the country said goodbye to ronald reagan in 2004. but he was such an incredible man and a remarkable man that his legacy lives on and our hope is you all will read about him. in our book we have highlights from his time when he was president and things that he did the work very special to help humans around the world. in fact, you can meet people today who say ronald reagan is one of the people that helped make them free when he told the communist to tear down the wall. he was to write a lot of letters. a good reader is often a good writer and ronald reagan would tell you to read as much as you can but also to use your skills of writing. we have a letter he used to write to boys and girls the would write him when he was in the oval office. can you imagine getting a letter from the president addressed to you? he also gave a lot of funny clothes or interesting quote in his lifetime because he was called the great communicator and you can read these in the back of the book of and i like the one that said there's nothing better for the i

but ronald reagan was right. perhaps the day will come when the american people will transcend environmental groups as we get about preserving freedom, building prosperity and protecting our environment in its truly special places. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you, perry, for an excellent summary, if you will, of the book which i'm sure many of the people here will be interested in the reading. we have just a few minutes for questions, and we'll take them now. start right over here. please wait for the microphone. there you go. identify yourself and then ask the question. >> [inaudible] the obama comment about the replacement battery, how close do you believe that to be reality, the five-year time period? >> well, i'm no expert, but i don't believe it at all. i don't think we're anywhere close to that. i think you just look at the marketplace and what's happened with regard to all these green industries. i just read another story this morning about one more green industry in idaho after expenditure of

he's like, "ronald! ronald!" i pull over.ve." >> jimmy: ronald doesn't derive. >> who knew? >> jimmy: like a human pinata for a time there. >> it was wonderful. >> jimmy: and then you came out to los angeles? >> yeah. >> jimmy: did you come out as a kid here? >> i mean, actually, i was 17, right around that same time i had done that and decided i wanted to try to get into show biz. found out i could audition to be a tour guide at universal studios. >> jimmy: nice. >> came out, my friend and i drove out for 36 hours, i said we have to go to hollywood boulevard. there's going to be stars all over the place. it's going to be glamour, glitz. we've got to go. we pull up in front of your theater. i pull up, this kid from michigan, we stop, it's horrifying. and then two hookers jump on my car, literally on the hood of my car, going "aaah!" and then they run off. i don't know why they did. i personally think it was my father's way to get me to move back to michigan. i think he hired them. for 50 bucks will you jump on his car? >> jim

a very young ronald.d over the border. i was in community theater, the guy who ran it was named tom shaker who was the ronald mcdonald for the detroit metro area. he was famous, because he was one of two recipients for the golden shoe award. >> jimmy: wow, how do you get that? he got it, i was there that day. he is flying to a new mcdonald's in a helicopter. it is coming in, it hits a power line, the helicopter crashes in front of hundreds of horrified children. he crawls out of the wreckage, takes his wig, and gets up and does his magic show. [ cheers and applause ] >> exactly. but that was like who is the other guy that got the gold shoe award? did he save a platoon in vietnam? >> jimmy: and for that he got the golden shoe. >> the golden shoe, and realized he could branch out into toledo, ohio. >> jimmy: well, were you a good ronald? well, you're no tom shaker. >> he said i can do this, i can do magic, juggle, we'll take you down to toledo and show you to the mcdonald's people. so i got the full gear, a

i'm giving you an opportunity right now. >> things heat up for ronald wells. them. huh? also...een working on something very special. [ minions gasp, chuckle ] ohhh! ohhh! one day the world... no, the universe will have the pricing power they deserve. mouhahaha! mouhahaha! mouhahaha! ooh-hee-hee-hee! blaaaah! we'll work on it. wah-hah-hah! stopping at nothing to help you save. >>> fellows, go right to work. >> inmate workers or trust tees are on duty on the cuyahoga county correctional center. but two of them, james dean and gary valentine are locked up in security segregation as the jail continues to investigate who's responsible for the shank recently discovered among boxes in the kitchen. >> it happened to be a piece of wood that fell off a pallet that was modified. once they change it by wrapping shrink wraparound it for the purpose of holding it it becomes a weapon. things like this is not tolerated. this could be sticking in one of my officer's neck and i'm not tolerating that. >> now it's up to officer may, one of the investigators to find answers. she will interview both

