today. i appreciate your leadership and the invitation to be here. pci and its members, they're right about 52% of all flood insurance, believe the nfip is vitally important. it does not just affect one part of the nation. it happens all across the country. we support efforts to pass bipartisan legislation. i would like to briefly emphasize three key points. it is vitally important to avoid a collapse in the nfip, as they have-, real-world consequences. second, there has confirmed by the government accountability office, the program needs structural reform, and third, privatization is not feasible

mr. mulally interviewed over 100 people involved in the company's overall from executive chairman bill ford, great grandson of ford's founder, henry ford, to the automotive companies employees, union heads and car dealers. this is about 45 minutes. >> thank you very much. thank you all for coming and thank you for watching if you're at home. i just want to start up by talking a little bit about how this book came about. i have been covering ford motor company for "the detroit news" since 2005, and from the beginning when i started covering ford, i knew that i was really witnessing an incredible story. i didn't is going to end but i knew what was happening here in dearborn, either the death of an american icon or its resurrection. and while i was quietly rooting for the latter, i was going to write the story either way. so as i followed the day to day events of the tournament of forward through "the detroit news," i also in the back of my mind was writing this book. and in 2010, when it became clear that ford had turned the corner and safety itself, and done it without taking the taxpayer ba

ford there in 26. i haven't been home since before easter. >> that's right, sir. thank you, sir. >> so, what are you hearing? >> well, at least mr. rowe leave to talk to me, he would talk to me in the same way and poke me in the chest at the same time, because that was about two feet from him. it was painful. but that was lyndon johnson, and that's the way he treated myself and everybody else. but i understood. he was just venting. that's what he would do, vent, and then he'd be fine, get it off his chest. >> i'm also looking at an obituary of the former dallas medical examine who examined everybody at the assassination, the police officer, lee harvey oswald, jack ruby, and all the people who were involved in that day, but the secret service didn't allow him to do an autopsy on president kennedy. why? >> because it was going to take too long. first of all, vice president johnson was in dallas as well. and we wanted him to leave. he would not leave until mrs. kennedy was ready to go. mrs. kennedy wouldn't leave without the president's body. so we wanted to get the president's body back to washington. we thought since he was presid

have the former democratic congressman from tennessee, ford, and steve ratner and when they have the more pro business democrats saying, well, mr. president, do they worry ought all there could be a negative impact? >> i am sorry? are they worried about getting negative attacks in response? >> do they worry the criticism could hurt in the end. >> they're not worried about the democratic response because they're so convinced this message works with the people they need to reach the most because, look, the bottom line is cory booker slipped on what he said. he didn't flip entirely, but he took back enough of it and they're going to continue with this message no matter what because they think it connects with the vo voters they need to reach period. you heard the president stand by this campaign strategy because they believe bottom line, john, it works. >> it is not just the romney campaign complaining that teem obama is highlighting the blemishing but ignoring the successes. bain capital is usually publicity shy but today it issued a strongly worded statement criticizing the latest attack. it reads in part throughout bain capital

mr. obama will address u.s. troops and the nations in a speech set to begin at 7:30 p.m. eastern time. >>> gm and ford reported declines of 5% and 8.2% respectively. and news corp. chairman rupert murdoch is not fit to run the company the statement was unjustified and highly partisan. >>> should you buy into media stocks ahead of all of the presidential election? which names look like they are the best bets? we'll have answers in a moment. >>> plus, it's her first day as a cnbc contributor. carly fiorina makes the case why cutting corporate taxes is essential to noneconomic growth here in the united states. >>> do you think lower corporate tax rates will help spur the economy and job creation? tweet your answers to @cnbcclosingbell. we'll share some of your responses later in the show. the most spectacular experiences are happening here. imax now showing on the big board. or creates another laptop bag or hires another employee, it's not just good for business, it's good for the entire community. at bank of america, we know the impact that local businesses have on communities. that's why we extended $6

ford station and 26 there. i have not been home since before easter. >> that is right, sir. thank you, sir. >> what are you hearing? >> at least mr. rally had to talk to him. he would talk to me the same way and he would probably in the test because i was 2 feet away and that was lyndon johnson. that is the way he treated myself and everybody else. he was just venting, that is what he was doing. and then he would be fine. he would get off his chest. >> i am looking at the obituary on this day of the former dallas medical examiner who examined everyone at the assassination, the whole around it, the people who were involved in that day. the secret service did not allow him to do an autopsy on president kennedy,? >> because it would take too long. is president johnson was in dallas as well. we wanted him to leave. he would not leave until mrs. kennedy was ready to go. mrs. kennedy would not leave without the president's body. we wanted to get the president's body back to washington. we thought the autopsy should be done in washington in a military facility. walter reed or bethesda. they said in dallas, the medical examiner and others

