The president's fate will probably be determined by how his remarks are received and if they can quell the uproar over his handling of the scandal, which began in mid-December and broadened this week.
His remarks were received by a packed house, however some supporters were literally left out in the cold after being moved to a drafty overflow room that lacked chairs and a large-screen TV.
Mr. Bradley's remarks were received with applause and many blacks in the audience had good words for him, aware that he has been a strong proponent of racial causes going back to the days when he played professional basketball, a sport dominated by black players.
"One is, we should never ever give up," said a slightly dazed Nyad, whose slurred remarks were received with a roar by the crowd.
This is why it was so remarkable, yet so typical, to see Obama take credit, boasting of his "persistence," and even odder to see how warmly his self-aggrandizing remarks were received.
"It was received as the remark of the evening," Mailer later conceded, though Cavett's follow-up was equally inspired: MAILER: Mr. Cavett, on your word of honor, did you just make that up or have you had it canned for years and were you waiting for the best moment to use it?
It is not clear how the remarks will be received in France.
He has long been protective of Eli — after Tiki Barber took shots at Eli in 2007 and Eli fired back, Peyton pulled a visiting reporter aside in the Colts' locker room to ask how Eli's remarks were being received in New York.
The Clinton Administration, after an early look at the interview, decided to respond cautiously to Mr. Khatami's overture, uncertain how his remarks will be received in Iran, where they could be perceived as a challenge to the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
As I read the numerous remarks that were received, I smiled at the thoughts of defining moments.
