and jackie wouldn't go until pat nixon asked her to come back. now, more time had passed, but it's interesting to see this meeting between a republican fist lady and a democrat, i mean, two women who could not be more different, you know, standard bearers for their party. and it's a really dramatic scene where on february 3, 1971, jackie visited the white house for the first time since her husband's assassination. and it's a private -- there was a private visit. she would only go if no one knew about it. she didn't want any press there, and she went for the unveiling of the official portraits, hers and her husband's portrait. and she brought along 13-year-old caroline and 10-year-old john kennedy jr., and they had a very awkward dinner with the nixons where john kennedy jr. apparently spilled his milk and lightened the mood considerably. it was very difficult for her to go back. i mean, there were a lot of happy memories, but it was also very sad for her. and there were wonderful letters at the kennedy library that are just incredible that john k

nx and that pat nixon could understand. during the 76 presidential campaign rosalind carter was on her way to pay respects to ladybird johnson the day before the meeting jimmy carter's of piercing playboy interview was published something else he said was he talks about nixon and johnson lied and distorted the truth and putting them in the same breath so close to watergate was very upsetting so here's rosalind carter in this awkward position to pay her respects shortly after the article ran.selyn rosalynn turn to an aide who was very close to the johnsons and say what did she think about the interview? she said you don't say anything mrs. carter you are too lovely southern ladies be yourself it will not be brought up. ladybird johnson do better than anyone president johnson was not an easy man to live with that all. so i think that shows underst they're close bond andhe understanding. another thing that is interesting is that president mike element and obama will talk candidly about to roll down the windows of the car and h

pat nixon wanted a recount, she was so upset at the results. this was not an easy relationship. can you imagine the yes she gave us. the day i always degreeded turned out to be one of the most precious one i spent with my children. may god bless you all. i think that shows the humanity among these women that they do go through so much and understand what it's like to live in the white house and go through sort of the security concerns and painful loss of jackie went through is something that pat nixon could understand and kind of sympathize with. during the 1976 presidential campaign, carter was on her way to pay her respects to lady birthday johnson whose husband had been the democratic president. the day before the meeting jimmy carter playboy interview, where he talks about nixon and johnson both lied and cheated and distorted the truth and merely mentioning johnson and nixon in the same at that time so close to watergate very upsetting so here is roselyn carter paying her respects to lady birthday johnson very shortly after the article ran and roselyn turned to an aide who v

and they wore the same perfume as pat nixon, traded up and down the hall after dark and pat nixon was not pleased. tim won his career. so bad. tim weiner was national security are correspondent for the new york times, his book is called enemies:the history of the fbi and his book about the cia is called legacy, and the national book award and evan thomas is a journalist and editor with newsweek for much of his career and his book about the cia is called the very best man and he won the national magazine award. it strikes me both men were excellent candidates for nixon's enemies list. these were the kind of journalists with establishment journals like newsweek and the washington post, the new york times, evan thomas went to harvard and is the grandson of a man who ran six times for president has a socialist, norman thomas was not nixon's kind of guy and yet he writes a very compassionate biography. tim weiner went to columbia university and columbia school of journalism and the new york times with almost as much as the washington post, a real antagonist of mister nixon in nixon's point

nixon was the first lady. as the ex- president, bush has been exemplary. unlike most of his predecessors he doesn't miss the office, doesn't try to second guess obama. curious if you can believe this but after the election after obama was sworn in, bush told friends in dallas free at last. [laughter] in many respects, he's a model for what the next president should be. as i said, i don't think bush is the worst president but i do believe that his decision to attack is the worst foreign policy decision ever made by an american president and it gets worse as time goes on. thanks very much. plus the >> thank you very much for your time. i think that your presentation is quite timely with the inquiry report in the uk today. the question i have is you seem to present an individual who may be unqualified to assume the position of president and i noticed to kind of pivotal historical points that might have changed the course of history. the first was how george w. bush was selected as the republican nominee in the pr

