>> were you part of any discussions with the people i mentioned, about whether the president should make any sort of speech on election night? >> i mean, i spoke to the president. they may have been president. but i spoke to the president several times that night. >> there are suggestions by i believe it was mayor giuliani to say we won it out right? >> it was far too early to be making any calls like that. ballots were still being counted. ballots would still be counted for days and it was far too early to be making any proposition like that. >> i remember saying that to the best of my memory i would say we should not go declare