My mother and I are very close; I guess you would call us best friends.

Never give up! There's always hope because there's always help

I am still in touch with my Secret Service agents, most of whom are retired now. They really get to be your friends. They watched me grow up, and most of them had little kids, so I was kind of giving them a warm-up of what was coming.

I want somebody athletic, outgoing, at least two inches taller than I am, rugged, very outdoorsy, a leader, someone who would overpower me.

My husband is a Democrat, and I am a Republican, so our political ambitions are on opposite ends.

Having to go through an intervention and family counseling is a wonderful experience. I would almost recommend it to anybody. It opens a lot of communication, and it opens old sores, but once it is opened and hashed out, the rewards are far greater.

I moved out eventually of the White House and moved into a townhouse with a group of girls while I was in college.