his own. for president obama, there was no time to wait. >> secretary shinseki offered me his own resignation. with considerable regret, i accepted. >> according to white house officials, the resignation of veterans affairs secretary eric shinseki was over in one hour. first he met many the oval office with the president, chief of staff and the top white house aide now overseeing the v.a. then the president and shinseki went for a walk for a private conversation. minutes later obama said shinseki concluded he was too much of a distraction. >> so my assessment was up fortunately that he was right. i regret that he has to resign under these circumstances. >> reporter: shinseki's departure came as an audit was released that found facilities around the country were flagged for further review because of concerns about questionable scheduling practices.