I think the executives have matured enough so that they recognize that we have a two-party system. In California, we have more than a two-party system.

We had an interesting thing at that first dinner. It was prior to the availability of several new hotels in Los Angeles, and we were more or less committed to the old Ambassador Hotel that has the famous Coconut Grove.

You tend to meet on a more regular basis with people in your industry, and reality being what it is, you tend to meet with them at the particular level that you occupy; so that develops a fraternity relationship.

Well, I think that California has had a history of always spending more money than it takes in.

I believe Johnson understood that the reason was Vietnam. I also believe that he felt that if there was a way to communicate the real issues in Vietnam, that the reasons would be answered or understood. But there was just no way to communicate.

More than anything, I think as our country matures, we recognize that women deserve to be treated with respect and dignity.