Classmate of pauls in 88. we had a great time. those kids the ones that i brought from janesville out there, were treated to 3 hours of just great conversation and one of the funniest things for me is that congressman ryan talked with amanda terrell about hunting for 30 minutes deer hunting and amanda talking to her congressman over a rack of ribs at this beautiful place. greta: coming up, he has been the vice-presidential candidate for a short time. but representative ryan has been in congress for 14 years. how will his experience impact the campaign? byron york is here to talk about that, next. and hadt had the makings of a big screen thriller. how did governor mitt romney keep the v.p. decision quiet? how did paul ryan pull off the tough secret mission? we ll take you behind the scenes, coming up. what is at?
His personal history. but one of his favorite hometown restaurants. griff jenkins talk to the owner in wisconsin. reporter: here s the owner here at the italian house, one of congressman ryan s favorite foods. how long has paul been coming here? i would have to say, at least 20 to 25 years, since 1988, the year we opened up next door here. he has been coming over to eat with all of his high school friends. there is a high school right next door to us. we set up kids every day and paul ryan would be here, running to grab a quick lunch, it was about $2, now it s up to $5 a lunch. paul to this day coming over and gets the food that he grew up enjoying, something unique, something different. that representatives janesville, tremendously. reporter: you have all the famous folks that have eaten
He knows when to when to be light hearted. greta: when he came to washington, he did a number of thins. he worked with jack kemp. yes. you know, i would jack kemp was an enormous influence on him. there is no doubt about it. i recognize that in our first campaign. where jack ith come into janesville and helped stump for paul. he pulled me aside and said, look, your brother s going to make a difference in this world. and he was so sincere. i could tell that there was a unique bond of mentorship and it s been really warm seeing some of the kemp children coming out and making comments about a little bit of their father that they see in paul now. that s very touching for us. greta: you can tell how proud the community is, whether you are for him politically or not. we are in the high school gym. you played basketball. he didn t, right? that s right. greta: he played socker and
Be up. your heart s thumping. oh, my gosh! i said, i will go in the bathroom. there i am in this motel bathroom, he s like, you will see paul on tv tomorrow. i couldn t say anything, i was in the room with them. it was amazing. reporter: you must be proud. were you in the homecoming in waukesha? i couldn t, we were traveling. we were at the airport. i will never forget that. we were walking through o hare and there he was, speaking live. we just stopped and it kind of, you know one of those days you will always remember. we are so proud of him and proud of wisconsin and proud of romney and excited for romney. yeah. it s surreal. reporter: i know you want to play your part and be as supportive of this tight network and this family, but do you have hopes? have you thought about what you hope for this campaign? i do. it reflects janesville values, wisconsin values, what we just went through, which is hard on
His personal history. but one of his favorite hometown restaurants. griff jenkins talk to the owner in wisconsin. reporter: here s the owner here at the italian house, one an s favorite foods. how long has paul been coming here? i would have to say, at least 20 to 25 years, since 1988, the year we opened up next door here. he has been coming over to eat with all of his high school friends. there is a high school right next door to us. we set up kids every day and paul ryan would be here, running to grab a quick lunch, it was about $2, now it s up to $5 a lunch. paul to this day coming over and gets the food that he grew up enjoying, something unique, something different. that representatives janesville, tremendously. reporter: you have all the famous folks that have eaten