terrifying in some ways. i can remember once he was i think in bangkok rushing between planes and dictating to ashley who was with him on that trip and autumn burlington gets deutsch marks for helping shepherd those and to print. in any event i did a piece when richard died, and i used the phrase something to the effect he was not an ugly american. he wasn t a quiet american. and she said ah-ha and took that and made it into the unquiet american. i would credit strobe with the unquiet american, and with ab bow to bob green because we did flat the green title on its head. yes? elliott jones. will you tell the trampoline story? [laughter] also, do you think that mr. holbrooke could in any way have had an interest in turning his perspective to the economic problem that is going on on diplomacy or would he be totally uninterested in the whole business? he wouldn t be an interested but he would be glad there are other people more interested than he. [laughter] there was noth
.. an elusive title he thought was for losers and guarantee we sold in 2008800 copies, he thought that was thought america alone was a hit title, and he proved right on that. host: what was your original title? guest: i m keeping that to when i m in a multibillionaire and i can afford to indulge myself by writing books with oblique titles that sell 204,000 copies. host: what is the book about? guest: the book is my original title was on the same theme as america alone turned into. which is civilizational collapse, which is my shtick, my niche, and what hair didid is he getsow to focus on your selling point, and he says all this tap-dancing around the issue in the first 50 pages is a waste of time. get rid of that. and that s the book. and he was right on that. host: you write in america alone, the end of the world as we know it : it s hard to deliver a wakeup call for a civilization so determined to smother the alarm clock in the soft fluffy pillow of multicu
why not? where are they staying? well, that s simply because of security. as you saw, david beckham has become a very good close friend with william and kate. of course, victoria and david attended the wedding. i thought it was a nice touch that he was there to welcome them. you know, they didn t go to the party afterwards, they looked very dapper. there s nothing like having a good-looking man as you come down the airplane to meet you. and, of course, you have steven frye too. it was very british the way they were introduced to america. basically where they re saying is more security-led. not that the beckhams would have a problem or steven frye, but i think it s a shrewd move by them because then whatever you do, they re not relying on one person. a bit of inside gossip, as ever. think about this. they re just about to leave los angeles as victoria beckham may be giving birth to her latest addition to the family, a baby girl. that could come at any time now. you have to wonder ab
recovery. good morning. i m alex witt. welcome to msnbc saturday. first we go to the legacy of betty ford. the former first lady completely changed the way americans talk about addiction, breast cancer, and other tough issues that people used to deal with in silence. mrs. ford died last night at the age of 93, and she said she was an ordinary woman called on stage at an extraordinary time. nbc s brian williams has more. reporter: we got to know her all over again during the week of mourning for president gerald ford, her strength and dignity still intact 30 years after leaving the white house. i was an ordinary woman called on stage at an extraordinary time. the president s first and our first lady, betty ford. reporter: elizabeth bloomer ford, never expected to be anything other than a congressman s wife. his wife, betty ford. reporter: but she became first lady the day richard nixon resigned. it was, she later said, the saddest day of her life. i m indebte
america. the royals have landed in the united states and we are live in los angeles as hollywood s set get ready. what will kate wear tonight on the red carpet? hello, everybody. i m dan harris in new york. i want to say good morning to all of you and also to my co-anchor bianna golodryga who is in los angeles. well, we are here to celebrate the arrival of two of the most famous tourists in america. of course, i m talking about prince william and his new wife catherine. they landed last evening but we know it s also a day where coast to coast we are remembering a courageous and trail blazing woman. that s right. former first lady betty ford died last night. she was 93 years old. she was one of the most popular first ladies in recent history and in many ways she revolutionized the job. the tributes are pouring in this morning. president obama praising mrs. ford for her courage and compassion and former president clinton saying mrs. ford was a remarkable woman whose le