while i was doing "timbuktu," it was president carter who asked me to come to the white house. and i went with my daughter, and he said, "welcome home, eartha. " and that made headlines across all the papers in the united states, and that opened the doors for me to come back to american stage. so thank you again. (applause) q: given your experiences at being outspoken and being punished for it, did you temper what you had to say for the next twenty years? ek: no. as i said, we live in a free democratic world. and unless we are exercising those freedoms, with discretion of course, i mean, with good manners and do unto others as you would have them to do unto you, you never know if you have them or not. q: right. ek: so speak out. this is what this country's all about. speak out. and do unto others as you would have them do unto you. q: you've written books. you've been nominated for almost every possible professional award. what have you not done that you're saying, "i've got to get to that? " ek: well, i haven't died yet. (laughter) ek: oh, boy. well, like i say, you know, what