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mr. booker's attempts to sort of put a little softer edge on his defense of romney has now prompted folks like former tennessee congressman harold ford to say he wouldn't have walked it down and mitt romney deserves to be defended. >> jon: carl cameron, reporting live from washington, thank you. >>> still let's talk about all of this with karl rove, fox news contributor. karl, when you see these ads, when you see some steelworkers who have been put out of work and you know, bain capital had a role in running that company for a time and paper company workers put out of work, is it effective? >> well, first of all, let's put this in a little bit of a tactical frame, if we could. the initial buy by the obama campaign was $83,000, in about five or six states, which is inconsequential. outside of ohio, in fact they didn't get into five digits. the latest ad today is a 6-minute video which will never appear on tv. they've simply put it up on the internet and hope to drive traffic to it. so tactically, this is not going to have a big impact, because they're not putting enough weight behind it. now, they are starting to put some weight behin

ford's future hearings. >> i take very seriously this concern of yours. we will submit the report. >> senator cardin. >> mr chairman, let me thank all of our witnesses. i think we found the presentation that i've ever received on the treaty and i thank you for that. i thank you for particularly addressing criticisms that have been made about this treaty because it is in this treaty we hear some of this compliance. i want to go into an issue that i think secretary clinton, you alluded to. that is that this is not a static situation that is changing. it's changing all the time. there are now groups that are meeting that will affect u.s. interests that we are not a party to. we do not have a representative they are. the love of sushi sea is changing because of the treaty and there is now discussions as to what should be the appropriate use for sealand sunwear shed the mineral rights to and where should the international regimes and the united states is perhaps the most significant player in these issues and yet our interests are not being that the senate has these types of changes are being debated here can y

ford in "working girl" and just whip it off in front of everybody. movie reference number two. >> brian williams, have you been to the movies since 1989? >> i am mr.tantly at the movies. but the callbacks are ok. they make a morning show more interesting. >> i see. i understand. speaking of congressmen, what congressional district is wes moore from? >> i have called this guy congressman since i have known him. i said at ta dinner i was introducing wes in new york, there's a senator here in new york that they might as well just put their paperwork in now. rhodes scholar. veteran of our armed forces. >> amazing. >> best selling author. >> a "morning joe" regular. like a left hook from old man frasier. >> ok. have you had enough of this, boys? >> mayor of baltimore. >> they verdict well one of those. >> i've seen "the wire." that's a good job. >> i'm sort of excited about brian's show tonight of his special, "inside the situation room" tonight at 9:00 eastern, 8:00 central. of course, brian is here with us now, anchor and manager of "nbc nightly news." tell us a little bit first about the access that you got. seems fairly unprecedented. >> well, we a

ford, stephen ratner, they're all coming out and saying what they're saying. and a democrat governor who is dependent on the bond market, there will not be able to go with you here, mrobama. it is astonishing how this president can not see two moves ahead. he is such an amateur. that is what bill clinton called him. host: let's look at this headline. [video clip] >> cory booker is an outstanding mayor. he is doing great work and helping to turn that city around. i think it is important to recognize that this issue is not a distraction. this is part of the debate the we're going to be having in the election campaign about how do we create an economy where everybody, from top to bottom, folks on wall street and folks on main street, have a shot at success. if they are working hard and they're acting responsibly, then they're able to live up the american dream. i think my view of private equity is that it is set up to maximize profits. that is a healthy part of the free market. that is part of the role of a lot of business people. that is not unique to private equity. i will say, today, i think there are folks who do good work in that area and there are times where the

ford, stephen ratner saying what they are saying. democratic governors who are dependent on the bond market to fund their plot -- pension plans will not be able to go with you, mr. obama. the president cannot see two moves ahead. he is as an amateur. host: let's look at the headline in "the washington post." listen to the president in his own words yesterday. >> cory booker is now standing there and doing outstanding work in newark and helping us turn the city around. i think it is important to recognize that this issue is not a distraction. this is part of the debate we will be having in this election campaign about how we create an economy where everybody from top to bottom, folks on wall street and folks on main street, have a shot. if they work hard and act responsibly, they are able to live out the american dream. now, my view of private equity is that it is set up to match some once profits. as a healthy part of the free market. that's part of the role of a lot of business people. that is not unique to private equity. my representatives had said -- have said repeatedly and i will say today that i think there are folks who do good work in that area and the