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the white house also known as the people's house really means the white house grounds are the people's grounds and if you start to think about it that way, it is and so far removed from a typical suburban home. it typically suburban homes, mine included, have a more formal front lawn that would be the north grounds of the white house facing pennsylvania avenue and a more private less formal backyard of that's both theky larger south grounds looking down towards the washington monument. that's pretty much what happens at the white house today. >> let's get to the issue of just how sacrosanct are the white house grounds. are they untouchable? you are a historian and i'm a journalist. neither ofis us is a politician. thbut first ladies especially te modern era they want to go on 'schanging things. there is resistance to that. >> i think it is fair to say people have had an opinion about trump's recent rose garden renovation. the historyor of the site that i just briefly enumerated described the rose garden itself as a fairly they go on for more than two centuries, 1962 not that long ago a
the white house also known as the people's house really means the white house grounds are the people's grounds and if you start to think about it that way, it is and so far removed from a typical suburban home. it typically suburban homes, mine included, have a more formal front lawn that would be the north grounds of the white house facing pennsylvania avenue and a more private less formal backyard of that's both theky larger south grounds looking down towards the washington monument. that's...
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white house. today, we have a wonderful guest, pete souza, who is the bestselling author and for eight years was the chief white house photographer for president. obama headed the white house photography office and was a presidential photographer for president reagan. we have much talk about gathered with us here today. indicator house is a wonderful audience. friends of the white house historical association. many of you have the white house for years in either journalism, television, radio, photography and it's great to have you with us as well. so let's dive in, have our first question to pete. do you remember what the circumstances were, how old you were, the very first time you visited the white house? i do. i was a 1965. okay. my parents took myself and my sister, jane to d.c. and we we toured washington and we visited the white house. we went on the white house tour. we have no oh, no visit. do you know why? why is that? because photos were not on the white house tours until michelle obama.
white house. today, we have a wonderful guest, pete souza, who is the bestselling author and for eight years was the chief white house photographer for president. obama headed the white house photography office and was a presidential photographer for president reagan. we have much talk about gathered with us here today. indicator house is a wonderful audience. friends of the white house historical association. many of you have the white house for years in either journalism, television, radio,...
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they are in the white house. you had the media pointing out the equivalent of a royal family for this country. and the children were part of that. >> how hard was it for mrs. kennedy to kind of control all of this, especially when you compared with the first family deals with today in terms of social media, in terms of theyo press? was she allowed in did she have more control in terms of media? >> sheet tribe is much as she could too have control. i was a time as you said the majority of americans were getting their news from printed sources. you had the element of television that was relatively new. by 1960 when kennedy's writing for president i think 90%0% of american household had tb by that time. ten years before was a fraction of that. ait's that medium that kennedy played too. the kids ended up being recorded as well. they would be broadcasting living room. >> these were w the first childn who were more widely on television? >> yes. they were the youngest kids to occupy the white house teddy roosevelt kids
they are in the white house. you had the media pointing out the equivalent of a royal family for this country. and the children were part of that. >> how hard was it for mrs. kennedy to kind of control all of this, especially when you compared with the first family deals with today in terms of social media, in terms of theyo press? was she allowed in did she have more control in terms of media? >> sheet tribe is much as she could too have control. i was a time as you said the...
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this is not the first white house school, but it likely was the last time the white house had a school inside. jacqueline kennedy had an experience where caroline had ballet classes outside of the white house, which was no issue until they became until her husband became president and then they were caroline was being followed by reporters. so she decided this is kennedy decided to create what was initially called a playgroup you're kind of evolved into a nursery and then by the time carolyn what caroline was school age became a first grade classroom and john jr. was part of the playgroup ultimately, but it was comprised of children. who were the kids of their close friends and the parents all pulled their resources and funded? the salary of the teachers the parents pooled resources for the supplies books. there was a trampoline that was purchased for the the school kids. it was her way of providing her kids with an environment where they were learning in something like a classroom setting with other children, but again, it was controlled they were. in you know behind is for private wa
this is not the first white house school, but it likely was the last time the white house had a school inside. jacqueline kennedy had an experience where caroline had ballet classes outside of the white house, which was no issue until they became until her husband became president and then they were caroline was being followed by reporters. so she decided this is kennedy decided to create what was initially called a playgroup you're kind of evolved into a nursery and then by the time carolyn...
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white house grounds. >> tell me a little bit about what you know because you are a historian you are not here as a gardener you are here to tell us the life story of the area. was there a real commitment early on? or did it take decades before althe grounds of the setting of the white house really took on importance and got money to do something about it? >> abigail adams the first first lady to live in the white house we should be talking about the first ladies especially today. she described the scene to her daughter in the year 1800 in a letter to her daughter. she described the scene as a place without the least offensive guard or other convenience but she optimistically better it's a beautiful spot capable of every improvement. i think successor president thomas jefferson moved in 1800 as well. i'm sorry and 1801. he immediately really got to work and proving grounds. he actually part developed the first landscape plan for the white house and then spent the next eight years of his presidency developi
white house grounds. >> tell me a little bit about what you know because you are a historian you are not here as a gardener you are here to tell us the life story of the area. was there a real commitment early on? or did it take decades before althe grounds of the setting of the white house really took on importance and got money to do something about it? >> abigail adams the first first lady to live in the white house we should be talking about the first ladies especially today....
