I've been a government official. I've been dealing with another situation, another e-mail situation. The DNC was the victim of a cybercrime, an attack. And that has been my focus, not the focus of another round of e-mail controversies.

While CNN has hired a fleet of new political reporters to beef up its coverage of these elections [2016], it also maintains a huge stable of paid pundits. [Donna] Brazile was on the air and the payroll at CNN while vice chairwoman of the party. She took an absence when she became chief.

The nomination of John McCain is another milestone. So whether black, women, or bald, yes we can.

We were not republicans or democrats during Katrina. We truly were all Americans, and Trent Lott came through for me.

I inspired a new generation in the same way the previous generation inspired me. I believe that our democracy itself is very inspiring.

Civic education and civic responsibility should be taught in elementary school.

Dr. [Martin Luther] King led a very historic march here in Washington, D.C. It was a march for jobs and freedom. It was a march to raise expectations that this country could live up to its ideals. I have watched this debate, this conversation [betwin Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump] about bigotry, about racism, I find it all misplaced.