occasion, that after nixon became president, every appointment occurred was more conservative in his or her predecessor. i think it is true and it is a trend that's pretty much and has not been uninterrupted. it was very true, it was more conservative than our lives. >> he was with our friend jonathan k. park. he would have been 100 years old then. did you see his man at his belated birthday when his autobiography was being published in may, only a few months ago. >> it was a wonderful occasion. he just had his 99th birthday and finished his memoir and had a fascinating childhood and he saw bay ruth.