mrs. mcbride.ous, with your experience with first lady laura bush, i'm just wondering how much affect she has on public policy and how often she's involved with the day-to-day politics going on in the white house. >> uh-huh. thank you for asking that question. i really appreciate it because it is what i'm doing in my post-white house life now spending a good portion time at the american university developing a course of study around the role of an american first lady throughout our history. and their impact on politics and policy and diplomacy. and i think over -- throughout our history, first ladies have really been a solid partner to the chief executive. but like everything else, as there's more media coverage and more attention, we begin to expect more in current times out of our first ladies that they really do take on an active role or are an advocate for issues of concern to the country. and they're best at it when they do take something that's authentic and genuine to them and that is in com