Life After 1600 Penn. Avenue

" Mrs. bush CS thanks Greta this is well this is how this is Southern Methodist University where I graduated. A long time ago. That 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 then it'll have the museum like most 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 -- in with Southern Methodist University but independent really about. -- but some of -- that that's all the plaque which predates the presidency. 1999 plaque it's just that with you -- that this really. This must really be viewed it comes at -- it really is George gave me as a gift for Christmas in nineteen mean in the -- bush probably not yet at the contributions as to -- to. Landscape. At this part of the walked into the library this is under library. We see -- behind this was really the sweetest and most romantic -- He ever gave me and in my experience different -- from college but inches and had different quotes that friendship car -- and even President Bush and Barbara Bush -- Here in honor that would have been a little sister and lot -- Georgia's old sister that that -- Since it's an education and -- it perfectly perfect placement which incident that's right we're very excited about the necessitated. With this -- team here in Dallas. Will be the only presidential library on the subway stop. There's a subway -- right up here on mockingbird line. And we're thrilled to hear that on this beautiful campus but -- Julien presidential library in this -- president Johnson at university -- Austin. President Bush 41. Texas and -- no that's right this'll be the third one it'll be really ultimately. One of all the presidential libraries -- thirteen -- 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 -- issue you know it's just a different way debate this is where Wheatley and you know in Dallas with -- elected governor fourteen years ago. This is where we had -- Texas Rangers. Baseball team. So -- home. -- we're thrilled here. This the institute that you unveiled yesterday. It's going to include people from around the country's -- fellowships that's right it's a policy institute it's that thing to -- But the idea will be two. Focus on four areas of policy policy that was importantly it was president -- that we think is important always in our country and that's education. Freedom human freedom. The economy. -- global health. So those -- the four areas of focus and all of that will -- the based on four principles. That are important American values and principles that are important to George and that's. Opportunity responsibility -- house. What would let the president be doing -- and lower your -- be doing in this in this instance it you both have different functions -- work together -- this will work together a lot of a lot of -- will be actively engaged in it for the rest our lives it's what we want to work for the rest of our lives. Again. So we'll. The that obviously the former president -- 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. Living here at SMU it's cope -- yet. With the and -- Simmons school of education in the developed. Iridescent. Sent -- will become balance with southern Methodist university in San will be separate."

" Yesterday -- the president does pretty funny at the end of any ice have. It's a good lines get a couple -- about and his mother your mother Heidi that the two of the 21 ladies that he he was it was funny we're both."

" Thrilled about this it's going to be very interesting that you can think it'll be a real service for 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 and -- and the practical. Results of that research and ways that we can apply that those results. -- you -- 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 -- Will there actually be served specific. Areas of the world that you're gonna concentrate on. They'll be specific. Areas of human freedom -- 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 -- the and the revelation in Czechoslovakia. And ended -- he was jailed as a dissident. In Czechoslovakia and then finally became president -- the Czech Republic. After the -- that the Soviet Union. Has said that it's going to be very interesting in 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 -- Ellis -- about our -- Columbia. He'll start here in January he will. -- produce a conference on cyber. Dissidents. He started and -- an engineer in Columbia he started to face that -- now must park. Against the park in Columbia and so he. He will be able to bring to the 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 -- 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 -- the world through the --"

" so it should listen to all the that you've been doing is it that we do we dog the president the firstly -- her office -- we have blackberries I know I -- your schedule every day every speech I'd get I'd -- embargo and 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 --"

" 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 it's -- will -- may. George 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 -- yes it. Has become very clear to me in working in Mars is how many women. We're big influence isn't. Like that well obviously meant that there. But 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 library in Houston and Austin. She by the way doctor -- air part insert name. Was state represented when George became governor of Texas Democrat state -- So that was really and Britney to have that full circle from the professor -- a lot to me when I lived here. To working with her and she and that's when George and that -- she was parties."

