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Published: Wed, 20 May 2009
Description: In a candid interview with Alan, Elizabeth Edwards details her personal struggles following her husband's affair
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" The affair and give consider leaving John F yeah I think everybody who goes to this considers every possibility. And and I certainly did. But the truth is I didn't believe in -- I didn't force him out despite its decrease. All the storage to the contrary -- you know my -- but -- others that you will not be sending beside me -- news conference at at that I had at him and John and nasty to stand beside him an -- you know I think that's very that's very difficult to. As it's in number of spouses do that and I hope it was their choice but yeah it certainly was not my choice and he didn't ask me which is -- very good. But he but he didn't. He's you know -- I didn't force him out and he didn't leave because we both want it to work."
" Against. How do you get over so I guess that so many married couples -- wonder how they if that ever would happen how they might ever. Cope with -- get over -- and -- get beyond it he can continue to have a loving even may be more successful marriage after that."
" You know more successful I've heard people say that in -- GM that would -- be great if -- that -- a as pretty certain that pretty successful. -- there's begin with but. I I have to believe that it's possible. -- I do think you have to weigh how large the insulted -- to them to the marriage and against the Republicans the good qualities in them and the values that the that your husband or wife brings to the."
" When you talk about the fact that we first told you when he said it was just a one time thing in the a year later he found out there was more to which he didn't have the whole story. Would have been better if he said you know the whole confession up front door to better this way."
" I don't want to be giving advice about this is definitely about other gentlemen if they're having that's right I'm a believer in the truth you know savvy and I think it's certainly made trust. A lot more difficult that I have. That I had to accept that when I really thought it was time truthfully still were on the part way there. But I think this is part of his wanting to hold onto his life he eats eat at that he thought that if he told me the whole thing that I would be so. Shaken that I wouldn't be able to somebody -- protecting you and -- are -- protecting the relations or protecting himself in a sense to protect your relationship he valued. You know I don't know it I it and it may not quite as generous as saying he's protecting me but just protecting we are being pretty generous. -- I I brought out. I do want to. I assure people that that John wouldn't think I was always generous and I think you have your mom I -- I see -- human human -- that's I I certainly am I'm -- this is gone for sometimes you know this is that we talk about something that first. I first came to my notice -- and at the very end of 2006. Says what did he do how does he. Go about trying to make everything okay. You know he's. Hope that he's. Completely -- me about things which is helpful he. Is attentive in. In a real way both to not just to you know what I need at this particular moment which because I'm. Sometimes feeling poorly is so it's not just you know I -- I need another -- in the kitchen. And he. And he needs to be. What he has been which is making me feel like the back I am and our families the center of its life."
" He said forgiveness is the gift I give to him trust administered by himself."
" As easy as ignorant that where he's he's come so -- that we have we have some distance to go in and -- is not just my opinion but his his opinion as well had you live with the security."
" It is a thing I would if I were in a similar situation I think I would want to -- maturity that won't happen again."
" But -- I asked that of a thousand times in you know both of myself and have him. And he said you know I -- it just I I all I know to tell you is it hot as I can't go there being honest I just not possible for me. And having been through everything I've been through now."
" He has acknowledged that investigators are assessing how we spent campaign funds there's some legal issues there do you and Eddie -- this thing resolved I don't think there's any any -- The some money I guess that went to the the -- for and whether or not they were misuse."
" Right they and it is -- and whether any campaign monies were gonna -- to support her anyway I don't think they're talking about the pay about payments that have some basis -- In contractor -- about some debt payments that might not that might be hidden payments of some kind. But as you well know every payment of a campaign makes is reflected on it. Does the disbursement part of a schedule that's -- fully cooperating unit is now and Chinese property because he's just a really nothing to do is this you want to run for office again. I don't think I don't think that he wants to go back out again I think that he's he wants to find ways to conserve which is William Y El Salvador and while he tries to and you spend Haiti and he's trying to. To work on poverty here but he's and I think that it. It thinks he brings students too much baggage to the table that the issues he cares about get obscured because of what."
" Equivalent question I have and -- and -- and even asked this before about how could they have run in the first place knowing what he and you both new at the beginning. The latest president."
" I want you know a lot more than -- I not my what I knew was that there was a single night and you know and I certainly have had to answer plenty of times how like Atlanta with a single night. For in the first place I -- it was hard for -- to withdraw after two days of being -- and he had when he told me and then because she didn't. You know didn't make any noise or anything really you know is is a mistake. They both of them feel it was a mistake and it's just you know something nobody gonna come out and in I can't and I thought one night would not come -- John obviously thought that even though was more it wouldn't come out I honestly. I doubt there's anybody who engages in activity outside their mayors who thought it was going to come out every every single one of them whether in the public or not. They think that does not think about it I know plenty of people in the public high. For whom it is not coming you know that that their conduct you believe that child -- I have no apps that I mean I understand I have. No way of knowing we have no important this is just not information. That I have any way of knowing. -- is obviously someone is the father and someone well I hope take responsibility for the is a little bit of time how he's told you that 888 es death was immediate where we're at we're big relationship that that is most important to me though it does not depend on whether this province is -- our relationship is most important me is my relationship with -- with him. And the consequences of of his acts. Are concerned about attacks with the consequences of them particularly in this regard. -- are not you know just that not going to change how -- deal. And the reason is he wasn't trying it -- and he wasn't trying to. At any point -- I doubt that the father of this child whoever they war was trying to start a family at this home that would be it took a huge issue I'd really have to deal."
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