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at the white house. that is on display here at the grounds of the nixon library. >> so i wanted to show this video because it struck me that pat nixon's clothing was often a political issue. you mentioned the speech where richard nixon talked about her -- fashion and politics, can you comment on that? >> in 1960, someone asked -- they were making a big deal about jackie's wardrobe and how much money she would spend, someone said you and mrs. nixon would debate. and pat says i would be happy to debate mrs. kennedy. i want to talk about clothing because that's a very important issue in this day. i do think clothing makes a statement. one of the things that pat did was she appeared in a magazine -- i believe it was "mccall's" in a pants suit in 1972. this was a big deal. she never wore pants. dick didn't like pants. she never appeared in public in slacks. the fact she would appear in a magazine in a pants suit is making a political statement. i think by the time you said, you do have pat nixon coming into y
at the white house. that is on display here at the grounds of the nixon library. >> so i wanted to show this video because it struck me that pat nixon's clothing was often a political issue. you mentioned the speech where richard nixon talked about her -- fashion and politics, can you comment on that? >> in 1960, someone asked -- they were making a big deal about jackie's wardrobe and how much money she would spend, someone said you and mrs. nixon would debate. and pat says i would...
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on the top of the white house. they had other kids about the same age, children of other members of the administration. and at the time of the assassination -- this was 1963, one thing that lbj did do, he said the school can go on to the end of the semester. >> but there was a controversy, all the children worldwide. >> there was a photograph that shows the class picture, of caroline and her schoolmates, and there is one african- american boy, i think he was the son of andrew hatcher, but they were receiving -- >> the president came over to address them by name -- you must have been told that i was the one with the blue pin. >> the african-american student. >> there was the height of concern over integration and people were riding into the white house and asking, are there any, they would say, negro childen in the class and they had to say this was a private school, not a public school, which would have to follow the brown versus board of education edict. >> we have more on the candy administration -- with the pres
on the top of the white house. they had other kids about the same age, children of other members of the administration. and at the time of the assassination -- this was 1963, one thing that lbj did do, he said the school can go on to the end of the semester. >> but there was a controversy, all the children worldwide. >> there was a photograph that shows the class picture, of caroline and her schoolmates, and there is one african- american boy, i think he was the son of andrew...
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the white house to the nation. what was the public reaction? >> people thought it was beautiful. it was all done by a department store today. chuck made the decision. mrs. truman and the president refused to make decisions on wallpaper. they said it was not their house above for the future. the staff made most of the decisions. they beat everybody down. hundreds of dollars of yard. >> how much influence did bess have and the rebuilding? as much as she wanted. >> they felt they were not going to live there long. >> what is your question? >> i have two questions. was she a sports fan? did she root for the cardinals? the second question, you mentioned harry overcame his prejudices. i heard the story that one time when they came to the house, he said he cannot elect him in because he was jewish and the family was anti-semitic. >> one of harry's best friends, one of his army buddies was jewish. he was the one who ran in the men's clothing store with. the truman's certainly did associate with the jewish people. >> was he
the white house to the nation. what was the public reaction? >> people thought it was beautiful. it was all done by a department store today. chuck made the decision. mrs. truman and the president refused to make decisions on wallpaper. they said it was not their house above for the future. the staff made most of the decisions. they beat everybody down. hundreds of dollars of yard. >> how much influence did bess have and the rebuilding? as much as she wanted. >> they felt they...
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thank you to the white house association for their assistance. thank you for being with us once again tonight. ♪ [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] pe than any first lady before her, accompanying the president to the soviet union and asia. she took a solo trip to africa. watch our, saturday at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> in august 1970 four, vice president ford was signed in as president of the united states. . she was less excited about becoming first lady, but he encouraged her and said we can do this. she said, if i'm going to do this, i will have fun doing it. the fun started immediately. within 10 days, she had a state dinner to entertain. she had to prepare for in her role as first lady. she hit the ground running. first lady betty ford, monday night at 9:00 eastern, live on c-span. >> next from the linden being johnson's presidential library, a tour of the white house narrated by lady bird johnson. >> it is a very small room. a little crowded. let's walk th
thank you to the white house association for their assistance. thank you for being with us once again tonight. ♪ [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] pe than any first lady before her, accompanying the president to the soviet union and asia. she took a solo trip to africa. watch our, saturday at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> in august 1970 four, vice president ford was signed in as president of the united...
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in the white house. mr. meadows asked, who were those people who need to come in front of this committee that can answer these questions, like, why didn't you know the security assessment hadn't been done? who can answer the questions about why they decided to go ahead and launch this on october 1st? and we know who that person is. because according to the "washington post" story, november 2nd, a memo that they got from david cutler spells it out. mr. cutler said, we need to put someone from the private sector in charge, someone who has run a business and has that experience and expertise. the president said, no, he had already made up his mind, nancy ann deparl is that person. that's the person we need, mr. chairman. and mr. cutler also points out, mr. meadows referenced this as well, according to the memo, the overall head of implementation inside hhs was jean lambeau. those are the two people we need. would you agree, mr. park? they need to come here and tell us what took place, why these decisions we
in the white house. mr. meadows asked, who were those people who need to come in front of this committee that can answer these questions, like, why didn't you know the security assessment hadn't been done? who can answer the questions about why they decided to go ahead and launch this on october 1st? and we know who that person is. because according to the "washington post" story, november 2nd, a memo that they got from david cutler spells it out. mr. cutler said, we need to put...
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through the white house. one of the things that changed was the rise of air travel and post-war diplomacy. we will return to gettysburg and the farm. let's look at how the eisenhowers entertained there. much of it translated to the time in the white house. >> alice evans, what are we seeing? >> we are seeing mamie and her iconic inaugural gown. this is a copy of the white house portrait. >> below that is a piano. >> she was a big piano player. you see the photographs and friends. family members. >> we are in the formal living room. it is a rather large room. how much entertaining was done? >> not much. you would think they would want to use it. president eisenhower was not a fan of this room and the decor. it shows mamie as first lady. her understanding of etiquette and rules and regulations. >> how did they furnish this room? >> with gifts given to them throughout the years by friends. there are five objects they purchase for themselves. >> how were they able to keep their gifts? president eisenhower was the
through the white house. one of the things that changed was the rise of air travel and post-war diplomacy. we will return to gettysburg and the farm. let's look at how the eisenhowers entertained there. much of it translated to the time in the white house. >> alice evans, what are we seeing? >> we are seeing mamie and her iconic inaugural gown. this is a copy of the white house portrait. >> below that is a piano. >> she was a big piano player. you see the photographs and...
