president, yeah. i was critical of them because i thought there was a great distortion of what i was trying to do and doing, and -- >> larry: couldn't george bush say the same thing? >> i think any president might want to say a few things, sense maybe a future. i think president reagan was a darling of the press in his term and probably john kennedy was another one who enjoyed the favorable reaction from -- >> larry: personality counts, doesn't it? >> it does count a lot, and the ability to be part of their environment. of course, you're part of their environment, too. i think lyndon johnson had a really hard time with the white house press corps. >> larry: what do you make of the jon stewart and -- i know you're a jon stewart fan. >> i am. >> larry: you'll be on his show later tonight. >> that's true. >> larry: what do you make of his raly? >> i think it's quite a courageous. >> larry: rally to restore sanity. >> right, and to preserve fear i think is what colbert says. well, i think it will be an interesting event. i think there will be a pretty large turnout.