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the white house was quiet. biden is not saying anything, so progressives -- they wanted to take the narrative back into their own hands to be able to say, we are not going to pass just any belt. the president -- any bill. this is what you told me, the president cannot call us up and say, this is what we negotiated, you will vote on this for me the way that you did with build back better and the denver structure bill. that is not the same prerequisite -- the build back better infrastructure bill. this is not the same bill. >> as he's heading off to marine one helicopter, he says i'm optistic. we might know if we have a deal as early as tonight. 27 minutes later the white house without a statement saying, whoa, no way, work requirements, we are taking money out of the, food out of the mouths of poor people ,laying that hard line. why? they are trying to signal to the progressives, we got your back on this and the question is whether that is blowing things up or whether that is posturing for the purpose of politic
the white house was quiet. biden is not saying anything, so progressives -- they wanted to take the narrative back into their own hands to be able to say, we are not going to pass just any belt. the president -- any bill. this is what you told me, the president cannot call us up and say, this is what we negotiated, you will vote on this for me the way that you did with build back better and the denver structure bill. that is not the same prerequisite -- the build back better infrastructure...
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these meetings did not only take place in the white house. one day in may 18, '62 lincoln went to a local hospital where white union soldiers were convalescing and a nurse there introduced him to three black cooks, fugitives from slavery, at least two of them had come from kentucky and they were living in washington dc serving the union as cooks in this army hospital in lincoln was introduced to the mandy went up to the man took each of them by the hand and said their name, how do you do, lucy, how do you do brown, how do you do, lincoln treated them as human beings, offered them respect, showed them the gratitude he had for them, for their service, they were giving to the union. what lincoln didn't see in that moment, but the nurse saw, was that the white soldiers behind him were cursing and using the n-word that lincoln would treat these people with such respect. on location lincoln would stop at the contraband camp where howard university is today, and visit with the black refugees who were living there and this is a photograph of that con
these meetings did not only take place in the white house. one day in may 18, '62 lincoln went to a local hospital where white union soldiers were convalescing and a nurse there introduced him to three black cooks, fugitives from slavery, at least two of them had come from kentucky and they were living in washington dc serving the union as cooks in this army hospital in lincoln was introduced to the mandy went up to the man took each of them by the hand and said their name, how do you do, lucy,...
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with the white house. >> is that a no? >> house democrats will make sure that the country does not default. >> what message does it send -- that the only way this is going to get past -- >> from the very -- beginning president biden make clear the only way to avoid catastrophic default was to find a bipartisan solution moving forward that allows for common ground to be found. i am thankful that president biden has been able to raise that veto and present a resolution that will avoid a default. and protect incredibly important democratic interests. >> some of complain that the white house have disrupted this process and this deal sort of in principle will emerge [indiscernible] -- [indiscernible] more clear going forward now that the white house has made a deal. >> i think you're talking about two different things. there were issues as it relates to whether the white house was communicating in a very public facing way. i had no problems with the approach that the white house took but they were in the middle of high-stakes n
with the white house. >> is that a no? >> house democrats will make sure that the country does not default. >> what message does it send -- that the only way this is going to get past -- >> from the very -- beginning president biden make clear the only way to avoid catastrophic default was to find a bipartisan solution moving forward that allows for common ground to be found. i am thankful that president biden has been able to raise that veto and present a resolution...
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the white house, though, is also known as the people's house, and so that really means the white house grounds are the people's grounds. and if you start to think about it that way, it isn't so far removed from a typical suburban home. typically, suburban homes, mine included, have a more formal or dressy front lawn. that would be the north grounds of the white house with the north portico facing pennsylvania avenue, and a more private, hess formal backyard -- less formal backyard. that's the larger south grounds looking down toward the washington monument. and that's pretty much what happens at the white house today. >> let's get to the issue of just how sacrosanct are the white house grounds. are they untouchable? and i don't -- you're an historian, i'm a journalist. neither one of us is a politician. but first ladies, especially in the modern era, they want to go around changing things, there's resistance to that. >> there is. i think it's fair to say that people have an opinion about melania trump's recent rose garden renovation. but hopefully as the history of that site, which i j
the white house, though, is also known as the people's house, and so that really means the white house grounds are the people's grounds. and if you start to think about it that way, it isn't so far removed from a typical suburban home. typically, suburban homes, mine included, have a more formal or dressy front lawn. that would be the north grounds of the white house with the north portico facing pennsylvania avenue, and a more private, hess formal backyard -- less formal backyard. that's the...
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but the white house doesn't seem to understand kevin mccarthy. and i think they are counting on him to go up to the brink and back down and say, whoa, whoa, whoa. he is saying no, i will not break down. remarkable success because he held his g.o.p. house together and put forward a piece of legislation and saying this is what we demand. what was it that they all agreed to? phil: this was a piece of legislation and they didn't think they could get it across the finish line and he was able to find the 217 votes. and there is a wish list of conservatives and battled for 15 rounds to become the speaker of the house and top-line from fiscal 2024 and permitting reform and regulatory actions and cancelling student loans. it was a wish list. with a full understanding with anybody who is speaking candidly, none of that was going to floi. getting across the finish line was to start the negotiation. we have leveraging and it raises the debt ceiling. the problem with that, the white house position is we will have no negotiations at all. and why this is so dif
but the white house doesn't seem to understand kevin mccarthy. and i think they are counting on him to go up to the brink and back down and say, whoa, whoa, whoa. he is saying no, i will not break down. remarkable success because he held his g.o.p. house together and put forward a piece of legislation and saying this is what we demand. what was it that they all agreed to? phil: this was a piece of legislation and they didn't think they could get it across the finish line and he was able to find...
