mr. roosevelt had been a surrogate mother of harry stan daughter, diana, age seven lives in vienna, virginia right now. and so, by that time, harry was almost a part of the roosevelt family and he was at that time the closest adviser and friend and if anybody could be a confidant of roosevelt, he was. the president since terry was not feeling well that evening. he knew hopkins had two thirds of his stomach removed at the mayo clinic because the diet assist at the time was cancer. this is about two years before 1940. since that time, had been unable to gain any weight. he was clearly malnourished. something was terribly wrong with his digestive system. senate president insisted that his friend stay at tears for the night in the white house. so here he was the man who came to dinner and he never laughed. he stayed in the southeast corner of the white house in the link of rooms for three and a half years. the tear, just a couple doors down from the president bedroom. and his daughter, diana lived on the third floor for the 03 and a half years until the end of 1943. and actually, hopkins lived i

mrs. roosevelt, the first lady, had been surrogate mother of harry's young daughter, diana, aged seven, who is in virginia right now. and so by that time harry was almost a part of the roosevelt family, and he was at that time the closest adviser and friend. and if anybody could be a confidence of roosevelt, he was. -- be a confidant of roosevelt, he was. the president said -- sensed harry was not feeling well that evening. he knew that hopkins had had some say two-thirds, of the stomach removed at the mayo clinic because diagnosed at the time with cancer. this was about two years before 1940. and so since that time, harry, as the president knew, had been unable to regain any weight. he was clearly malnourished. something was terribly wrong with his digestive system. so the president said, he insisted that his friend stay upstairs for the night in the white house. so kerry was the man who came to dinner, and he never left. he stayed in the southeast corner of the white house in the lincoln room for three and a half years, lived there, just a couple doors down from the president's bedroom. a

mrs. roosevelt, he knew when to be still in the president's presents for one to back off and tell a joke. and then they were close because hopkins was just great company. roosevelt loved to be around him. he was a window on the world that roosevelt could not inhabit because of his paralysis. so hopkins would come back at night in manhattan or washington and regale the president and dish the gossip from the great country houses where he stayed during the weekend. churchill used as a that hopkins had the gift of sardonic humor. he was very funny. he was very sarcastic. finally, we each shared disabilities. on one hand, a handicap them but then it empower them. roosevelt knew what courage it took for hopkins work under great pressure that he worked, with essentially a dysfunctional digestive system. it was 1940 came to a close, hopkins was living in the white house for eight months and by that time is virtually indispensable. during the summer of 1940, he moved to chicago. he orchestrated the draft that led to the president being nominated for a third term. then he went to new york and put to

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mrs. roosevelt. he came over and tried to win support for the war. i am sure i was useless at the age of 18. had no idea what i was doing and couldn't type or do anything but that about two months later a rather large lady walked into the office and said that the looking for volunteers to man the but, man all the boats in the south of england, the men could go off of the harbor boats and could be run by women and she was so large, i looked at her and i thought she must have been the one responsible for the underwear we had been issued because we had huge bloomers we had been issued with and huge drops, neither of which had anything to put in either of them. i put my name down as volunteer and off i went and what i got there, we were the first group, they had no idea what to do with us so gave us six weeks training. i was called, after the six weeks we learned navigation and everything and we were all signed a different boat in the harbor. what was wonderful about it was as we walked on the both the men walked off. you really were taking their place.

mrs. roosevelt, he knew when to be still in the presence of the president, went to price had, when to back off until the joke. after he won the election, wendell wilkie who he beat us in his office. they remained friends. he said to the president, why do you keep have been so close to? that man being hopkins. wilkie did not like hopkins and roosevelt said, you know, you may be in the south is sunday you'll understand. but he asks for nothing except to serve me. ..

mrs. roosevelt, he knew when to be still in the presence of the president, when to back off and tell a joke. after he won the election, wendell was in his office. they remained friends. and he said to the president, why do you keep that man so close to you? that man being hopkins. he did not like hopkins. and roosevelt said, you know, you may be in the office someday and you'll understand, but he asks for nothing except to serve me. >> trusted adviser, friend, and confident to fdr. he lived in the white house for three and a half years. david on the hopkins touch. sunday at 10:00 p.m. eastern on booktv on c-span2. the manhattan institute earlier this week hosted a discussion on new york city's welfare program and efforts to transition welfare recipient to work. they awarded the 2012 urban innovator award to the city's human resources administration commissioner. [applause] thank you, peter. i want to especially thank you for your joke because you have provided the humor for our speech today. i esspecially like your reference to my position as a relatively on secure publish official. [laught

