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.

It wasnt until two or three years ago that I actually learned that in the end he actually did kill someone. But that was a choice that he faced: to kill or be killed.

I was very close to my mother, and her death, which left a gaping hole in my life, has been very difficult for me and my father in a lot of ways.

My father loves his country and is ready to lead it. In my fathers gut: integrity.

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

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.

The dinner table is a lively debate, and everybody weighs in in a different way. I like that, though.