the shooting of ronald reagan next. >> on january 20th, 1981 ronald wilson reagan was sworn in as the 40th president of the united states. >> i ronald reagan do solemnly swear. >> as with most new administrations reagan's first couple of months are rocky. >> this is the 70th day of reagan's presidency. things were not going particularly well. he had the lowest approval rating of any president in the first term. it's monday, and he has one big event. that's to deliver the speech to the afl-cio. >> it's 2:00. kind of gray day in washington. ronald reagan's motorcade has just arrived for his speech at the washington hotel which is behind us. this is the special entrance back here, the v.i.p. entrance, that reagan walked in at 2:00 p.m. when he aefshed. >> the government's first deed doout is to protect the people, not run their lives. >> the event is covered by all the major networks. for abc news photographer hank brown it's a routine job. >> it's a privilege to travel with the president wherever he goes. we wanted to get the picture of the president walking out of the holtz and getting

america so ronald reagan as someone trustworthy as the host of television's general electric theater is charm kept us from noticing that he was there to sell appliances as president reagan's policies followed the palm memo script serving the big business interests that financed his campaign heritage produced something first for the reagan administration and what this was was a catalog of how heritage felt that government programs should be changed we formed eliminated started. to best meet conservative calls the newly elected president ended out the heritage foundation's mandate for leadership to every member of his cabinet for the next eight years this anti-government policy drove the reagan administration's make over of federal government from protecting the public good into working for the rich and powerful ronald reagan is my hero why is he my hero he gave us. he gave us loyalty he gave us patriotism he brought back our position in the world he brought us out of darkness . and in the like he cut taxes for those at the top instead of balancing the budget he ran the biggest deficit

we're going to be looking for ronald wells. we've received some information this inmate might be planning to escape, so we'll go in, do a dynamic entry. put the pod on the floor. everybody's going to be secured. corporal mclellan is going to key on the inmate. once we get everybody secure, you're going to remove that inmate. got that? you got control of everything. not explaining stuff to these guys. get them up and get them out. all right? good? >> yes, sir. >> suit is up. let's go. everybody has got his face, right? you know what he looks like. that's him right here. if you don't, familiar yourself. >> everybody look at the picture over here. >> got your assignments. >> srt. left! >>> coming up -- >> go, go, go. >> the special response team pays a visit to ronald wells. >>> and -- >> there's video footage of you admitting that you swung at the officer. >> lawrence silk attempts to mount a defense. no, no, no! stop! humans. one day we're coming up with the theory of relativity, the next... not so much. but that's okay -- you'r

structure benefits there's just no question that when ronald reagan came in the target of reaganomics was the labor movement. one of his first acts was to destroy the air traffic controllers which was a signal to all american businesses that it was open season on union as they are in violation of the law and if they do not report for work within forty eight hours they have forfeited their jobs and will be terminated they understand that it's not just about labor supporting the interests of members of labor unions. but it has been the labor movement that has supported the interests of all workers you wouldn't have social security you wouldn't have unemployment compensation you wouldn't have medicare you wouldn't have all of these things which are not just for labor union members as the bumper sticker says they are the people who brought you the weekend and. he was able to pull off an ideological out revolution and by the time he was over most of the new deal and dismantled. while reagan was breaking unions and demolishing regulations he also convinced congress in one thousand nine hund

america saw a ronald reagan as someone trustworthy as the host of television's general electric theater his charm kept us from noticing that he was there to sell appliances as president reagan's policies followed the poll memo script serving the big business interests that financed his campaign heritage produced something first for the reagan administration and what this was was a catalog of how heritage felt that government programs should be changed reformed eliminated started. to best meet conservative calls the newly elected president and out the heritage foundation's mandate for leadership to every member of his cabinet for the next eight years this anti government policy guide drove the reagan administration's make over of federal government from protecting the public good into working for the rich and powerful ronald reagan is my hero why is he my hero he gave us. he gave us loyalty he gave his patriotism he brought back our position in the world he brought us out of darkness and into like. he cut taxes for those at the top instead of balancing the budget he ran the biggest defic

