country. we discovered everybody on the corridor went from bastion to duffy. >> when i met him, he was sitting in a rocking chair at 18 as i remember listening to the music from "gone with the wind." >> did he like to hold court and talk to people back then for long periods of time? >> loquacious in the best way. >> i think half the people i knew at georgetown i knew because i knew bill clinton. >> that's well said. there's a friendship there that's stood the test of time. but clinton hung up on the phone before the subject turned to presidential politics. hardly. here's what he said about today's candidates and how they seem to like one of his own greatest strengths. he's one that cut them some slack. let's listen. >> you go back to the history of the country to be fair. we have had a number of presidents, some of whom did remarkable things, who cared about people in general but had