FIRST LADY. ♪
♪ >>> WELCOME BACK TO "MORNING
JOE."
JOE." JILL BIDEN HAS A REAL SHOT AT
BECOMING THE NATION’S FIRST
LADY.
LADY. BUT THAT TITLE WOULD HARDLY
DEFINE THE ACCOMPLISHED
EDUCATOR, AUTHOR AND MOTHER.
I SAT DOWN WITH DR. BIDEN IN
PHILADELPHIA YESTERDAY FOR AN
IN-DEPTH DISCUSSION ABOUT HER
OWN JOURNEY.
OWN JOURNEY. PUBLIC AND PRIVATE.
THERE ARE ISSUES, SHE WRITES
ABOUT IN HER NEW BOOK "WHERE THE
LIGHT ENTERS: BUILDING A FAMILY,
DISCOVERING MYSELF."
DISCOVERING MYSELF." HERE NOW IS THAT CONVERSATION.
>> SO, THE BOOK IS SO PERSONAL.
I MEAN, AT TIMES, IT’S EVEN
INTIMATE.
INTIMATE. AND IT’S ALSO VERY CLEAR IN
READING YOUR STORY THAT YOU’RE
NOT A NATURAL REPUBLIC PERSON.
>> NO.
>> NO. >> YOU DON’T RUN TO THE CAMERAS.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. >> WHY DID YOU WRITE IT?
>> YOU KNOW, I DIDN’T START OUT
TO WRITE THIS TYPE OF BOOK.
I STARTED OUT TO TALK ABOUT THE
INCREDIBLE PEOPLE I MET DURING
OUR ADMINISTRATION.
OUR ADMINISTRATION. AND I TALKED TO THE PUBLISHERS.
AND I STARTED TO TELL THEM WHAT
I WANTED AND THEY SAID, HUH-UH.
NO.
NO. WE WANT A BOOK THAT ONLY YOU
COULD WRITE.
COULD WRITE. THESE ARE OTHER PEOPLE’S
STORIES.
STORIES. WE WANT YOUR STORY.
SO, I STARTED TO THINK ABOUT IT.
AND I’M A PENCIL AND PAPER
PERSON.
PERSON. AND I JUST STARTED WRITING AND
WRITING AND WRITING.
AND THEN WHEN I CAME BACK TO
THEM, I SAID, OKAY, THESE ARE
THE -- THIS IS WHAT I CAME UP
WITH.
WITH. THESE ARE THE STORIES THAT I
WANT TO TELL.
THIS IS WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN MY
LIFE WITH JOE.
AND THEY LOVED IT.
I MEAN, RIGHT AWAY, THEY LOVED
IT, SO I KNEW I WAS ON THE RIGHT
TRACK.
TRACK. >> YOU WRITE SO BEAUTIFULLY
ABOUT LIFE’S JOYS AND LOSSES
OFTEN INTERMINGLING.
OFTEN INTERMINGLING. >> UH-HUH.
>> UH-HUH. >> BECAUSE OF JOE’S STORY AND
THE TWO OF YOU BLENDING A
FAMILY.
FAMILY. SO, LET ME ASK ABOUT THAT.
BECAUSE WHEN YOU WERE HAVING A
BABY.
BABY. AND YOU HAVE HISTYSTERICAL STORI
WITH YOUR MOTHER’S PREGNANCY,
WHICH IS HILARIOUS, WHICH I
WOULD HAVE SAID, TOO.
I WOULD HAVE MADE HER WRITE IT
DOWN.
DOWN. YOU BROUGHT THE BOYS INTO IT,
HUNTER AND BEAU.
>> I DID.
>> I DID. >> I GUESS IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR
THEM TO FEEL OWNERSHIP.
>> SO, ACTUALLY, WHEN I THOUGHT
I WAS PREGNANT, I DIDN’T TELL
JOE, I WENT TO THE BOYS AND
SAID, HEY, GUYS, I THINK I’M
PREGNANT.
PREGNANT. I THINK WE’RE GOING TO HAVE A
BABY.
BABY. >> HOW LITTLE ARE THEY?
>> LITTLE BOYS LIKE 7 AND 8 --
MAYBE OLDER, NEIGHBORMAYBE 9, 10
ISLAND
ISLAND I’D HAVE TO FIGURE IT OUT.
