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A. Just watch me. I will not live like a Third World dictator. I will not have a motor cavalcade. It has nothing to do with security. It has everything to do with the regal presidency.
I will not shut down entire road systems so that I can drive from point A to point B without having to stop at a stoplight.
Q. The entire city of New York will vote for you if you promise that.
A. The point is, if traffic is bad in New York City and I'm in New York City, I want to know that traffic is bad in New York City.
I will have to have privacy. I will not live my life, you know, 100% exposed. This business of the press following the President if he goes out to have dinner with a friend at night -- I'm going to have to work that out with the press. I'll say, "Guys, I'm just a human being. I've got to have a little private life. If anything's happening, I'll let you know. But, you know, don't follow me around, don't hound me. And in return, I'll have a lot of press conferences with you."
Q. Is your family prepared to campaign?
A. No. I don't want to involve them in the campaign. Margot will do something. She won't be a Barbie doll. You know, I don't want my family to be brutalized. And this goes back to where we started. We have a process that's irrelevant to selecting a good candidate.
Q. If this effort gets up to, say, 41, 42 states, 43, and then stops, what then?
A. That won't happen. All the volunteers have already networked. They'll swarm into those states and get it done.
Q. The official announcement is just a formality, then?
A. No, no, no. Tomorrow something could come up and everybody might say let's drop it. This is driven from the bottom up. The ((opposition's)) strategy now is to try to get the American people to drop it.
Q. Can we narrow the announcement date down to --
A. Not really, no. No, I don't have to do this. No, I could wait till August. You know, what's the hurry? If all 50 states are done, I don't even need to make an announcement. I've already said I'll do it.
Let's assume that the American people want to keep things the way they are. I hope it's apparent to you, I will be tickled to death to stay down here, look after my business, enjoy my family.
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