of a show and democratic congressional candidate. i didn t know that was part of your resume. got it all. steve, start with you, because you re a trump insider and a lot of trump insiders are saying a lot of things about mitt romney now. i want to give you a chance. what do you think about the possibility of mitt romney being nominated as secretary of state? well, i think it s highly unlikely and largely for the reasons so many trump supporters are voicing. i would also say this caution fellow trump supporters we have to believe in our man. have to believe in our candidate, and if he does determine that mitt romney s going to serve america best at secretary of state, then i ll give him all of my confidence and ask him humbly to do the same. again i don t think that s going to happen but i m proud of both of them. both mr. romney and the president-elect, they were able to so patriotism and smirk much bigger and more important than political disagreements and personal animosity.
tweeting florence henderson was a dear friend for so very many years and in my heart forever. love and hugs to her family. i ll miss you dearly. also her other child on the show, played greg brady, barry williams tweeting he was deeply saddened and she was one of most gracious he had ever known. think back to florence henderson all of those years, i remember her as the pitch woman for wesson oil. i always thinks thoe of those w think of that. hard work. acting. touched a lot of lives. stephanie elam, thanks so much. continuing our discussion now. joining us on the phone author joel brokaw who co-wrote florence henderson s biography, life is not a stage. thanks for being with us. we know she s a friend of yours and are sorry for your loss. can you tell us what florence henderson wanted people to know about her life and career?
wants a hug from me. and i hug everybody. reporter: in the decades following the show, henderson never shied away from the limelight, returning to her beloved carol brady for multiple spinoffs of the brady show. you are my lucky star reporter: but before she became a brady, henderson seemed destined for show business. i don t ever remember not singing and i would sing and pass the hat and i m sing for groceries. reporter: henderson s career took off at the age of 17 when she landed a leading role in rogers and hammerstein s oklahoma in 1951. oklahoma, o.k. becoming a bona fide broadway star, her tv career pregnanted as she became nbc s today girl in 1959 and she broke barriers as the first woman to guest host the tonight show in 1962. henderson earned her star on the hollywood walk of fame in 1996 and danced her way to a new
tonight show in 1962. henderson earned her star on the hollywood walk of fame in 1996, and danced her way to a new generation of fans on dancing with the stars in 2010. [ cheers and applause ] reporter: today, america mourns the loss of everyone s favorite mom. i want to be loved by you, gist you and nobody else but you i want to be loved by you alone reporter: and a whole new generation of people saw her on d d dancing with the stars and saw a whole new side when competing on the show, all of her moxie in her 70s. re-appeared this season because her tv daughter, maureen mccormick, marcia brady on the show. showed herself off saying, marcia, marcia, marcia, even in the audience monday night.
reporter: taking on the role was something henderson embraced. i get so much fan mail from all over the world, and everybody wants a hug. from me. yeah, yeah. and i hug everybody. reporter: and in the decades following the show, henderson never shied away from the limelight, returning to her beloved carol brady for multiple spin jauchs of the brady show . my lucky star reporter: but before the she became a brady, henderson seemed destined for show business. i don t ever remember not singing and i would sing in pass the hat and sing for groceries. reporter: henderson s career took off at the age of 19 when she landed a leading role in rodgers & hammerstein s oklahoma in 1951. oklahoma reporter: becoming a bona fide broadway star, her tv career progressed becoming nbc s today girl in 1959. and she broke barriers as the first woman to guest host the