america saw ronald reagan as someone trustworthy as the host of television's general electric theater his charm kept us from noticing that he was there to sell appliances as president reagan's policies followed the palm memo script serving the big business interests that financed his campaign. heritage produced something first for the reagan administration and what this was was a catalogue of how heritage felt that government programs should be changed reformed eliminated started its header to best meet conservative calls the newly elected president and out the heritage foundation's mandate for leadership to every member of his cabinet for the next eight years this anti government policy guide drove the reagan administration's make over of federal government from protecting the public good into working for the rich and powerful ronald reagan is my hero why is he my hero he gave this cry. he gave us more oil he gave his patriotism he brought back our position in the world he brought us out of darkness and the like he cut taxes for those at the top instead of balancing the budget he ran

ronald reagan would have none of the gloom and doom. in his 1980 presidential campaign he depicted the stark contrast between his vision of the future and that of president carter. president reagan ethier to what one social scientists call the human exceptional as a paradigm according to which human technology and ingenuity can continue infinitely to improve the human situation. carter, the earth day organizers and the environment of groups embraced in ecological paradigm which posits and burma to lemons to economic growth. it was much more. it was additionally a battle between two competing systems of government, between big and powerful new deal style government run by progressives and technocrats like carter himself and a limited government envisioned by president reagan that emphasizes individual and economic freedom. little wonder, and viral extremists 80 reagan, lied about and then have lie about his record today. but ron reagan was right, perhaps the day will come when the american people will transcend and merman on groups and w

when ronald reagan and i took office the cold war was as cold as it could get and when it was over its all over with a shouting so there was a huge thing to be involved in and watch untold. >> in your book issues on my mind, you have rules for leadership and a couple of those stifel for the expanded on, the bryce harlow rule. but the first this to be a participant. >> that is what democracy is all about. early on when i was working with him in the primaries ronald reagan gave me a tie and this is democracy isn't a spectator sport. so be proud of it. be part of the politics but to participant. >> tool number fight, competence is the name of the game in leadership. >> it is a great start. if you are not competent you will be in big trouble. i had a tough experience with that though. i told you when i went to washington as the secretary of labor i was kind of an innocent in politics and i had a bunch of political appointed spots to fill, and i realized you are trained to work with a diverse constituency. so i said i need the best management in this industrial labour relations field that

the shooting of ronald reagan next. on january 20th, 1981, ronald wilson reagan was sworn in as the 40th president of the united states. as with most new administrations, reagan's first couple of months are rocky. >> and this is the 70th day of reagan's presidency, things are not going very well, he had the lowest approval rating of any president, he has one day to deliver a speech to the afl-cio. it is 2:00, kind of a gray day in washington, and reagan's motorcade had been here. the government's duty is to protect the people, not run their lives. >> the event is covered by all the major networks. for abc news photographer hank brown, it is a routine job. >> where to pull crew, to travel with the president, wherever he goes. >> we wanted to get the picture of the president walking out of the hotel and getting in the limo. >> 15 feet from that door was a rope line. all the cameramen and everybody is laughing, it was unsecured, no id checks, people thought it was a press line, it wasn't, anybody could be behind the line.

ronald, let me ask you this.e been receiving money, various funding, government funding in part. the work, i got to believe that people when they heard me say 80 patients they thought, well, that isn't very many people. but until they meet the people that need the help, that's a huge number. tell us what we can do to help you. >> well, as you recognize, we deal with very severely injured patien, and it's not a single surgery that takeslace but basically in aaron's case it's a large number of surgeries. and you have to really pay attention to these folks. the services thatwe provide are completely free. everyone that participate gets to come to ucla, a we bring their family, too, because we think the family component is critical. to be able to care for people like aaron and their families pnd give them this exrience along wi all of the people in los angeles at have kind of gravated to these young men and women, it's a very exciting community experience really. >> well, we want to put up on the screen where our vie

