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. >>> senior advisor to president obama, valerie jarrett, spoke about her role in the white house andlimited politics. her remarks are part of the atlantic's women in washington series. this is just under an hour. >> thank you, elizabeth and terry, thank you very much. and all of you for being here. thank you, valerie. i will tell you about a couple things about valerie before we get started. because we want to dive in. full disclosure. valerie and i used to work together. we worked on the first obama presidential campaign and as you heard i worked in the white house. but know i get a chance to ask her all the questions i always wanted to ask. valerie is senior advisor to president obama. she oversees the white house office of public engagement, a very important office for the president and head of council on women and girls. she was a senior official in many capacities in the city of chicago and was the chief executive officer of the habitat company. she also was, is a lawyer and practiced in a couple law firms. has gone from law to private business, government, different levels and

valerie jarrett offers advice to women climbing the professional ladder. an hour. >> thank you for being here. i will tell you a couple of things before we dive right then. full disclosure, valerie and i used to work together. we work on the first obama presidential campaign. now i get a chance to ask the questions i have always wanted to ask. the white house office of public engagements, a very important office of the president richie's head on the council of women and girls. she is a senior official in many capacities in the city of chicago and was the chief executive officer of the habitat company. she also was a lawyer and is practicing in a couple of law firms. and that's the very top positions in the white house. one of the most senior roles ever played by any woman in a white house. let's start there with that very issue. everybody is so interested in the white house. influential person in the president's staff. you are certainly the most influential person on the staff. you will probably dispute that, i'm so i would still like to ask you, why do th

barred from entering the white house because of their status, they met with senior adviser valerie jarrettn st. john's church. they were told that the president does not have legal authority to grant deportation protection. >> we basically challenged the administration. with all due respect, we have looked into this and our attorneys have looked into this, and there are three actions the president could take. one is deferred action. >> two months later, the president held a press conference in the rose garden. >> over the next few months, eligible individuals who do not present a risk to national security will be able to request temporary relief from deportation and apply for work authorization. >> deferred action, or doca, would give dreamers who qualify, temporary protection. when the latino vote proved decisive in president obama's re-election, the political landscape began to shift. >> senators crossing the aisle to work on immigration reform. >> there is a new appreciation on both sides of the aisle. and believe it or not, i see some glimmer of bipartisan out there. >> for the first t

security, janet in a poll tan kwroefplt his two closes advisers are women, his wife michelle and valerie jarrett. he is surrounded by powerful and strong women. if he happens to choose to play hoops with dude only i have no problem with that whatsoever. jon: the writer ron suskind during his first term wrote that book in which he quoted anita dunn the white house communications director as saying this white house would be a hostile workplace for woman or would be considered such. >> two advisers have expressed that they thought it was really difficult for women to work in the white house because of the old boy's mentality. but look, i am somebody who really supports merit. if you are the best person for the job, male or female regard leafs race, gender you should be in there. the president relies on certain people for certain jobs and that's his prerogative. jon: there were folks calling paul ryan hot as a candidate. >> i was one of them, just saying. jon: did you get any blow back from that. >> paul ryan is hot, mitt romney is hot. i have no problem whatsoever saying somebody is attractive and

a lot of people, valerie jarrett, eric cantor, gene sperling, who have been instrumental over the past year jumpstarting our businesses, now working on immigration to make sure we win the battle of talent. ,hank you, hillary and tammy for hosting this and putting a spotlight on innovation and entrepreneurship and bipartisanship. thanks. [applause] we have a new cause this year that has become very exciting. how many of you know that ms. america foundation is actually the largest provider of scholarships to young women in the world? how many of you knew that? i do not know that. we are very excited to welcome the miss america foundation. america.agan, miss >> hello, i'm here to tell you a little bit about the miss america foundation. i will be brief. what you see before you is a product of what ms. america can do for a young woman. i began when i was 13 years old. what iam at 24 -- believe -- an intelligent, well spoken, well-rounded young woman because of the things his organization encourages us to do. this year, i have the opportunity to speak on multiple subjects, but the one i'm mo

like the front page picture in the "new york times" where there was nothing but men and half of valerie jarrett's in the oval office in a big-time meeting. we've also heard him call a reporter sweetie at one point. so has he done a lot? yes. has he been to the level that a president needs to be in this day and age? no. he did the right thing by apologizing. he had to apologize. >> the one thing you'll know about the democratic women including the vice chair of the party and the chair of the party debby wassermann schultz, where none of us is shrinking violets. we push and press and lobby every day for this president to be the very best president of all the people of the united states including half the population, which happens to be female. >> we should agree. he had to apologize. >> well, amen. it's over. >> don't go away. we got more to discuss with both of you. despite the growing number of senate democrats getting behind same sex marriage, one in particular isn't budging right now. you'll find out why. that's coming up. and hillary clinton is back in the spotlight and it sounds like she plan

