[applause] Vice President biden thank you all. [applause] Vice President biden thank you all. Et them celebrate. Mr. President , i think weve got a happy room here. It seems ridiculous to say thank you all for being here. Ladies and gentlemen, to state the obvious, this is a historic day. [applause] in our business, we use that phrase a lot, but i cant think of a day in the 37 years i was a United States senator or the short time ive been Vice President that its been more appropriately stated. This is a historic day. And history, history is not merely what is printed in textbooks. It doesnt begin or end with the stroke of a pen. History is made, history is made when men and women decide that theres a greater risk in accepting the situation that we cannot bear than in steeling our spine and embracing the promise of change. Thats when history is made. [applause] history is made when you all assemble here today, members of Congress Take charge to change the lives of tens of millions of am
From our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. Dan pfeiffer was Senior Advisor to the president until his resignation became effective last week. Before that he served as the president S Communications director. The former deputy chief of staff of operations called his departure the end of an era. Hes the last of a select group which stayed with the president from the beginning of the campaign for the white house. Announcing his resignation president obama said, hes been smart, steady, tireless, and true to the values we started with. He is a good man and a friend and im going to miss having him , just down the hall from me. Early this week, i talked to dan pfeiffer about his years in the white house. His decision to leave and the challenges facing president obama. Heres that conversation. You have had a remarkable experience. Youre in your early 30s and you have, since 2007, been at the side of the president of the United States. How do you decide when to leave . Dan thats a
From our studios in new york city this is charlie rose. Dan pfeiffer was Senior Advisor to the president until his resignation became effective last week. Charlie former deputy chief of staff of operations called his departure the end of an every rasm hes the last of a select group which stayed with the president from the beginning of the campaign for the white house. Announcing his resignation, president obama said hes been smart, steady, tireless, and true to the values we started with. He is a good man and a friend and im going to miss having him just down the hall from me. Early this week, i talked to dan pfeiffer about his years in the white house. His decision to leave and the challenges facing president obama. Heres that conversation. You have had a remarkable experience. Youre in your early 30s and you have, since 2007, been at the side of the president of the United States. How do you decide when to leave . Dan thats a pretty complex question. That maybe has a simple answer, w
Choice. I it was a storytelling choice, where just bob cochran trying to create stakes. This guy has to stop it. Ment the assassination would be a national catastrophe. And the first black american in the white house. Thats where the choice came from, the choice for dramatic stakes. Last question. Its been great [inaudible] i wanted to circle back to what you referenced about the saudi ambassador saying something that around the world from in africa and thailand and singapore and egypt are viewing americans through television, and i wonder youve already discussed what you think what control do you have about the shows going there and being translated or maybe not the dialogue that you intended . Im just speculating. How does that work . Because, according to him, this has a huge influence in how were viewed as americans. Right. Well, what its actually a distribution model. The question is, what control do we as artists have . Terms of distribution . Do you even know about the running d
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