of his name as this nomination. he said, interestingly enough, that he wants to have someone that knows how the law affects the day-to-day lives of people and someone similar to justice john paul stevens. what do you make of the president's assessment just now? >> reporter: well, i thought one of the most interesting things he said is something no one would dispute which is justice stevens leaves the supreme court at the top of his game. physically, he's remarkably fit for a man of his age who will turn 90 on april 20th. he is a regular tennis player. he is still very active physically and very active mentally. and, you know, i think that is true. some justices, to put it charitably, sometimes in history have waited too long and, clearly, that is something that john paul stevens wanted to avoid. now, the president also said he would move quickly to choose a nominee. it took the white house 25 days a year ago from the time that david suter formally announced his decision to step down until the president nominated sonia