I SAID LET’S GO GET A PREGNANCY
TEST.
TEST. JOE WAS IN THE SENATE SO I HAD
TO BE CAREFUL THAT NO ONE WOULD
SEE US.
SEE US. I PUT ON SUNGLASSES AND PUT A
SCARF OVER MY HEAD.
WE DROVE TO THE RITEAID, I TOOK
A PRELG NANCY GNANCY TEST.
AND WHEN THE BOYS CAME HOME FROM
SCHOOL, I SAID I’M PREGNANT BUT
I WANT YOU TO BE THE ONE TO TELL
DADDY.
DADDY. WE WAITED AND WHEN JOE GOT OFF
THE TRAIN AND CAME HOME.
THEY SAID, DADDY, WE HAVE A
SURPRISE TO TELL YOU.
THEY TOLD JOE WE WERE GOING TO
HAVE A BABY.
>> OH, MY GOD, HE MUST HAVE
LOVED THAT WAY.
COMING FROM THE BOYS.
>> AND THEY LOVED IT.
YOU KNOW, I WANTED THEM TO BE A
PART OF IT.
I DIDN’T WANT THEM TO FEEL LIKE,
OH, HERE’S A NEW BABY COMING IN,
AND WHAT ABOUT US.
SO, IT WAS IMPORTANT TO ME THAT
THEY FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE
OWNERSHIP.
OWNERSHIP. >> BRINGING THE FAMILY TOGETHER.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> ALSO LOOMING IN THE LOSS OF A
CHILD, YOU WRITE ABOUT NAOMI,
THE BABY GIRL THAT JOE LOST IN
THE ACCIDENT.
THE ACCIDENT. YOU ACTUALLY SPEAK OUT LOUD HOW
HARD IT WAS FOR YOU TO
COMPREHENDS.
COMPREHENDS. YOU WRITE IN MARRIAGE, EVEN A
LONG ONE, THERE ARE SOME PARTS
OF YOURSELF YOU VISIT ALONE, YOU
HAVE TO SEE THAT IN JOE.
HIS LIFE HAS BEEN MARKED BY
CRUEL LOSSES AND YET HIS FAITH
IN GOD AND HOPE REMAINS.
AFTER THE LOSS OF BEAU, ARE YOU
EVEN MORE BLOWN AWAY AT HOW HE’S
ABLE TO DO THAT?
>> UH-HUH.
>> UH-HUH. AT HIS RESILIENCE.
YOU KNOW, JOE DOES LEAN HEAVILY
ON HIS FAITH.
THAT’S WHAT GETS HIM THROUGH SO
MANY TOUGH TIMES.
AND I THINK HAVING SUFFERED
THREE LOSSES, I DO MARVEL AT IT.
JUST BECAUSE NOW THAT WE’VE LOST
BEAU AND I’VE EXPERIENCED THAT
MYSELF, I KNOW HOW DIFFICULT
THAT IS.
THAT IS. BUT THAT’S, YOU KNOW, IT’S JUST
BEEN -- I DON’T KNOW.
HE HAS A LOT OF FORTITUDE.
HE HAS A LOT OF STRENGTH.
AND GOING FORWARD I THINK, YOU
KNOW, AS WE GO ON THIS NEXT
JOURNEY, I MEAN, I KNOW THAT JOE
IS STRONG.
IS STRONG. AND HE CAN HANDLE ANYTHING THAT
COMES OUR WAY.
>> EVERYBODY GRIEVES
DIFFERENTLY.
DIFFERENTLY. HOW DID -- YOU RAISED THESE TWO
BOYS.
BOYS. YOU TALK ABOUT HOW THAT BOND IS
NO DIFFERENT THAN A NATURAL BORN
CHILD?
CHILD? >> NO, NOT DIFFERENT AT ALL.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, I HAVE TO
REMIND MYSELF THAT I DIDN’T GIVE
BIRTH TO BEAU AND HUNTER.
YOU KNOW, IT’S JUST SO NATURAL.
AND I DID WRITE IN THE BOOK
WHERE, YOU KNOW, I THINK I NEVER
TREATED THEM ANY DIFFERENTLY.
