Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid

[0:00]" And this is senator Harry Reid in the democratic leader the -- majority leader in the United States. Senate who has written about his life all the way from such light that's searchlight Nevada. To Washington DC it's called the good -- and it's just been published mr. leader good morning thanks for being with the story here. -- that you right I think a lot of us were unaware of this that. Europe your dad committed suicide you who have did not exactly have. A sort of a storybook raising as a child India."

[0:33]" Well that I look back took people tell me of the time you know I had some rough spots but I just thought it was like all every other kid I didn't know that language much different."

[0:45]" He grew up in a little -- searchlight Nevada where there was what one teacher -- only grades."

[0:50]" One teacher all eight grades and a lot of times we had multiple teachers so they wouldn't stay there one time we have. Teacher this stayed first career 43 years I think her name was mrs. Piccard. And I talked about her little -- in the book. How she was so good for me and I Iowa until I was a teenager -- never went fifty miles from that little town but I born and raised in. But because of her I'd love to read and as a result of that I traveled every place favorite place to go listen Jack London books. White -- All the while -- on -- the Yukon national no ice even know we can have a surge right in my mind that I try also reading is wonderful and you negotiate. Untroubled wastes teach he taught me that reading was good."

[1:39]" You know also on the personal side you of course remember of the obvious Church as is our former governor Mitt Romney. But he would not born into the Church who converted into it as -- white who is was Jewish."

[1:51]" The -- For me who had no religious background at all as -- hadn't talked about in the book. We had thirteen houses of prostitution and not a Church there was never ever religious services held in that town. Religion wasn't part of my family so it was quite a big jump for me and of course my wife it was a job for us but for family orientation my wife was an only child and we can't feel my Samuel that we really focused on what we -- and our family. Be able have a very -- good. Placed a little and I think that that's one thing about the Church to everyone I think recognizes is truly a wonderful. They're great youth programs and hand for my five children is going to have real help."

[2:41]" And in an end to that a point. As you remember when governor Romney who who still Expos could emerges there's vice presidential ticket native John McCain won two weeks ago that. When he was running for president a lot was made about. He is of religion about the Mormon Church the same churches viewers. Was that fair or is that dirty politics religious ignorance by people who don't know anything about the -- Church."

[3:08]" I think that. Romney's problem was not a religion -- he couldn't figure for the US politically he what four abortion against abortion for immigration against immigration on down the line. I think that their religion thing which is kind of a sidelight I think that the problem was serious country actually was politically likely was religiously."

[3:29]" You've been around politics a longtime lieutenant governor in Nevada gaming commissioner and the course of rising Touvier very highest -- that you that you can't in the United States senate majority leader. And in order to be successful politics mr. -- sometimes you have to go along deadlock. What's it like we knew going over to the White House and Indian you'd meet privately for example -- with the president and we just in this. This little -- that I used to know tip O'Neill pretty well and when he was speaker of the house. He would tell me that he and Ronald Reagan would get together and had -- Irish whiskey and in their play cards and all the posturing that you saw about things like. And Nicaragua -- all had a place in the debate but at the end of the day. They -- just a couple of Irish politicians who enjoyed each others company and respect each other you'll look good personal relationship -- George Bush."

[4:24]" I had I served with tip -- what a wonderful man and the stories that he told -- actually true we marveled at how he and Reagan could fight. And then go have a few drinks and told stories that's that we should be that's the Truman did that's what we have we've had until recent years. There's this change of tone came with Newt Gingrich but a direct answer to your question President Bush I have a nice personal relationship he knows that I. Think his politics or. This side of bad. I -- he knows that he I say that he -- divider not a uniter I've ever worked with anyone -- is so difficult to work with that he. But when we get together -- future."

[5:14]" We're talking with the senator Harry Reid the majority leader of the US senate. Politics and the super delegates and Hillary Clinton -- start off with what your position is have you committed senator doing -- candidate."

[5:56]" You Lou wish that this was over sooner rather than later due respect senator Clinton's at least public pledge are going to Vienna."

[6:03]" Yet I really believe that we should be patient and our patience is going to be satisfied in just a few weeks. On June 3 it's all over with remember Clinton didn't get the nomination until June 2. And I think this primary would debates I don't know it's 21 or 31 debates Obama and Clinton. They've had since been very good for the body politics and good for the country. And I think that. We're we're going to find that few days after treatment will first take for example state Nevada. The first time any generation because this primary we outnumber the Republicans by. Tens of thousands and Pennsylvania the first time in history that's state. More than four million registered Democrats. After June 3 the last primary OB a couple days for. Obama and Clinton to make their case if one of them have sorted out by then we'll all be over with in just a couple of days so there's this thing has. Drawing to a close to going out we have. Kentucky West Virginia North Dakota South Dakota. Or again and the Puerto Rico its although it and we want everyone can count just as well I can't."

[7:09]" Senator Hillary read the book the story of his life the good fight he's been in planning -- thanks for being -- WBZ very -- on the show"