. >> ron reagan, what do you remember about meeting the real eugene allen?, eugene allen would have been one of the first people my parents encountered when they entered the white house in 1981. in fact, i remember meeting him there after the inauguration. and they developed an immediate and really profound respect for him, not as a butler per se but as a compendium of knowledge about the white house. he was an immensely dignified, enormously competent man. and you realized really that you were in his house in a sense when you were in the white house. you were just passing through. all these presidents that come and go, you know, that's one thing, but eugene allen stayed. and he made you feel like you're in his house but as a very gracious host. >> hey, let's make clear that your mother inviting him to a state dinner is not hollywood fiction. that happened. >> no. yes, indeed. he was retiring shortly thereafter. and they really did want to do something nice for him, because they just loved the guy. they were really crazy about him. and they thought he has ne

ron reagan knew gene allen from his father's white house years. that tremendous column you wrote. i think we all do. how did you first get on to the story? >> i had wanted to find somebody who worked in the white house during the era of seg segregation because i thought that then senator obama was going to win. i just felt it in my gut. and so i launched a nationwide search looking for someone, and someone down in florida told me about this man who they thought had served in three administrations. when i finally tracked down mr. allen after 57 phone calls, he let me know very clearly and very pridefully that he had actually worked for eight administrations. >> wow. i know so many of us are anxious to go out this weekend and see the movie. how loyal is it to the real story? >> i think that the arc of the movie certainly gets mr. allen beautifully. but of course hollywood, the great director lee daniels, has taken some artistic license, but i think it all serves the story quite well, and i think everybody will realize that the movie is unequivocally

reagan economic breathing zone. (cheers and applause) >> stephen: right up there. this, folks, this is the storied swathe of american atmosphere within which roneagan's very own mouth was often found. sharing its lifelong dedication to the greatest oxygen in the world. that's why he's fresh inside the ronald wilson reagan economic breathing zone is taken in honor of him. thank you, mr. president. (cheers and applause) we honor you, ronnie. we miss you, sir. the great communicator. this one is for its gipper. tear down this wall. he ate jelly beans. you know what? i am feeling a little woozy. i think i might sit down in the walter mondale don't stand up for america zone. and we'll be right back after this ronald reagan commercial break. >> welcome back, everybody, my guest tonight was an award-winning author who has been described as a potic realist. i don't know if he was a realist he would have gone to law school. please welcome colum mccann. (cheers and applause) good to see you. thanks for coming on. nice to meet you, you're the author of six novels. >> that's right. >> stephen: your last one, let's see, was called let the great world spin

. >> ron reagan's old same as something so permanent as a government bureaucracy, cockroaches, share.e law-enforcement and the path trains, new jersey to new york is an incredibly high terrorist target because of the blow that up a cerin point under the river will flood the floor of the house. neil: these other guys. >> i wld hope that the homeland security department or somebody is buying the best people in charge. neil: c.s. rewarding mediocrity. >> two is and? neil: all of a sudden we will stand by. >> the same people. his race is said to be taken off. he cannot go through the metal detector. these are the people in the stadium. neil: the 5-year-old was very loud. but this is the people now. neil: you would say just keep it. >> i would say to you, i hope and i trust the people who are in charge to tell me your the st people to protect mere. nypd has problems. neil: fair enough. >> backlash, political talking for a lot of candidates who will run for major office. -- the tsa. neil: we will see what happens. still on. and after the billionaire, another one, the melissa: i'm melissa fr

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reagan. the secret phone recording system kicks in. >> hello, ron, how are you? >> fine, how are you? >> reporter: not is have so good, really. nixon had announced the resignation of close aides implicated in watergate, sacrificed to save him. reagan says -- >> for what it's worth, we're still behind you out here and i wanted you to know you're in our prayers. >> reporter: nixon comes back with a compliment. >> i appreciate your calling and give my great ets love to nancy. how did you ever marry such a pretty girl? >> i was lucky. >> reporter: then another future president calls. >> george bush is on the phone. >> hello? >> mr. president? >> reporter: that's h.w. bush. he had seen the speech, too. >> i really was proud of you. my golly, i know it was tough. i just wanted to tell you that. >> reporter: this time nixon sounds anxious to wrap up. >> this is going to come through good and a lot of people are rooting for you. >> all right, boy. good of you to call. >> reporter: the tapes themselves would spell the end of nixon in office, despite what ron old reagan said when they wrapped up

reagan economic breathing zone. (cheers and applause) >> stephen: right up there. this, folks, this is the storied swathe of american atmosphere within which ronagan's very own mouth was often found. sharing its lifelong dedication to the greatest oxygen in the world. that's why he's fresh inside the ronald wilson reagan economic breathing zone is taken in honor of him. thank you, mr. president. (cheers and applause) we honor you, ronnie. we miss you, sir. the great communicator. this one is for its gipper. tear down this wall. he ate jelly beans. you know what? i am feeling a little woozy. i think i might sit down in the walter mondale don't stand up for america zone. and we'll be right back after this ronald reagan commercial break.  these are the hands a pediatrician. these are pioneering advances in heart surgery. and these are developing groundbreaking treatments for cancer. they're the hands of the nation's top doctors. kaiser permanente doctors. and though they are all different, they work together on a single mission: saving lives. discover how we are advancing medicine at kp.org join us, and thrive. >> welcome back, everybody, my gu

