in the morning. I do that at 5:00 a.m; I get up and I exercise. I love to be fi t. Then I’ll do my e-mail and I try to do all my writing very early in the morning. Then I come in and have offi ce hours. I meet students and people from around the university. I’m still active in the national life of the country and involved with issues that are important to me like K-12 education with the Boys and Girls Club so my days tend to be very busy. I try to, every once in a while, get out later in the afternoon and play golf. My latest endeavor this summer was to actually try and practice once a week and practice my short game because I have had the opportunity twice to practice with the Stanford women and watch as an assistant voluntary coach. They practice their short games so I’m trying to take a page from their book and practice my short game more. •••
How would your colleagues describe you? I think they would describe me as somebody who’s pretty disciplined and works hard but loves to have a good time. I’ve never been somebody who just wants to work; I love sports and I love my friends. I try to have a well-rounded life
including sports, music and friends. •••
What do you want to be remembered for during your time in Washington? History will take care of that. If you spend too much time worrying about what you’re going to be remembered for you won’t do the things that you think are important. Today’s headlines and history’s judgment are rarely the same. Hopefully people will remember that we worked hard for the proposition that all men, women and children ought to be able to live in freedom. That we advocated for democracy, that we did a lot for poverty alleviation, trying to make life better for people. That we led the country through a very diffi cult time after September 11. •••
What is your assessment of how Hillary Clinton is doing? First of all, Hillary Clinton and I have known each other since she brought her freshman daughter to Stanford when I was provost. And I’ve long said that I’m not going to interpret these folks—they don’t need people sit- ting on the outside making judgments about them. I know better than anybody, it’s a lot harder in there than it is out here. But I’m fond of her; I think she’s a patriot.
I think she’s doing a good job in diffi cult circumstances and I wish her the very best. ••• You are a trained concert pianist and have shared the stage with Aretha Franklin and Yo-Yo Ma. Talk about your talents as a musician and the role music plays in your life. Music is integral to my life. I’ve played the piano from the age of 3. For most of my young years I thought I was going to be a concert pianist and then I started to realize I wasn’t really good enough to be a great concert pianist. I was very good but not quite good enough. For a while I dropped out of music but now I’ve learned to have it as a really ful- fi lling avocation. I’m able to play music at a level that allows me to play with a Yo-Yo Ma or the Philadelphia Orchestra or with Aretha Franklin. I have my moth- er to thank for that. When I was about 10 I wanted to quit after studying from age 3 and she said you’re not old enough or good enough to make that decision, and I kept playing as a result and I’m really glad I did. It’s a very important fulfi lling part of my life. •••
What is one word to describe yourself? Loyal.
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