mrs. roosevelt, e knew when to be still in the presence of the president, when to press him, when to back off and tell a joke. after he won the election, wendell willkie, who he beat, was in his office, and they remained friends. and willkie said to the president why do you keep that man so close to you? that man being hopkins. um, willkie did not like hopkins. and roosevelt said, you know, you may be in this office someday, and you'll understand. but he asks for nothing except to serve me. >> trusted adviser, friend and confidant to fdr, harry hopkins lived in the roosevelt white house for thr a

mrs. roosevelt, she knew when to press him or back off and tell a joke.after he won the election, wendell willkie, fuji beach, was in the office and they remained friends. he said to the president why do you keep that man so close to you, that man being hopkins. wilkie didn't like hopkins and roosevelt said you know, you may be in this office some day and you'll understand. but he asks for nothing except to serve me. >>> now to the university of alabama law school in tuscaloosa for a discussion of labor and employment law. civil rights leaders and retired federal judge u.w. clemon spoke to students about the history of title seven of the civil rights act. this is about an hour. >> on behalf of the society and the american constitutional society, we'd like to welcome you all today to a remarkable speaker, the honorable u.w. clemon. the former chief judge of the united states district court for the northern district of alabama. long before his notable career on the federal bench, justice u.w. clemon distinguished himself as a civil rights activist, lawyer a

mrs. roosevelt, he knew when to be still in the presence of the president's, went to press him, when to back and tell a joke. after he won the election, the man he beat was in his office. they remained friends. he said to the president, why do you keep that and so close to you, that man being hopkins. he did not like hopkins. roosevelt said, well, you may be in this office some day and you will understand, but he asks for nothing except to serve me. >> trusted adviser, friend and confidant to fdr. harry hopkins lived in the white house for three years. david roll on "the hopkins touch." >> california democratic representative mike thompson held republic formed this week to hear from constituents on both sides of the candidate. in about 15 minutes, you can watch the form from santa rosa, california. vice-president biden also held a series of talks. he is expected to make recommendations to the president this week on how to deal with gun issues in the u.s. he made remarks after wrapping up three separate talks with gun rights groups, gun violence victims, and the new game makers at the white h

mr. honorable roosevelt, are you here? good because i can't read beyond that. forgot my glasses. second time i've been interim chair so i'm going to take advantage of it. [laughter] >> thank you very much, madam vice chair. thank you, madam chair. my co-chair, secretary elect and i are here to recommend the adoption of the rules of procedure. even though today's elections for dnc officers are uncontested, we have to conduct the elections in accordance with the rules. last month, the rules and bylaws committee drafted the proposed rules and voted by mail ballot to recommend the rules for adoption by this full meeting. the proposed rules were sent to dnc members by e-mail on december 2 # 1, 2012 by the secretary, and there's copies here available for you today. the rules recommended by the rbc for adoption by this full dnc are essentially the same rules that the dnc used for the elections since chairman brown's election in february 1989 with minor modifications to allow for the unique circumstances faced at the meeting. i'll turn to secretary herman for an expolice station of the r

mrs. roosevelt only allowed women to attend hers. after fdr, and we see a lot of women covering the white house, but among the five major networks, four still employ men as the chief white house correspondent. so folks who sit on the front row in the white house briefing room are still mostly fellows including our own chuck todd. and jessica yellin and brianna keel er are from cnn and joining them on the front row is julia pace. i want to come back to the white house to talk about this question, because if women in the room matter and we are all critiquing the president's picture, the fact is that the room is full of a lot of guys, too. >> we were on the campaign trail together, nia, and i and there were a lot of women in the campaign bus, and it was not boys on the bus anymore. this is a thrill to the question, because there were a lot of young women that were campaign embeds for the networks and carrying the cameras and getting the shots and usually very young and working harder than anyone else. almost, and i would say a majority

mrs. roosevelts, he knew when to be still and the presence of the president, when to press them or when towilkie, who he beat vicente fox's. they they remained friends. wilkie said to the president, why do you keep that man so close to you? that man being hopkins. wilkie did not like how it turns in the subset coming in now, you may be in the the south this sunday and you understand, but he asks for nothing except to serve me. >> air force secretary, michael donnelly said sequestration might have an immediate negative impact on air force readiness, and quote if congress fails to act an across-the-board budget cut including $500,000 in defense cuts. speaking to reporters at the pentagon, secretary donald explained how the air force is preparing for possible spending cuts. this is 45 minutes. >> good morning, all. thanks for being here. the chief and i thought this to be a valuable opportunity to begin the new year by sitting down with you to discuss the state of our air force and issues and challenges we expect to address in the year ahead in beyond. to start come i like to thank the house