of war. >> pat nixon was second lady during that time. so yes, it was very interesting. she was the one to be in a combat zone. she went to a place called long bin, and, she was in the middle of it and we talked about ella ella -- eleanor, and she went to hospitals, and, she listened and went to orphanages, and she was very moved, and she supported the war and wasn't necessary immediate sympathizing with the protestors. she this big gathering for the pows. this is in 1972. 1973. and there were 600 people. it was as billing gathering. no came to the state department. and there was a talk there but no room to have them in the white house. so, they had them on the lawn. it was amazing, this connection of the nixon's, who remember, pat had a lot of empathy, in not the most favorable circumstances. there she reached out to the pows. >> both sons in law fought in the war. i believe bill did that white house event is still the largest to date ever held at the white house. >> yes. >> well, as with all history lessons you never get to the end. [la

nixon and paraded up and down the hall. nixon was not pleased. so in weiner's career ... oh, so bad. tim weiner was the national security correspondent for the new york times. his book about the fbi is called enemies, the history of the fbi and his book about the cia is calledlegacy of passions. the history of the cia and he has won the pulitzer prize and national book award . and evan thomas is a journalist and an editor with newsweek for much of his career and his book about the cia iscalled the very best men . and he won the national magazine award. it strikes me that both men who are excellent candidates for nixon's enemies list area these were the kind of journalists with establishment journals like newsweek and the washington post or new york times or in weiner's case, evans went to phillips academy and harvard and he's the grandson of a man who ran six times for president as a socialist. norman thomas, he was not nixon's kind of guy. yet he writes a very compassionate biography. and mister weiner went to columbia uni

[laughter] >> the biggest event, understand, at the white house was the one pat nixon. >> so, yes, it was very interesting, she was the first first lady to actually be in a combat zone. she went to a place called long bin outside of vietnam, a real combat zone. she was in the middle of it and we talked about roosevelt, but literally area where she could have been shot. she went to hospitals, she listened, she also went to orphanages and she certainly supported the war and wasn't necessarily sympathetic with the protestors one of the things she allude is gathering for pows. 1973 and there were 600 people, a big gathering. they came to the state department where there was an auditorium and talk there but there was no room at the white house to actually have them in the white house so they had them on the lawn and it was an amazing moment, sort of this connection of the nixons who remember themselves, pat had a lot of empathy had been raised and her husband in not the most favorable circumstances, they certainly knew sufferings as they grew up. absolutely. >> both sons-in-law fought in t

nixon and paraded up and down the hall after dark and pat nix john was not pleased. >> especially when they ran interest each other on the way to the bathroom. >> oh, so bad.tim we squaring tim winer's book about the fbi, enemies and his become about the cia is called legacy of ashing the history of the cia has won the pulitzer prize and the national book award. and evan thomas is a journalist and an editor with "newsweek" i for much of his career, and his book about the cia is called "the very best men" and he won the national magazine award. i it strikes me that both men were just excellent candidates for nixon's enemies lest. these were the kind of journalists with establishment journals like "newsweek" and the "washington post," "the new york times," rather, in mr. weiner's case. evan went to phillips academy and harvard and the grandson of man who ran six times for president as socialist, norman thomas help was not nixon's kind of guy and yet he writes a very compassionate biography, and mr. weiner went to columbia university and columbia school of journalism and "the new york tim

paul became a member of congress when pat nixon was first lady. . as ex-president, bush has been exemplary. unlike most unlike most of his predecessor he does not miss the office. he does not try to second-guess obama. curious if you can believe it, but after the election, after obama was sworn in, bush told, bush told friends in dallas, free at last. in many respects he was a model to what an ex-president should be. as i said i do not think george bush is america's worst president. i do believe his decision to attack iraq is the worst form policy decision ever made by an president. it getse worse as time goes on. thank you very much.y much [applause]. >> thank you very much for your time. i think your presentation a book is a quite timely with the inquiry report in the u.k. today. the question i have is that you seem to present an inter- visual who may be unqualified to assume the position of president. yet, i noticed two pivotal historical points that may have changed the course of history. the first was how george w. bush was selected as republic

