November president ial election. This is an hour and half. One of the best things about sitting across from you is that, for all of us who have been part of the institutes staff, we are wondering what you been thinking, with this experience has been like for you over the last yearandahalf, two years. So tonight, we get to hear for the first time your reaction to the campaign. Thank you very much. I want to thank the in boyer for the support the university has given the institute politics, including making it possible for us to hire such Extraordinary People like Steve Edwards and been restored and all of the other people and ben reeseberg and all the other people. [applause] you have been wondering what i have been doing and i have been wondering what you have been doing. [laughter] those who were disappointed by this outcome, the democrats elated by this outcome given the conventional wisdom around this campaign, the president s Approval Ratings that were barely above 50 , often dippi
President ial candidate, how to deal with the stop light, how to spotlight, how to deal with the national politics. She may be the smartest politician ever and she may be able to come out of alaska to handle all of this. But i will give her three weeks. Three weeks, well know if this is real. Three weeks to the day, she did her interview with katie couric, which effectively ended it for her. I thought they might make [laughter] i thought that they might make a conservative choice, someone who had at least a taste of the National Stage or, which was more of a consensus in the political committee, that he might take rob portman from ohio because ohio is so important. Portman was a guy who is a centerright conservative, who might be more broad. I think barack was surprised by the choice. Do you think portman could have changed the outcome . I dont know. There is a lot of reflection on that in romneyland. When you were talking about the adjustment that obama felt he had to undergo, and tel
Is also the cofounder of such organizations as the National Womens political caucus and the womens media center, which focus on issues related to gender equality. Her remarks will be live monday at 1 p. M. Eastern on cspan three. Mrs. Johnson as first lady love to show off her home. The guests to the rents would often gathered here in the den and various heads of state came to visit. We do have a few things that speak to her connection to the room here. What of the things that she wanted to highlight was the native American Heritage here in the hill country and we do have a small collection of arrowheads over there. She had an eye for copper and collected various items through the years and had gifts from various friends. Mrs. Johnson gave a tour of the house in 1968 that was filmed where she featured the china that was purchased in mexico, very colorful. Spent a lotohnson of time here at the ranch. It provided a lot of respite from the turmoil of washington. First lady, lady bird john
Our treasurer and firefighter. [applause] mckenna. Counsel, dan [applause] kathy sullivan. [applause] and representing the dca [applause] youre already said hello to a couple of them. They are always were saying hello to and expressing eric appreciation for all of their years of dedication. George bruno. [applause] barrow. Tate chair chris [applause] senator jeff ward byrne. [applause] and for the third and final time, kathy sullivan. [applause] we also have with us today some out of town guests. The secretary of the association of democratic chairs, my friend [applause] one of the greatest state chairs to ever hold that office, for and former maryland state chair jerry. [applause] lets give him a big round of applause. Sitting next to the governor. Very nice. [laughter] i have your governor. You i have my governor. You got mine. Kim german. [applause] directorand executive jonathan hoosier. [applause] they want to come down and see what a real of them looks like, lets welcome jeremy k
Eastern. Gloria steinem will speak at the National Press club. She helped found the womens action alliance. Watch her remarks at 1 00 eastern on cspan3. Mrs. Johnson as first lady loved to show off her home. The guests would often formally gather here in the done. In the den. Various heads of state came to visit. We have various things, one of the things she wanted to highlight was the native here. An heritage we have a collection of arrowheads. She had an eye for copper and collected items and had gifts from friends. Mrs. Johnson gave a tour of the house in 1968. She featured the china from mexico picture here. She spent a lot of time at the provided a respite from the turmoil in washington, particularly later in the presidency. The johnsons could come home and make that connection back to the land and this place that they valued so much. Bird johnson, tonight at 9 00 eastern on cspan and c span3, also on cspan radio and cspan. Org. Wisconsin congressman paul ryan was in altoona, iowa