what is it like to walk into the oval office and give the president of the united states adviser on terrorism policy? what is it like to be in the situation room in 2003 and witness the order to commence operation iraqi freedom. what is it like to be on the south lawn, evening of september, 2001, greeting the president on that historic day. what is it like for a lawyer, an american citizen, the son of a port construction worker. it is a privilege, duty, a source of pride and excitement. people come from all over the world to see the most recognizable 18 acres in the world. in the first time that they step into the west wing, it takes your breath away. i served during a notable. of our nation's history. following the 9/11 attacks, lawyers worked side-by-side with policymakers in washington. we tried our best to defend this country in a manner consistent with the constitution. advising the president of the united states is more difficult than advising in normal client. president bush looked to me for legal advice, but i was not his lawyer. i represented the white house, the office of the presid

i took her in the oval office. shy little woman about 4 feet nofplgt i wanted take her in and see president in the oval office and show her what i had accomplished because of her sacrifices and sacrifices of nargee. and it dawned on the last day of her visit she was up to make breakfast for me just as she had done every morning for my father. only i wasn't going to construction sites wearing a hard hat. hi my suit on -- i had my suit on. ways reporting as president of the united states. think of the wonder that must have filled her heart. snever dreamed of this miracle i would take her to the cotton fields to the oval office. now, you honored me me by your invitation to be with you today. nibble god's goodness and every day i see his grace in my life and my country. in your work and home i pray god shows you the miracles he's provided. may he bless this community and continue to bless the united states of america. thank you very much. >> please stand and ask us if you will and walk to the microphone to give questio

the guy sits in the oval hofs -- it's a very bitter fight. >> charlie: should he anticipated that. >> i think he should v i think he should have decided he was president of the people and not president of his party. i think that's what he got elected to be like george bush got to be elected of the country and not president of the party. had he chose a divisive way to accomplish this. i think they lost site of the fact what people want are the ends of the means and change would be good. congress concentrates on the means of governing and not on the ends of governng. >> charlie: has the anger of george w. bush and 9 war the wad that over time the soldiers are coming home and nobody really knows in the end how long tt's going to play itself out. >> i think the anger -- >> charlie: we n't know yet. >> i think e intense anger towards george w. bush has dissiped. he's still not very popular he's popular among republicans. if he wanted to endorse somebody in this process it would be a big advantage to that person. he's still notpopular among the dependents and democrats still don't like him.

bush's winston churchill bust in the oval office. house republicans have spent their time in the house this week, among other things, voting to place a bust of winston churchill inside the united states capitol instead of the one that was in the oval office. so, america, when your paycheck shrinks substantially on january 1st, at least you can take comfort that we'll have the churchill bust to cuddle up to in the capitol if we need to? congress did make sure to handle that? bust, yes. looming inexplicable tax hike with bad economic consequences, no. that we cannot do. >> the house republicans say they don't dispute the need for a payroll tax cut. what they're really trying to do, what they're holding out for, is it ring concessions from democrats on issues that have nothing to do with the payroll tax cut. issues where the parties fundamentally disagree. >> house speaker john boehner, though he reportedly signed off on this payroll tax thing, plan, over the weekend, he is now insisting that passing a two-month extension of the payroll

you are right, greta, he occupies the oval white house -- or the oval office, but he's not doing the job of a president. all he's doing is a job of a campaigner in chief. he's on a perpetual re-election campaign right now when the country needs him to pay attention, not only just to the domestic economy, but to the real problem, which is iran obtaining a nuclear weapon. he's not. he's only concerned about himself and his re-election plans. that's not going to help the american people. i'm in charles city, iowa tonight. people here are, treatmently upset with the president of the united states. i can tell you there's not a lot of love lost on the president. not personal, not vindictive, they just see that absolutely not handling foreign affairs. they are done with this president. rush limbaugh is right, chris christie is right, the president needs to get back to work. but i think the people have already made up their minds. they are going to have a different president in twelve. we've got to get it right and we have to get it right with a nominee who is right on everything, on social

do you think he has the temperament to be in the oval office? >> well, i would just say, look at the experience he had as speaker and look at my experience i had when i was in leadership in the united states senate. >> and what do you think? >> three years into his -- i would just say, three years into his speakership there was a conservative revolution to try to get rid of him as speaker. that doesn't happen very often where you have the speaker of the house in a time when republicans are on the ascendancy and the person who led them in large respect to that would have that kind of rebellion within the ranks among conservatives. i think that should tell you something and just the opposite, i was a leader. if you were a conservative around this country and you wanted something done in the united states senate, you came to rick santorum's office because that's where it got done, whether it was national security or agricultural or economic, second amendment, we were the go-to guy to get conservative things accomplished in the united states senate.

