>> reporter: one thing seems certain, the president's call to jeffrey lurie was never supposed to go public. it did when peter king broke the news. may i ask how you heard of it? >> i'd rather not say. >> reporter: once the story was out, the white house quickly said the reason the president called lurie was to discuss plans the owner had to improve energy efficiency at lincoln financial field. then the conversation turned to other issues. with the president complimenting the eagles for giving michael vick a second chance. >> obama basically said to him that so many people who serve time never get a really fair second chance. and lurie told me that the president was very passionate about it. >> reporter: the president may be passionate about the employability of ex-convicts but