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the white house and president biden wanted? ~ ., , ., , wanted? the white house was re wanted? the white house was pretty adamant _ wanted? the white house was pretty adamant they _ wanted? the white house was pretty adamant they would - wanted? the white house wasj pretty adamant they would not entertain any additional work requirements from anyone benefiting from government programmes. what i have tried to point out is that these are fairly minimal changes, that effectively raise the age for people who have two prove that they are working in some capacity in order to continue and receive assistance, but there are these carve outs for there are these carve outs for the homeless, for of veterans, and for those who have recently left foster care. by the progressive members and democrats more broadly think they should be no work requirements in order to receive assistance from the government, especially because they point out these are some people who need the government's help the most. but the white house is saying, lo, the white house is saying, lo, the democrats don't control
the white house and president biden wanted? ~ ., , ., , wanted? the white house was re wanted? the white house was pretty adamant _ wanted? the white house was pretty adamant they _ wanted? the white house was pretty adamant they would - wanted? the white house wasj pretty adamant they would not entertain any additional work requirements from anyone benefiting from government programmes. what i have tried to point out is that these are fairly minimal changes, that effectively raise the age for...
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they also went to the white house to meet with him. and this is a remarkable occurrence in american history. prior to the civil war. african-americans were more likely to be bought and sold as slaves by a president of the united states than to be welcomed as his guests. but beginning in august or in april of 1862, black men and women begin claiming the privilege. enter through the white house doors and meet with the president of the united states for the first year of the civil war, hundreds, if not thousands, of white americans had done this beginning 1862. black men and women do it as well. and so i want to tell you just a few of the stories of some of the people who met with lincoln during the war. one of the first black men to meet with abraham lincoln was robert smalls. many you are probably familiar with smalls, his story. he was born into slavery in carolina during the first year of the war. he was working essentially as a pilot on this confederate ship. the planter. but smalls knew the risks of slavery, and he knew that his fam
they also went to the white house to meet with him. and this is a remarkable occurrence in american history. prior to the civil war. african-americans were more likely to be bought and sold as slaves by a president of the united states than to be welcomed as his guests. but beginning in august or in april of 1862, black men and women begin claiming the privilege. enter through the white house doors and meet with the president of the united states for the first year of the civil war, hundreds,...
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that they themselves negotiated with the white house. house democrats will make sure that the country does not default. >> what message does it send that it was still being negotiated only between republicans and the white house but the only way that it will get past is with republican support? >> from the very beginning we made clear that the only way to avoid a catastrophic default is to find a bipartisan solution moving forward which allows for common ground to be found. thankfully, president biden has been able to threaded that needle and present a resolution which avoids default and protect democratic interests. >> some members complained that the white house has not been communicative throughout these processes, and an idea emerged that [indiscernible] the white house has said they will be more clear, heavy talked about that with -- have you talked about that? >> were talking about two different things, to issues as to what the white house was communicating in a public facing way. i had no problems with the approach that the white
that they themselves negotiated with the white house. house democrats will make sure that the country does not default. >> what message does it send that it was still being negotiated only between republicans and the white house but the only way that it will get past is with republican support? >> from the very beginning we made clear that the only way to avoid a catastrophic default is to find a bipartisan solution moving forward which allows for common ground to be found....
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does the white house now need to respond? they said no, that's not a plan. it's just a collection of policies. this is not a budget. we asked for a budget. and it then became a very semantic argument. but it put the ball in mccarthy's court and when itas hee o edonis status? how are you feeling going into these negotiations? right before the first meeting of the core four congressional negotiators and the president and his top staff, and they said, look, at this point, you know, senator mcconnell who is a long-time friend of president biden's i think there was some hope at the white house that perhaps mcconnell would be the white knight and mcconnell said i'm going to stand next to speaker mccarthy. he needs to deliver his conference on this. and this mccarthy he had a told me that's the ballgame. so it empowered the republicans going into these negotiations and they are the ones who set the agenda with the topics and the items that they were willing to discuss in these negotiations. and now the white house is having to figure out where it stands and what it
does the white house now need to respond? they said no, that's not a plan. it's just a collection of policies. this is not a budget. we asked for a budget. and it then became a very semantic argument. but it put the ball in mccarthy's court and when itas hee o edonis status? how are you feeling going into these negotiations? right before the first meeting of the core four congressional negotiators and the president and his top staff, and they said, look, at this point, you know, senator...
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what's the white house saying this morning? >> reporter: i think that lauren touched on one of the key issues that the white house also sees as a challenge is trying to reach some type of bipartisan compromise when it comes to this budget agreement and that is something that you have heard the president really try to hammer that point over the course of the past few days. look, white house negotiators feel that they have been flexible in their discussions with republicans. you have also heard from top democrats up on capitol hill like hakeem jeffries the minority leader in the house who said that the white house has offered some type of compromise when it comes to spending levels by agreeing or suggesting they should be frozen at current year levels. that's something the democrats don't want to see happen but something that the white house has put forth in order to try to get some bipartisan support, draws of bipartisan support for an agreement. really this is all coming at an incredibly critical moment. you have this ticking t
what's the white house saying this morning? >> reporter: i think that lauren touched on one of the key issues that the white house also sees as a challenge is trying to reach some type of bipartisan compromise when it comes to this budget agreement and that is something that you have heard the president really try to hammer that point over the course of the past few days. look, white house negotiators feel that they have been flexible in their discussions with republicans. you have also...