[applause] ,> senior white house adviser valerie jarrett, spoke at the women in washington series thiseek. does next on c-span. on this morning's washington journal, topics include religion, freedom and public policy. discussionndtable on obesity and diabetes in the united states. washington journal is live every morning seven eastern. the debate over immigration policy continues around the country. this morning, the national history center will look at u.s. immigration policies over the years. watch live coverage at 8:30 eastern on c-span 2. later today on c-span 3, a discussion on the war in afghanistan and political challenges ahead. that is live from the institute at noon eastern -- cato institute. tot, senior adviser president obama talks about her role in the white house and about women in politics. she spoke with linda douglass of atlantic media. this is 55 minutes. .> thank you, elizabeth thank you very much and all of you for being here. thank you, valerie. i will take you a couple of things about her before we get started. full disclosure, we used to work together on the firs

, women on washington which is an ongoing series where our own linda douglas was interviewing valerie jarrett. fascinating interview, and if it's of interest to you, you should check it out online. aspen ideas fest call, new york ideas. for the first time this year we're going to be doing a festival in d.c. in the fall. all sorts of great events where we're bringing sort of the biggest, boldest thinkers together with thoughtful and influential people to have the tough conversations about where this country's going and how we make it better. um, digital, so these numbers are actually comscore numbers. last month we closed out with 12.3 million monthly uniques on the atlantic, and so we continue to grow. you know, i think again it's interesting pause it's all totally organic -- because it's all totally other begannic, largely driven by social, and it's been a pleasure to see the brand continue to be well received by the audience and to be distributed in that way. um, mobile, i actually hate to use the word "mobile" because it lumps a lot of different strategies into one bucket which is not real

conference here, women on washington, which is an ongoing series, where linda douglas was interviewing valerie jarrett. fascinating interview, and if it's of interest to you, check it out online. you can watch the full program. philosophy new york ideas, we're going to be doing philosophy in -- doing a festival in d.c. in the fall. great events with the biggest, boldest thinkers, together with thoughtful and influential people to have the tough conversations about where this country is going a how we make it better. digital. these numbers are actuallycom store numbers. last year was 12.3 million emergency our instincts on that atlantic so we continue to grow. it's interesting because it's all totally organic. largely driven by social and just -- it's been a pleasure to see the brands continue to be well-received by the audience, and to be distributed in that way. mobile actually -- hate to use the word mobile because it lumps a lot of different strategies into one bucket which is not really correct. what i would say is we have mobile optimized sites. we have digital replicas. ipad epas, all of them ha

. >> reporter: senior adviser valerie jarrett says she will evoke the memory of hadiya pendleton, shot and killed just days after performing at the inaugural ceremony. >> it's a very personal speech, it's from the heart. you will feel the pain she felt the day of hadiya's funeral. >> reporter: some of the loudest voices this week have come from the newtown families who are on capitol hill urging lawmakers to act. now the nra has yet to comment on this deal. the senate could take up the gun bill as early as thursday with some republicans threatening to block a vote on the measure. but democrats tell nbc news they believe they have enough votes to block a republican filibuster. hoda? >> kristen, the compromise, obviously, was bipartisan. each side probably didn't get something. what didn't each side get? >> that's right. democrats had been hoping for background checks to be universal. they didn't get that. this is going to be a pared down, watered down version of background checks. however, they are still happy about it. republicans skeptical to some extent about background checks so thi

t now a senior adviser to president obama valerie jarrett.he spoke wednesday as part of the atlantic's women in washington series. her comments are just under an hour. >> thank you, elizabeth. thank you very much and all of you for being here. thank you, valerie. i will take you a couple of things about her before we get started. full disclosure, we used to work together on the first obama presidential campaign. now i get the chance to ask her all those questions that i always wanted to ask. [laughter] valor is a senior adviser to president obama. she oversees the white house office of public engagement, an important office to the president. also the head of the council on women and girls. she was the senior official in many capacities in the city of chicago and was the chief executive officer of the habitat company. she is a lawyer and has practice in a couple of law firms. she has gone from law to private business and now to the very top position, one of the very top positions in the white house. one of the most senior roles ever played by