combination of fiction, distortion and words taken out of context. also quoted in the book, paul volcker, the great former fed chairman who headed the president's economic recovery advisory board. said "obama is smart but smart is not enough. leadership is another thing entirely about knowing your mind enough to make real decisions, ones that last." that's a profound criticism of the president. that's not really about this book. that's a profound charge about the need for a president to have a firm grip on his own thinki i or her on thinking, the ability to stay the course. he's saying obama doesn't have that. that's probably a more profound comment that we're talking about here. >> in some ways if you read near the end of the book, president obama also admits that, himself. this whole idea of it's not enough to be confident in the chair in the oval office. part of leadership is also transmitting that sense of confidence to the american people. he -- suskind interviews the president, it lasted 50 minutes in february. you do get the sense this was before. this whole idea of a feuding