Life After 1600 Penn. Avenue

" Mrs. bush CN thanks Greta this is well this is how this is Southern Methodist University where I graduated. Along time ago. But this is also going to be to the bush presidential center. And yesterday was the day that we announced. And everything about it really it'll be them. It'll be the presidential Library and Museum in the obviously the library part belongs to the national archives. Those will be all the papers for eight years of Georgia's presidency. And they and it'll have a museum -- of the presidential library stated that that really exciting part that -- our most thrilled about is the institute. That will be a policy institute is associated with the library in with Southern Methodist University but independent really about. -- some of them -- assert that -- the plaque which predates the presidency. 1999 plaque and yet -- With you Ernie but this really. This must really be viewed it comes at -- it really is George gave me as a gift for Christmas in nineteen I mean in the patent. Laura Bush probably not yet at the contributions as to meet -- landscape. At this part of the walked into the library it's just -- library that. We see -- behind this was really the sweetest and most romantic yet. He ever gave me and in my experience different friends from college but in cheese and had different quotes that friendship car -- and even President Bush and Barbara Bush but -- inch. Here in honor at that would have been a little sister and -- Georgia's old sister and that. Since it's an education and that's -- perfectly perfectly which incident that's right we're very excited about the necessity. With this -- team here in Dallas. Will be the only presidential library on the subway stop. There's assembly sat right over here on mockingbird line. And we're thrilled to hear that on this beautiful campus -- but Julien presidential library in this stage -- and president Johnson at University of Texas in Austin. President Bush 41. Texas and a mental note that's right this'll be the third one it'll be really ultimately. One of all the presidential libraries they're thirteen as it alive race. Including this one. That's in a real urban area this is really obelisk the center at Dallas are very close to ban him it's just a little bit. To the staff here to register snobbish and tell -- history -- it's just a different way debate this is where Wheatley and you know in Dallas with portrait was elected governor fourteen years ago. This is where we had that Texas Rangers that. Baseball team. So -- home. Where we're thrilled here. This the institute that you unveiled yesterday how it's going to include people from around the country's -- right through the fellowships that's right it's a policy institute it's that thing to me. But the idea will be two. Focus on four areas of policy policy it was important that it was president that we think is important always in our country and that's education. -- freedom human freedom. The economy. Global hill. So does that the four areas of focus and all of the -- based on four principles. That are important American values and principles that are important to George -- Opportunity responsibility for -- in the past. What would let the president be doing -- and lower your role be doing in this in this instance it you both have different functions -- work together on this will work together a lot of a lot of how will be actively engaged in it for the rest our lives it's what we want to work for the rest of our lives. Then. So we'll. Me that obviously the former president will have spotlight stale in the white and the people for an around the world. The very first balance that we announced yesterday is an education -- doctor Jim got three from Vanderbilt it will be. The thing here at SMU it's cope fellowship. With the and -- Simmons school of education in the develop. -- Son Dallas will become felons with southern Methodist university in San will be separate."

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" Thrilled about this it's going to be very interesting they can think it'll be a real service our country both the research. That. This serious research that will be. Associated with each of the fellows in the policy. Issues that we're looking at AMD and the practical. Results of that research in ways that we can apply that those results. As you mentioned human rights aspect you've been very interested in the situation in Burma mean that you have tracked. With you we've had other conversations on this -- Well there actually be served specific. Areas of the world they're gonna concentrate on. They'll be specific. Areas of human freedom the one thing that different about the archives here in the institute is that we're gonna have the freedom repository. And that is a collection. Works by dissidents and political prisoners. Current ones are ones like -- will be one of our first contributors. To the freedom collection to lead the at the end revelation in Czechoslovakia. And ended -- he was jailed as a dissident. In Czechoslovakia and then finally became president that the Czech Republic. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union. So that it's going to be very interesting and our first fellow that we announced. That will be part of the human freedom. Part and the freedom collection part of the institute is Oscar rural school but our -- Columbia. He'll start hearing in January. Dissidents. He started and -- an engineer in Columbia he started to face that commitment now lost -- Against the mark in Colombia and so he. He will be able to bring to this whole idea. Dissidents and political prisoners this idea being able to reach out beyond the boundaries. Of the tyranny. Through the Internet. And so we'll have a cyber conference here next march our next spring to talk about ways we can. Increase the voices of people let people. Who are -- sat behind the tyranny and be able to reach out to the rest of the world through the --"

