. >>> tonight william jefferson clinton. the 42nd president of the united states.lary question. who do you think might make the better president, your wife or daughter? what do you think of ted cruz talking, talking and talking? >> once in a while i'm extremely grateful for your british roots. i couldn't have said that with a straight face and pulled it off. >> what he thinks of vladimir putin. >>

. >>> tonight, william jefferson clinton, the 42nd president of the united states, the man who knowsmight make the better president, your wife or your daughter? [ laughter ] >> what do you think about ted cruz talking and talking and talking? most of the party thinks he's crackers -- >> once in a while i'm extremely grateful for your british roots. i couldn't have said that with a straight face and pulled it off. that was great. >> what he really thinks of vladimir putin. >> smart and remarkably -- we had a really good, blunt

. >> tonight william jefferson clinton, the man that nothing is off the table. i asked him a hillary question. who do you think might make a better president, your wife or your daughter neighborhood, what what do you think of ted cruz talking and talking? >> i think it's your british roots. i couldn't have said that with a straight face and got it off. >> what do you think of vladmir putin? >> smart. we had a good, blunt relationship. >> how blunt? >> brutally blunt. >> you have bono give the best impression of the clintons. >> actually, i felt like a rockstar on that occasion. >> you can return the favor. do you a pretty good bono impression. this is your chance, mr. president. this is "piers morgan live." good evening, there is no better person to explain what's going on in washington, bill clinton. he is fascinating. every year, he brings his star power to new york city. he's made a bit of a tradition. sitting down with yours truly with an in-depth interview t. last time i spoke to you, this time last year, incredibly influential. it puts you in a position wi

that president was william jefferson clinton. so how did he feel about president obama's decision to go to congress on syria to seek its approval? i asked him. mr. president, did the president need to go to congress for authorization for what sounded like two or three days of cruise missile strikes? you didn't go to congress to do "desert fox" four days of strikes in iraq. >> i think that he was not required to go because syria was clearly in violation of international law even though they didn't sign onto the chemical weapons convention, there was an international pact against chemical weapons going back nearly 100 years as a reaction to what happened in world war i. so i don't think he had to go. but i think he believed that first there were partisan divisions in the democratic party and in the republican party that is he had strong support within the republicans for doing something. senator mccain, senator graham, some of the iraq war veterans in the republican house caucus, and he knew he would have opposition in the democrat

. >>> tonight william jefferson clinton. the 42nd president of the united states. the man who knows american politics better than just about anything else. nothing is off the table. i asked him the hillary question. who do you think might make the better president, your wife or daughter? what do you think of ted cruz talking, talking and talking? >> once in a while i'm extremely grateful for your british roots. i couldn't have said that with a straight face and pulled it off. >> what he thinks of vladimir putin. >> smart, remarkably we had a really good, blunt relationship. >> how blunt? >> brutally blunt. >> and you heard bono give the world his best clinton. >> actually i felt like the rock star on that occasion. >> i'll ask the former president to return the favor. >> you do a pretty good bono impression. this is your shot. this is "piers morgan live." . good evening. there's no better person to explain what is going on in washington and the world for that matter than bill clinton. the former commander of chief is honest, blunt and fascinating and he has made a

that president was william jefferson clinton.how did he feel about president obama's decision to go to congress on syria to seek us approval? i asked him. mr. president, did the president need do go to congress for approval on what sounds like two or three days of military strikes. so was it a d-- >> i think he was not required to go. because syria was clearly a violation of international law. even though they didn't sign on to the chemical weapons convention, there was an international pact against chemical weapons going back at least 100 years, as a reaction to what happened in world war is. so i don't think he had to go. but i think he believed that first there were partisan divisions in the democratic party and in the republican party, that is that he had strong support within the republicans for doing something. senator graham, senator mccain and some of the republican caucus. i think after he saw the debate in the uk, i think it made him think, you know, this is something the country ought to do better, we can't prevent tha

william jefferson clinton, bill clinton, was elected in 1992, look at how young they were.d not win a huge proportion of the vote in 1992, because there was a third candidate, ross perot was running, and bill clinton won enough to unseat the incumbent president at the time, he ran to unseat papi bush. he ushered in not just his own presidency, but unified democratic control of washington, democrats controlled the house, the senate and the white house.

william jefferson clinton, bill clinton, was elected in 1992, look at how young they were. he did not win a huge proportion of the vote in 1992, because there was a third candidate, ross perot was running, and bill clinton won enough to unseat the incumbent president at the time, he ran to unseat papi bush. he ushered in not just his own presidency, but unified democratic control of washington, democrats controlled the house, the senate and the white house. and of course, that kind of thing cannot last. and it did not last. because in the first mid-term election that took place after bill clinton got elected president, the democrats just got shallacked, bill clinton won the presidency in 1992, it was 1994 when republicans took more than 50 seats from the democrats in the house. and in so doing, the republican party got control of the house for the first time since 1954. it was a huge loss for the democrats and a huge wins for the republicans. and because it had been so long, it really was a huge sea change in washington, it had been 40 years since they had seen republicans