mrs. roosevelt, he knew when to be still in the presence of the president, when to press him, or when to backff and tell a joke. after he won the election, wendel willkie we beat was in his office, and they remained friends. and wilkie said to the president, why do you keep that man so close to you? that man being hopkins. wilke did not like hopkins. and roosevelt said, you know, you may be in this office someday and you will understand. but he asks for nothing except to serve me. >> trusted adviser. >> trusted advisor, friend and confidant to fdr, harry hopkins lived in the roosevelt white house for three and a half years. david roll on "the hopkins touch" sunday at 10 p.m. eastern on booktv on c-span2. >> yesterday, the consumer financial protection bureau released new rules for mortgage lenders. these regulations include limits on fees and rules to ensure that borrowers are able to repair their lives. cfpb director richard cordray announced a new financial regulations at a public hearing in baltimore. maryland senator ben cardin and congressman elijah cummings also spoke at this two-hour e

mrs. roosevelt, he knew when to be still in the presence of the president, went to press for only two backoff until he choked. after he won the election, wendell wilkie uep was in the office and they remain friends. wilkie said to the president, why do you keep that man so close to you? wilke did not like hopkins and the suicide, you know, you may be in this office someday and you'll understand, but he asks for nothing except to serve me. >> the inspector general overseeing reconstruction efforts in dances the u.s. risks losing billions of dollars thought proper oversight. john hopkins cited several examples of event washington at the same time afghan president hamid karzai met with top obama officials at the white house. this is just under an hour. [applause] >> thank you very much in thank you for everyone showing up this afternoon. these are very generous, and and i'm honored to be here today at the stimson center, an institution named for an inspired by a man who helped guide the nation through some of the most difficult challenges we've ever faced. in an organization that i remember c

mr. franklin roosevelt. during the time of recession, the worst thing that we have to fear is fear itself. .. >> the fear over any alternative solution. it fear about my -- fear about the left that always operated within the lines of democracy's. fear over me, and i hope i convinced you i'm not as dangerous as some people think i am. but is there really reason for somebody to be afraid of the left in greece today? i heard the person who spoke before me saying that i represent the radical left, this is a term that sometimes sounds funny to many listeners. many of you may not know that the term radical was used by many parties in greece, even former prime minister used the term. radial union of greece. >> translator: how are we really radical? those who engage in scare will tell you that our party will come to power, rip up our agreement with the e.u. and take our country out of the eurozone break all of greece's ties with the culture civilized west and turn greece to a new north korea. my dear friends, this i

mrs. roosevelt, he knew when to be still in the presence of the president, when to press him or when to back off and tell a joke. after he won the election wendell willkie who he beat was in his office comp then they remained friends. wilkie said to the president, cut why do you keep that man so close to you? batman being hopkins. wilkie did not like hopkins and roosevelroosevel t said you know, hume may be in this office some day and you'll understand. he asks for nothing except to serve me. today defense secretary leon panetta said his department is preparing for budget cuts if congress doesn't act on the sequester. automatic spending cuts that would remove $500 billion from the defense budget. secretary panetta was joined by joint chiefs of staff chairman martin dempsey at this 45 minute pentagon briefing. >> earlier today, i was pleased to welcome president karzai to the pentagon, along with his delegation from afghanistan. including minister of defense mohammad. i had long, i think it was an hour-long, one-on-one meeting with president karzai at. we have the opportunity to discuss the o

roosevelt. mr. hopkins who did not have an official title and the roosevelt administration, was a confidant to the president who assisted in the establishment of the new deal and communications between roosevelt, churchill and stalin during world war ii. this politics and prose bookstore event is about an hour [applause] >> thank you all. no brilliant questions. i will give the brilliant answers. so, harry hopkins. the editor that i had at oxford likes to call him a spectral figure. he was a spectral figure in the administration of president franklin roosevelt. i'm going to paint a little bit of the word picture at the beginning. [inaudible] is this working all right? can you hear me? all right. i will put it right here. slightly sinister, kind of a ramshackle character, but boyishly attractive. he was gaunt, popper thin but full of