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the white house. the vote itself is a moment of real triumph for her. she is there at the front porch. she travels 25,000 miles with him after they leave the front porch. she is reaching out. there are number of problems. much excitedry about women's possibilities. there is a quote you can perhaps allude to, where she talks about how thrilled she is to see women succeeding in active in politics, wanting to cultivate that. >> they break the vote down by sex in 1920. i believe the harding-coolidge team does well. you also see it is an advantage to the republicans. you see precincts in massachusetts where the immigrant areas do not do as well. it is the republican party which puts the amendment through. the south is not particularly into it. neither is the traditional immigrant culture. it is the native american or older stock, republican areas to which are more interested in putting suffragette. it is something which boosts harding that year. he is a hell of a lot better looking than james cox. >> this
the white house. the vote itself is a moment of real triumph for her. she is there at the front porch. she travels 25,000 miles with him after they leave the front porch. she is reaching out. there are number of problems. much excitedry about women's possibilities. there is a quote you can perhaps allude to, where she talks about how thrilled she is to see women succeeding in active in politics, wanting to cultivate that. >> they break the vote down by sex in 1920. i believe the...
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to document her days in the white house. we will start with one of those. this is lady bird johnson in 1963, recording that first, tragic day that brought them into the white house. >> one leg of mrs. kennedy was almost entirely covered in blood. her right glove was caked with her husband's blood. she always wore gloves. she was used to them. never could. that was somehow one of the most poignant sights -- exquisitely dressed and caked in blood. i asked her if i couldn't get somebody to come in to help her change and she says, oh no, that is all right. perhaps later i will ask mary gallagher but not right now. for a person that gentle, that dignified, you could say she had an element of fierceness. she said, i want them to see what they have done to jack. it was decided that he should be sworn in there in dallas as quickly as possible. there, in the very narrow confines of the plane with jackie on his left, her hair falling in her eyes, but very composed, and then lyndon, and i was on his right. judge hughes with the bible i
to document her days in the white house. we will start with one of those. this is lady bird johnson in 1963, recording that first, tragic day that brought them into the white house. >> one leg of mrs. kennedy was almost entirely covered in blood. her right glove was caked with her husband's blood. she always wore gloves. she was used to them. never could. that was somehow one of the most poignant sights -- exquisitely dressed and caked in blood. i asked her if i couldn't get somebody to...
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the loveliest room in all the white house. while our living room is homey and cozy, this room is formal yet, there is life here. it is warm and inviting. it is the one room in the white house where formal ceremony intermingles with family life. it symbolizes in a way the role a president's family plays while living here. where the personal life and the official duties are always closely related. president franklin roosevelt's bedroom was next door. this room as a sitting room and an office. for us, it is the main drawing room. on winter evenings the fire is a magnet for good conversation. traditionally, the yellow oval room has been used for entertaining and for receptions. in fact, this is where the first official reception ever held at the white house took place. here on a chilly january 1 in 1801, john and abigail adams -- receive the ministers from the first six countries that had recognized this brand-new nation. and still today, this room offers hospitality to visiting chiefs of state. this is where we invite the prime m
the loveliest room in all the white house. while our living room is homey and cozy, this room is formal yet, there is life here. it is warm and inviting. it is the one room in the white house where formal ceremony intermingles with family life. it symbolizes in a way the role a president's family plays while living here. where the personal life and the official duties are always closely related. president franklin roosevelt's bedroom was next door. this room as a sitting room and an office. for...
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problem for the white house. this has moved from a theoretical debate over the past three years to real numbers where people are doing real math. i mean, people are getting these letters. these are not made-up things. people who have household budgets are trying to find a way to make this work. and the problem for the administration is, they can spin it and jay carney can refuse to give out the enrollment numbers and they can play games with the timing, but it doesn't matter. ultimately, the numbers are what they are. people are getting these notices. one of the other arguments that defenders of the law have been making lately, that if you get your insurance through your employer, you're really not affected by any of this. that's total and utter nonsense, as we just heard from her. but you hear this from everybody. we got a letter at the weekly standard telling us our premiums would be increasing. you talk to people across the country and they tell you their premiums will be increasing. this affects everybody. >>
problem for the white house. this has moved from a theoretical debate over the past three years to real numbers where people are doing real math. i mean, people are getting these letters. these are not made-up things. people who have household budgets are trying to find a way to make this work. and the problem for the administration is, they can spin it and jay carney can refuse to give out the enrollment numbers and they can play games with the timing, but it doesn't matter. ultimately, the...
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white house and the executive office buildings over bad as the white house president obama and his family say they have the two weeks prior to his first inauguration the president is approaching the end of his fifth year in office community says when obama at five well george will the columnist said obama's head the worst first year of the second term since nixon i think that's. overstatement but obama's having trouble now and certainly with obamacare it's not just that the technical website issue it's is it going to work what does it mean to people and whenever there's a change like this a change i think is wise i think people should have health insurance and what the going to make it function for millions of people like they promised we were going to see any second terms when he said in terms get off well. and good question i mean they're generally is a bump in the road. but if you look at the world right now i think the world is such a dangerous place all of the if you go from north korea down to libya in egypt and ask questions of china and russia one of the cia people came over recen
white house and the executive office buildings over bad as the white house president obama and his family say they have the two weeks prior to his first inauguration the president is approaching the end of his fifth year in office community says when obama at five well george will the columnist said obama's head the worst first year of the second term since nixon i think that's. overstatement but obama's having trouble now and certainly with obamacare it's not just that the technical website...
