I've never seen the president burdened by the presidency. He's built to deal with really big events. It's in his DNA.

Technology has had more of an impact on the presidency and how the presidency communicates than anything.

I think these unforeseen turns of events took a lot on the presidency at the expense of his other agenda.

I don't buy the argument that there can't be a successful independent candidacy for the presidency of the United States. People who say, 'It can't happen,' are many of the same people who said we'd never elect an African American.

Outside events can change a presidential campaign, a president, and the history of the nation: the Iranian hostage crisis, the bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut, the downing of the helicopter in Mogadishu, Somalia, the suicide attack on the USS Cole, and, of course, the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

The approach of playing out the events of Our Town on an open stage engages the audience directly and essentially makes it a character in the play. The play uses flashbacks and an awareness of the fluid nature of time as it explores the significance of fully living the present moment.