JOE NEVER TREATED THEM ANY
DIFFERENTLY.
DIFFERENTLY. AND ONE DAY, HUNTER SAID TO ME,
MOM, I KNOW YOU LOVE US ALL THE
SAME BECAUSE YOU YELL AT ASHLEY
JUST LIKE YOU YELL AT US.
IS SO
IS SO SO, THEY DIDN’T FEEL ANY
DIFFERENCE AT ALL.
I THINK I WORKED HARD AT THAT.
AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT
THEY ALL FELT EQUALLY LOVED.
>> THE PASSING OF BEAU, HOW IT
IMPACTED YOU.
IMPACTED YOU. YOU TRY AND DESCRIBE IT.
IT’S LIKE LIFE IS NEVER THE
SAME.
SAME. AND YOU CAN BE HAPPY, BUT IT’S
NOT AS PURE.
HOW IS EVERY DAY WITHOUT HIM?
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, A PIECE OF
YOU IS MISSING.
AND YOU JUST DON’T FORGET IT.
I MEAN, IT JUST DOESN’T LEAVE
YOU.
YOU. IT’S NOT -- YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU
LOSE YOUR PARENTS, FOR INSTANCE,
I MEAN, IT’S PAINFUL, YES.
BUT THROUGHOUT YOUR WHOLE LIFE,
YOU’RE CONDITIONED, YOUR
PARENTS --
PARENTS -- >> THE NATURAL ORDER.
>> YES, IT’S NATURAL ORDER.
BUT WHEN YOU LOSE A CHILD.
IT’S SO THROWS YOUR WHOLE LIFE
OUT OF KIND OF PERSPECTIVE, I
GUESS.
GUESS. AND I NEVER THOUGHT BEAU WOULD
DIE.
DIE. I MEAN, THROUGHOUT HIS WHOLE
ILLNESS, I CLUNG TO THAT HOPE
THAT HE WAS GOING TO LIVE.
AND THEY SAID 1% OF PEOPLE WHO
GET GLIOBLASTOMA, BRAIN CANCER,
SURVIVE.
SURVIVE. I THOUGHT WHY CAN’T HE BE THAT
1%.
1%. >> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. >> AND I WAS SO CONVINCED
BECAUSE HE WAS SO SPECIAL THAT
GOD WAS GOING TO LET HIM -- HE
WAS GOING TO BE THE ONE.
AND UNTIL THE MORNING HE DIED, I
MEAN, I JUST -- I JUST HELD ON
TO THAT.
TO THAT. AND NEVER GAVE UP.
>> MOVING FORWARD, CAMPAIGNING
WITH ONE LESS BIDEN IT JUST
ISN’T THE SAME.
IS IT IN SOME WAYS FOR HIM?
DOES HE FEEL LIKE THERE’S
SOMETHING ABOUT HIM THAT YOU
BRING ALONG WITH YOU AS YOU TAKE
ON THIS CHALLENGE?
>> OH, HE’S WITH US EVERY DAY.
AND, YOU KNOW, HE WAS A
POLITICIAN HIMSELF, ATTORNEY
GENERAL.
GENERAL. >> I KNOW, QUITE A GUY.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. WHEN THINGS WOULD GET ROUGH ON
THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL, I WOULD CALL
HIM UP AND SAY WHAT DO YOU THINK
ABOUT THIS OR THAT.
YOU’VE GOT TO CALL DAD AND TELL
HIM THIS OR THAT.
OR HE’D DOT REVERSE, MOM, YOU’VE
GOT TO TELL DAD.
WE LEANED ON ONE ANOTHER A LOT.
AND YES, THERE IS ALWAYS AND
WILL ALWAYS BE THAT EMPTY SEAT
AT THE TABLE.
THAT EMPTY PLACE IN MY HEART, IN
JOE’S HEART.
JOE’S HEART. YOU KNOW, IN OUR CHILDREN’S
HEART.
HEART. OUR GRANDCHILDREN.
OUR GRANDCHILDREN. BUT I HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT HE’S
LOOKING DOWN AND THINKING, YEAH,
MOM, DO THIS.
DO THIS.
DO THIS. >> SO, LET’S TALK ABOUT IT.
BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT DO THIS
CAMPAIGN FOR PRESIDENT JOE
BIDEN, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT YOUR
JOB.
JOB. BECAUSE I LOVE THIS STORY ABOUT
YOUR CAREER AS A TEACHER.
>> OH, THANKS.
>> AND THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE --
I LOVE THIS.
IT REMINDS ME OF MY LIFE.
YOU START OFF BY GOING ON ONE
SUNDAY MORNING IN 2004, OUR
HOUSE WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
AND CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED DOWN.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> IT’S JUST LIKE ANOTHER DAY IN
THE BIDEN FAMILY.
AND YOU TALK, JOE’S ON "MEET THE
PRESS," AND YOU’RE RUNNING
AROUND, YOU’RE IN YOUR ROBE.
THE HOUSE FILLS UP WITH SMOKE.
THE FIRE’S IN THE WALLS.
YOU’RE RUNNING OUT OUTSIDE.
YOU’RE SHAKING.
YOU’RE SHAKING. YOU’RE TRYING TO GET THE CAT.
THE CAT WON’T COME OUT, SHE
FINALLY COMES OUT DISAPPEARS FOR
THREE DAY.
THREE DAY. IN THE MIDST OF THIS CHAOS, AND
YOUR HOUSE IS BURNING DOWN.
YOU GO SUDDENLY A FIREFIGHTER
CAME TOWARD ME, CALLING
MRS. BIDEN.
MRS. BIDEN. I LOOKED AT HIM DREADING WHAT
COULD GO WRONG, WHAT ELSE CAN WE
LOSE TODAY?
LOSE TODAY? DO YOU REMEMBER, HE ASKED, IT’S
HARRY.
HARRY. A GIANT SMILE ACROSS HIS FACE.
HE HAD BEEN ONE OF MY STUDENTS
AT DELAWARE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY
COLLEGE, YEAH, HARRY, I SAID,
STANDING THERE DRENCHED.
I DO REMEMBER YOU.
HE WAS A SWEET KID WHO HAD TAKEN
MY CLASS TWICE.
FOR A BRIEF MOMENT, I LAUGHED AT
THE ABSURDITY OF THIS ROUTINE.
AND FELT A TINGE OF PRIDE THAT
HE HAS GONE ON BECOMING HIS
PRIDE A FIREFIGHTER.
BUT YOUR PRIDE, A TINGE OF
PRIDE, HAVING STUDENTS EVEN
THEN.
THEN. WHAT A MOMENT.
>> IT WAS A MOMENT.
AND YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT STRIKES ME, I MEAN, THAT
WAS -- I MEAN, I HEAR FROM MY
STUDENTS SO OFTEN.
THEY’RE JUST SUCH A BIG PART OF
MY LIFE.
MY LIFE. I’M STILL TEACHING.
I WAS GRADING PAPERS ON THE
TRAIN THAT I HAVE TO POST
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY. >> AND ANOTHER FUNNY PART OF
THAT, I WAS SO AFRAID TO TELL
JOE.
JOE. I CALLED BEAU BECAUSE HE LIVED
NEARBY.
NEARBY. HE CAME RUNNING DOWN THE
DRIVEWAY, MOM, MOM, ARE YOU
OKAY.
OKAY. HE SAID, I’M FINE.
HE SAID, LET’S CALL DAD.
I SAID, NO, LET’S NOT CALL HIM
BECAUSE HE’S GOING ON AIR.
HE’LL BE UPSET.
LET’S TELL HIM AFTERWARDS.
SO, WE CALLED JOE.
WHEN HE CAME HOME, HE CAME
WALKING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY.
I SAID, JOE, JOE, LOOK AT OUR
HOUSE.
HOUSE. IT’S BURNING.
IT’S BURNING. AND HE SAID, GREAT.
NOW WE CAN FIX ALL OF THE THINGS
THAT WE MADE A MISTAKE ON WHEN
WE BUILT IT.
SO, I THINK THAT JUST SHOWS
REALLY JOE’S SENSE OF --
>> POSITIVE OUTLOOK.
>> -- POSITIVE.
>> YOU’D BE DEALING WITH THE
CONTRACTORS, THOUGH.