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i think the problem now for the white house is that you can fix a broken website. but this is more than a broken website because for a lot of americans, this isn't just introduction to a website. it's that are introduction to the affordable compare fact. if you go back, gallup did an interesting poll, 71% of uninsured americans didn't know, weren't familiar with the affordable care act. now what are they seeing? broken website. cancellation letters going out to millions of americans saying, they're going to lose their existing coverage. something no one expected because the president repeatedly said if you write your plan you can keep it. notice, is that new premiums might be higher in some cases. so all of this kind of goes in to play they can't get on the website to find out more information. it's this perfect storm of a lack of information, information they're getting that they didn't expect a president who made promises that it appeared, at least a lot of people in the white house knew he wouldn't be able to keep. >> schieffer: you base that on what -- there's
i think the problem now for the white house is that you can fix a broken website. but this is more than a broken website because for a lot of americans, this isn't just introduction to a website. it's that are introduction to the affordable compare fact. if you go back, gallup did an interesting poll, 71% of uninsured americans didn't know, weren't familiar with the affordable care act. now what are they seeing? broken website. cancellation letters going out to millions of americans saying,...
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on with the white house? o they are really feeling under the gun or do they believeer this stuff is working or will work by november 30th?real >> there is a real concern and it is not just the democrats. it is about whether the numbers add up. once you get beyond thebe problems with the website,ith does the financing of the new health care law worke out? ou and they have not released anys. numbers, a single number about how many people enrolled in this. that will be a momentt of trute when we see the numbers.ove and when the insurance companies look at this and say who is signing up here? the right balance of younger and healthier people or sicker and older people? is it people qualifying under medicaid? wor that's the critical moment.prel >> the preliminary numbers we are getting, one house committee suggested that the bulk of the people signing up are medicaid which will notlk fund it at all. that's zero funding for the health care. >> medicaid was expected to be part of the expansion, but itobm can't be ev
on with the white house? o they are really feeling under the gun or do they believeer this stuff is working or will work by november 30th?real >> there is a real concern and it is not just the democrats. it is about whether the numbers add up. once you get beyond thebe problems with the website,ith does the financing of the new health care law worke out? ou and they have not released anys. numbers, a single number about how many people enrolled in this. that will be a momentt of trute...
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for the long broad approach to the white house. from there to the white house. now the first cause to make the turn. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> how the cars are approaching the junction of constitution and pennsylvania avenue, constitution avenue is the great processional avenue in washington, but it is not in use today. ♪ ♪ ♪ there is the case on the casket ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪. onto pennsylvania avenue. and there is a great long vista from the capital behind it down pennsylvania avenue and the treasury building into the white house ♪ ♪ riderless force behind the caisson. ♪ bucking, almost for testing out what it has to do. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> many people walking along the sidewalks. the area around the capital and around lower pennsylvania avenue, going to where the procession is at the white house. ♪ ♪ the white house, you will recall is 1600 pennsylvania avenue. the core cage is now six blocks away. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ♪ ♪. the marines are going by. and now the military commanders and the attaches. ♪ ♪. and now the court case itself,
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lou: what is the white house to do? remind the iraqi people that other than clinton this administration is also throwing president bush and the bus? of course that is exactly what they did. >> it is important to note that president clinton also said, and i quote, the big lesson is that than without it. he said, the enrollment did not come off well because the national website was not ready. this happened once before, when president bush put in the medicare drug program for seniors which was not as complicated but adds that this same problem with the rollout. disaster. lou: president obama does not need any more problems, and there is an old saying, when you find yourself in a whole, as the president certainly has, it is time to quit digging. here he is taking away. it is, by the way, for years, nine months, and 23 days since george w. bush was in the oval office. how long do you have to be in office to stand on our own as a man and as a president and quit blaming someone else? in this instance by your predecessor. let's
lou: what is the white house to do? remind the iraqi people that other than clinton this administration is also throwing president bush and the bus? of course that is exactly what they did. >> it is important to note that president clinton also said, and i quote, the big lesson is that than without it. he said, the enrollment did not come off well because the national website was not ready. this happened once before, when president bush put in the medicare drug program for seniors which...
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brianna is at the white house. what have you learned? >> not so fast for people in nashville, tennessee. if you are 25 and unl with that very income you just mentioned, you will not get a six did i. this flies in the face of obama care that if you're 400% of the poverty level or less. less than about 45,900 per year, you get government help paying for your premium. that is also something that hhs secretary kathleen sebelius has promised. the bad news first year. for young people, that is not actually troofl we found that to be the case in the largest city in almost every state. now, the good news is it is because health insurance is actually costing less than expected. the math on a subsidy relies in part on the cost of a premium. so because young people have lower premiums, and now they're even lower than expected, they're not seeing the subsidies they would have expected. minneapolis where health care costs are really low, 47 and younger. once your income hits almost $29,000, no subsidy. and portland, organize orange 35 years and young
brianna is at the white house. what have you learned? >> not so fast for people in nashville, tennessee. if you are 25 and unl with that very income you just mentioned, you will not get a six did i. this flies in the face of obama care that if you're 400% of the poverty level or less. less than about 45,900 per year, you get government help paying for your premium. that is also something that hhs secretary kathleen sebelius has promised. the bad news first year. for young people, that is...
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capitol to the white house. the mass at saint matthews cathedral, and the burial service at arlington national cemetery. we are on the steps of the capitol. there's is a huge crowd that has gathered. the watch is almost over. van is about to play hail to the chief. the casket will be brought down. the family is looking into the rotunda. a very quiet crowd. they are paying their last respects now. -- thed morning air cason will roll to arlington national cemetery. -- will notice in the crowd they are conscious that there is a television camera on them. you will see no waves. i saw one. there always tends to be just one. this day of mourning is reaching it's final act. feeling.only one just one. shared by all of us. let's go back to the studio. that from jack on the steps of the capitol. thing,n incredible beginning with the tragedy and the assassination. that seems aftermath like a mad unraveling. in chicago, a man turned to his wife and said the president was shot in the head grid i am going to shoot myself in t
capitol to the white house. the mass at saint matthews cathedral, and the burial service at arlington national cemetery. we are on the steps of the capitol. there's is a huge crowd that has gathered. the watch is almost over. van is about to play hail to the chief. the casket will be brought down. the family is looking into the rotunda. a very quiet crowd. they are paying their last respects now. -- thed morning air cason will roll to arlington national cemetery. -- will notice in the crowd...