. >>> the name of the book is in the shuttle of the oval office profiles of the national security at pfizer's and the presidents they served from jfk to george w. bush. simon and schuster publishers and professor i.m. destler is the co-author along with daalder. >> it was created with eisenhower and 53 because we wanted personal policy aide to manage the lubber ret paul will you. but it was created semi into the accidentally when he brought the bundy to the white house and the administration was a of a job available called assistance to the national security affairs. would you like it? kennedy knew exactly what he didn't want. he didn't want an eisenhower process that only involved the rest of the people. what he would want was a person close at him who would be sure he got brain development and that's connected him to officials of various levels of government that didn't undercut the secretary of the st. but. spearman what was the eisenhower then created? >> you wanted to have a glow were and despite what are the basic policy approach to the major issues and major parts of the world

here at the university of maryland talking with im tester, kovner of the sport, and michele of the oval office. professor, what do you do here at the university? >> i teach in a school of public policy which is a graduate school of which prepares people for government service. >> host: director of the initial security and economic policy pro gram. >> guest: that's right. >> host: what is that? >> it is a part of our curriculum we have probably 140 students come in each year. libya quarter of undue national security and economic policy. and that basically, the premises particularly with the end of the cold war you need people to have some understanding of both the security side and the economic side of foreign policy. particularly the as its is not have that. of course i teach for a policy-making. unisys is it digress to governments. one group of people, the usc. by lars said two different groups of people the assurance to the seven lists the rich and nestle security issues and the international economic issues between today with the european crisis just relations with europe and the eco

in my book, "scorpions for breakfast", i tell of my meeting with the bombing in the oval office mile looked him into the i to tell him i did not want to talk. about his so-called comprehensive immigration reform. when our borders route of control. i stand here today aiming to make a simple case on the subject of america's border with mexico and the immigration policy. i know my words will be distorted by those who disagree and my opponents have already paid as hard hearted and and compassionate. they are wrong. my career, my record, my life all stand as proof as how wrong the critics are. everything a share with you is hateful but nothing to do with extremism. instead it is rooted in freedom otherwise sharing the spirit of the quest to form a more port -- perfect union to establish justice in to ensure domestic tranquillity to provide for the common defense and promote a general welfare to secure the blessings of liberty. we must secure and merck -- america's southern border. that is my truth. we must secure our border to keep our citizens state they save them because we're a nation

described our political culture in particular we do not a whole elitist and anyone who achieves the oval office or thereabouts is an elitist by definition responsible we say something like this at least since world war two we've said something like this they help our they do the best they could they raped pillaged and plundered everything else but they did the best they could . still go there because if we go there in the future p. . but want to serve well my counter to that is my students at william and mary george washington and everywhere else i go good students do that and we might serve we see the impunity of these people we see the crimes they commit we see the degradations of our republic that they leave when they leave office and we were appalled we don't vote for that reason we are not interested in our country for that reason so i say we should be taking some accountability with these kinds of cars but one of the people who isn't taking accountability here aside from of course dick cheney who is defending all of his actions and says that he would do it again we believe that wha

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in my work, "scorpions for breakfast," i told my meeting with president obama in the oval office when i looked him in the eye and i told him i didn't want to talk about his so-called comprehensive immigration reform while her order was out of control. i stand here today aiming to make a simple case on the subject of america's border with mexico and our immigration policy. i know my words will be distorted by those who disagree. my opponents have already painted me as hardhearted and uncompassionate. theron. my career, my record, my life i'll stand as proof as to how wrong the critics are. the truth have come to share with you is anything but hateful. it has nothing to do with skin color. nothing to do with extremists on. instead, it is treated in freedom. my truth shares the spirit of our founding fathers quest to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide with a common defense, promote a general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty. we must secure arizona's and america's america's southern borders. that is the truth. we must secure order

