campaign that cheney was in good health with normal cardiac function. >> the normal cardiac function wasn't true. >> well, i'm not responsible for that. i don't know what took place between the doctors. >> this idea that you have this respected heart surgeon from texas who didn't see you, didn't examine you, and then writes something saying that you have normal cardiac function, that just wasn't true, mr. vice president. >> well, go ask denton cooley about that. >> but, sir, you saw it -- >> listen to me. i think the bottom line was, was i up to the task of being vice president? and there's no question, i think based upon the fact that i did it for eight years, that they were right. >> how were they able to say that you were able to do the job? >> the way i look at it, sanjay, first of all, i didn't seek the job. the president came to me and asked me to be his vice president. the party nominated me. the doctors that consulted on it