Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the chief executive officer of the george w. Bush president ial center, ken hersch. [ applause ] thank you and welcome to the engage series presented by highland capital. Im the introducer in chief. Our goal is to provide content you cant get anywhere else. Were honored today with this session to launch a wonderful insiders look at president ial retreats and a glimpse of what life looks like for a president outside of the white house. Its a fascination that so many people. Were delighted to take a deep dive into camp david, crawford, kennebunkport and the lbj ranch. Tonight, we have a series of guests who can also give us that special insight. To kick us off, i would like to introduce the 43rd president of the United States. [ applause ] thank you all. [ applause ] thank you very much. [ applause ] so this is a special moment for laura and me because we have such fond memories of the president ial retreats. One of the things about the presidency tha
We communicate the level of scrutiny involved in communication today. How we communicate, and the level of scrutiny in our communication today. It probably changed the perception of the United States around the world. Initially, i think there was tremendous sympathy for the United States. I think in part because of actions that we chose to take including go to war. A lot of that sympathy dissipated. I think there is a profound admiration and respect for all of those people who put their lives on the line for the rescue operation. That certainly was evident from the very first day. I have respect for and gratitude for the way congressional leadership responded. Its interesting. Today, we talk about polling numbers and congress having perhaps the lowest Approval Ratings at any time in history. Something in the teens, i recall. I recall somebody coming to us a couple of weeks after 9 11 and telling me it was the highest Approval Rating. It was in the high 80s. Congress had an Approval Rat
Service, and then i was an usher to 1986. Later, i was appointed as the chief usher by president reagan. Steve what were your responsibilities as a chief usher . Gary walters they were threefold. First was to protect the family. Second was to maintain the office of the presidency. Third was to maintain the house of the president for the american people. We would have a million and a half people that would come through the house. Those were the three main activities. The main responsibility is to take care of the first family and see to their needs in the house. Steve what were your Biggest Challenges . Gary walters trying to make sure we took care of the every day, mundane things for the president and the first lady. You can think of it as a home. Many people do not, but it is where the president and first lady live. It is one of our jobs to ease some of the burdens of the family. We went to make sure the house was taking care of and kept clean. That is one of the Main Responsibilities
Rising. The government is saying they are in control of west gate mall. 62 dead nearly 200 wounded. Five americans hurt. Alshabab has claimed responsibility. The looming budget show down on capitol hill threatens another government shut down. What do you think would be a way to get this started . Theres no way we should be talking about shutting the government down. Hillary clinton for the first time is conceding she might run for president in 2016. I think theres no such thing as a done deal ever by anybody. The emmy goes to breaking bad. Claire danes homeland. Modern family. Jeff daniels. Im not twerking. That would be degrading. The years most powerful typhoon slammed into china after veering from hong kong. Im on the ground to show its history. All that. The killer for the pittsburgh steelers. No hes not. You sound very sure. All that matters. Yankees honor rivera. I love you guys. You are special to me and my family. I love you guys. Thank you very much. On cbs this morning. Thank
Reject everyone obama nominates for office. Demagoguery and history shows it, while dynamite for the short game in politics, theres always a crowd when someones about to explode, doesnt make for a good career move. Soon people discover you are essentially a negative force. Primarily interested in attacking whatever, whoever you see out there in front of you. Cruz wants to kill the Affordable Care act which was legitimately enacted into law. He wants to bring the American Government to a halt, renege on the National Debt to get it removed. This is how he wants to be known. This is a brand he wants to establish for himself even if it tears the government apart. Michael grimm is a new york republican. Thank you for joining us. Let me just get something straight. I dont think i met you more than once or twice, mr. Grimm, but i want to ask some certain questions that have been raced on this show recently. First of all, do you believe that president barack obama was legitimately elected pres