" so it should listen to all the that you've been doing is -- that we do we dog the president the firstly -- office that we have blackberries I know I -- your schedule every day every speech I'd get I'd -- embargo -- an hour before and so you know my Blackberry -- isn't full of your daily I'm not track is but but. He you have a."

" Stopped we haven't stopped. It's an opt not at all it's been really fun we're both working on memoirs about threatening that's my welcome -- day. -- just look and that makes -- that's been also very interesting and to -- for for me because it took. Real way to reflect. Over the last eight years over what happened -- the last eight years but also. Over. My whole life and one at that things have discovered that is we did yes it. Has become very clear to me in working in Mars is how many -- That would be in play it's it's. Like well obviously meant that there. That and many others at professors that and it professor that I had here children's literature professor. Who. Really was the one you're interested me in children's literature went on indicative library degree in. Okay in the children's librarian in Houston and Austin. She by the way doctor -- at air part insert name. Was -- state represented when George became governor of Texas Democrat state troopers. So that was really an opportunity to have that full circle from the professors via a lot to me when I lived here. To working with her and she and that's when George and that energy was parties."

" What can only imagine then let your two daughters are saying because they have. That pretty much pursued much the same lifestyle you haven't had a fairly professional interest in the you've got that you both of Barbara and Jenna."

" And there are great Jenna was here yesterday for the speech Barbara and me in a little bit after that. Speech didn't get to hear that -- did say -- last night that she was very interested in. Everything or headlight out that ideas at this institute and that's something that they're both working machine which in this teaching school in. -- teaching reading. Barbara Hispanic that nonprofit. That global health corps that places recent college graduates in health clinics for the poor. Here in the US in in Africa. So I'm proud of the way there following me. The interest that we about hand. But -- I was reflecting on them. Influence that went -- it had on me also reflected on that. Includes the wind and that net. After George's press. Had a at the Kuwaiti women that I met at the what I quoted in my speech that seeing it happen democracy is not a democracy. And -- shortly after that Kuwaiti women achieved the right it. Of course we traveled to Q that's right you don't give me breast cancer awareness to it in the middle age that's right and I met with the wind they would just. Have gotten suffering typical -- just. Achieve the right to about it if you let them hit and run for office in the first round of elections after. Separate and then work. And when -- met with -- they were sort to discourage me their feelings were sort of hurt. But the great -- is just in this last round of elections in Kuwait the second round of elections it's. As women achieve separates. For women currently. Including three that that meeting with me weren't you so there's some very encouraging signs of the way wind and are going to lead. To freedom and democracy. In the Middle East and other parts of the world certainly. And San Suu Kyi in real freedom fighter at this. It's been under house -- wrist and apartment properties in which you've been at least three years we've talked many intimate maybe that's right she's another woman -- voice our. Peaceful dialogue and freedom in her."

" How was our country doing your interests in media treatment of women who got their Governor Sarah Palin was to make in front page for new book that secretary of state Clinton. She's out there when you've certainly been in the hot seat continue to be. How we doing on."