mrs. roosevelt, he knew when to be still in the presence of the president, went to press back off and tell a joke. he said to the president, why do keep that man so close to you? he did not like hopkins. roosevelt said, you know, you may be in this office some day in you will understand. he asks for nothing except to serve me. >> harry hopkins lived in the roosevelt white house for 3.5 years. sunday at 10:00 eastern on c- span2. >> a lookit afghan president karzei strip to washington this week and discussion on combating terrorism with colonel michael meese. is a former adviser to general petraeus. he served in the u.s. army for more than two decades. from the alabama world affairs council, this is just over an hour. it is the first time i have ever been to montgomery, so i greatly appreciate the invitation. general cleveland is nothing if not persistent in coming after speakers. the first time he called me, i was in afghanistan, he wondered why i could come back here to do this. being a distinguished graduate of the u.s. military academy class of 1949, an ace during the korean war, and to

mrs. roosevelt, she knew when to be still and the presence of the president, when to press him or when to back off until a joke. after he won the election, wendell wilkie, who he beat, with enough is. they remained friends. wilkie said to the president, why do you keep that man so close to you. batman being hopkins. wilkie did not like hot cans and roosevelt set coming out, you may be in the south is sunday and you lenders can, but he asks for not need except to serve me. >> now discussion on the growing numbers of women serving in congress and the act. from "washington journal," this is about 40 minutes. >> joining us now, the president of emily's list. thank you for joining us. >> guest: thank you for being here. postreligious had elections. how did women fare? >> guest: this doesn't mandate. this is an election about an historic member of women sworn in to congress last week. i'm filled with pride to see how these women walking in. this election was about women voters and women's issues, some of which i would've preferred not having debate about, but nevertheless, i really think as we

mrs. roosevelt, he knew when to be still in the presence of the president, went to press him, when to back off and tell me just pick after he won the election, when the willkie was in his office and they remained friends. willkie said to the president, white do you keep that man so close to you, that man being hopkins? willkie not like hopkins, and rose about said, you may be in this office some day, you will understand, but he asks for nothing except to serve for me. >> harry hopkins lived in the res about white house for 3 1/2 years. sunday at 10:00 p.m. c-span2. >> a look at what voters think about the federal deficit from research from the pew research center, specifically, what trade-offs should be made between reducing the deficit and preserving the entitlements. this is about 40 minutes. host: joining us, michael demoss -- host: joining us, michael dimocka new report looking at voters. but how young voters obverses older voters look at entitlement. guest: these clearly have different implications for the process. the other generation is skeptical that they ever will be part of the p

mrs. roosevelt, he knew when to be still in the presence of the president, went to press him, when to back off and tell a joke. after he won the election, the man he beat was in the office, and they remained friends, and he said to the president, why do you keep that man so close to you? and roosevelt said, "you may be in this office some time and will understand, but he asks for nothing except to serve me." >> harry hopkins lived in the roosevelt white house for 3.5 years. the hopkins touch, sunday at 10:00 p.m. eastern on booktv on c-span2. >> the consumer financial protection director unveiled a new mortgage rules thursday. his remarks came during a public hearing in baltimore. the cfpb was created in 2010 under the dodd-frank regulations law. this is two hours. >> the financial protection bureau is an independent agency, whose mission is to help consumer finance markets work by making rules more effective by consistently and fairly and forcing those rules and by empowering consumers to take more control over their economic lives. i am the acting associate director. welcome. today's fie

mrs. roosevelt, he knew when to be still in the presence of the president, when to press him, or when to back won the election, wendel willkie who we beat was in his office and they remained friends. and willkie said to the president, why do you keep that man so close to you? that man being hopkins. willkie did not like hopkins. and roosevelt said, you know, you may be in this office sunday and you will understand, that he asked for nothing except to serve me. spirit trusted advisor, friend and confident to fdr, harry hopkins lived in the roosevelt white house for three and half years. david roll on "the hopkins touch" sunday at 10 p.m. eastern on booktv on c-span2. >> the federal government yesterday imposed new home mortgage regulations designed to assure borrowers can repay their loans. under the proposed rule, banks would, banks would have to verify if a borrower's income and employment and borrowers debt could not exceed 43% of their income. consumer financial protection bureau director richard cordray announced a new rule in baltimore, maryland. >> the consumer financial protection bure

