Join me in raising a glass to the president of the united states. [applause] [whistles and applause] pres. Bush thank you all. Thank you and good evening. I always look forward to these dinners where im supposed to be funny. Intentionally. [laughter] really looking forward to hearing cedric the entertainer. I kind of think of myself that way. [laughter] cedric, did you hear that alaris line dutch that hilaire sinai had an organ that hilarious line i had in arkansas. Told me she was from du said is that next to the king . Thats what you call sophisticated rep partake. In montana i told a joke about a cattle guard which did not get a very big laugh. Actually, none. [laughter] but cedric i think you will appreciate this and you can use it if you want to. See, there was this city slicker who was driving around lost and he came across this old cowboy. And so the city slicker asked the old guy how to get to the nearest town. Mrs. Bush not that old joke. Not again. [applause] go sit down. Mrs. Bush ladies and gentlemen, ive been attending these dinners for years and just quietly sitting there. [laughter] well, ive got a few things i want to say for a change. [cheers and applause] this is going to be fun, because he really doesnt have a clue about what i am going to say next. [laughter] george always says hes delighted to come to these press dinners. [laughter] baloney [applause] [laughter] hes usually in bed by now. [laughter] i am not kidding. [laughter] i said to him the other day, george, if you really want to end tyranny in the world, youre gonna have to stay up later. [cheers and applause] i am married to the president of the united states. And heres our typical evening. [laughter] 9 00, mr. Excitement here is sound asleep. [laughter] and i am watching desperate housewives. [laughter and applause] with lynne cheney. [laughter] ladies and gentlemen, i am a desperate housewife. [laughter] i mean, if those women on that show think theyre desperate, they ought to be with george. One night [laughter] [applause] one night, after george went to bed, lynne cheney, condi rice , karen hughes and i went to chippendales. [laughter] i would not even mention it, except Ruth Ginsberg and Sandra Day Oconnor saw us there. [laughter] i wont tell you what happened. But lynns secret Service Code Name is now dollar bill. [applause] but george and i are complete opposites. I am quiet, hes talkative. I am introverted, hes extroverted. I can pronounce nuclear. [laughter and applause] the amazing thing, however, is that george and i were just meant to be. I was a librarian who spent 12 hours a day in the library. Yet, somehow, i met george. [laughter] we met and married and i became one of the regulars up at kennebunkport. All the bushes love kennebunkport. Which is like crawford, but without the night life. [laughter] people ask me what its like to be up there with the whole bush clan. Let me put it this way. First prize, threeday vacation with the bush family. Second prize, ten days. [laughter] [laughter and applause] speaking of prizes, brings me to my motherinlaw. [laughter] so many mothers today are just not involved in their childrens lives. [laughter] not a problem with barbara bush. [laughter] [laughter] people often wonder what my motherinlaws really like. People think shes a sweet grandmotherly aunt bea type. Shes actually more like don corleone. [laughter] cedric, am i doing all right . [cheers and applause] i saw my inlaws down at the ranch over easter. We like it down there. George did not know much about ranches when we bought the place. Andover and yale do not have a real strong ranching program. [laughter] but i am proud of george. Hes learned a lot about ranching since that first year, when he tried to milk the horse. [laughter] whats worse, it was a male horse. [laughter and applause] now, of course, he spends his days clearing brush, cutting trails, taking down trees or, as the girls call it, the texas chain saw massacre. [laughter] georges answer to any problem at the ranch is to cut it down with a chain saw. [laughter] which i think is why he and cheney and rumsfeld get along so well. [applause] [laughter and applause] its always very interesting to see how the ranch air invigorates people when they come down from washington. Recently, when Vice President cheney was down, he got up early one morning, he put on his hiking boots, and he went on a brisk 20 to 30 foot walk. [laughter] but actually, in all seriousness i do love the ranch. And i love the whole bush family. I was an only child and when i married into the extended bush clan, i got brothers and sisters and wonderful inlaws, all of whom opened their arms to me. Included in the package, i got this guy here. I think when you marry someone, you unconsciously are looking for something in your spouse to help fulfill something in you. And george did that for me. He brought fun and energy into my life and so many other things. George is a very good listener, hes easy to be around, and on top of it all, hes a loving father whose daughters absolutely adore him. So in the future, when you see me just quietly sitting up here, [laughter] i want you to know i am happy to be here for a reason. I love and enjoy being with the man who usually speaks to you on these occasions. So george and i thank you for inviting us, thank you for all of the good work that you and the press do, and thank you for your very kind hospitality this evening. [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] to friday night White House Correspondent coronavirus reporter ricks was asked to switch seats. Chris johnson who filed the pool report on the incident said quote a white house official instructed the print pool to take cnns seat in the Briefing Room because the seating would be swapped for the briefing. Given the seating assignment is under the jurisdiction of the White House Correspondents association, not the white house, the Pool Reporter refused to move. Force briefingsk on saturday. But reporters did hear from white house Senior Advisor kevin hassett, who stopped for a few minutes to take questions on the impact of the coronavirus on the economy. Mr. Hassett said, that unappointed numbers in the u. S. Could reach as high as
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