>> well, when i knew what happened and i knew i was at the bottom of the pool, and i knew i wouldn't be able to swim, i was sure that was the end. >> do you think back to that day often? >> not really. it doesn't -- i kind of have a distance from it. i see it like as if it happened in a film. and interestingly enough, people talk about near-death experiences. there was no panic. there was no great emotion. i didn't feel light. i didn't -- my life did not flash before me. you sort of get to a place where you're ready, and then you're suddenly brought back to the world. >> so no cosmic revelation as he was rushed to the hospital. though krauthammer notes the irony of what he left behind. >> there were two books on the side of the pool when they