destler, the author inn chateau the oval office profile of the national security of pfizer's when the presidents they served from jfk to george w. bush. thanks for your time. >> it's been a pleasure. thank you for having me. the making of africa and america is the name of the book. professor year the university of maryland is the author and the subtitle for great migrations i gave the title greater recourse the trans-atlantic slave trade in the first middle passage, the movement of some 400,000 african to the mainland north america. second, migration is the internals late trade the movement over a million the old south as it is sometimes called the black belt to the deep south, georgia, alabama, mississippi, louisiana, across the mississippi river. third, great migration being the movement of black people from the deep south from the soft to the cities of the north and the 20 at century. the total is over 6 million, and of course the migration which is just beginning in 1965 that this the change if our immigration law is that have brought people of african descent from all over the wo

president ronald reagan looked in the camera from the oval office and spoke to you the american peoplehis message stands the test of time. we'll play it for you coming up next. >> sean: welcome back now. 30 years ago tonight, ronald reagan sat in the oval office and address the american people. although the world is a different place than three decades ago, we are faced with many of the same struggles and his timeless message sounds as if it could have been delivered just last night. so we'll leave you tonight with a special message from former president ronald reaga reagan. december 23, 1981. >> good evening. at christmastime, every home takes on a special beauty, a special warning. that's true of the white house where many famous americans spent their christmass over the years. this final home, the people's house, has seen so much, been so much a part of our lives and history. it's been humbling and inspiring for nancy and me to spend our first christmas in this place. we have lived here as your tenants for almost a year now. what a year it's been. as a people, we have been through a

herman cain can't be president because of alleged affairs so he is unfit for the oval office.inton who was president and had at least one memorable real affair in the oval office. mitt romney is a flip-flop erbecause he is not saying the same thing he did about healthcare seven years ago? but not the president of the united states because he's not doing what he said he would do about spending just one year ago? newt gingrich talks a lot and he is arrogant. barack obama talks a lot, i guess he's prescient. there is a joke about long island and chuck schumer is offended. so john mccain jokes and he is a stooge. democrat not fit to share mccain's vietcong prison cell and he is a saint. republican jokes and it's flat. democrat jokes they call it a slip. is that fair, is that balanced? whether you are a democrat or republican is that right? i'm not saying one side is the saint around the other is a sinner. but is the media acting like a saint? picking and choosing who is right for rebuke and who gets a pass. it doesn't mean not holding anyone's feet to the fire. how about everyone'

love it. >> this is the next one. >> michelle has an oval face. but we should call it the jaclyn because it's similar to jaclyn's hair. [ applause ] >> love it! [ crowd cheering ] [ applause ] >> love it, love it! [ crowd cheering ] [ applause ] >> pay attention to the hairline. that's what i am the most impressed. you cannot really see. you actually could pull it back and people wouldn't know she's wearing a wig. >> that's fantastic! >> thank you! [ crowd cheering ] [ applause ] ♪ >> awesome! >> michelle, michelle! we're not done yet. right? >> no, no, no. we have actually a surprise lady that we wigged her: and i think she looks like a different person. and she should come out right now, right? >> oh, my goodness. >> surprise. so here she is. >> look at that! [ crowd cheering ] [ applause ] >> check you out! [ crowd cheering ] [ applause ] >> whoa! [ crowd cheering ] [ applause ] >> do you like it? ah! [ applause ] come on! >> whoa! [ crowd cheering ] [ applause ] >> i am a blond. [ crowd cheering ] [ applause ] >> but, you have a special surpri

the men wrapped up a meeting not oval office.e are told they plan to announce a new border security deal between the united states and between canada, the deal, here, is what they want to do when they talk about border security talking about the roads and tunnels and bridges from this country into canada. and the idea is to try and improve the roads, and improve the tunnels and the bridges to try and expedite the transportation of goods back-and-forth. border security they talk about things like cyber security, very important, because when you talk about 21st century technology, cyber security is key protecting the border but not so much in the southern border with 70s and the like they are talking about here, a system where they can get people in and out of canada, in and out of the united states in a fluid fashion. that way you can get expedited goods and keep down sign of terrorism. the president and the prime minister are tale speaking in the eisenhower building on the grounds of the white house but it is not in the white hou