mr. president, you're wrong and let me tell you why. roosevelt liked that.that's good for the military discourse. it's not people being chummy. it's exploring your assumptions and surfacing your differences and examining them. a big mistake, or iraq, was when general shinseki said we need more troops and everybody said basically know, shut up. why do you think that? as it happens i think shinseki was probably wrong. he said they got twice as many troops operating bad troops operating badly and pissed off iraqis and creating an insurgency, probably getting twice as fast. but the quality of it, jim emphasized to me, you've got to look at both sides. are the honest with each other, or the open with each other? did each other? didn't each other? did they really delved into differences deeply and think about them? for example, assumption going into vietnam. at some point the comments have a breaking point that we will reach before our breaking point. that turned out wrong. 1991, we give saddam hussein a good thumping. he will fall from power. actually turned out

roosevelt, every president has attended church with many opting to attend st. john's. john's. after church, the first family will return to the white house. president and mrs. obama will host a tea for members. the joint congressional committee on inaugural ceremonies. once that ends, the first family will leave the white house for the drive up to the capt. the president and first family should be announced and seated on the platform a little after 11:00 with the public oath then being taken at 11:55 followed by the inaugural address. -- for the drive up to the capitol. >> after all the morning pomp and circumstance, the president, vice president and their riffs will attend the inaugural luncheon at the u.s. capitol's national statuary hall. steamed lobster with new england clam chowder sauce. hudson valley apple pie. members of congress, supreme court justices, cabinet members and other invited officials will also attend the lunch. >> another big story, the super bowl is set. tucker barnes, listen up. some people are already calling it the harbowl because this is the first time the two teams will be led by the harbaughs, brothers. tom brady put new england

roosevelt. many have opted to attend st. john's. >> after church, the first family will return to the white house. president and mrs.ill then host a tea for members of the joint congressional committee on inaugural ceremonies. once that ends, the first family will leave the white house for the drive up to the capitol. the president and first family should be announced and seated on the platform a little bit after 11:00 this morning with the public oath then taken at 11:55 followed by the inaugural address. the president's aides say the speech will be forward looking and it will emphasize the nation's founding values. >> after all the morning pomp and circumstance, the president, vice president and their wives will attend the inaugural luncheon. here is a peek at the menu. they will be having steamed lobster with new england clam chowder sauce, hickory grilled bison with red potato horseradish cake. >> never even heard of that. >> and hudson valley apple pie. i heard of that one before. members of congress, supreme court justices, cabinet members and other invited officials will also attend the lunch. >> all right. t

mr. paul in his rush to insult the current president seems not to remember that at the beginning of april 1945 president roosevelt actually preparing to attend the founding conference of the united nations. on april the 12th, he felt a terrible pain in the back of his head, suffered a stroke, and died. he was 61 and he was still president. and while the senator from kentucky clearly has little time for president roosevelt, listen to what churchill said just five days after his american friend and ally had passed away. his love for his own country, his respect for its constitution were always evident, but added to these were the beatings of that generous heart which was always stirred to anger and to action by spectacles of aggression and oppression by the strong against the weak. that is precisely what the current president is trying

brigadier in the oval office and basically roosevelt was was a month since his fate a minute, unique to hear me out here. he deciliters chief of staff. he says mrpresident, you're wrong. and they tell you why. that's good civil military discourse. it's not people being chummy. it is six assumptions and surfacing differences and examining them. a big mistake in iraq was such a notion seki said many more troops, everyone said basically shut up. instead of saying what you think that? i think should seki was probably wrong. probably getting twice as fast. but the military discourse, the quality of that, you got got to look at both sides. are they honest with each other? do they really build into differences deeply and think about them? for example, assumption of vietnam at some point communists have a breaking point we will reach before a breaking point. 1991 because saddam hussein a good something, he'll fall from power. turns out saddam hussein thought he won the night he won the war after the invasion. he said i don't know why, but americans have given me a ceasefire. so it's botched partly because they don't have it her examination at the milit

roosevelt did that because george washington had done it. i mean there's just something wonderful about that. he got out of the car and walked and so did mrser did it in 1977. every president since has done it. i mean, >> a great strength to him. he might be more liberal than most people politically. in his personal demeanor, in his family life and in his style he's a very traditional person. that came across. that helps people relate to him. >> ifill: mark said he talked to a democrat who said he thought he did pretty well. did you talk to any republicans? >> i think they thought it was a good speech. people said this was one of his best speeches. some of them thought it was defensive, about defending the welfare state more than being offensive. i think the sentence that really got some republicans more upset was where he said we don't have to choose between protecting the programs for the elderly and securing programs for the young. i would say most republicans say, well, actually we do have a choose. if you keep the current benefit levels for the seniors there is no money for the young. that line acrowsed a lot of ire, not ire, but obje