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how often does the secret service investigate threats to the white house? >> jeff, there are threats made against the white house and the protectees every day. the numbers tend to go up early in an administration and then they wane toward the end. >> reporter: threats against members of congress have surged in the last six years. just last week a man attacked staffers at congressman gerry connolly's office. last fall a man broke into nancy pelosi's san francisco home and attacked her husband with a hammer. >> what's going on, man? >> reporter: the attorney for the r-ol sai today that ve have evid that th sus deid intentllyg disagrd.sh the videousody else. she saw how that u-haul truck slammed into the barricade, stopped, backed up and then hit it again. the suspect is expected to face more federal charges tomorrow. norah. >> jeff pegues with all that new information, thank you. >>> let's turn now to the 2024 presidential campaign. cbs news has learned that florida governor ron desantis will officially launch his bid for the white house tomorrow during a liv
how often does the secret service investigate threats to the white house? >> jeff, there are threats made against the white house and the protectees every day. the numbers tend to go up early in an administration and then they wane toward the end. >> reporter: threats against members of congress have surged in the last six years. just last week a man attacked staffers at congressman gerry connolly's office. last fall a man broke into nancy pelosi's san francisco home and attacked...
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rentru aport, and drove directly into the white house. angela stated that his goal was to get to the white house, seize power, and be put in charge of the nation. and would kill the president if that's what i have to do. the suspect was carrying this nazi flag, and when asked, expressed admiration for hitler. a.t. smith is a former debbie director of the united states secret service. how often does the secret service investigate threats to the white house? >> jeff, there are threats made against the white house every day. the numbers tend to go up early in an administration, and then they wane toward the end. >> reporter: threats against members of congress have surged in the last six years. just last week, a man attacked staffers of congressman gerry connolly's office. last fall, a man broke into nancy pelosi san francisco home and attacked her husband with a hammer. the attorney for the 19-year-old said today that investigators did not have any evidence that the suspect did what he did intentionally. however, the judge, she disagreed. s
rentru aport, and drove directly into the white house. angela stated that his goal was to get to the white house, seize power, and be put in charge of the nation. and would kill the president if that's what i have to do. the suspect was carrying this nazi flag, and when asked, expressed admiration for hitler. a.t. smith is a former debbie director of the united states secret service. how often does the secret service investigate threats to the white house? >> jeff, there are threats made...
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i mean, could it be that, you know, under the obama white house, obama's white house was letting china buy sakes in u.s. energy in texas, colorado, wyoming. let's show the cefc presentation of maps of the u.s. hunter biden was allegedly working on liquid natural gas out of five u.s. states. we don't know what this is. what could -- where does this point? again, hunter is making money in ukraine when vice president biden was overseeing ukraine. now this involves bribery. this is a very, very serious charge. >> it's a very, very serious charge, liz. what congress is going to be doing, we're going to use our tools of oversight to look into every aspect of these allegations and what the whistleblower's sharing. s the concerning to think -- it is concerning to think that our president could be prom moo -- compromised by a foreign entity of any matter, but it's something we have to look into it. it's so unfortunate that you'd even have to consider looking into it, but unfortunately, the facts are starting to lead us directly no that -- to that information, and this is why senator grassley an
i mean, could it be that, you know, under the obama white house, obama's white house was letting china buy sakes in u.s. energy in texas, colorado, wyoming. let's show the cefc presentation of maps of the u.s. hunter biden was allegedly working on liquid natural gas out of five u.s. states. we don't know what this is. what could -- where does this point? again, hunter is making money in ukraine when vice president biden was overseeing ukraine. now this involves bribery. this is a very, very...
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marine captain charles rob in a december 1967 white house ceremony. the white house naval photographic center captured the wedding preparations. ♪♪ ♪♪ this building is the most important house in the nation. a symbol of america's executive power it is also a home. a home for those 34 families throughout history to visit the president of the united states. like any american home this house has seen personal triumphs and tragedies. it has known joy, frustration, heartbreak and over it's 168 year span -- ♪♪ the administration of james monroe eight presidential daughters were married and at the daughters have chosen the white house itself is the scene for the wedding. the last time this happened was 53 years ago when president wilson's daughter was married in the blue room. of these occasions are so rare it happens once-in-a-lifetime. ♪♪ will you tell us how you began your courtship and when you realized it was serious? >> i don't quite know when our courtship began. wewe played bridge a lot togeth. we didn't play as partners actually. he
marine captain charles rob in a december 1967 white house ceremony. the white house naval photographic center captured the wedding preparations. ♪♪ ♪♪ this building is the most important house in the nation. a symbol of america's executive power it is also a home. a home for those 34 families throughout history to visit the president of the united states. like any american home this house has seen personal triumphs and tragedies. it has known joy, frustration, heartbreak and over it's...
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listen to this at the white house briefing yesterday. >> you laid out all the things the white house wants to tackle from the country careening toward a debt limit crisis to southern border. why is the president talking about meal vouchers for -- and holding a movie night at the white house with all those things going on? >> because he is president. there are multiple things the president does. he can talk about the potential manufactured crisis that house republicans have put forth. >> dana: have you been part of a plan to manufacture a crisis? >> no. we're actually trying to solve this crisis, dana. and what is so frustrating is look, the left has shown its hand. this white house is beholding to its base. we saw it in the democrat primary where every single candidate raised their hand during the debate basically for open borders and for free services. and what has me so frustrated as a representative is when i talk to my constituents, when i talk to veterans who don't have the services that they need and deserve, when i talk to teachers whose classrooms are overwhelmed. our infrast
listen to this at the white house briefing yesterday. >> you laid out all the things the white house wants to tackle from the country careening toward a debt limit crisis to southern border. why is the president talking about meal vouchers for -- and holding a movie night at the white house with all those things going on? >> because he is president. there are multiple things the president does. he can talk about the potential manufactured crisis that house republicans have put...