CONTRACTORS, THOUGH. >> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. BOY, YOU MUST HAVE BEEN THERE.
>> YEAH, EXACTLY.
SO, YOU FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO
GO BACK TO TEACHING EVEN WHEN
YOU BECAME VICE PRESIDENT.
>> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. >> TO KNOW YOUR VALUE, TELL ME
WHY.
WHY. >> WELL, I DIDN’T FEEL LIKE I
COULD REALLY JUST LIVE HIS LIFE.
TEACHING IS MY PASSION.
I LOVE TEACHING.
I’M STILL DOING IT AFTER 34
YEARS.
YEARS. AND I WENT TO HIM AND I SAID,
JOE, I’VE GOT TO TEACH.
AND HE SAID, WELL, YEAH, GO
AHEAD.
AHEAD. I THINK YOU SHOULD.
AND I TALKED TO MICHELLE ABOUT
IT.
IT. AND SHE SAID, YES, GO FOR IT.
I THINK IT WAS LIKE SEVEN DAYS
AFTER WE WERE -- AFTER THE
INAUGURATION.
INAUGURATION. I WAS IN THE CLASSROOM.
>> WOW.
>> WOW. >> SO, IT WAS -- IT WAS REALLY
GREAT.
GREAT. AND NOT ALL MY STUDENTS KNEW I
WAS SECOND LADY.
>> YEAH, HOW DID THAT WORK?
>> WELL, I TELL A FUNNY STORY
THAT NOT EVERYBODY KNEW, OF
COURSE.
COURSE. MY STUDENTS.
MY STUDENTS. I JUST WOULD WRITE MY NAME ON
THE BOARD.
THE BOARD. >> DR. BIDEN.
>> JUST CALL ME DR. B.
I DIDN’T SAY BIDEN.
AT THE END OF THE FIRST
SEMESTER, ONE OF THE GIRLS CAME
IN FOR HER GRADE CONFERENCE.
SHE SAID TO ME, DR. B., LAST
NIGHT I SAW YOU ON THE
TELEVISION WITH MICHELLE OBAMA.
>> OH, HOW HILARIOUS.
>> I SAID, YES.
AND I YELLED TO MY MOM, I SAID,
MOM, YOU KNOW, COME HERE, THIS
IS MY ENGLISH TEACHER.
AND SHE CAME OUT AND SHE SAID
THAT IS NOT YOUR ENGLISH TEACHER
THAT IS THE SECOND LADY OF THE
UNITED STATES.
UNITED STATES. SO, TO THIS DAY, SOME OF MY
STUDENTS KNOW AND SOME OF THEM
DON’T KNOW.
DON’T KNOW. I TRY TO KEEP IT THAT WAY.
>> AN OLDER STUDENT CAME UP TO
YOU AND SAID I KNOW WHO YOU ARE.
AND YOU SAID, AND WE’RE GOING TO
KEEP IT THAT WAY.
THAT’S JUST BETWEEN YOU AND ME.
LET’S TALK ABOUT WHAT’S AHEAD
BECAUSE IF YOU BECOME FIRST
LADY, I DON’T THINK YOU CAN BE A
TEACHER.
TEACHER. I THINK IT MIGHT BE JUST TOO
MUCH.
MUCH. >> YEAH, WELL, I WOULD WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT MY STUDENTS ARE
SAFE.
SAFE. BUT, BOY, WOULD I LOVE TO DO IT.
>> IT’S YOUR IDENTITY.
>> IT IS.
>> IT IS. IT’S MY PASSION, IT’S WHAT I
LOVE.
LOVE. SO, MAYBE WE COULD FIGURE OUT
SOME WAY.
SOME WAY. I’M TAKING NOTHING FOR GRANTED.
BUT IF IT EVER HAPPENED, WHAT
WOULD THAT SAY ABOUT THE WORK OF
A SPOUSE, RIGHT?
TO BE WORKING.
I MEAN NOT THAT FIRST LADY ISN’T
A FULL-TIME JOB, BELIEVE ME,
I’VE SEEN IT UP CLOSE, IT IS A
FULL-TIME JOB.
FULL-TIME JOB. >> WE KNOW PEOPLE WHO KNOW JOE
BIDEN.
