Have exposed the credibility of the press. They have the lowest credibility. Given trumps reliance on free publicity and the access to news shows, including this one, its worth remembering the joke someone cracked during the campaign. Donald trump complaining about media is like an oil man complaining about the smell of crude. So this morning, we will take a close look at this love hate relationship between donald trump and the press. I will talk to the editors of the New York Times and the wall street journal. To a group of top media critics from around the country. But i will start with three people whose job it has been to work for a president and deal with him every day of the week as well as deal with the relationship between the president and the working press. Joe lockheart who was bill clintons press secretary in the second term, Nicole Wallace and ari fleischer. I asked them about the art of working with a president and what they think we can expect from a president trump. Let
Have exposed the credibility of the press. They have the lowest credibility. Given trumps reliance on free publicity and the access to news shows, including this one, its worth remembering the joke someone cracked during the campaign. Donald trump complaining about media is like an oil man complaining about the smell of crude. So this morning, we will take a close look at this love hate relationship between donald trump and the press. I will talk to the editors of the New York Times and the wall street journal. To a group of top media critics from around the country. But i will start with three people whose job it has been to work for a president and deal with him every day of the week as well as deal with the relationship between the president and the working press. Joe lockheart who was bill clintons press secretary in the second term, Nicole Wallace and ari i asked them about the art of working with a president and what they think we can expect from a president trump. Lets dive righ
Politics, spin, but theres a lot of policy and you better learn it fast. I guess i would say how hard is it to kick the partisan thing at the beginning of this when you go in when you transition . How hard is that . Well, i mean, we worked for someone whose top priority after winning an election was really bringing the country together. The first time he ran as a uniter. He came in after the recount which was excruciating for the country. He was acutely aware of that. So he didnt have an urge to continue campaigning after he had won. Reelection was even more so. We were a country engaged in two wars with uneven trajectories at the time of his second inauguration. So there was no resistance on his part to sort of refocusing the countrys attention on governing. I think its an exercise in as a candidate you are responsible for nothing. All problems are made by someone else. All solutions are magically doable. You can implement that. You say it. You just say it. All candidates know that. T
I dont think its good. I dont think it has any parallels to the past. I think he wants them like an addict craves their drug. The press corps is one of the least re the most reluctant institutions to change. Technology has changed. Everything is changing. The White House Press corps is still largely dominated and defined by the habits of people in the 90s. It hasnt changed much. Lets make some changes here. You could make changes. I have my own ideas. I will wait until you what are some changes in the relationship between the White House Press corps and some traditions you think deserve theres been talk of upending some of them. What would you like to make . Im most intrigued by the notion that trump doesnt think he needs or wants to have a protective pool. The protective pool exists so that on days like 9 11, a president can speak not just to his press or to this country but to the world. I think changes his mind about the need for protective pool and maybe getting the press to be mor
Youre watching American History tv on cspan3. To join the conversation, like us on facebook. Next, dixon white house alumni talk about Richard Nixons postpresidency. They discussed their roles in the nixon frost interviews, the writing of his memoir, and his return to public life. We hear about his relationship with Ronald Reagan during the 1980 president ial campaign and has Lasting Impact on american politics. This is just over an hour and was hosted iv next and president ial library and museum in california. Many of you will have it your place setting an envelope. You will find a record or two we were able to find about you. The staff that we have, the great staff inside the foundation had more fun. Imagine if they would uncover something that links something and they would say wow. I can only share with you that it was a great discovery process. Think we are reproducing for them to have at your table. We thought that would be fun. [applause] tos a great honor for me introduce our f