. >>> tonight, william jefferson clinton, the 42nd president of the united states, the man who knowsmerica's politics better than just about anybody else. nothing is off the table. i asked him the hillary question -- who do you think might make the better president, your wife or your daughter? [ laughter ] >> what do you think about ted cruz talking and talking and talking? most of the party thinks he's crackers -- >> once in a while i'm extremely grateful for your british roots. i couldn't have said that with a straight face and pulled it off. that was great. >> what he really thinks of vladimir putin. >> smart and remarkably -- we had a really good, blunt relationship. >> how blunt? >> brutally blunt. >> and you heard bono give the world his best clinton. >> actually, i felt like the rock star on that occasion. >> i asked the former president to return the favor. you do a pretty good bono impression. this is your chance, mr. president. [ laughter ] >> this is "piers morgan live." >>> good evening. there's no better person to explain what's going on in washington and the world for t

. >> tonight william jefferson clinton, the man that nothing is off the table. who do you think might make a better president, your wife or your daughter neighborhood, what what do you think of ted cruz talking and talking? >> i think it's your british roots. i couldn't have said that with a straight face and got it off. >> what do you think of vla

in 1998, president william jefferson clinton presented james farmer with the presidential medal of freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor. and in doing so, clinton said, frankly, i don't think that he's gotten the credit or the recognition that he deserves. and i think that that's probably a fitting legacy. farmer was, in ways, the unsung hero of the civil rights movement; always there, present at the creation but always missing the big moment to be on the grand stage. but one of the things that president clipton did in awarding him that medal was to recognize a lifetime of achievement which was a significant contribution to the american story. those that become familiar with james farmer's story, i would hope that they learn and take away the idea that one person who dedicates themselves to a cause -- a cause greater than themselves -- is able to make a difference. that's certainly what james farmer did. that's what his life story was about. and that's the beautiful gift that he's bequeathed to us here at mary washington and to students across the country. >> booktv recently visited

. >>> tonight, william jefferson clinton, the 42nd president of the united states, the man who knowss better than just about anybody else. nothing is off the table. i asked him the hillary question -- who do you think might make the better president, your wife or your daughter? [ laughter ] >> what do you think about ted cruz talking and talking and talking? most of the party thinks he's crackers -- >> once in a while i'm extremely grateful for your british roots. i couldn't have said that with a straight face and pulled it off. that was great.

william jefferson clinton did the same thing.rack obama to dictate to the nation that he is not going to follow the precedent and negotiate -- presidents are supposed to negotiate with the congress. they don't dictate to the congress. they can't just swagger around and he doesn't get to set the terms of the debate. both sides have to come to the table. both sides have to find a common ground. but the president, in my judgment, makes it very hard to do so given his attitude. >> he says he did that the last time the debt ceiling came up and he's not doing it gep. that ceiling is about to come u by mid october, if you believe the department of the treasury. newt gingrich, see you on "crossfire," 6:30 p.m. eastern. >>> still ahead here in "the situation room," we have new details about the health of the navy yard shooter, aaron alexis and a recent visit to a v.a. hospital. >>> plus, cnn's jeanne moos when we come back. [ crashing ] [ male announcer ] when your favorite food starts a fight, fight back fast with tums. heartburn relief

student from the school of public service and the former president of the united states, william jefferson clinton. [applause] >> good morning, everyone. welcome. we're extremely pleased to have you all with us today and we're honored to host this event at the clinton center. today president clinton will deliver remarks on the health care policy and the affordable care act. now through his work in the clinton foundation, president clinton has been a champion for increasing access to health care and improving health systems for everyone. before we begin, i would like to acknowledge a few of our special guests in our audience this morning. first, the governor of arkansas. and all of the elected officials from around the state of arkansas who have joined us [applause] i would like to introduce mirada meiko. just last week, students began the classes at the clinton school of public service, the first school in the nation to offer a public service degree and she was elected president of the student bod the i. she'll tell us about herself and why she's invested herself in such an important subject. >> g

student from the school of public service and the former president of the united states, william jefferson clintoncome. we're extremely pleased to have you all with us today and we're honored to host this event at the clinton center. today president clinton will deliver remarks on the health care policy and the affordable care act. now through his work in the clinton foundation, president clinton has been a champion for increasing access to health care and improving health systems for everyone. before we begin, i would like to acknowledge a few of our special guests in our audience this morning. first, the governor of arkansas. and all of the elected officials from around the state of arkansas who have joined us today. i would like to introduce mirada meiko. just last week, students began the classes at the clinton school of public service, the first school in the nation to offer a public service degree and she was elected president of the student bod the i. she'll tell us about herself and why she's invested herself in such an important subject. >> good morning. there's no topic timelier than the

mayor d'amico, and the 42nd president of the united states, william jefferson clinton.applause] >> good morning. good morning, everyone and welcome to the clinton presidential center. we're extremely pleased to have you all with us today and we are honored to host this event at the clinton center. today, president clinton will deliver remarks on help your policy and the affordable care act. throughout his public career and now through the work of the clinton foundation, president clinton has been a champion for increasing access to health care and improving health systems for everyone. before we begin, i'd like to acknowledge a few of our special guest dinner ideas this morning. first, the governor of arkansas, to make cb. [applause] attorney general, just in the daniel. [applause] senator david pryor and barbara pryor. [applause] speaker of the arkansas house of representatives, dv carter. [applause] president pro tem of the arkansas, michael lamoreaux. [applause] and all the elect officials from around the state of ark who trained us today. i'd now like to introduce,