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plus a special section "welcome to the white house." it's the white house historical association and chronicles life in the executive mansion in the tenure of each of the first ladies, you can find out more at c-span.org/first ladies. >> c-span, we bring public affairs events from washington directly to you, putting you in the room at congressional hearings, white house events, conchses, and offering complete gavel-to-gavel coverage to the u.s. house all as a public service of private industry. we're c-span created by the cable tv industry 34 years ago and funded by your local satellite provider. now you can watch us in hd. >> now a discussion on u.s. diplomatic efforts in mutz limb countries. we'll hear from foreign service officer walter douglas who spoke at the center for strategic and international event for 50 minutes. >> john was hinting at the origin of this report. it went up on the website last week. i am not going to go through it because i think you can read it, but i want to point out how the things came about and where it t
plus a special section "welcome to the white house." it's the white house historical association and chronicles life in the executive mansion in the tenure of each of the first ladies, you can find out more at c-span.org/first ladies. >> c-span, we bring public affairs events from washington directly to you, putting you in the room at congressional hearings, white house events, conchses, and offering complete gavel-to-gavel coverage to the u.s. house all as a public service of...
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she wrote the introduction. >> you referenced the televised tour of the white house when the white house was completed and it was a p.r. bonanza for the administration. what were the circumstances of the tour? who televised it. how many people watched it? >> cbs televised it. >> it was shown on all networks. >> the two, maybe up to three by abc and coming on-line then. so she goes throughout the white house. now remember we're talking about 90% of the house holds having televisions. even though it's in black and white and we can't see her bright red dress on valentine's day, by today's standards, it's stilted. people fell in love with it. they think there were 56 million viewers. they think three out of four viewers watched it. one little boy wrote to her and said i really liked it. my dad was going to watch "maverick," a western at the time. i talked him to this. she received a fan letter from barbara bush, future first lady. behind the iron curtain, 106 countries around the world. she won a special emmy for it. so it was a real high point. >> kennedy loved it. he couldn't believe what
she wrote the introduction. >> you referenced the televised tour of the white house when the white house was completed and it was a p.r. bonanza for the administration. what were the circumstances of the tour? who televised it. how many people watched it? >> cbs televised it. >> it was shown on all networks. >> the two, maybe up to three by abc and coming on-line then. so she goes throughout the white house. now remember we're talking about 90% of the house holds having...
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. >> the white house now. the journal shows without question that the white house knew. the question is whether the president knew. but that leads to the question, matt, if the white house aides knew and political appointees and aides said keep the messaging. it doesn't sound good to put qualifiers in it and sebelius changed the regs after the law passed to cut out the grandfathering and they didn't tell the president doesn't he have to answer for that, too? >> yes. this is a difficult position he's put in. they are answering for it every day. jay carney is getting questions. >> you heard the president today. did he come close to ak knowledging what he put the american people through -- he and everyone who voted for this law bes based on a deception. >> i reject that premise and so would he. he would say, look, in retrospect i wish i had said it differently. i wish i had said if you have good health care coverage you can keep it. if you have lousy -- >> please. >> i don't understand how it is not a deception when you've got proof that senior members of the administration
. >> the white house now. the journal shows without question that the white house knew. the question is whether the president knew. but that leads to the question, matt, if the white house aides knew and political appointees and aides said keep the messaging. it doesn't sound good to put qualifiers in it and sebelius changed the regs after the law passed to cut out the grandfathering and they didn't tell the president doesn't he have to answer for that, too? >> yes. this is a...
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at the white house. the white house, the acting white house press secretary is acting in the absence of peer salinger who is in a jet lane over the pacific -- pierre salinger. they were on their way to a meeting and the plane turned around and heading back to hawaii and washington. the president's body will be flown to washington this afternoon. senator edward kennedy and mrs. sargent shriver, his sister, arrived at the white house a few minutes ago. they took a helicopter to angers air force base -- andrews. air force base they will fly to dallas to join mrs. kennedy. the attorney general was at home having lunch. he lives a mile or so outside the city limits. he has left for the airport also to fly to texas. the government has been closed down. congress has adjourned. four members of the cap and over the pacific have turned back -- four members of the cabinet that were over the pacific have turned back. shock and horror. mike mansfield, when the news came to him said he was a man who contributed so muc
at the white house. the white house, the acting white house press secretary is acting in the absence of peer salinger who is in a jet lane over the pacific -- pierre salinger. they were on their way to a meeting and the plane turned around and heading back to hawaii and washington. the president's body will be flown to washington this afternoon. senator edward kennedy and mrs. sargent shriver, his sister, arrived at the white house a few minutes ago. they took a helicopter to angers air force...
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todd on the white house lawn this friday night. thanks. >>> and there's more to report on this health care law. it has to do with mental illness. the new law requires health insurance companies to cover mental illness and substance abuse the same way they cover physical diseases. it's a big deal because it's estimated only a fraction of those people who need those services are getting them currently. we get more from correspondent rehema ellis. >> reporter: 20-year-old chris valdez was diagnosed ten years ago with bipolar disorder. an illness that could lead to dramatic mood swings. even with health insurance as a police officer, his mother says her costs have been overwhelming. >> if you need treatment, you can go to the doctor. you have a selection of hospitals. when my son is suffering or in a crisis, i don't have those options. i have to go where the insurance company tells me to go. >> reporter: in the wake of the school tragedy last september in newtown, connecticut, the president promised to bridge gaps in mental health cove
todd on the white house lawn this friday night. thanks. >>> and there's more to report on this health care law. it has to do with mental illness. the new law requires health insurance companies to cover mental illness and substance abuse the same way they cover physical diseases. it's a big deal because it's estimated only a fraction of those people who need those services are getting them currently. we get more from correspondent rehema ellis. >> reporter: 20-year-old chris...
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president obama will address the nation and the world from the white house. others will follow up and make a statement as well. explaining this is a six-month interim arrangement. there will be an easing of international sanctions during this period. but if iran cheats, the sanctions will be reimposed very, very quickly. that's the bottom line message we'll hear from president obama momentarily. all of the reporters are standing by. jim sciutto in geneva, candy crowly in washington. and jim acosta in the white house. and any reactions from the israelis in jerusalem? >> we haven't heard 234ig but the cabinet will meet here in about four and a half hours time and we are expecting an official statement there. but the israelis have opposed any deal from the beginning. they put a full-court press to convince the members of the p5 plus one that this was a bad deal and were going to try to stop it from going forward. i pushed about what happens next and what if the deal does go forward and there was a lot of ambiguity there. but on friday, the israeli defense minist
president obama will address the nation and the world from the white house. others will follow up and make a statement as well. explaining this is a six-month interim arrangement. there will be an easing of international sanctions during this period. but if iran cheats, the sanctions will be reimposed very, very quickly. that's the bottom line message we'll hear from president obama momentarily. all of the reporters are standing by. jim sciutto in geneva, candy crowly in washington. and jim...