reagan. the secret phone recording system kicks in. >> hello, ron, how are you? o good really. 16 months before the end. nixon announced resignations of close aides implicated in watergate. sacrificed to save him. reagan says -- >> for whatever it's worth, we're still behind you out here and i wanted you to know that you are in our prayers. >> reporter: nixon comes back with a compliment. >> i so appreciate your calling and give my greatest love to nancy. how'd you ever marry such a pretty girl? good god! >> i'm lucky. >> you're lucky. >> reporter: then another future president calls. >> george bush is on the phone. >> hello? hello? >> mr. president? >> that's h.w. bush. he had seen the speech, too. >> i really was proud of you, and my golly, i know it was tough and i just wanted to till you that. >> reporter: this time nixon sounds anxious to wrap up. >> this is going to come through good. >> okay, boy. >> a lot of people are rooting for you. >> how good of you to call. >> reporter: the tapes would spell the end of nixon in office despite what ronald reagan said

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ron paul's argument. missiles launched, message sent, assad unnoticed. rick a bell here? didn't bill clinton do this with hussein and reaganth gadhafi? shaken, stirred, and for years still stirring and plotting and killing until we came back and, well, kill them. that's the thing about messages, it requires the not receiving them to understand them. more often than not, the nut does not. a word for warning for investors out there looking for certainty that wants missiles fired, things go back to normal, and the syria sicko is humbled, but if he stays in power, there's uncertainty. what do you think, steve? >> you're spot on, you know, to rumsfeld's point, paul's point, we're sucked into an environment we don't want to be politically, ethically, or morally. that said, i can't afford to be political in the chief investment strategist but look at what happens to the markets. investors have a narrow window to take action. do things like protect their portfolio because -- neil: how would you do that? if everything's hitting the fan, i know gold, oil, all that stuff, but, i mean, if the markets are better that once the missile s

here's a cameo by ronald reagan offering his support of the embattled president who may have had a few drinks. >> behind you out here and i wanted to know that you're in our prayers. ronve got to build peace in the world. >> well, i'm lucky. >> you're lucky. >> the tapes end on july 12th when the system is publicly revealed. nixon is finally forced to resign later. >>> just moments ago, deposed egyptian president hosni mubarak was taken by helicopter to nearby military hospital. he will be put under house arrest. he served two years on corruption charges and waiting to appeal a life sentence on charges stemming from the death of protesters near the 2011 arab spring. >>> after wentworth miller has come out to protest anti-gay laws in russia. he wrote a letter to the government declining an invitation to a film festival there. saying, quote, i cannot in good conscious participate in a celebration hosted in a country where people like myself are being denied their right to live and love openly. >>> meantime, an american journalist went on tv and put on rainbow suspenders and criticized russian law. >> we're not going to be silent in the face of this horrific oppression t

reagan, and now it's george zimmerman? really? what has happened to this coup try? >> you know. >> stephanie: ron in texas.othetical -- do a hypothetical on mr. zimmerman. why was he agitated by the police officer in texas pulling him over? did he have something to hide? >> stephanie: yeah. it's just -- yet another suspicious story about george zimmerman. i mean who gets pulled over for speeding, the cop is heard on the tape saying, settle down. i need you to settle down. stop playing with your firearm and he just gets let go with a warning. >> yeah, if i were a cop i would have been a little nervous. >> stephanie: yeah. arlene in virginia. >> caller: hello, how are you? >> stephanie: good, go ahead. >> caller: just to comment on the mayor of san diego. i'm a mental health professional, and i wondered since it has never been reported before, any of this behavior, if it may be some kind of mental condition related to his getting older? it doesn't take away from what he has done -- >> stephanie: yeah, i don't know. although it seems like quite a pattern of behavior, you know, over time -- >> it could be deme

ron but he's a quirky guy. rand is a quirky guy. little quirk to them. you have somebody that looks like ronald reaganhat's carrying that libertarian message that person could win. i don't know that rand is the guy that does win the subburs of philadelphia, the i-4 corridor. >> now joe, are you talking about winning the nomination or presidency? there are two different questions with two very different answers. i think the question is the nomination, he is going to be a competitive player for the nomination of this party. look, the party has to come to a realization, and chris laid it out yesterday, you've nominated guys that you've gone back on afterwards and said what the heck did we nominate them for. let's nominate a true conservative. the question that the base is going to ask themselves over the course of the next 18 years, is who is that true conservative coming up for 2016. >> i just -- right. and by the way, i think we all agree here, we have to elect a true conservative. >> i agree. >> with all due respect. i thought george w. bush was a true conservative. in my opinion he didn't govern as o

reagan joins us from the nyse. hey, courtney. >> hi, good morning, joe. that's right, 19 months ago pershing square's bill ackman came on "squawk box" calling them jcpenney's ceo ronthe day the retailer's transformation plan was announced the most important day in retail in 25 years. ackman bet big on the turn around, but now the bet is off. they are selling the stake in jcpenney to citigroup, the bank marketing the shares to fund managers for a reported $12.50 to $12.90 each, below monday's $13.35 closing price. ackman began to build that 39 million share stake in 2010 and '11, buying shares for an average price of $25, which means the fund stands to lose nearly $500 million or about half of that initial investment in jcpenney. ackman resigned his seat on penney's board earlier this month after a very public disagreement over the company's leadership. jcpenney had no official comment for cnbc about the sale, but the retailer couldn't have been surprised about the move. shortly after ackman's resignation, an s.e.c. filing explained that jcpenney would allow pershing square up to four stock sales per year as long as each was for 5 million shares, so you have to thi