so i came back to do "timbuktu. " and i was brought in on the stage in the hands of tony carroll, who is the . the opposite, or i suppose the same kind of person as schwarzenegger. they were in competition with one another at one time. and he brought me in onto the stage and i had one foot on his body like that. the other foot was in his hand. and my derriere was in his hand. (laughter) ek: i've always wanted a man like that. i haven't found one yet. but when i walked up . when i came on the stage, before i could take my body and my feet down, the audience . the audience stood up and gave me a standing ovation, even before i opened my mouth. that's when i realized . (applause) ek: . i was okay. (laughs) q: and there was another special moment at the white house, shortly thereafter with a new . a new president. ek: yeah. 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 com