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why the white house press corp is not happy. welcome back, let's remind you of the headlines here at al jazeera - thousands of syrian refugees face the misery of another freezing winter. in a refugee camp in jordan trailers are arriving. many have lived in tents for a year. >> it protesters in thailand have been called on to intensify. government forces are rallying as well. >> north korea's video of an elderly u.s. citizens admitting to crimes no the korean war in the 1950s. >> the pakistani prime minister nawaz sharif is in kabul and revving the afghan peace protest is tonne top of the agenda. hamid karzai is pushing them to help talk to the taliban. it was a backer of the taliban when it ruled the country during the late 1990s. the visit comes at a time when hamid karzai is locked in a dispute with the u.s. over a security pact. it covers the role of u.s. soldiers that will remain in afghanistan after the pull-out. let's speak to jane ferguson who is in kabul. the first time the pakistani prime minister has been in kabul sinc
why the white house press corp is not happy. welcome back, let's remind you of the headlines here at al jazeera - thousands of syrian refugees face the misery of another freezing winter. in a refugee camp in jordan trailers are arriving. many have lived in tents for a year. >> it protesters in thailand have been called on to intensify. government forces are rallying as well. >> north korea's video of an elderly u.s. citizens admitting to crimes no the korean war in the 1950s....
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it's on the white house website. they have not acknowledged the basis fact that this administration misled the american people. when he says these things, nobody is listening. there is a crisis of credibility. nobody will listen to a word he says until he comes out and tells the american people, i misled you. what i said was inaccurate. i'm sorry. let's move on. >> he's not doing it. >> no. >> i don't know why we have that. you can take it off. it's distracting. his favorability is dropping. >> yeah. >> his job approval. favorability is key. all along despite scandals and so on, the irs, benghazi. people still liked him. for the first time this week we saw it changing. more people disliked than liked. job approval dropping. the question is can the man who promised to have the most transparent administration ever get away with this, marc? >> he can't. look, people don't like being lied to. when the president of the united states says to you that you can keep your health plan no matter what, period. and it turns out he
it's on the white house website. they have not acknowledged the basis fact that this administration misled the american people. when he says these things, nobody is listening. there is a crisis of credibility. nobody will listen to a word he says until he comes out and tells the american people, i misled you. what i said was inaccurate. i'm sorry. let's move on. >> he's not doing it. >> no. >> i don't know why we have that. you can take it off. it's distracting. his...
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we get him over to the white house. he did come to the white house and he did sing a song. but he did come and he did perform and ultimately he noted in the diary that it wasn't much of an event because most of the people in the crowd in the elite washington crowd had never heard of any of his songs and the only one that resonated with them was okie from muskogee. you have to be careful about how you do it in terms of the comment the point on which i but most disagree is the notion that he doesn't belong on the panel. he represents himself even if he wasn't keeping up with our braking baddie and seinfeld references in the green room. he says there is a distinction and i agree it's important between the presidents and the way they are viewed in the media in which they used. it's something that i try to address this distinction and the way that i address it is the point to both it's important how the president's performance of the cultural influences are on them but also how to use the media to project their image as well
we get him over to the white house. he did come to the white house and he did sing a song. but he did come and he did perform and ultimately he noted in the diary that it wasn't much of an event because most of the people in the crowd in the elite washington crowd had never heard of any of his songs and the only one that resonated with them was okie from muskogee. you have to be careful about how you do it in terms of the comment the point on which i but most disagree is the notion that he...
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map of the white house. how much did the public know about the living arrangements? >> they knew people who were coming and going. eleanor put it in "my date." did lorena hickok have a permanent room? >> it was not permanent. she was traveling. but when she is in washington, she stays there. they knew hopkins was there. the roosevelts, this assertive in a historical analogy, but with the fords. when you come in the white house after watergate, betty and gerald ford opened the white house up and it becomes the home of the american people again. it is no longer the siege or the bunker. the same thing is true during the roosevelt white house in the sense it is not the hoover bunker. it was very clear who was coming and going especially when my day started getting published. eleanor says who was there as -- who was spending the night, what they talked about and what they had for dinner. she would also have our own press conferences where she would tell people who the guests were and who was living there. >> it w
map of the white house. how much did the public know about the living arrangements? >> they knew people who were coming and going. eleanor put it in "my date." did lorena hickok have a permanent room? >> it was not permanent. she was traveling. but when she is in washington, she stays there. they knew hopkins was there. the roosevelts, this assertive in a historical analogy, but with the fords. when you come in the white house after watergate, betty and gerald ford opened...
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to the white house to complain but they did not get much sympathy from the white house because the white house is so sold on obama care being the answer to everything that they are not willing to admit there's anything wrong. you don't find very much admittance of something wrong and you only hear the president give a speech last week that he accept responsibilities but not much admittance that other than a computer is not working that there is anything wrong with it. there is a lot wrong with it. >> if the website is not working and is december 1, what do you and other lawmakers do next? >> we've done a lot through the house of representatives but harry reid never brings it up in the senate. for instance, the president, by his own ruling, ignore the law. it takes an oath to uphold the law and ignore the law and said employer mandates get a year's delay. why not individuals? since he does not have the authority to do it for employer mandates, the house passed a bill to legalize what he did and they don't even bring it up in the united states senate. we are going to have to get -- when th
to the white house to complain but they did not get much sympathy from the white house because the white house is so sold on obama care being the answer to everything that they are not willing to admit there's anything wrong. you don't find very much admittance of something wrong and you only hear the president give a speech last week that he accept responsibilities but not much admittance that other than a computer is not working that there is anything wrong with it. there is a lot wrong with...
