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NATIONAL PRESS CLUB. MY NAME IS THERESA WERNER, THE PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB. WE ARE THE LEADING PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR GENERAL --...
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BILL -- THANK YOU ,, SUSAN, FOR THE CUPCAKES. I GOT A FIRE WHEN MYSELF. MIGHTY TASTY. YOU KNOW, I TITLED THIS THING TODAY ELECTION REFORM BECAUSE I...
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SONG ABOUT NIXON. IT WAS FASCINATING TO WATCH HIM ON CAMERA. HE WAS AT THE PODIUM SAYING GOODBYE, FAREWELL. THEN HE HAD A STAGING PROBLEM. I WAS INTERESTED...
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WITH US YOUR LOVE FOR POLITICS AND HOW PASSIONATE YOU ARE FREE. HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT RUNNING FOR PUBLIC OFFICE? >> WITH MY PERSONAL
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HISTORY -- [LAUGHTER] THAT WOULD BE A MASSACRE. [LAUGHTER] IT WOULD BE FUN TO COVER, THOUGH. [LAUGHTER] NO. >> WITHIN THE LAST
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| 00:40:09 |
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YEAR, A COMMENT WAS MADE -- AS FAR AS I SEE, WE HAD AN OPTION INSTEAD OF AN ELECTION. WOULD YOU COMMENT? >> THIS CITIZENS
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UNITED DECISION IS A DISASTER. IT IS THE WRONG DIRECTION TO HEAD IN. IT IS POLLUTING. THE FACT THAT WE CAN GO THROUGH TWO YEARS OF PAYING VERY CLOSE...
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UPSET IF PRESIDENT OBAMA COMPROMISED TOO MUCH WITH REPUBLICANS IN ORDER TO AVOID GOING OVER THE FISCAL CLIFF? >> OH, YEAH,
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I WOULD BE. YOU KNOW, I THINK IT IS REMARKABLE THAT RIGHT AFTER THE ELECTION WE GET THIS THING THAT COMES RIGHT UP IN OUR FACES THAT BASICALLY OUTLINES...
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A PROMINENT THIRD-PARTY WEB HELP OUR COUNTRY? >> I FELT STRONGLY
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ABOUT THAT WHEN I SUPPORTED JOHN ANDERSON IN 1979. HE WAS -- A LARGE PART OF ANDERSON'S CAMPAIGN WAS TO SUE THE STATE BALLOT PROCEDURE INTO ALLOWING THIRD...
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THINK IS THE APPROPRIATE ROLE FOR ACTORS AND CELEBRITIES TO PLAY IN THE POLITICAL ARENA UP TO? >> I THINK IF YOU ARE A
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A REALLY MOTIVATED COMMITTED CITIZEN WHO FEELS VERY STRONGLY ABOUT EITHER AN ISSUE OR A CANDIDATE, YOU GET INVOLVED. YOU GO OUT AND DO IT REGARDLESS...
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US WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO PERFORM AT THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION? >> IT WAS IN NORTH
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CAROLINA -- IT WAS NOT BEING CARRIED THAT MOMENT BY THE NATIONAL NETWORKS. I FELT AS THOUGH I DID NOT FEEL THE STRESS AND THE EXTRA BURDEN OF BEING...
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TO MUSIC, IF YOU MUSIC QUESTIONS. YOU MENTIONED THAT YOUR FIRST RECORD LABEL WAS APPLE. I WAS WONDERING HOW MUCH DID THE BEATLES HELP LAUNCH HER MUSICAL...
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IS YOUR SECRET FOR YOUR LONG SUCCESS? >> OH,
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| 00:49:01 |
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I HAVE GOT A GREAT AUDIENCE, AND I LOVE THEM. I LOVE THE PEOPLE THAT COME AND SEE ME. THEY HAVE SUPPORTED ME FOR SUCH A LONG TIME, AND THEY AS WELL ARE...
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| 00:50:13 |
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YOU ARE KNOWN FOR YOUR INCREDIBLE -- BUT YOU HAVE DONE DUETS WITH TONY BENNETT AND NATALIE COLE. WHO'S YOUR FAVORITE DUET PARTNER? >> DUBAI GET
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IN TROUBLE FOR THIS? -- DO I GET IN TROUBLE FOR THIS? [LAUGHTER] I HAVE LOVED WORKING WITH MARK KNOFFLER, WITH ALISON KRAUS ON THAT BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE...
