though he's traveling a lot. and the vice president. i would note the vice president often gets forgotten but he's probably one of the people the president spends the most time with. and again, one of the last few survivors in this administration, if only by the fact that the president can't get rid of him because he was elected. >> sam, i have something else to show you. this is the president's remarks from earlier this evening. the audience recipients of the medal of honor. let's listen. >> the congressional medal of honor is the supreme symbol of american courage. it is the ultimate tribute to american valor. you are the strongest, the bravest, and the finest among us. see, my ego's not that big. >> i ask that, sam, because it speaks to his wiring and because let's go back to the storm for a moment. i've always believed hurricanes are empathy tests for presidents almost above all. so when 43 flew over new orleans, that was plainly not