policy. >> years later a friendship was born. in a statement, president bush wrote "i'm happy to say we became friends in time, a friendship marked by respect. she was dogged by her finances, and those of her husband. mondale later said it cost them in the polls. president reagan won 49 states, 55% of the women's vote, but still, it was a barrier broken. >> what gerri did was define our possibilities, we knew if you could go for vice president, you could go for anything you wanted or could do. >> reporter: it was 24 years later, hillary clinton would run for president. >> although we weren't able to shatter that highest glass ceiling this time, thanks to you, it's got about 18 million cracks in it. >> reporter: and sarah palin would run for vice president. this time, the two candidates hugging.