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C-SPAN SAT DOWN WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA AT THE WHITE HOUSE FOR A WIDE RANGING INTERVIEW. TOPICS INCLUDE... |
| 00:00:38 |
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THERE'S SOME BENCHMARKS THAT YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE YOU HIT. OBVIOUSLY, YOU WANT SOMEBODY WHO IS HIGHLY... |
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AND THAT'S WHAT EMPATHY IS? |
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THAT'S WHAT EEMPLESTHI TO ME. AND I THINK THAT'S THOSE CRITERIA OF COMMON SENSE, PRACTICALITY, A... |
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IS IT SAFE TO SAY THAT ANNOUNCEMENT WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO? |
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I THINK IT'S SAFE TO SAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A AN ANNOUNCEMENT SOOB. AND MY HOPE IS THAT WE CAN... |
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ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT THAT? |
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I'M NOT WORRIED. I THINK IF YOU LOOK AT HOW THIS HAS WORKED IN THE PAST, JUSTICE ROBERTS, JUSTICE... |
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IS THERE A JUSTICE, CURRENT OR FORMER, THAT YOU LOOK AT AS A ROLE MODEL, AS KIND OF A CHARACTERISTIC... |
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YOU KNOW, I MEAN, EACH JUSTICE I THINK BRINGS THEIR OWN QUALITIES. AND THERE ARE SOME JUSTICES WHO... |
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LET ME FOLLOW UP ON THAT, BECAUSE YOU COULD HAVE TWO OR THREE MORE APPOINTMENTS IN THE NEXT COUPLE... |
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I DON'T WANT TO JUMP THE GUN. OBVIOUSLY, NOBODY ELSE HAS ANNOUNCED THEIR RETIRMTSE. BUT THE CRITERIA... |
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WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT SERVED ON THE COURT AFTER HIS PRESIDENCY. WOULD YOU HAVE ANY INTEREST IN SERVING... |
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I'M NOT SURE THAT I COULD GET THROUGH SENATE CONFIRMATION. |
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LET'S MOVE TO HEALTH CARE, BECAUSE SOME OF THE SAME PEOPLE WHO WERE AT ODDS WITH PRESIDENT CLINTON,... |
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A LOT'S CHAKED. WHAT HAPPENED CHANGED IS THER EESSCLATING COST OF HEALTH CARE. SO PEOPLE HAVE SINCE... |
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BUT YOU SAY GET SOMETHING DONE. WHAT ULTIMATELY WILL IT LOOK LIKE AND WHEN WILL IT HAPPEN? |
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I PUT FORWARD A PLAN, A VERY EXTENSIVE PLAN DURING THE COURSE OF THE CAMPAIGN THAT I CONTINUE TO THINK... |
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IT ALL TAKES MONEY. 1.7 TRILLION DEBT, AT WHAT POINT DO WE RUN OUT OF MONEY? |
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WELL, WE'RE OUT OF MONEY NOW. WE'RE OPERATING IN DEEP DEFICITS. THAT CAUSED -- NOT CAUSED BY ANY... |
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YOU MENTIONED THE AUTO INDUSTRY. WHAT WILL G.M. LOOK LIKE A YEAR FROM NOW? |
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MY HOPE IS THAT WE WILL SEE BOTH G.M. AND CHRYSLER HAVING EMERGED FROM THIS RESTRUCTURING PROCESS... |
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WHEN YOU SEE G.M. THOUGH AS GOVERNMENT MOTORS, YOUR REACTION? |
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WELL, YOU KNOW, LOOK, WE'RE TRYING TO HELP AN AUTO INDUSTRY THAT IS GOING THROUGH A COMBINATION OF... |
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STATES LIKE CALIFORNIA IN DESPERATE FINANCIAL SITUATION. WILL YOU BE FORCED TO BAIL OUT THE STATES?... |
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I THINK THAT WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IN STATES IS THAT ANY TIME YOU'VE GOT A SEVERE RECESSION LIKE THIS,... |
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YOUR SENIOR ADVISOR DESCRIBES YOU AS A PRAGMATTIST. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? |
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I THINK WHAT IT MEANS IS THAT I DON'T APPROACH PROBLEMS BY ASKING MYSELF, IS THIS A CONSERVATIVE --... |
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HAVE YOU HAD ANY CONVERSATION WITH FORMER PRESIDENT BUSH SINCE THE INAUGURATION? |
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AND? |
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WELL, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT ALTHOUGH I'VE ONLY BEEN PRESIDENT FOUR MONTHS, I THINK A GENERAL POLICY... |
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YESTERDAY AND YOUR SPEECH FOLLOWED BY THE FORMER VICE PRESIDENT WAS DESCRIBED AS HISTORIC. WAS IT?... |
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YOU KNOW, I'M NOT SURE IT'S HISTORIC. I THINK THAT I TRIED TO CREATE A CONTEXT FOR WHAT WE'RE DOING... |
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WHEN IN YOUR DAY OR IN YOUR SCHEDULE DO YOU HAVE TIME TO THINK? |
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WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT? I TRY TO MAKE TIME DURING THE COURSE OF THE DAY. USUALLY I'VE GOT SOME DESK TIME... |
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LET ME ASK YOU ONE LAST QUESTION ABOUT YOUR WIFE AND YOUR FAMILY. TIME MAGAZINE SAYING THAT NO FIRST... |
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WE DON'T FEEL A LOT OF STRESS. WE DON'T THINK IN THOSE TERMS. WE THINK IN TERMS OF MOM AND DAD AND... |
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BUT YOU SELL A LOT OF MAG ZINS. |
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YOU KNOW, MICHELLE SELLS A LOT. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT HOW MAGAZINES WITH ME ON THE COVER DO. INMICHELLE'S... |
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LET ME CONCLUDE WITH THE U.S. SUPREME COURT. WHAT WOULD YOU TELL YOUR WIFE, YOUR MOTHER IN-LAW, AND... |
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IT'S INTERESTING TO ME, I CAN'T TELL YOU THE NUMBER OF WOMEN INCLUDING MICHELLE WHO YOU SAY CHOOSE... |
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IS THIS JOB WHAT YOU EXPECTED? |
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THIS IS AN EXTRAORDINARY HONOR AND AN EXTRAORDINARY PRIVILEGE. AND IT EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS. BOTH... |
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MR. PRESIDENT, THANK YOU. |
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THANK YOU. |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.
