In and said you were the father of the human genome. i said that's right, you asked for the funding. that gave way to whole industry of gene sequencing and all this stuff. gene said, mr. president, did you know you were the father of the human genome? he leaned forward and he said we decided to keep that quiet. >> shepard: wouldn't be prudent. >> he was a wonderful person and a mentor to all of us. frankly, an example. all of us that worked for him were like a big family. we'll be gathering tonight, many will be there tomorrow in houston. he really was kind of a father figure and the leader of...