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so she actually went through the white house when they came to washington at a time when the white house was in total disrepair. she drove forward plans to significa fully restore and build upon the white house, expa i and while she was not able to get those plans approved by congress, she did get funds from congress to be able to remediate the great dilapidation that the white house would have seen at that time. we are now in the dining room on the first floor of the home and the dining room. we have a lot of special china in particular that belonged to the family. so on the top shelf of the china cabinet here, we have some of the harrison's white house, china. so she actually wrote a letter to the daughter, mary harrison, mickey, saying that she wanted the harrison white house, china to have an eagle in the center that was similar to the lincoln china and actually the purple and white pieces here on the second shelf are some of the lincoln white house, china and the eagles are very similar. and then she wanted 44 stars around the outside edge of the room for the 44 states that were in
so she actually went through the white house when they came to washington at a time when the white house was in total disrepair. she drove forward plans to significa fully restore and build upon the white house, expa i and while she was not able to get those plans approved by congress, she did get funds from congress to be able to remediate the great dilapidation that the white house would have seen at that time. we are now in the dining room on the first floor of the home and the dining room....
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being placed in the white house that appointed time. during dinner, it was president nixon just as susan knew it would be and the call came from the white house. it came through on her private childcare line which has no extension invites childproof, i mean it came with a death threat to any child who did to use it. under the circumstances, she naturally sprinted up to the phone and called her father and president nixon said i asked my husband to please pick up an extension, the nonexistent child extension. to remain cool and controlled, problem is back, giving the phone number. [laughter] hung upper left answers is going to call back. wet waited for what seemed an eternity. to this day i wonder what we would have done if the phone had rung a few minutes later. back call not only changed my life from being difficult suburban member of congress to vice president wife designee of the call, where was i dressed in our backyard? i, within a half hour was ready to be of the white house to be on television with my husband but i have nothing to
being placed in the white house that appointed time. during dinner, it was president nixon just as susan knew it would be and the call came from the white house. it came through on her private childcare line which has no extension invites childproof, i mean it came with a death threat to any child who did to use it. under the circumstances, she naturally sprinted up to the phone and called her father and president nixon said i asked my husband to please pick up an extension, the nonexistent...
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i think the white house, based on my _ house? i think the white house, based on my conversation - house? i think the white house, based on my conversation with l based on my conversation with biden officials knows they are going to lose some votes on the house floor and they expect it will be progressive members of congress, who are likely to oppose this bill. because this is a compromise, they are ultimately going to and has angered both the democratic party is left flank and the far right of the republican party. what the white house feels confident about is that they can deliver enough democratic votes in order to pass this bill through both chambers of commerce because were with a very narrow majority that house republicans have, house speaker kevin mccarthy will need to rely on a substantial number of democrats in orderfor this bill to reach the senate and ultimately president biden�*s desk, and the white house feels optimistic about those lost prospects. now the speaker of the house has his work cut out for him, i want to
i think the white house, based on my _ house? i think the white house, based on my conversation - house? i think the white house, based on my conversation with l based on my conversation with biden officials knows they are going to lose some votes on the house floor and they expect it will be progressive members of congress, who are likely to oppose this bill. because this is a compromise, they are ultimately going to and has angered both the democratic party is left flank and the far right of...
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i wonder if you have any regrets about the time you had at the white house? something? i have a regret when my husband lost the election. that is my greatest regret. [laughter] but in some ways as i look back i believe things happen as they are meant to be. i have a strong faith in my higher power, called god. in those things. probably the interview of 60 minutes which i did and it focused on susan and our daughter at that time was only 18. ed molly came out of the blue from someplace, i do not know. i guess he thought i was a patsy or something. about what would you do if he found out susan was having an affairir? and i was flabbergasted. of course my precious darling daughter was only 18 years old. just 18. i said she really couldn't i did not even focus or she's 18 old, she's an adult. i guess i was supposed to say well i would throw her out. i didn't. i said i would certainly want to counsel with her and find out who it was. what their intentions were and try and help her. that hit the headlines that was not a question that had been addressed as far as a public figu
i wonder if you have any regrets about the time you had at the white house? something? i have a regret when my husband lost the election. that is my greatest regret. [laughter] but in some ways as i look back i believe things happen as they are meant to be. i have a strong faith in my higher power, called god. in those things. probably the interview of 60 minutes which i did and it focused on susan and our daughter at that time was only 18. ed molly came out of the blue from someplace, i do not...
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i think the white house, looking at it from the white house perspective, they can demonstrate that they are able to negotiate a deal. at the end of the day i am still where i was last hour. it did not have to be this way. i have heard from some democrats that they wished the white house was a little more. forceful they understand that president biden believes -- they want to be quiet in public and do the negotiations and private. they do feel as though the narrative here. yes of bill was reached. but the narrative here the damage that i've been done by some of the rhetoric from some of their republican colleagues. going out and saying things that being counter by the white house, that is significant. >> simone, i have been harping on that point for a long time now. i could not agree more with you and the democrats who have expressed that particular view. the other side of that piece, that is going to be a factor that has to be accounted for, i believe, at some point in this process. once something is officially agreed to. you are going to have to sell it. i think there is going to be a
i think the white house, looking at it from the white house perspective, they can demonstrate that they are able to negotiate a deal. at the end of the day i am still where i was last hour. it did not have to be this way. i have heard from some democrats that they wished the white house was a little more. forceful they understand that president biden believes -- they want to be quiet in public and do the negotiations and private. they do feel as though the narrative here. yes of bill was...
