energies to be sure we confirm the kind of supreme court justice america needs, a justice who says what the law is, not what she wants it to be. alex, is that an accidental tip that maybe it s going to be amy barrett? it could be an accidental slip. i don t even know that president trump knows yet who his favorite is. yesterday we had three names. today four. judge hardiman wasn t mentioned yesterday, and now in the top four. i don t think necessarily the white house even knows. so it could have been a slip. we ll have to wait and see. though i know there are a lot of social conservatives would like to see barrett nominated, because they believe they would be a strong vote to overturn roe vs. wade. that s why i asked the question, not just a slip, but
those cares and concerns are totally legitimate. the way he s going about it is the way a lot of people went about it in the 1920s for instance when we raised tariffs, built walls and boy, that decade rial worked out well, didn t it? what did the 1930s give us? i was thinking it s not analogous particularly, i was thinking of president reagan, 1981, inauguration day, the hostages are released five minutes after he was inaugurated and there was pressure to kill the hostage deal that president carter had made. right. and reagan said, no. thinking about june 1993, the first time bush xli went back to the white house after clinton beat him was to appear with ford, carter, clinton and endorse nafta. and there was a bipartisan view that our broad commitment as a country should not change with every election. this is not surprising. he said he was going to do all this. but i think we ve seen reporting
and you knew where she stood a lot of issues. what was striking was the love affair between barbara bush and hw bush and she said i married the first man i ever kissed and she said when i told it to my children they just about throw up. she had a lot of humor. on this date is important to remember that 41, hw bush held her hands all day. according to staff, he was there throughout the day and was there when she passed. he is being stoic and strong, lifted up by a large and supportive family but obviously this is saying goodbye to the love of his life, 73 years, they celebrated 72 years of marriage january 6th and there was nothing like that covered. you saw the couple up close, brett is referring to the statement we have seen from the longtime chief of staff to bush xli as he is known.
first time, cnn presidential historian douglas brinkley and with us david siaters. and the spirit of the letter, now everyone to see. reminds us of what a class act barack obama is. it s a very simple but eloquently written, something to leave behind and hopefully for president trump to reflect on. other presidents have done similar notes. worth saying bush xli wrote a similar note to bill clinton and george w. bush wrote one when he left office. kind of become an american tradition. i thought interesting, though, in ways a civics lesson that president obama is giving donald trump, but it s sheer grasciouss
eugene ailes found his way up. by age 25 he was executive producer of the highly successful mike douglas daytime tv show. one guest was richard nixon who was so taken with the young ailes that he hired him for his president a campaign. a broader career as a media and political consultants. in 1984 he advised ronald reagan after reagan lost the first presidential debate walter mondale. ailes approached vice president george hw bush in his successful campaign to succeed reagan. president bush xli tweeted the he wasn t perfect but roger ailes is my friend and i loved him. not sure i would have been president without his great talent and loyal help but, rest in peace. after a successful stint as cnbc and launching the channel that would later become msnbc news corporation chief rupert murdoch tapped him to start the fox news channel in 1996, it was a huge