George H.W. Bush: “Well, I've been doing it, ever since I've been in politics. We had a thing called ``Ask George Bush'' when these other…”

“Well, I've been doing it, ever since I've been in politics. We had a thing called ``Ask George Bush'' when these other guys hadn't even started on this kind of an event, and we do do some of it. But I don't believe that the White House should have a--we have a comments line, but I just have a certain respect for the office, and I don't want to turn it into a call-in- show place. I mean I just think that I owe the people a certain respect for the office of the Presidency. But this isn't the first time that we've done this. As a matter of fact, we did it not so long ago in an event not too far away in the valley, right here in California. I've been doing it. I did it up in the primaries up in New Hampshire, and I've been doing it ever since I've been running for office. It's a good thing to do and you do learn. I learn from the questions and learn the anxieties of people. So we're going to keep on doing it. But I'm glad you think that it makes some sense. I'll be honest with you, though. I think in a campaign year you've got to draw the line somewhere. I am not going to be out there, kind of being a teenybopper at 68; I just can't do it. [Laughter] Yes.”