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the occasion was an evening at the white house a celebration in honor of the visit to washington of john lynch prime minister of ireland and mrs. nixon's birthday. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> i understand i'm supposed to make a surprise announcement. [laughing] the difficulty is that every time i'm supposed to make a surprise announcement, i find that somali it is leaked before i get to make it. and this seems to be no exception. under the circumstances of course i was wondering whether making an announcement to this very distinguished group of our very close friends from all over the united states to making such an announcement which seen to be rather an anti-climax for this wonderful evening. i discussed it with the prime minister and he's given his permission. and he is one who has had great success that i going to take his advice. he tells me that even though the information may have leaked out, that until i say if it's not official. [laughing] and so tonight mrs. nixon and i are very honored to announce the engagement of our daughter tricia to mr. edward cox of new york. [applause] just so happy
the occasion was an evening at the white house a celebration in honor of the visit to washington of john lynch prime minister of ireland and mrs. nixon's birthday. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> i understand i'm supposed to make a surprise announcement. [laughing] the difficulty is that every time i'm supposed to make a surprise announcement, i find that somali it is leaked before i get to make it. and this seems to be no exception. under the circumstances of course i was wondering whether making an...
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plus, we've got the house hearing erupting over the white house forcing you to pay more for its green energy push. energy department officials boycotted the hearing. they're doing an end run, the white house, around congress on this. you want the hear this on "the evening edit" next. ♪ detect this: living with hiv, i learned i can stay undetectable with fewer medicines. that's why i switched to dovato. dovato is for some adults who are starting hiv-1 treatment or replacing their current hiv-1 regimen. detect this: no other complete hiv pill uses fewer medicines to help keep you undetectable than dovato. detect this: most hiv pills contain 3 or 4 medicines. dovato is as effective with just 2. research shows people who take hiv treatment as prescribed and get to and stay undetectable can no longer transmit hiv through sex. don't take dovato if you're allergic to its ingredients, or if you take dofetilide. taking dovato with dofetilide can cause serious or life-threatening side effects. hepatitis b can become harder to treat while on dovato. don't stop dovato without talking to your do
plus, we've got the house hearing erupting over the white house forcing you to pay more for its green energy push. energy department officials boycotted the hearing. they're doing an end run, the white house, around congress on this. you want the hear this on "the evening edit" next. ♪ detect this: living with hiv, i learned i can stay undetectable with fewer medicines. that's why i switched to dovato. dovato is for some adults who are starting hiv-1 treatment or replacing their...
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and the white house has had a hard time with this. for a while they didn't want to say they've actually been negotiating on the debt ceiling. it's become pretty clear that's what they were in fact discussing yesterday in that meeting. >> semantics. >> so, you know, the left has not wanted the president to even budge on some of these things like work requirements, budget cuts, things like spending cuts. it's been clear the president himself has indicated he is considering hemging a bit on that. it's going to create a lot of problems down the road for democrats. we're going to see how that plays out in the next few day. we don't know a ton of what was discussed in that meeting. i think we're going to find out a lot more. >> the white house already dealing with some enthusiasm concerns on the left. >>> still ahead here on "way too early," we're going to go live to cnbc for the latest in business news including what's behind a significant drop in gas prices and a look how markets are shaping up before the bell. we'll be back with that. ar
and the white house has had a hard time with this. for a while they didn't want to say they've actually been negotiating on the debt ceiling. it's become pretty clear that's what they were in fact discussing yesterday in that meeting. >> semantics. >> so, you know, the left has not wanted the president to even budge on some of these things like work requirements, budget cuts, things like spending cuts. it's been clear the president himself has indicated he is considering hemging a...
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he told agents his goal was to get to the white house, seize power and would, quote, kill the president if that's what i had to do and he praised nazis authorities seized a nazi flag with a swastika on it, seen on the ground outside the u-haul but no weapons or explosives were found inside the truck now he is expected to be charged with threatening to kill or harm a president, vice president, or family member, assault with a dangerous weapon, as well as reckless operation of a motor vehicle and trespassing. the incident is the latest threat to high profile political figures and their families from the violent attack on then house speaker nancy pelosi's husband, to last summer's arrest of an armed man outside conservative justice brett kavanaugh's home that suspect now charged with attempted murder capitol police say they opened more than 7,500 investigations of threats against lawmakers last year alone. >> hate, intolerance, and violence are part of a disturbing trend. >> and peter, president biden was inside the white house when all this happened >> reporter: lester, that's right fortu
he told agents his goal was to get to the white house, seize power and would, quote, kill the president if that's what i had to do and he praised nazis authorities seized a nazi flag with a swastika on it, seen on the ground outside the u-haul but no weapons or explosives were found inside the truck now he is expected to be charged with threatening to kill or harm a president, vice president, or family member, assault with a dangerous weapon, as well as reckless operation of a motor vehicle and...