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in your time at the white house, the capitol, did you come across the white house cinematographer thomas atkins? he shot a lot of famous color pictures at the same location you were at. >> he may have a picture of me, but i don't remember him. >> all right. >> he may have a picture of me trying to get into the oval office for all i know. but i don't -- oh, and by the way, did i say to you that i also started to go upstairs of the white house? i thought i would go up to the lincoln bedroom. and i got part of the way up the stairs, and my mother's voice said, you'd better not do that. so i didn't. >> we have time for one more question. if something like this were to happen today, how do you think the medical officer situation would be handled in terms of heightened security? >> oh. well, i have no doubt that there would be very specific orders, and there would be security details. things, to me, were just kind of -- i mean, i was told to go to the white house. i wasn't told how to get back. i don't even remember how i got there, as i said. it was all kind of amazingly informal. and on the
in your time at the white house, the capitol, did you come across the white house cinematographer thomas atkins? he shot a lot of famous color pictures at the same location you were at. >> he may have a picture of me, but i don't remember him. >> all right. >> he may have a picture of me trying to get into the oval office for all i know. but i don't -- oh, and by the way, did i say to you that i also started to go upstairs of the white house? i thought i would go up to the...
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she wrote the introduction. >> you referenced the televised tour of the white house when the white house was completed and it was a p.r. bonanza for the administration. what were the circumstances of the tour? who televised it. how many people watched it? >> cbs televised it. >> it was shown on all networks. >> the two, maybe up to three by abc and coming on-line then. so she goes throughout the white house. now remember we're talking about 90% of the house holds having televisions. even though it's in black and white and we can't see her bright red dress on valentine's day, by today's standards, it's stilted. people fell in love with it. they think there were 56 million viewers. they think three out of four viewers watched it. one little boy wrote to her and said i really liked it. my dad was going to watch "maverick," a western at the time. i talked him to this. she received a fan letter from barbara bush, future first lady. behind the iron curtain, 106 countries around the world. she won a special emmy for it. so it was a real high point. >> kennedy loved it. he couldn't believe what
she wrote the introduction. >> you referenced the televised tour of the white house when the white house was completed and it was a p.r. bonanza for the administration. what were the circumstances of the tour? who televised it. how many people watched it? >> cbs televised it. >> it was shown on all networks. >> the two, maybe up to three by abc and coming on-line then. so she goes throughout the white house. now remember we're talking about 90% of the house holds having...
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of the white house. a series of rooms on top of the mansion, set back and hidden behind a balustrade. once reserved for guests, it's now used for teenage sleepovers and pajama parties. >> -- third floor full of -- young women who are -- giggling behind closed doors -- >> we have no idea what's going on. >> you don't peek in? >> nah. >> i do periodically -- >> their parents say, so far there's no real sign of teenage rebellion, but malia and sasha do know how to argue their case. >> i will say, malia and sasha -- they are independent, they've got opinions -- they're like any other young person, and -- they're -- >> they push back on their rules and -- >> -- you know, perfect -- right. >> -- boundaries. malia will advocate to the -- she will, she -- she's got a little -- >> -- ooh, she -- >> -- lawyer in her. >> she'll make her arguments for wanting -- >> yeah. >> -- to do something that she knows we don't want her to do. >> and when it comes to social "thumbs down" >> they do some of it. but we limit it p
of the white house. a series of rooms on top of the mansion, set back and hidden behind a balustrade. once reserved for guests, it's now used for teenage sleepovers and pajama parties. >> -- third floor full of -- young women who are -- giggling behind closed doors -- >> we have no idea what's going on. >> you don't peek in? >> nah. >> i do periodically -- >> their parents say, so far there's no real sign of teenage rebellion, but malia and sasha do know how...
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the meeting with the democrats yesterday at the white house was sort of a good step by the white house to release a little bit of steam and let vulnerable guys going out and yelling at the president and being firm and standing up to the white house. that will buy them a little bit of time with those guys. i think if we start to have more problems, if they can't get people enrolled, website continues to be an issue, it's going to get worse and worse. if you look at groups now, a lot of latino groups are starting to be uncomfortable with what's going on with aca, the spanish version of the website is not running. i don't think that the democrats are feeling particularly comfortable in the president's ability to get this set up and really running right. >> and buzz feed reported yesterday the spanish version of the exchange site is not actually working. you can't start an application. you can't browse providers or buy insurance. it's worth noting that 30.7 of the nation's uninsured are hispanic and they are most certainly part of the strategy in terms of these enrollment numbers, john. >>
the meeting with the democrats yesterday at the white house was sort of a good step by the white house to release a little bit of steam and let vulnerable guys going out and yelling at the president and being firm and standing up to the white house. that will buy them a little bit of time with those guys. i think if we start to have more problems, if they can't get people enrolled, website continues to be an issue, it's going to get worse and worse. if you look at groups now, a lot of latino...
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white house, but there was no one at the top of that pyramid inside the white house dealing with this. that can be a real problem. number two, in this white house, it's kind of no drama, stay in your lane. stick to your job which is a very often a good management tool. but if you go into someone else's lane because you hear something bad and you tell someone about it it, you may be regarded as a tattletale, to use a third grade term. >> you say that's a good management tool. i agree with you. does that stay in your lane always work politically? i don't think so. >> no, obviously it doesn't work. at some point, somebody has to go out of their hane and somebody said to me when rahm emanuel was chief of staff, he encouraged people to leave their lanes. it might have been a less organized white house. >> it was more effective though. >> in a way disagreeing publicly with each other, but i think the important thing here is that mobe likes to give a president bad news. you don't like to give your boss bad news. i don't like to give my boss bad news. nobody wants to do that, but somebody nie
white house, but there was no one at the top of that pyramid inside the white house dealing with this. that can be a real problem. number two, in this white house, it's kind of no drama, stay in your lane. stick to your job which is a very often a good management tool. but if you go into someone else's lane because you hear something bad and you tell someone about it it, you may be regarded as a tattletale, to use a third grade term. >> you say that's a good management tool. i agree with...