BIDEN. WE KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO LOVE
JOE BIDEN.
JOE BIDEN. IN TERMS OF HIM RUNNING FOR
PRESIDENT, SOME WORRIED OUT LOUD
TO US THAT MAYBE HE’S TOO OLD.
OR MAYBE THERE’S JUST NO WAY HE
COULD SUSTAIN LOSING FOR A THIRD
TIME.
TIME. SO, WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT JOE
THAT THEY DON’T?
>> JOE HAS INCREDIBLE ENERGY.
HE HAS INCREDIBLE PASSION.
YOU KNOW, JOE IS A UNIFIER, I
THINK AT THIS TIME IN HISTORY.
OUR COUNTRY SEEMS SO DIVIDED.
AND PEOPLE ARE SAYING TO ME ALL
TIME, JOE HAS TO RUN, JOE HAS TO
RUN.
RUN. WE HAVE TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER
AGAIN.
AGAIN. WE HAVE TO UNITE PEOPLE.
AND FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO SAY JOE
IS TOO OLD, I DON’T THINK HE’S
TOO OLD, CERTAINLY.
BUT THEY’LL HAVE TO -- THAT’S UP
TO THE VOTERS.
AND THE VOTERS WILL MAKE THAT
DECISION WHEN THEY SEE HIM OUT
ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.
WHEN THEY SEE HIM -- WHEN THEY
MEET HIM AT THEIR SCHOOL OR AT A
RALLY.
RALLY. THEY’LL MAKE THEIR OWN JUDGMENT.
>> THIS PAST EXPERIENCE RUNNING,
SOME WOULD SAY HE’S A HOT HEAD.
HE HAS THESE AWKWARD MOMENTS,
THIS AND THAT, WHATEVER.
IS HE WISER?
DO YOU THINK THAT THOSE
EXPERIENCES HAVE BROUGHT WISDOM
TO HIS APPROACH?
YOU KNOW, WHAT’S GOING TO MAKE
THE THIRD TIME THE CHARM, DO YOU
THINK?
THINK? >> IT IS WISER.
HE’S LEARNED A LOT.
HE’S BEEN VICE PRESIDENT FOR
EIGHT YEARS.
EIGHT YEARS. HE GOT A LOT OF EXPERIENCE THAT
WAY.
WAY. AND JUST BEING, YOU KNOW, TIMES
HAVE CHANGED.
HAVE CHANGED. AND HE’S BEEN OUT ON THE TRAIL.
HE’S LEARNED A LOT.
AND SO GOING FORWARD I THINK HE
KNOWS WHERE HE WANTS TO GO.
AND HE’S HEADED IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION.
DIRECTION. >> AND IN CLOSINGS YOUR FAMILY
HAS BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH, AND
HE’S GOING TO BE RUNNING AGAINST
POTENTIALLY I’D SAY DIRTIEST
CAMPAIGNER THAT WE’VE SEEN IN
OUR LIFETIMES.
OUR LIFETIMES. HOW WILL YOU PROTECT YOUR FAMILY
FROM THE PAIN THAT A
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN CAN CAUSE?
>> WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THAT.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> WE BROUGHT OUR KIDS IN.
OUR GRANDKIDS IN, WE TOLD THEM
WHEN WE DECIDED TO RUN, IF YOU
DON’T WANT POP TO DO THIS, WE’RE
NOT GOING TO DO IT.
BUT TO A CHILD, THEY SAID, POP
HAS TO DO THIS.
HE HAS TO BE PRESIDENT.
HE WOULD MAKE THE BEST
PRESIDENT.
PRESIDENT. SO WE WILL DO IT LIKE WE’VE
ALWAYS DONE IT.
AS A FAMILY.
AND IT DOESN’T MEAN IT’S NOT
GOING TO BE HARD.
IT DOESN’T MEAN MY HEART IS NOT
GOING TO BE BROKEN WHEN SOME
NEGATIVE COMMENTS COME OUT
ABOUT, YOU KNOW, JOE AND I ARE
USED TO IT, BUT NOT THE KIDS.
AND IT’S GOING TO BE HARD BUT
IT’S GOING TO BE WORTH IT
BECAUSE JOE’S GOING TO MAKE A