" Well in media -- And email I don't know it mean I think it's fair and only thing that happens to -- it is it. Sometimes the averages about happened. Others will or written may be about. There here's -- that there is about what's really in the area. And I think that's too bad I think that part is. That really serve and it certainly anything you we don't talk that it's about the way is it tougher I think when. It is definitely weakness is obviously in other countries it's a really tough. It really in it and I do think that that's one of the reasons the women at the United States without such sister with that. Women at that in -- statement it because we were so shocked at that series. In stark contrast between their lives and dollars. And that's one of the parts and the institute that -- And that's. For me to continue to work on issues that had to do with the -- stay in women. Around the world and in fact we're gonna close the US in women's. Council meeting here. At this in the next march didn't you went to Afghanistan -- they did it I went to Afghanistan and three. Its first -- in the last week at this stage at Bobby province which was the -- you may remember where the Taliban destroyed those two towering six entry -- it is. Really shocked the world that story as the it is that it didn't there's -- six entry. It now. On the practice as a woman that. And when I was there admit women who were standing with police officers. So things there are encouraging news it's in -- there's that picture. Everyday. But I think it's important problem this especially for Whitman. An American women to speak that. Our sisters. -- decision in -- right now there's a decision on the president's plate you know what early that's right and I just hope that we don't leave the women. And it uses it to the mercy. I hope we stand as out of state that your."

" Which means literally I thought it's always fun and I don't that's not. Her. But it is distressing. With those idiots we were pretty lucky in many ways we want the American men and they think we got it right exactly. Look at that I'm a little bit quiet at. Tell isn't since -- since you've already you've travelled the world you've given speeches -- we have done a lot and."

" Harris I have it really glad that I did you at a Paris that's pretty again. Which in this go far and still the honorary ambassador of the decade of literacy for Eunice. So I went on international literacy day there. It was interesting that I've traveled a lot in the United States has been giving speeches and you it's."

" So let's go back to the museum that's going to be here. Any -- any Surrey cancer what does -- any -- at the news that we should look at black so I got some months or suggested that there be some -- maybe. Interactive aspect -- it that well there will."

" It'll be a presidential museum just like the other. Presidential museums and libraries that. I think this will be a very interesting went for one thing that years as years from 2001. Entity -- hey we're so transform our. Our country's effort in the terrorist acts. Liberated two countries -- and stay here. So that will be part that it will be obviously Mary. There'll be like somebody other museums and -- you reckless. Replica Oval Office. And we'll have rose garden it'll be at Texas rose garden. That will be hard to Europe. News which is different. Think from other parts of these other -- it. We've seen the other ones at that right and -- it right in these in more than its course that the LP today is in fact I was at Texas in libraries -- hasn't. -- And he he like you say in presidential library there. Lady bird Johnson and -- Johnson stated that door. As people paid their respects. -- Even the Little Rock President Clinton as it that -- little -- yet. Course that that George Bush library. In eight. States. It's been interesting to work week unveiled the architecture. Next week hate. Here are architecture community has. Said the plant solicit this it would it's. It's exciting as it is currently I'd love of the presidency incident in Atlanta went history you really put them. That's what that really are they're the only thing they aren't the arc that papers they're a lot. There all of the papers that were you know -- me it's digital items. For this presidency. Which is the first one that will be. All so meaning in emails and albeit still -- it's here there's. Those outlined the US government in the US government runs the archives part. Those are open for scholars and -- mini mini one of these standing years because there's --"

" You mentioned the two -- watchers -- the presence and a are you well we help each other -- dean or sticking your noses at each other lower it really talking about you know out -- what part of he's like he's working on -- you know now where am I kidding me telling them Utley got to the second -- This thing yet editing hits it out at a note that we -- that we read parts others they're still manuscripts and they'll have a lot of changes are happening before -- turned alchemy of beating him by six months to get yours out I got eye contact first. This does not you're working faster no I'm not working festering that he's. He's a great -- he always -- I really think he's right. Our average in this papers when I needed right and I'm not so I'm talking and he's actually typing -- That would look forward to reading them both those books. -- we read all and we -- all these books. And it certainly appreciate date sitting down with us and output seen museum -- when -- expected mean. Complete we hope to when he thirteen we hope to break ground a year from now with the construction interface and -- and -- Thank you very much and thank you."