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major garrett is at the white house. >> good morning, norah. obama care's ineptly designed website starved the program of hundreds of thousands of potential customers. not only did these enrollment numbers fall well short of expectations, they came with an unconventional definition. the administration said just over 106,000 americans signed up for obama care. some paid for an insurance policy while others put the plan in a virtual shopping basket. both are counted as fully enrolled. senate republican leader mitch mcconnell accused the white house of using, quote, enroll accounts. marko rubio called the numbers abysmal. about a third, less than 27,000, navigated healthcare.gov successfully. the remainder, about 80,000, signed up on websites run by about 14 states and the district of columbia. this total falls far short of the nearly half a million customers the white house projected would sign up in obama care's first month. democrats grim ask s grimaced. >> we should be further ahead. >> reporter: republicans said, we to
major garrett is at the white house. >> good morning, norah. obama care's ineptly designed website starved the program of hundreds of thousands of potential customers. not only did these enrollment numbers fall well short of expectations, they came with an unconventional definition. the administration said just over 106,000 americans signed up for obama care. some paid for an insurance policy while others put the plan in a virtual shopping basket. both are counted as fully enrolled....
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game here for the white house? is it to now manage expectations in the next two weeks? is it to throw all -- i don't know how many more hands you can have on deck. maybe people from kayak and amazon.com. but how does the white house deal with this? >> i think more issa hearings would be very useful for the white house. every time these guys seem to be going under water, issa throws them a life raft. it's amazing to me the extent to which he keeps making the same mistake over and over again. i think in general, and my colleague wrote a story this morning which makes this point as well, is to keep the president as far away from this mess as possible. we see them throwing a new person under the bus every day. henry chow, marilyn tavenner. i think the key is to sort of create this, i think, an illusion of collective irresponsibility as opposed to having a buck stops here moment. >> that's interesting. you think they would just keep president obama isolated, have other people take the fall as it were, even if no one get
game here for the white house? is it to now manage expectations in the next two weeks? is it to throw all -- i don't know how many more hands you can have on deck. maybe people from kayak and amazon.com. but how does the white house deal with this? >> i think more issa hearings would be very useful for the white house. every time these guys seem to be going under water, issa throws them a life raft. it's amazing to me the extent to which he keeps making the same mistake over and over...
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the white house says pictures are adding to the white house's transpersons si, as they are taken at private event. >> we have tried to use new technology and the president's personal photographer as a way to provide insight into what is happening at the white house. n.b.c. often will ask if we have a photo to release. >> some in the press corp argue that many of these events are official business, and the duration's release of carefully vetted photos to be distributed widely by social media shows the white house recognises news worthiness. in a letter signed by 38 organizations the white house is accused of replacing individual photos. like this photo of the president and hillary clinton. >> the washington editor of mcclatchy, which operates 30 u.s. newspapers announced its publications will not run the official photos unless there is a natural security reason for not having allowed the independent photographer to attend. the white house is not going to allow basic journalist aspects, which is to take pictures. we don't feel we should run those issues. we have seen a lot of measures that we
the white house says pictures are adding to the white house's transpersons si, as they are taken at private event. >> we have tried to use new technology and the president's personal photographer as a way to provide insight into what is happening at the white house. n.b.c. often will ask if we have a photo to release. >> some in the press corp argue that many of these events are official business, and the duration's release of carefully vetted photos to be distributed widely by...
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inside the white house. typically in those situations, carol, the president does not take questions from the press. it will be interesting to see whether he will be taking questions. it's not being billed as a news conference. administration officials have been telling us that a fix for the affordable care act will be coming sooner rather than later. quote, sooner rather than later. i think we should expect, carol, this will be the president make an announcement as to what he plans to do for all those billions of people who are getting cancellation notices from their insurance companies even though he made that pledge, if you like your plan, you can keep it. dana bash over on capitol hill can talk about the white house has been warm or receptive to democratic ones, not so much to republican ones. just yesterday, white house press secretary jay carney set about a proposal proposed by mary landrieu that, the president supports the same goals that mary landrieu supports, despite the pledge he made earlier, that
inside the white house. typically in those situations, carol, the president does not take questions from the press. it will be interesting to see whether he will be taking questions. it's not being billed as a news conference. administration officials have been telling us that a fix for the affordable care act will be coming sooner rather than later. quote, sooner rather than later. i think we should expect, carol, this will be the president make an announcement as to what he plans to do for...
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crowds contain the outside the white house, and to surround the white house on all sides. traffic is moving normally and there are no other changes. we are also told that an assistant to vice president lyndon johnson has also arrived at the white house, torch -- george reedy. there is not a lot of word coming from the white house press office. pressrst word was that a officer was asking to enter. the mood there was one of utter shock, utter disbelief. the press house come at the white house press office is
crowds contain the outside the white house, and to surround the white house on all sides. traffic is moving normally and there are no other changes. we are also told that an assistant to vice president lyndon johnson has also arrived at the white house, torch -- george reedy. there is not a lot of word coming from the white house press office. pressrst word was that a officer was asking to enter. the mood there was one of utter shock, utter disbelief. the press house come at the white house...
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are the odds moving against the white house? it did seem like at least a lot of democrats felt pretty confident a month ago, susan, even with all the problems that were happening that they could get this fixed. is that sort of feeling changing now? >> i think so. i think that one of the big advantages the white house has had for a long time on the affordable care act is pretty much democratic unity standing behind it. that has definitely eroded, especially among those senators who are up for re-election next year. we had that letter that the senator from new hampshire authored to sebelius urging for some delays in the implementation. that makes this a much harder path for the white house to navigate, because democrats are starting to look out for their own interests in next year's midterms, not necessarily the interests for barack obama and the white house. >> i want to bring in eleanor holmes norton, she just stepped out of that oversight and government reform committee hearing to talk to us. good morning. >> good morning. >> i
are the odds moving against the white house? it did seem like at least a lot of democrats felt pretty confident a month ago, susan, even with all the problems that were happening that they could get this fixed. is that sort of feeling changing now? >> i think so. i think that one of the big advantages the white house has had for a long time on the affordable care act is pretty much democratic unity standing behind it. that has definitely eroded, especially among those senators who are up...