reagan didn't he gotten tip o'neill to go along ronald reagan and the democrats had a tax cut ronald reagan did not have a group of democrats who on the night that he was inaugurated got together in the caucus room restaurant and swore basically a blood oath to each other to destroy anything that he wanted to do to repair the economy not at all well i don't know and what we do look at the number of filibusters during the reagan during the eight years of reagan's presidency how many were there there was either one or two how many do we have now over four hundred this is the the the republicans are doing obstructionism now and during the bush era that was it was insane and during the bush years the democrats blocked many of the bush as well as to what's going on nothing close to what's go first hispanic that was going to serve on the d.c. apollos or it's going on which is a sound well organized campaign to destroy the american economy so that they can blame it on barack obama and the democrats that they brag about it i don't agree with you look at what's happening now with health care

good to have youith us, ronald.n we heard you'd gotten the idea for this watching aaron and me talking, i just sat there, sort of scratched my head and thought he was such a gre spokesman for the army medical center in san antonio for all of our wounded veterans, i couldn't be more delighted that y found him so inspiring. >> well, i really did. he was exceptional and seeing him on your progm. >> what is the program operation mend, aaron, meant to you? you have traveled so far. i said you were wounded in an attack. wean -- as i sit here looking at you across the way, you know, you look amazing. you're back to that rugged marine look that you represented throughout yr life. it's been a hell of a journey, though, hasn' it? >> you know, half of what we learn in lifeeis through the journey. it's from getting from here to there. and that was just one day in my life being wounded in iraq, severely wounded i was. and having endured nearly 60 surgeries in my recovery a having a program like operation men be there for me as a

when ronald reagan and i took office the cold war was as cold as it could get and when it was over its all over with a shouting so there was a huge thing to be involved in and watch untold. >> in your book issues on my mind, you have rules for leadership and a couple of those stifel for the expanded on, the bryce harlow rule. but the first this to be a participant. >> that is what democracy is all about. early on when i was working with him in the primaries ronald reagan gave me a tie and this is democracy isn't a spectator sport. so be proud of it. be part of the politics but to participant. >> tool number fight, competence is the name of the game in leadership. >> it is a great start. if you are not competent you will be in big trouble. i had a tough experience with that though. i told you when i went to washington as the secretary of labor i was kind of an innocent in politics and i had a bunch of political appointed spots to fill, and i realized you are trained to work with a diverse constituency. so i said i need the best management in this industrial labour relations field that

are there because of drugs this is why the explosion of population in prison population is member ronald reagan started the war on drugs soon after by the way you know paul volcker restored you know strength to the dollar right so then they could afford to keep on printing the dollars and locking up people people and interest rates because a paul volcker went down for the next thirty years so they could afford to keep on rolling over debts and locking up people and and part of the way these were sold to local communities across america is that these are jobs for you you know tending these the gulags and in keeping these prisoners in prison that drug prohibition in america is ending pot will be legalized decriminalized so all those people going into prison that make corrections government money will not be going to prison because net net as anonymous analytics points out the economics does not support that model for the states or for the federal government so it's going to be a huge shift and to capture that shift sell your stock in this company are so sure if enough hedge funds sell shor

>> it was not signed by bill clinton, it was ronald reagan. tois: clinton had a chance authorize it. you are right, ronald reagan did it, and clinton reauthorize did. >> he had an opportunity to equate the two and he declined. so when you think about the science, the science does not support that. the two drugs are the same. it would be the equivalent of punishing somebody that smoked marijuana a hundred times more harshly than somebody who takes it with brownies. science,nown that in for a long time, we have not made enough noise to say this is not fair, this is not right. that not only did clinton declined to lessen this disparity, but so did george w. bush. barack obama in 2010, as you point out, legislation that decreases the disparity from 100 to one to 18 to one. which is still unsatisfactory from a scientific perspective. you are concerned and i get that. i don't expect by scientists to play politics. i expect them to give me the facts. i expect scientists to put the facts on the table and if you say there isn't much distinction, he arg