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when you talk to white house officials, they are framing this as a positive development. for as much as we want to take that with a grain of salt. they did paint a scenario of if they both came out, kevin mccarthy and biden, after a meeting and pretty much had nothing to say or show in terms of progress or meeting a consensus, how would that shape public perception about whether or not they will make a deal? just because they are not meeting doesn't mean the white house is not talking to congressional staffers, which is where a lot of these details are going to get figured out. whether that be reaching a consensus on permitting reform, which is a possibility. earlier in the week if this topic was brought up, i might have been talking about the 14th amendment as a possibility for the white house. it doesn't seem when you talk to officials that talks are ongoing and they seem to be looking toward next week just in terms of continuing negotiations. laura: today the nonpartisan congressional budget office said their date is june 1. what are your sources telling you? ali: i th
when you talk to white house officials, they are framing this as a positive development. for as much as we want to take that with a grain of salt. they did paint a scenario of if they both came out, kevin mccarthy and biden, after a meeting and pretty much had nothing to say or show in terms of progress or meeting a consensus, how would that shape public perception about whether or not they will make a deal? just because they are not meeting doesn't mean the white house is not talking to...
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house democrats are expected to jump on a call with the white house within the hour. we'll update you as soon as that cole wraps, as for speaker mccarthy, will he be able to satisfy the hard right flank of his caucus, ahead of wednesday's house vote? or after weeks of holding america hostage, will they intentionally drive the country of the fiscal cliff just to prove a point. joining me now, live from capitol hill, with the latest is nbc's julia -- >> good evening, we have been waiting outside of speaker mccarthy's office all afternoon, awaiting the legislative text of the biden mccarthy deal. no, the deal they struck is an agreement in principle, we haven't seen the final version of the bill. that's what members are waiting for, to take their final stances on whether or not to support it. no, leaders of both parties are confident that they will get the votes they need to pass this bill. but it's going to require a lot of work. the white house, any moment now, is set to begin a call with house democrats, talking about the bill, they have officials lining up this week
house democrats are expected to jump on a call with the white house within the hour. we'll update you as soon as that cole wraps, as for speaker mccarthy, will he be able to satisfy the hard right flank of his caucus, ahead of wednesday's house vote? or after weeks of holding america hostage, will they intentionally drive the country of the fiscal cliff just to prove a point. joining me now, live from capitol hill, with the latest is nbc's julia -- >> good evening, we have been waiting...
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so the white house is aware of that. and also we should note president biden spoke today with democratic leadership. he spoke with senate majority leader schumer and house minority leader jeffrey. so clearly a concerted effort here not only talking to republican negotiators but already getting democrats onboard with where those negotiations are and where they're headed, knowing there could also be a fight within the party. >> absolutely good points. and catherine rampell, this should be enough to keep the markets calm by tuesday. they really haven't fluctuated all that wildly based on the news whether or not we're going to get a deal, and do you think that will be the case on tuesday, that folks will sit tight and wait until wednesday with the expectation that this looks like it's going to get done? >> reporter: i think that's a reasonable assumption. you've seen in select markets but not as much panic frankly as i had been expecting. i think because a lot of market participate wants had been operating on the assumption
so the white house is aware of that. and also we should note president biden spoke today with democratic leadership. he spoke with senate majority leader schumer and house minority leader jeffrey. so clearly a concerted effort here not only talking to republican negotiators but already getting democrats onboard with where those negotiations are and where they're headed, knowing there could also be a fight within the party. >> absolutely good points. and catherine rampell, this should be...
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these are just some of the white house claims we are about to get the white house briefing, you could hear more of this. the white house claims they would cut veterans benefits, shrink benefits to local police, and cut dea and border patrol staffing and make finding addiction treatment more difficult. some republicans responding to the claims, listen. stefanik says joe biden and democrats are looking shamelessly lying of veterans benefits and politicizing the v.a. to do so. chip roy says biden is lying about the gop debt ceiling plan. why? he doesn't want americans to know the truth, his rampant spending is fueling inflation and policies hurting our veterans. your response. >> i agree with all of those things and the notion of the border and fentanyl with the policy, open border policy, allowed the crisis to fester and a couple days exponentially worse is beyond the pail. i think administration thinks a lot of people don't read beyond the headlines and throw it out there and point fingers, again, at some point you need to be the president of the united states and put political posturi
these are just some of the white house claims we are about to get the white house briefing, you could hear more of this. the white house claims they would cut veterans benefits, shrink benefits to local police, and cut dea and border patrol staffing and make finding addiction treatment more difficult. some republicans responding to the claims, listen. stefanik says joe biden and democrats are looking shamelessly lying of veterans benefits and politicizing the v.a. to do so. chip roy says biden...
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she arrived at the white house after the 1976 campaign with a blueprint to go to work. she was a valued political partner to her husband jimmy, but found that there were many obstacles facing a first lady. wanted to influence public policy. she became known as a staunch advocate for those struggling with their mental health you'll hear directly from her featuring footage from c-span's video library first. her work on mental health issues and why they became so important to her. of february 1977 event at the white house after president carter signed an executive order creating a mental health commission, which she served as active honorary chair and important early forum now listen to her in her own words. as you probably know for the past. year and a half a little more i have campaigned all over the country. my biographical sketch. i had a little paragraph that said that i was interested in mental health and so everywhere i went if people had a good program. they wanted me to see it. i had a chance to see things happening all over this country that are good. also had so
she arrived at the white house after the 1976 campaign with a blueprint to go to work. she was a valued political partner to her husband jimmy, but found that there were many obstacles facing a first lady. wanted to influence public policy. she became known as a staunch advocate for those struggling with their mental health you'll hear directly from her featuring footage from c-span's video library first. her work on mental health issues and why they became so important to her. of february 1977...