ever written about nixon and butterfield, and pat nixon flying in a helicopter. pat next and says to her husband, dick, we need to go up to new york over christmas, let's have let's have a good time with the girls. nixon totally ignores her, sticks with his yellow legal pad and she keeps added. butterfield just said, he almost wanted to reach over at nixon and grab him and say hey, u.s. ob, answer her. >> host: next call is carrie in hill city, south dakota. hello carrie. >> caller: hello. this is a pleasure, you have no idea how glad i am to talk to bob woodward. my question for you is very simple, when you and carl were working on the watergate think, did either one of you realize that you were probably probably unraveling one of the greatest mysteries in american history? >> guest: there were stages and it was over a two-year period. we felt we had good information and good sources, but remember people do not believe it. nixon beat george mcgovern in 72 after we had written most of the stories. nixon beat mcgovern, it was a landslide. people, i think the the s

[laughter] >> everybody thinks of mamie eisenhower but the biggest event and stand was pat nixon had for the visitors in that is the natural segue she was the first first lady to actually be in a combat zone. just outside of saigon and was in the middle of it but literally she could have then shot she listened to enjoy into orphanages and supported the war but one of the big things she had a big gathering for the paw1972. there were 600 people, they came to the state department but there was no room at the white house said they had them on the so there was this connection. pat had empathy herself and that was not the most favorable circumstances and could reach out to the returning pows and that was an amazing moment. >> but i believe it is still the largest to date ever held that the white house? >> as a ball history lessons you never get to the end laugh laugh but we will have a great treat to have laura bush and michelle obama of bring us up-to-date with our most recent first lady's barbara bush and then hillary clinton and laura bush and michelle obama. >> that was sitting for th

. >> none more so than richard nixon, who casts his vote with his wife, pat, in california and then makes a break for the border. >> nixon was gloomy as usual. thought he was going to lose. went off with a pal to mexico to drink margaritas and to desert the press. >> essentially throughout the day they kept getting reports, good and bad. they didn't know what they meant. no one ever does. in the evening, the first returns were very pro-kennedy. >> we want kennedy. >> kennedy wins connecticut and the network broadcasters are saying that it might be a landslide. but by midnight the picture is changing. and nixon is starting to pick up midwestern and western states and it's clearly going to go down to the wire. >> the great shock of the night for the kennedy forces and the first time when they thought they had lost was when kennedy failed to carry ohio. >> that was a huge setback for the campaign, and there was a lot of concern. how could we get this wrong? >> the popular vote was too close. no one knew for some time which candidate had actually won. >> nixon returns to california to be with

. - pat buchanan was a fiery editorial writer at a st. louis conservative newspaper when nixon asked him to join partly because nixon had always had difficult relations with conservatives. - i believe that one of the reasons for the deep division about vietnam is that many americans have lost confidence in what their government has told them about our policy. - when he was writing these speeches and counseling nixon, he was really speaking from the heart. - so tonight, to you, the great silent majority of my fellow americans, i ask for your support. in the silent majority, he found a phrase that really encapsulated a lot of people's view of themselves as ordinary people, who weren't protesting... i miss you on "crossfire." - you do. - but i'd rather see you be president. - uh-huh, well, thank you. - and felt like the country was sort of spinning out of their control and they weren't being paid attention to. - how do you respond to george bush's counterattack calling your brand of isolationism an economic retreat from reality? - you know,

pat, i want to get your idea. does this get better or worse for pacific hillary clinton. >> it is out there. it is not like when nixon hit his knee and had problems in 1960 and had to go to the hospital for three weeks. you know, it was all transparent. he made -- eisenhower came up, she has been denying she has health problems. there are rumors on the internet. this reinforces a sense there's something wrong and they have been hiding it. a week ago, before the 30th of august, obama's doctor said both about trump she said she needed more neurological exams on another network. >> it wasn't a matter of hiding. >> they had been hiding it for days. >> they were held back in the media area, they were pinned in. they didn't have access. >> they are like little -- they are like animals in the sense that they stay in their pen when they are told to. >> they knew on friday she had pneumonia. did you know? >> not at all. >> exactly. now it is up to everybody to do their jobs even when you are pinned in you can shout if you