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the white house in the 19th century. it was just so perfect. because the capitol is the building that i grew up in. and the rear view of them. >> so we've learned from you and from this tape that she continued to be a very active first lady, post first lady. and her -- into her very late years. >> into the 1990s, the macular degeneration in the '90s, she had to stop reading and that's when she stopped giving speeches, i was told, because she couldn't see the notes well enough. but she certainly until the '90s, she was very active. and then we were talking earlier about how even after the stroke, she continued to see people just so valiantly going out to restaurants and even though she couldn't voice her reaction, she laughed and made people feel that she really appreciated them. >> and she was very active at the library. and very interested in the work and proud of the work of the library. i was there at least three times in the -- in this century. the 21st century. and she was always there. >> she was so important in th
the white house in the 19th century. it was just so perfect. because the capitol is the building that i grew up in. and the rear view of them. >> so we've learned from you and from this tape that she continued to be a very active first lady, post first lady. and her -- into her very late years. >> into the 1990s, the macular degeneration in the '90s, she had to stop reading and that's when she stopped giving speeches, i was told, because she couldn't see the notes well enough. but...
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major garrett is at the white house. >> good morning, norah. obama care's ineptly designed website starved the program of hundreds of thousands of potential customers. not only did these enrollment numbers fall well short of expectations, they came with an unconventional definition. the administration said just over 106,000 americans signed up for obama care. some paid for an insurance policy while others put the plan in a virtual shopping basket. both are counted as fully enrolled. senate republican leader mitch mcconnell accused the white house of using, quote, enroll accounts. marko rubio called the numbers abysmal. about a third, less than 27,000, navigated healthcare.gov successfully. the remainder, about 80,000, signed up on websites run by about 14 states and the district of columbia. this total falls far short of the nearly half a million customers the white house projected would sign up in obama care's first month. democrats grim ask s grimaced. >> we should be further ahead. >> reporter: republicans said, we to
major garrett is at the white house. >> good morning, norah. obama care's ineptly designed website starved the program of hundreds of thousands of potential customers. not only did these enrollment numbers fall well short of expectations, they came with an unconventional definition. the administration said just over 106,000 americans signed up for obama care. some paid for an insurance policy while others put the plan in a virtual shopping basket. both are counted as fully enrolled....
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but the white house is worried about her bill. her bill would allow americans to keep their policies indefinitely. that changes the whole balance of all this not all that many democrats are signing on with her. i think seven have now. but even the others, like the senator from new hampshire has a bill. tom udall has a bill. so many different bills out there. but people want to vote on something. >> i want to ask about the president's proposed fix. if the idea is to allow people to keep their old plans that was -- that were supposed to be phased out for a year, isn't that kicking the can down the road and we'll have the same decision to make right before the 2014 election. is that any different for democrats at that point? >> john was right. the president wasn't compelling anyone to do anything. it was very much a message yesterday at the white house. he's fallen on his sword. we've use than metaphor so many times. you're right, it is kicking the can down the road, not solving anything but gives people more time to deal with this.
but the white house is worried about her bill. her bill would allow americans to keep their policies indefinitely. that changes the whole balance of all this not all that many democrats are signing on with her. i think seven have now. but even the others, like the senator from new hampshire has a bill. tom udall has a bill. so many different bills out there. but people want to vote on something. >> i want to ask about the president's proposed fix. if the idea is to allow people to keep...
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luke russert is on the north lawn of the white house. how much of the reaction from the hill was anticipated by the white house? >> reporter: a lot of it. republicans have characterized president obama as being weak on issues that pertain to israeli national security specifically iran. that was a center point of the mitt romney 2012 presidential campaign. so it's not unexpected that they launched some attacks against this plan. but they vary in scope and scale. you saw john corinne saying it was a distraction. take a listen to mike rogers known for being a more moderate republican. >> we have just rewarded very bad and dangerous behavior. bipartisan opposition in congress, very strong bipartisan opposition to the deal, our arab league partners don't like the deal. israel doesn't like the deal. and we may have just encouraged more violence in the future than we have stopped. >> reporter: you heard there him saying there is bipartisan opposition to the deal and that's certainly accurate. this morning a real big ally of president obama chuc
luke russert is on the north lawn of the white house. how much of the reaction from the hill was anticipated by the white house? >> reporter: a lot of it. republicans have characterized president obama as being weak on issues that pertain to israeli national security specifically iran. that was a center point of the mitt romney 2012 presidential campaign. so it's not unexpected that they launched some attacks against this plan. but they vary in scope and scale. you saw john corinne saying...
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the white house. she knew how to do it and she was confident about doing it. she love that part of the first lady role. georgia -- in georgia. about howtion is politically involved mamie was before she entered the white house? eisenhower dwight was not political before he was elected president. he didn't even know what party he was a member of before 1952. did she expressed much interest in politics? >> no. she and white probably knew less about politics than anyone else. she made a comment about politics in terms of the party. that was in letters to her father, back and forth. her father was a strong republican. out of politeness, mamie would commiserate with him in a letter that roosevelt had done something that her father did not approve of. mamie was not political in the least. >> the world war ii years. we have questions from facebook and twitter. they are about kay sutherby. ike have an affair with kay sutherby? who was kay sutherby? >> she was often referred to as eisenhower's driver. there wer
the white house. she knew how to do it and she was confident about doing it. she love that part of the first lady role. georgia -- in georgia. about howtion is politically involved mamie was before she entered the white house? eisenhower dwight was not political before he was elected president. he didn't even know what party he was a member of before 1952. did she expressed much interest in politics? >> no. she and white probably knew less about politics than anyone else. she made a...
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now the challenge for the white house is to figure out a fix. president obama saying that he wants to come up with some type of fix. we understand it would be an administrative fix. i've been talking to folks here at the white house on capitol hill. we know there were some meetings back and forth on that point today. they haven't figured out how they're going to make that happen. but we know the white house would like to allow folks who like their health care plans to keep it for at least a year. that's what the goal is right now. that's what they're aiming for. but as you know, the criticism continues to mount, not only from republicans but also from democrats, a lot of them who are facing tough reelection battles, urging the white house, the administration to extend the enrollment deadline for a year. one of those, senator mary landrieu from louisiana. she traveled with president obama back to her home state today. she didn't attend the event. but she is facing a tough reelection battles. >> kristen, let me ask you this, something you just sai
now the challenge for the white house is to figure out a fix. president obama saying that he wants to come up with some type of fix. we understand it would be an administrative fix. i've been talking to folks here at the white house on capitol hill. we know there were some meetings back and forth on that point today. they haven't figured out how they're going to make that happen. but we know the white house would like to allow folks who like their health care plans to keep it for at least a...