mr. chief justice. thank you so much. >> president obama will be the 17th to joint exclusive club of presidents who gave more than one inauguration speech, joining the ranks of washington, jefferson, lincoln and roosevelts sworn in today at the naval observatory by justice sonia sotomayor with the family bible. >> that i take this obligation freely. >> that i take this obligation freely. >> without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. >> without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. >> and that i will well and faithfully discharge. >> and i will well and faithfully discharge. >> the duties of the office on which i am about to enter. >> the duties of the office of which i'm about to enter. >> so help me god. >> so help me god. >> congratulations. >> thank you, your honor. >> the vice president will also take the oath again in a public ceremony. >>> also in washington today, slain civil rights leader, reverend martin luther king jr. was honored during a wreath-laying ceremony, it happened at the king memorial here on the national mall. tomorrow's presidential inauguration coincides with the day the nation celebrates dr. king's birthday. and when president obama takes the oath of office,

roosevelt. that's president eisenhower. you know, just before he came home from europe, he said the first thing he wanted to do was see a ball game, and he did. and that's mrkennedy, bobby. but i know that you knew that. he used to go to the ballpark and eat hotdogs and drink soda pop, and this year president johnson will take his turn from pitching from that mound. >> gee, joe, after all these things, i guess my book at home is right when they say baseball is a national game. >>> up next, president obama said he hoped his re-election would break the republican fever of obstructionism, but even he admits that hasn't happened, and now paul ryan says the president wants to destroy the republican party. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. now back over to "hardball." ♪ >>> i decided to not comment between the election and the inauguration because i wanted to see what kind of president we were looking at here, what kind of path and trajectory he was putting his administration on, and all of the statements and all the comments lead me to believe that he's thinking more of a political conquest than political compromise. >> welcome back to "hardba

roosevelt never envisioned a gay when a guy like richard nixon would be elected president. now for the top story tonight. more fallout from the al gore al jazeera situation as you may know. mr. gore has made tens of millions of dollars by selling his failing far left cable network to the anti-americans who run al jazeera out of the persian gulf. some of the people currently working at current tv are said to be angry because they will lose their jobs while mr. gore enriches himself. as far as al jazeera is concerned, all you need to know is this. in 2008, that network threw a televised birthday party for a lebanese terrorist. there he is in 1979 he was imprisoned for shooting israeli civilian dead in front of his 4-year-old daughter. then murdering the little girl by bashing her head in with a rifle. he got out of prison for some reason and al jazeera threw him a big party. tell vifsed it. i'm not sure whether al gore was invited. i'm with us now fox news anchor geraldo rivera who has his own al gore story. you know this terrorist as well. you talked to him. >> i do. i interviewed him in prison a year after the murder. >> bill: let's talk about al gore first. on your radio p

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roosevelt. that all hasn't tonight on c-span2's -- that all happens tonight on c-span2's booktv. >> in her book, "pat nixon," mary brennan discusses the use of mrs. nixon's recently-released private documents. this is just over 50 minutes. >> um, welcome to the richard nixon presidential library and museum. my name is paul wormser, and i'm the acting director of the librariment i appreciate all of you coming to one of our continuing author talk presentations. today we are very fortunate to have really the leading scholar on pat nixon who is, by the way, born 100 year ago this year. mary brennan, who did much of her research here for her book, is the chair of the department of history at the yawfort of texas in -- university of texas in san marcos. the -- excuse me. her specialty is post-world war ii conservative movements, and she has written b to date three different books, those being "turning right at the '60s: the conservative capture of the gop," "wives, mothers and the red menace," and, of course, the book that we love most around here, which is "pat nixon: embattled first lady." her book is an outstanding work, and i look forward to -- or

mrs. clinton had a grueling week because of the attack. as i say, franklin roosevelt a pretty grueling week too. but if you're not up to being able to handle the responsibilities, that says something too. >>brian: about whether you can be an effective president or not. al qaeda on the rise, on the run. we've decimated al qaeda. we've heard it all. in reality, they're all over north africa, coming back in iraq and their presence is seen in afghanistan. what is the message? >> well, i think one message is president obama doesn't get it. i was absolutely stunned in his inaugural address -- stunned to her him use a phrase associated with nevill chamberlain, peace in our time. i'm in london, so it's something people remember here. it is a phrase associated with the appeasement of the nazis in world war ii. and yet president obama used that. he said we were ending a decade of war. obviously the enemy didn't get the memo, as you say, in benghazi on september 11, in algeria with this horrible hostage taking that's just concluded, at least 37 dead, the french moving into milit