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IMPOSSIBLE TO CHOOSE. BUT IS THERE ANYBODY YOU WOULD LIKE TO PERFORM WITH THAT YOU HAVE NOT PROVED -- ? >> I WOULD LIKE TO
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PERFORM WITH HARRY BELAFONTE IF I COULD. WE DID A SERIES OF CONCERT AT CARNEGIE HALL, AND I ASKED HARRY IF HE WOULD SING ONE OF THE SONGS THAT I GREW...
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FIRST SONG THAT YOU COULD TRULY PLAY ON YOUR GUITAR? >> "KEEP ON TRUCKIN',
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MAMA." >> CAN YOU STILL
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PLAY IT? >> I STILL PLAY
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IT. YOU DO NOT WANT TO HEAR THAT. [LAUGHTER] THIS IS WHERE THINGS GO SOUTH. (music) KEE' ON TRUCKIN', MAMA KEEPING ON BLUES AWAY ETC. [APPLAUSE] >>...
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OR ARE YOU SELF-TALK? >> I AM SELF-TAUGHT,
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BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE SHOWED ME STUFF. THEY WERE NOT FORMAL LESSONS, BUT THAT IS HOW IT WORKED, . THE GREAT FOLKS CARE OF THE 1960'S. [LAUGHTER] WE DID....
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IS RELAXED. DID YOU DEVELOP THAT STYLE ON YOUR OWN OR WERE YOU INFLUENCED BY ANYONE? >> I WAS
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INFLUENCED BY A GUY NAMED TRAVIS, MERLE TRAVIS, AND HE HAD SOMETHING CALLED TRAVIS PICKING, BUT HE PROBABLY LEARNED IT FROM SOMEBODY ELSE. IT WAS KIND...
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IDEA TO PLAY A SLOW VERSION OF "AND THE MAN -- "HANDY MAN"/ >> WE HAD RECORDED SONGS
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AND WERE READY TO PUT DOWN BASIC TRACKS, AND THEN YOU COME BACK AND YOU SING THE FINISHED THE VOCAL ON IT OR PUT COLOR -- OTHER ELEMENTS ON IT. WE...
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INSPIRED YOU TO GREATER THA-- WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO WRITE "SWEET BABY JAMES"? >> I HAD BEEN OVERSEAS,
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ABROAD, MAKING MY APPLE ALBUM. WHEN I CAME HOME, I WAS KEEN TO SEE A LITTLE BABY, AND I DROVE DOWN TO NORTH CAROLINA AND KEPT THINKING ABOUT WOULDN'T...
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LITTLE LONGER IF YOU WANT TO KEEP GOING ON WITH IT. [APPLAUSE] (music) THANK YOU. PEOPLE DASHING FOR THE DOOR. LOCK THEM IN. >> MOST SONGWRITERS
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SAY THEIR SONGS ARE LIKE CHILDREN, BUT DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE SONG THAT YOU HAVE WRITTEN? >> THAT
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ONE. THAT ONE, I THINK. (music) THERE'S A SONG THEY SING WHEN THEY TAKE TO THE HIGHWAY AND THE SONG THEY SING WHEN THEY TAKE TO THE SEA MAYBE YOU CAN...
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| 00:59:16 |
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YOUR SONGS DOWN WITH PAPER AND PENCIL? >>
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YES, I DO. I HAVE ALWAYS CARRIED A LITTLE RECORDING DEVICE OF SOME SORT. THEY USED TO BE PRETTY BIG, BUT NOW THEY ARE QUITE SMALL, AND I ALWAYS CARRY...
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| 00:59:42 |
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TRAVIS. WHAT OTHER MUSICIANS? >> RY COODER IS
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MY FAVORITE GUITAR PLAYER, BUT THERE ARE MANY OTHERS TO CHOOSE FROM. THERE WAS AN ALBUM THAT WAS A FORMATIVE FOR ME. THERE WAS A GUY COMING UP CALLED...