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

" And they are great -- was here yesterday for the speech Barbara and me in a little bit after that. Speech didn't get to hear the -- that -- say -- last night that she was very interested in. Everything or headlight out that ideas at this institute -- that -- that they are both working machine -- in this teaching school in. -- teaching reading. Barbara -- candidate nonprofit. Global health corps that places recent college graduates in health clinics for the poor. Here in the US -- in Africa. So I'm proud of at the way there following it. The interest that we about hand. But -- I was reflecting on them. Influence that -- it had on me also reflected on that. Influence that wind and that net after George -- press. Had a at the Kuwaiti women that I met at the -- and I -- in my speech that seeing it happen democracy is not a democracy. And -- shortly after that Kuwaiti women achieve the right about. 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 women -- would just. Have gotten suffer -- typical -- just. Achieved the right to about it if you let them -- run for office in the first round of elections after. Separate and then work. And when and that with that they were -- discouraged in 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 cent for -- For women currently. Including three that that meeting with me weren't you so there's some very encouraging signs of the way women. Are going to lead. To freedom and democracy. In the Middle East and other parts the world certainly. -- on -- 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 -- Peaceful dialogue and freedom in her."

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

" Well in me yet every time in email I don't know it mean I think it's fair and only thing that happens to women is it. Sometimes the average -- bad happen. Others will or written may be about. There here's -- that there is that what's really in the areas. 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 for -- It is definitely -- and obviously in other countries it's a really tough. It really in -- and I do think that that's one of the reasons the women at the United States about such sisterhood with that. Women at that in -- and that's because we were so shocked at that series. In stark contrast between their lives and hours. And that's one of the parts at the institute that varies. And that's -- For me to continue to work on issues that have to do with the -- if it's in women. Around the world and in fact we're gonna close the US in women's. Council meeting here. At this -- you next march didn't you went to Afghanistan as -- did it I went to Afghanistan and three. -- in the last week at this stage at Bobby province which was the audience you may remember where the Taliban destroyed those two towering six entry bases. Really shocked the world -- story as the it is that it didn't there's it's six entry. Is now. On the -- as a woman. And when I was there admit women who were studied and police officers. So things there are encouraging news it's in our -- picture. Every day. But I think it's important for -- this especially for Whitman. And American women speak. Our sisters. -- decision in this 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. Hope we stand as -- state that your."

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" And it's always that we we spoke to your father in law and your mother in law off camera in Berlin -- to -- is they're doing right. So -- 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. And it -- hey we're so transform our. Our country's -- you know the terrorist acts. And liberated two countries -- and stay here. So that will be part at it and it will be obviously Mary -- There'll be like somebody other museums and there'll be -- reckless. Replica Oval Office. And will hand rose garden it'll be at Texas rose garden -- That will be -- that Europe. -- which is different. Think from other heart disease -- other president. We've seen the other ones at that right and acts in it right in these in more than its course that -- LBJ -- in fact I was at Texas in libraries -- hasn't. -- And he he -- say in the presidential library there and lady bird Johnson and -- Johnson stated that -- As people paid their respects. -- Even the Little Rock President Clinton -- that -- at the end. Course it -- it George Bush library -- States. It's been interesting -- work we unveiled the architecture. Next week -- Here are architecture community has. Said the -- that -- It's exciting as it is currently I'd love of the president -- incident in Atlanta went history you really put them. That's what that really are they're the only thing they aren't the -- that papers they're along that. There all of the papers that were you know -- me it's digital does. For this presidency. Which is the first one that will be. All so meaning any 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 -- the mini mini one of these standing years because there's --"

" You mentioned the two -- watchers -- the presence and a are you well we're helping each other -- dean or sticking your noses each other lower it really talking about you know out -- what part of his -- he's working on it'd been you know now where am I kidding me telling them Utley got to the second right. This thing yet editing hits it out at -- each 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 -- I got my contact first. This does not -- working faster no I'm not working festering that he's. He's a great tightness he always -- it I really think he's right. Our average in this -- when he needed right and I'm not so I'm talking and he's actually typing news. That would look forward to reading them both those books. You know we read all and we -- all these books. And -- certainly appreciate date sitting down with us and output seen museum -- once it -- expected mean. Complete we hope to when he thirteen we hope to break ground a year from now -- the construction -- in the east and open and when. What effective I'm sure we'll be -- and -- for the opening if that's. Thank you very much and thank you."