as he was in the immediate aftermath of his previous surgery, and his physical regimen then, it seemed to me in some of the pictures from haiti this past week that perhaps he's put on little bit of weight. you know that diet has always been an issue with him. we know that his original surgery was back in 2004. that, in fact, in september of 2004, he was very ill. very ill indeed. but not long afterwards, about a month later i was covering him out on the campaign trail for john kerry in philadelphia. i think you were there as well that day, chris. >> i remember that day well. >> exactly. and he didn't look so great then. but he began to really regain strength and activity. and he's been in terrific shape, as david gregory can attest to having done that interview with him, and the other former president, george w. bush. very interesting day at the white house, david. >> right. the other thing is, the other prominent politician, dick cheney, the former vice president, who had a history of