i mean, i've always thought of phil gramm.nt about, "hey, i'm going to have..." was he from texas? he was kind of... he was... he was from texas. yeah. he was comfortable talking about big things, including big amounts of money. and everyone thought, "oh, goodness, he's going to make it big." but he didn't. and i've seen it used in the past by those who defend money in american politics as saying, "hey, look at phil gramm — "he had all this money and he made a great fuss about it "and actually he didn't get anywhere." or indeed look atjeb bush, i suppose, in the primary, the primary that trump eventually won, where he... what did he burn through, 100 million or something, and reduced his percentage approval by a couple of points? yeah, yeah. it got to the point where he was sending out dvds with his campaign video, and he had so much money, he didn't know how to spend it and was just throwing it out there. and none of it made a difference against the force of nature that was donald trump. yeah. so what does that tell us? i mea

senator, senator phil gramm of texas. president president gerald ford. and my friend and my friend, president ronald reagan. all i accept your nominees for president. i mean i mean to run hard, to fight hard, to stand on the issues and i mean, to win. there are a lot. there are a lot of great stories in politics about the underdog winning and this is going to be one of them. we're going to win with the help of senator dan quayle of indiana, a young leader. we've become a force for voice in preparing america's workers for the labor force of the future. what a superb job he did here tonight. born in the middle of the century, in the middle of america, and holding the promise of the future. i'm proud to have dan quayle at my side. many of you have asked. many of you have asked, when will this campaign really begin? well, i've come to this hall to tell you and to tell america. tonight is the night. for seven and a half years, i've helped the president conduct the most difficult job on earth. ronald reagan asked for and received my candor. he never asked for,

senator, senator phil gramm of texas. president president gerald ford. and my friend and my friend, president ronald reagan. all i accept your nominees for president. i mean i mean to run hard, to fight hard, to stand on the issues and i mean, to win. there are a lot. there are a lot of great stories in politics about the underdog winning and this is going to be one of them. we're going to win with the help of senator dan quayle of indiana, a young leader. we've become a force for voice in preparing america's workers for the labor force of the future. what a superb job he did here tonight. born in the middle of the century, in the middle of america, and holding the promise of the future. i'm proud to have dan quayle at my side. many of you have asked. many of you have asked, when will this campaign really begin? well, i've come to this hall to tell you and to tell america. tonight is the night. for seven and a half years, i've helped the president conduct the most difficult job on earth. ronald reagan asked for and received my candor. he never asked for,

wolf experienced two presidential administrations where he worked as a republican stafford or mike phil grammutchison, and chuck hagel. please join me in welcoming secretary chad wolf to the stage, with michelle bekkering, who will moderate the session. please give them a round of applause. [ applause ] ♪ ♪ >> good afternoon, everyone. this is a lot of pressure because this is about coffee break time. i hope you got your caffeine. i think this will be a robust conversation we are glad you are here. secretary wolf, welcome, pleasure to have you on the stage. >> thank you. >> thank you to senator norm coleman for his support. i will address the elephant in the room, that is definitely a pun for our republican friends. thank you, i need a chuckle. we have all the signage, the leadership coalition, you are executive director in an organization with america first in the name. let's start out with this. let's get into what america first means. you will not be surprised that it means a lot of different things to a lot of people. some who say, america first is america alone, isolationism. you and --