ss and first we discussed the steventon event with thomma. how long have you been attending these events? how have they changed? steve: i think i have been going the last 28, maybe 30 years. i have been going since reagan. host: how have they changed? steve: they have become more crowded. we have squeeze more tables into the same ballroom. it has gotten more hollywood and celebrities. always had them, that we have more. those of the biggest changes. bob: what about the length of the president's speeches. we start with ronald reagan, he goes about eight minutes. we end this program with george w. bush who goes about 20 pounds -- 20 minutes. clearly they speeches are getting longer. steve: ronald reagan was getting up there and was ready to go home. 20 minutes is about average now. to be fair, all of the presidents, one of the things they insist on is getting out and getting home. when we are working on a scheduled, the white house reminds us whether it is barack obama or ronald reagan, running the gambit in age, they want it done by 10:45 or 1