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OF CURRENT POP MUSIC? >> YOU
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KNOW, >> I GUESS I DON'T LIKE IT
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A WHOLE LOT. >>
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WHAT WOULD WE FIND -- >> I SOUND JUST LIKE
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| 01:00:53 |
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MY DAD. THERE ARE GREAT PEOPLE OUT THERE, I KNOW IT. AND I DON'T MEAN TO CONDEMN IT BUT I THINK IT'S PASSED ME BY A LITTLE BIT. I STILL HAVE A WONDERFUL...
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POD? >> NO AN
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IPAD. >> DO YOU LISTEN TO MUSIC
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ON THERE? >> NO I LISTEN ON CD
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AND VINYL. >> THEY HAVE SAID TAYLOR
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SWIFT IS NAMED AFTER YOU. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF HER MUSIC? >> I LIKE HER
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| 01:02:31 |
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MUSIC. AND I LIKE THE NAME TOO. I DO THINK SHE IS A CREATIVE SINGER SONG WRITER. SHE'S A REMARKABLE MARKETING PHENOMENON AND IF SHE CAN SURVIVE THAT....
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SAID DANIEL DAY LEWIS PORTRAYAL OF LINCOLN IN THE CURRENT FILM REMIND THEM OF YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENT ON THAT? >> I'VE SEEN THE MOVIE AND
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IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ME TO ME BUT I LIVE IN HERE. JOHN WILLIAMS WHO IS A DEAR FRIEND AND THIS GENERATION'S REMARKABLE MUSICIAN AND COMPOSER, JOHN WANTED...
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ROLE YOU WOULD LIKE TO PLAY? >> NO, THIS IS
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| 01:04:43 |
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FINE. IT IS VERY UNUSUAL. I'VE SPENT MY LIFE BEING MYSELF FOR A LIVING AND I THINK MORE THAN REALLY -- MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE I THINK I KNOW. I THINK...
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SEVERAL PEOPLE SENT THIS QUESTION UP SO I FEEL OBLIGATED TO ASK, DO YOU KNOW WHO CARLY SIMON WAS SINGING ABOUT IN YOU'RE SO VAIN AND WILL YOU SHARE...
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WARREN BEATTY. >> AND
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HE SAYS NOT. >> THAT'S WHAT
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| 01:05:46 |
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MY INFORMATION WAS BUT AGAIN THAT INFORMATION HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED FOR 40 YEARS. [APPLAUSE] >> NOW THAT THAT THE
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| 01:06:00 |
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TURNPIKE EXTENDS PAST THE CITY TO THE AIRPORT, ANY THOUGHTS ABOUT REVISING THE SONG? >> YOU MEAN THE
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| 01:06:08 |
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TURNPIKE NO LONGER ENDS IN BOSTON, IT GOES ALL THE WAY TO SUMMER SET, NO. WHAT TOWN IS THE AIRPORT IN? >> THAT'S GOT A RING TO
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| 01:06:25 |
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IT BUT IT DOESN'T RHYME. THAT'S THE THING IS THE INTERNAL RHYME. THAT SONG HAS FOUR RHYMING SCHEMES GOING AT ONCE. IT'S GOT TO BE BOSTON UNLESS THEY...
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ALL OF YOU FOR JOINING US THIS AFTERNOON. I WANT TO REMIND YOU OF OUR NEXT LUNCH ON DECEMBER 18, WE HAVE LEON PANETTA, I'M SURE IF YOU HAVE SOME ADVICE...
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YOU ARE WRITING YOUR NEXT SONG I'D LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH YOUR COFFEE MUG. IT MIGHT GIVE YOU SOME INSPIRATION. >> THANK YOU
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SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] >> I WANT TO THANK THE
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NATIONAL PRESS CLUB STAFF INCLUDING THE JOURNALISM BROADCAST CENTER FOR ORGANIZING TODAY'S EVENT. AND I WAS WONDERING IF YOU HAD ONE LAST SONG YOU'D...
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ON. >> [APPLAUSE] >> CAN SHE BORROW YOUR
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STOOL? >> THIS IS MY WIFE
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KIM AND HERE IS THE SONG WE SING TO OUR TWIN BOYS ACTUALLY ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO WE WENT IN TO SING THEM TO SLEEP WITH THIS LULL BY AND WE GOT THE GUITAR...
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VERY MUCH. >> AMONG
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.