. >> reporter: it covered 635 acres, stretching from van nuys in the east to fort plain on the west. from lombard street to the bay on the north. covering all of what is now the marina district and beyond. and all of the 10 months that it ran, the pacific expo drew 18 million people. everyone though it cost 50- cents a person to go in about half a days wages. civic leaders found it a way to show the world that san francisco has recovered after the recession and was once again open for business. president woodrow wilson pushed a button that sent a message to san francisco. flipping a switch that turned on a light. the gate swung open. california governor and san francisco mayor led the throng into the grounds. what awaited them was stunning. the first thing they saw coming through the main entrance was the tower of jewels. 43 stories tall. hung with 100,000 shimmering gloss bobbles. shimmering light to the patrons. through the tower of jewels led the courtyard. it was a fairyland. there were exposition palaces. each devoted to a certain topic. and philadelphia sent the liberty bell. t

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a factor in this presidential race and this movie i think having seen it is only going to gallon van nuysters. it shows her as this tireless reformer. she's someone who bucks the establishment and puts the people first. it's a tribute to her, a two-hour campaign ad. i'll tell you the bottom line after seeing it is is that people will think she is running for president or she should be. >> people will think that but she still is sitting on the side lines right now. let me ask you something about michele bachmann like you mentioned at the conference. can she capitalize on the fact pail lin is getting a lot of attention but she is still on the side lines, has not declared anything at this point? >> sure. she is going to run, in fact when erica interviewed bachmann the other day, she said what do you think about a palin candidacy, bachmann said the more the merrier. she had a strong performance. conservatives were thrilled. all of the people i was talking to afterward thought it was substantive, great intersection to the american people. she came across as someone who knows about foreign poli