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the president was at the white house. witnesses describing the frightening scene after dark, the truck slamming into their barriers, reversing and slamming into them again. police searching the truck using a robot to search for potential explosives or weapons. the secret service said the suspect pulled the flag with the swastika on it right out of his backpack. images of it on the ground or the white house. tonight what we are now learning about the suspect. court documents that he flew to dulles airport from st. louis on a one-way ticket and then rented the truck less than two hours before the attack. abc's chief justice correspondent pierre thomas leading us off from the scene from the white house tonight. >> reporter: tonight the secret service claims the 19-year-old who allegedly ramped this u-haul truck into a barrier only blocks from the white house is a nazi newly released court documents say sai varshith kandula told investigators his goal was to get to the white house, seize power, and be put in charge of the nat
the president was at the white house. witnesses describing the frightening scene after dark, the truck slamming into their barriers, reversing and slamming into them again. police searching the truck using a robot to search for potential explosives or weapons. the secret service said the suspect pulled the flag with the swastika on it right out of his backpack. images of it on the ground or the white house. tonight what we are now learning about the suspect. court documents that he flew to...
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we are told he was making threatening statements against the white house, attacks against the white house, and that's why he was put under arrest. he is a 19-year-old from chesterfield, missouri. he was charged with a number of crimes as a result of the incident, the most serious being threatening to kill, kidnap, inflict harm on a president, vice president or family member and destruction of federal property. at no point do secret service believe the president, the vice president or any member of their family were in any type of danger. the security posture did, indeed, work, but if that u-haul had been filled with explosives or other some device a lot of people could have been hurt in the incident. that was not the case this time around. nobody was hurt, no officers or white house personnel or first responders. there will be a price to pay for the suspect if convicted, but at this point the investigation continues with no serious injuries. josÉ? >> i know the investigation is just starting in many ways, but do we know anything about this person as far as did this person have a rap shee
we are told he was making threatening statements against the white house, attacks against the white house, and that's why he was put under arrest. he is a 19-year-old from chesterfield, missouri. he was charged with a number of crimes as a result of the incident, the most serious being threatening to kill, kidnap, inflict harm on a president, vice president or family member and destruction of federal property. at no point do secret service believe the president, the vice president or any member...
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white house grounds. they've been very carefully installed over the years so as to not impinge upon historic character of the grounds, damage any of the significant tree plantings and really to not interfere with views to and from the white house. sort of the iconic shots to of the exterior of the building. so i don't think anybody would consider it an eyesore. >> do you know who, which first lady used the pool more than anybody else? >> i believe it was barbara bush. >> it was barbara bush, who loved to swim. and i think she had to be very careful when she wore her white terry cloth bathrobe, he got by without anybody seeing her. [laughter] i remember old pictures of the white house showing they had a greenhouse or a conservatoriesome. >> yeah. so the -- conservatory? >> yeah. so the greenhouses and the conservatory are both 9th century -- 19th century aspects of the white house andhe white house grounds. the conservatory was a private space rather for the president and first lady, theirinvited guests, a
white house grounds. they've been very carefully installed over the years so as to not impinge upon historic character of the grounds, damage any of the significant tree plantings and really to not interfere with views to and from the white house. sort of the iconic shots to of the exterior of the building. so i don't think anybody would consider it an eyesore. >> do you know who, which first lady used the pool more than anybody else? >> i believe it was barbara bush. >> it...
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and i -- something i have to point out, where is the white house correspondents association? where are the industry groups, where are the good government groups saying this is wrong, attack on the first amendment and free expression. they are silent as a cricket. when trump was attacking cnn and jim acosta, you could have bottled jim's tears and sold them on amazon, and now nothing. >> sandra: 22 empty seats in the briefing room, the who us is not denying that. the white house emailed and says this, unable to accommodate your credential request to attend the investing in airline industry remarks may 8th. livestreamed and viewed at white house.gov. explanation given to a reporter in the room, is this all about the hunter biden investigation, why they are banning him? >> we know it's obviously not the real answer, well, what is the real answer. certainly the walls are closing in on hunter biden. six-year department of justice probe, he could face felony charges, two lawsuits, one in arkansas with the mother of his child, the stripper, he does not want to pay child report paymen
and i -- something i have to point out, where is the white house correspondents association? where are the industry groups, where are the good government groups saying this is wrong, attack on the first amendment and free expression. they are silent as a cricket. when trump was attacking cnn and jim acosta, you could have bottled jim's tears and sold them on amazon, and now nothing. >> sandra: 22 empty seats in the briefing room, the who us is not denying that. the white house emailed and...
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>> todd: a fox news alert, house republicans calling it judgement day for the white house, they prepare to release biden family bank records showing transactions with bad actors overseas. you're watching "fox and friends first"s, i'm todd piro. >> ashley: i'm ashley strohmier in for carley shimkus. the white house is bashing comer, accusing him of leading a politically motivated investigation into the biden family. comer revealed biden family members received over million in chinese cash just months after joe left the white house and hunter could face charges by the justice department into tax evasion and gun ownership. brooke singman has more, what can you tell us? >> brooke: biden administration is bracing for the announcement this morning. white house spokesperson telling me comer is loudly and proudly broadcasting a press conference today to continue his pattern of making absurd claims that president biden has made decisions not in the interest of america, but in interest of communist china to score political points. comer says he has receipts and he's interested to see how the whit
>> todd: a fox news alert, house republicans calling it judgement day for the white house, they prepare to release biden family bank records showing transactions with bad actors overseas. you're watching "fox and friends first"s, i'm todd piro. >> ashley: i'm ashley strohmier in for carley shimkus. the white house is bashing comer, accusing him of leading a politically motivated investigation into the biden family. comer revealed biden family members received over million...