Announcer next, a look back at president s giving their last speeches at the annual white house Correspondents Dinner. And Governor John Kasich of ohio, at a couple of Campaign Stops today. Then the congressional Gold Medal Ceremony to honor the 65th infantry regiment. Saturday, april 30, cspan presents live coverage of the 2016 white house Correspondents Dinner, an event that typically includes prepared remarks by the president of the United States and coming up in just a few minutes here, were going to show you the last white house Correspondents Dinner speeches from president s reagan, both bushes, and clinton. But first, we will discuss the annual washington event with mcclatchy senior White House Correspondent steve toma. How long have you been attending these events and how have they changed over the years . Steve i have been going about 28, 29 years likely 30 years, but close, going since reagan. How they changed . They have become much more crowded. We have squeezed more tables
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Between those, because the worst is when the political people think, here theyre working hard for nothing, eating big macs, and the dollar menu, not the big mac and the transition people have the list of the positions and going to appoint their friends. Thats what you want to avoid. Host well, as one who has had the privilege to serve in a white house and to serve the american people, i really applaud you and imgrateful for this very serious, depth and interesting and revealing book, before the oath how george bush and barack obama managed a transfer of power. I was struck by your apt optimism and i hope that the current president and our neck our next president heeds your council and advice. Guest i think the well. One thing about president that unites them, they care below the institute of the presidency and how they leave it. Host that this right nose to end on. Congratulations. Guest thank you very much. Host thank you. That was after words a program in which authors of the latest
Number of revelations including the level of cooperation and trust. Lets start with a hollywood thriller. Lets go straight to inagural which was almost postponed with terrorist threat and just how was that threat and how did the bush and obama teams deal with it . Thank you very much for being here and talking with me about the book. When we look at the the front of the cover of the book here and you see bush and obama, both of them actually looking pretty serious and grim. They are. They had walked out the blue room where they had traditional coffee where the president elect and first first lady to be come in to be hosted by the sitting president and the Vice President from both sides too. And so while they were there discussing whatever the days activity ahead, they were talking about in the situation room, there was a meeting about a threat on the inauguration that had come over the weekend. There was a threat of a terrorist attack on the inauguration. Probably not close to the podi
Taking what bush did host a blueprint. Guest so, i think there is a lot of things they can do. For candidates, transition operation is something you want on the side. Host separate. Guest they need to coordinate time to time like clay johnson, for example, dealt with karl rove and karen hughes to say well, i will meet you to tell you what im doing. Because you dont want conflicts between those because the worst is when political people think here they are working hard for nothing, eating big macs and the dollar menu. The transition people have got all the lists of the positions and they will appoint other friends. That is what you want to avoid. Host with someone who has had the privilege to serve in a white house and serve the american people, i really applaud you and am grateful for this very serious and interesting and revealing book. Before the oath how george bush and barack obama managed a transfer of power, which it Successful Transition and i was struck by your optimism and i h
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