we're missing in leadership so whether it's jimmy carter you know with the camp david accords or ronald reagan with mikhail gorbachev you need a leader in the room that gets it understands it brings both sides in and gets the deal done would you respond to that i think that i agree with michael but i think that you know look it's not a video game it's not a simple. is all that and i think that we think that to some extent that really underestimates the extent to which a lot of the president's domestic opponents are really still connected around this issue of defeating his agenda. and i can't be against the moment absolutely absolutely i do believe that an area that moves right into that area in which your father supported. obama supports george w. bush said that we've got to pass an immigration bill the other days of the immigration system is broken you predicted a comprehensive bill will pass don't you think we need immigration reform i think everybody agrees immigration reform is what immigration reform you were in fact are in fact talking about and it here's what well regulated it pu

we're missing in leadership so whether it's jimmy carter you know with the camp david accords or ronald reagan with mikhail gorbachev he need a leader in the room that gets it understands it brings both sides in and gets the deal done would you respond to that i think that i agree with michael but i think that you know look it's not a video game it's not a simple. is all that and i think that we i think that to some extent that really underestimates the extent to which a lot of the president's domestic opponents are really still connected around this issue of defeating his agenda be it foreign or domestic and i'm going to be against the moment absolutely absolutely i do believe that an area that moves right into that mary in which your father supported. obama supports george w. bush said that we've got to pass an immigration bill the other day said the immigration system is broken he predicted a comprehensive bill will pass don't you think we need immigration reform i think everybody agrees units immigration reform that is what immigration reform you were in fact are in fact talking abo

most interesting stories her relationship with ronald reagan. there is no question she and reagan were very close. they really adored each other. but they were both very intense and intent when it came to defending the national interests of their respective countries. make no mistake, margaret thatcher even when it came to ronald reagan was not shy about defending her national interests. >> host: she wasn't shy about much, right? really on the economy in many ways her legacy rises or falls according to your account of it? >> guest: yes. for example, we live now in a world where it's taken for granted that capital can flow across boundaries with almost no barriers at all. one of the very first things she did when she became prime minister, she dismantled capital controls in great britain. there was a period in britain when you wanted to leave t country you would fill out a form and give you 50francs or something going to france. they had this bureaucratic procedure. she did away with that that was important with what came later. big bang, deregul

when ronald reagan and i took office, the cold war was as cold as it could get. and when we left it was all over but the shouting so that was a huge thing to be involved in and watch unfold. >> mr. secretary, in your book, "issues on my mind," you've got some rules for leadership. a couple of those you've already expounded on. harlowe wrote down the joe loftis role. but your first rule is to be a participant. >> oh, yeah. well, that's what democracy is all about. early on when i was working with him in the primaries, ronald reagan gave me a tie, and on the tie it says, democracy is not a spectator sport. so be part of it and be part of the politics, but be willing to serve and be a participant. >> rule number five, confidence is the name of the game in leadership. >> well, it's a great start to be competent. and if you're not confident you're going to get in big trouble. i had a tough experience with that though. i told you when i went to washington as sacred of labor i was kind of innocent of politics, and i had a bunch of political appointee slots to fill, and

i am neil cavuto, and ronald reagan he is not, but -- he is figuring tax cuts generate revenue. well kind of, because to make sure he is couplpling rate cuts with what he calls one time hits on overseas earnings and slowing rates, such measures don't come close to playing the new jobs and other domestic new jobs that he is pushing. i say, what the buck? is it the same barack obama who railed against corporate tax breaks any of sort. well, i'm take it. but first, since we talk about ronald reagan, may i suggestion we verify this president wants to spend that money before it comes in, nothing new there. we go slow from here, but a start, i president who sees wisdom of cutting taxes, for now, i say, here, here, enter my friend patrick buchanan who says not so fas >> i knew ronald reagan, he was a friend of mine, and president obama is no renald reagan. neil touche. >>ou are right, if barack obama believes as he said, that cutting corporate taxes really will increase revenue, it will make us more competitive. and it will create jobs, why don't you just go ahead and do it with the re

