the proper example. i followed the process diligently for six months. i ve engaged with them formally and informally and the next step has been the lawsuit step. that said, i would say the white house can come in, step in and say allow it to move forward and go from there. we ll see what happens. we ll take this one day at a time. i think it s important the american people understand their history, our history and what it means because i ve wrote this memoir for a variety of reasons. not just to tell a good story about what happened during those tumultuous times but also for history, for students of government. for policymakers today. to give them some insights into what i was thinking. how i tried to work may way through day-to-day activities. what were the core principles that guided me? where did i succeed? where did i come up short? i think these are all important things that i think people will find very interesting when they read my memoir, a sacred oath. i know you weren t s