I have the rare privilege of talking to my dad every night at 10 p.m. and hearing about what he did that day.

I have the rare privilege of talking to my dad every night at 10 p.m. and hearing about what he did that day.

It was definitely a part of our life. I mean, my mom had both her brothers and her fiancee in Vietnam at the same time, so it wasn't just my dad's story, it was my mom's story too. And we definitely grew up listening to the stories.

But one of the things I learned is that when you fight for something you believe in and you tell the truth and you do your best, you can always hold your head up high and no one can take that away from you.

There has to be room for people to make mistakes and lead their own lives.

I just learned not to take a single thing for granted, and I think it just is extraordinary.

I think that standing onstage on January 19th, and my father had just defied all expectations and won Iowa, was by far the most surreal moment.