a liberal because ronald reagan did under some things about government to make it work.se people in charge--the tea party is in control. they don't want to get anything done. they don't want to move american forward. they are so stuck on cutting spending and allegedly being concerned about this debt. other ways that we talked about two or three years ago about the roles, i don't wanting to through again but i was right. they had the same agenda as these no-nothing folks did and you they took charge of the party. >> michael: that is a backwards party. we should be gleeful about it because there is nothing that bodes well for them in the future. but at the same time they're in charge of the house of representatives, and nothing is getting done. let's go to last week when they threw out section four of the voting rights act, which is a prelude to section five saying congress could rewrite us. conventional wisdom says that is too much to ask of this congress but back in 2006 congress pass theyrenewed voting rights acts. will congress take up the voting rights act? >> there a

groverse, we have norquist, president of the americans for tax, encouraged by ronald reagan. i do not know whose idea the old was, but it worked -- both was, but it worked. i was with amy klobuchar recently. wasnterviewed her and she telling us how grover was now getting hate mail by some of his own base because of committee testimony he provided on the joint economic committee that was very positive. i thought today "crossfire" is coming back on cnn. you have people with differences that bash each other without thinking. i thought today we would have a conversation. >> i am out of here. [laughter] >> rahm, forget your white house role, but we are in chicago, thinking about how the equation with immigrants. tryingyor, how are you to change the game customer works a couple of the -- gain -- change the game? >> a couple of things that are fact, in the city of chicago, about 50% of all new business applications for licenses are by immigrants. that is why you cannot be pro- small business and anti- immigrant. they go hand-in-hand. we have cut our licenses denials by 60%, making i

in 1968 when ronald reagan gave am necessary, the republican party got lest votes when george h.w.h was elected president, and in 2006, nobody took a stronger position begins illegal immigration. my city is 49% latino and i won with 890% of the vote -- 90% of the vote. so there's no statistical data that this is a reason latinos would vote for the republicans. this is not good for the illegal immigrants to bring in 20 or 30 million people to compete for their jobs or force people to work for lest money. >> i had john mccain here last week and he was talking about the border enforcement provisions are strong and that they do address some of your major concerns, and that that is very different than the 86 immigration measure passed by -- and signed by eight -- ronald reagan. >> i disagree. the promise again, like in 19le 6, ronald reagan's promise was we'll give amnesty and promise the american people we'll secure the border. what are we doing now in 2013? we want to give 11 million people or nor amnesty and promise the american people we're going to secure the border. if everyone wa

when ronald reagan and i took office, the cold war was as close as it could get. when we left it was all over but the shouting abuse of the was a huge thing to be involved in and to watch it unfold. >> mr. secretary, in your book issues on my mind, you have some rules for leadership and a couple of those who have already expound upon. but the first rule is to be a participant. >> yes. well, that is what democracy is all about putative early on, when i was working with them in the primary, ronald reagan gave me at tie and on it it says democracy is not a spectator sport. so, be proud of it. and be part of the politics but be willing to serve and be a participant. >> rule number five, competence is the name of the game in leadership. >> it is a great start to be competent. if you are not competent you are going to get in big trouble. i have a tough experience with that though. i told you when i went to washington as the secretary of labor i was kind of an innocent in politics and i had a bunch of political appointed spots to fill. and i realized that you are trained

." -- he was like ronald reagan in many respects.hatnk today he would say a lot of colleagues in the house of representatives would rather get nothing than something and feel like they came here to blow up the system. i think he would be very distressed, i think, about the state of his the love and house republicans. host: the photograph that accompanied your piece, to ,igures in republican politics dick cheney in donald rumsfeld. you wrote that ford was the leader when vice president nixon -- today's house republicans would never have anointed ford as their leader in the first place. in his days he would be too moderate for today's gop red hot. >> that is exactly the case. he, like john boehner, is what i would described -- he is as john boehner is. conservative republicans, to be sure. people would like to figure out a way to get something done who are willing to compromise. in the house republican caucus, -- it is athan not large number of republicans in the house and especially younger they do notthink want anything to do with ob