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. >> is he the kind of person that will always make me proud in the oval office, that i never have to worry will embarrass america or do something that will make me ashamed? he just will not. >> political watchers expect the attacks to nt -- increase on his character if he continues to dominate the polls. we want to know what you think. we invite you to vote. >>> house republican leaders are trying to get their party members in line for next week's vote on extending the payroll tax cut. the measure would rebuild this year's two percentage point cut in the payroll tax through 2012. the senate is scheduled to vote on a similar measure as soon as today, but it is expected to fail. >>> when abc 7 news continues our recall where from a grocery store, plus, -- >> what i did was to protect my child. >> she is speaking about time on the run with her son and the charges she is facing. law but is pouring down the mountainside. >>> we're following a developing story from las vegas where federal investigators are trying to figure out what caused it or helicopter to crash. a pilot and four passeng

i look at it from the oval approach of the stadium where there would be a roadway all around it, which encircles all around candlestick. you can go north. you can go south. you can go west. the east part, simply looking at it, there would be possibly even waterway for increasing in and out access to the troublesome matters of candlestick. it is not quite yet going to be going on the mayor's agenda, but i think he will have to start getting busy, the honorable mayor edwin m. lee will have to look closer into the candlestick negotiations. that is the part i wanted to bring in, where the accessing of the roadway increases the demographic complications that have been published in media throughout san francisco publications. i myself would like to see such building. i do not want to see our 49ers go away. we have a lot of support from diana feinstein, senator of the united states. she wants to keep them here. we would have to approach the subject matter from demographics, getting in, getting out, increasing the access. the closest analogy i can give to you increasing the roadway has to do w

he came into the oval office carrying that torch of hope, but it's a truly sobering he reality. that helpful for the relocation campaign and seeing the president in what seemed to be tired in that interview? >> well, i hear you. it's interesting about steve kroft's questions. he tried a bunch of different ways to get the president to admit he underestimated something. the president just wasn't having it. no matter how steve kroft asked the question, the president seemed to steer it back to, look, i didn't underestimate this. i knew this was going to be this hard and take this long. that i found interesting about both the questioner, the intent to ask him these questions, and how on message and on point. there was no way to allow to show a moment of weakness, right? when you go back in recent presidential history, that so-called malaise speech where jimmy carter didn't use the word "malaise" but talked about the negatives in such a public way ended up hurting him. it was like the president wanted to draw the line there and didn't slip into that territory. >> chuck todd, thank you

you look at the candidates, you say is this the kind of person who is going to make me proud in the oval office and never worry will embarrass america? will never worry he'll do something that will make me ashamed. he just won't. maybe we should expect that from our leaders. but we have learned we don't always get it. >> a brief q&a session afterward. >> i have to tell you, i find it hard to believe that somebody would look at me and go yeah, that's the guy i want standing behind me nodding my head for the next eight years. that would be like secretariat at the gate at the belmont. it would be hard. i don't think governor romney will ask me. others would be better suited for the job than i am. and i also made it clear to him that i love the job i'm in. >> more from him later in the show. newt gingrich is working to defend himself against those attacks. refusing to fire back though. . he did not bite when asked about romney's new ad. >> mitt romney issed a an mird person. i'm not going to pick a fight over mitt romney. they have a wonderful family. >> could you see if you got the nominati

disaster for the ovals arab countries around so where you have to stop is sanctions so no. syria is able to resist it's very long time to be. pressured from the top these think the president is that they now has the capability the capacity to remain in power of course and. the problem is that the people who try to destabilize assad we have the stronger side of that they are creating the meat they have already has on the throne and they will have. but i said at the beginning of a wrong evolution of the program they think it would be very simple more to grade the students of the conversational civil war but they make the mistake of a great. rate. we dealt the number who if we put didn't he media when they create an islamic emirate mainly because he became very thinly behind in syria. they have a lot of weapons from the beginning because they seized from the army not to leave . the smuggling and the world you know but they are very big stocks so very can have a basis to extend the civil war in the country but here they think it and after that they use the people way of cement

his country but we discover very quickly but it will be absolute disaster mikkel disaster for the ovals arab countries around survey have to stop is sanctions so no. syria is able to resists very long time to be. pressured from the top do you think the president is that they now has the capability the capacity to remain in power of course and. the problem is that the people who try to destabilize assad we have a stronger set of that they are creating the meat they have already. they will have . but i said at the beginning of a wrong evolution of the program they think it would be very simple what the grade the student of the constitutional civil war but they make a mistake have a great slow rate. we've dealt a number of off we put in and in libya when they created this leaking rate. because he became very thinly behind in syria. they have a lot of weapons from the beginning because they seized from the army not to leave in the same smuggling underworld you know but they have very big stocks so very can have a basis to extend the civil war in the country but here they think that and afte