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CIA IN SEPTEMBER OF 2011.
DEPUTY DIRECTOR MICHAEL MOREL
DIRECTOR.
IN TWO MONTHS GOVERNOR
DANIELS WILL BE TURNING OVER THE
THE REINS OF LEADERSHIP TO THE
NEXT GOVERNOR.
AND THE GOVERNOR AND HIS WIFE
CHERI SAT DOWN WITH DEBBY KNOX
IN AN INTERVIEW OF WHAT THEY
LIES AHEAD.
Reporter: GOVERNOR DANIELS
AND HIS WIFE ARE DELEGATE
READY -- GETTING READY TO TRADE
IN BEING THE FIRST FAMILY AND
BECOME PURDUE'S FIRST FAMILY.
WHAT ARE YOU DRYING TO PURDUE?
WELL, MY DOGS DOGG.
LOVE TO SEE WHERE HE FITS IN.
THAT'S ONE OF MANY OPEN
QUESTIONS.
Reporter: BUT HIS WIFE
DOESN'T PLAN TO MAKE THE MOVE
WITH HIM.
I THINK MITCHELL BE UP THERE
ALL WEEK LONG FOR SURE, AND I'M
SURE I'LL MAKE SOME TRIPS THREE
UP IF IT'S SOMETHING GOING ON ON
THE WEEKEND, I WILL GO UP.
BUT DIE HAVE A COUPLE OF
GRANDCHILDREN HERE THAT I
WOULDN'T WANT THEM TO MISS ME.
[ LAUGHTER ]
SHE'S A REALLY GOOD GRANDMA.
SHE WAS A GREAT MOM.
SHE'S A WILD GRANDMA, YOU KNOW.
CHERI DANIELS GETS THE CREDIT
AND BLAME FOR WHY HER HUSBAND
DIDN'T MAKE A RUN FOR PRESIDENT
IN 2012.
THIS PARTICULAR BUNGEE JUMP I
MIGHT BE UP FOR, BUT YOU HAVE TO
STRAP OTHER PEOPLE ON WITH YOU.
CHERI DANIELS HAS NEVER BEEN
UP FOR THAT.
WANTED TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT, BUT
Reporter: HE SAYS ANY TALK OF
A RUN FOR THE WHITE HOUSE IN
2016 IS OUT OF THE QUESTION.
IS THE DOOR EVEN PARTLY OPEN
OR IS IT STILL AT THE SAME STAGE
WHERE SHE'S GOING TO CALL THE
SHOTS AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE
PRESIDENT OF PURDUE UNIVERSITY?
THE DOOR WAS SO WIDE OPEN, NO
WAY OF KNOWING WHAT WOULD
HAPPEN, BUT I COULDN'T BELIEVE
TO BE.
SO IF I WAS EVER GOING TO DO
SUCH A FOOL THING, THIS WAS IT.
AND I THINK WE MADE THE RIGHT
DECISION NOT TO DO IT.
AND THE COMMITMENT I MADE TO
PURDUE, THAT WILL BE PRESUMABLY
MY LAST FULL-TIME JOB.
Reporter: WHILE THE DANTS
DANIEAL'S SAY IT'S PURDUE AND
NOT 1600 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE IN
THEIR FUTURE, CHERI SAYS SHE
FIRST LADY AGAIN.
I THINK I REALLY ENJOYED IT.
I THINK I EVEN SAID TO MITCH,
WHICH KIND OF SHOCKED HIM, IS,
GEE, I ALMOST WISH YOU COULD DO
REALLY?
KIND OF SHOCKED ME.
DIDN'T KIND OF SHOCK ME.
BIG-TIME SHOCK.
IT REALLY SHOCKED HIM.
IT SURPRISED ME A LITTLE BIT,
TOO, BUT YOU KNOW, I REALLY HAVE
TO SAY, I'VE ENJOYED MEETING SO
MANY PEOPLE, AND JUST FOUND HOW
VERY KIND HOOSIERS CAN BE.
I'M NOT THE LEAST BIT
SURPRISED HOW PEOPLE LOVED HER,
SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE SHE'S JUST
AS NATURAL AND AUTHENTIC, MOST
Reporter: THERE ARE SOME
THINGS THAT CHERI WON'T MISS
ABOUT BEING THE GOVERNOR'S WIFE,
INCLUDING THEIR SECURITY DETAIL.
WE CAN DECIDE AT 6:30 THAT,
OH, GEE, LET'S GO OUT TO DINNER
TONIGHT.
AND THEN SUDDENLY THESE PEOPLE
AREN'T GOING HOME.
SO I THINK IT WILL BE NICE TO BE
ABLE TO BE A LITTLE MORE
SPONTANEOUS WITH YOUR DAILY
SCHEDULE AND NOT FEEL THAT, YOU
KNOW, SOMEONE ELSE IS SUFFERING
BECAUSE YOU CHANGED YOUR MIND.
Reporter: ONE THING SHE
WISHES COULD GO AWAY, HER
HUSBAND'S HARDWARELY.
TERMS.
I KEEP SAYING I DON'T KNOW
WHEN HE GOES TO PURDUE, I HOPE
NOTHING HAPPENS TO THOSE
BUT --
[ LAUGHTER ]
NO, I DON'T.
YOU'RE NOT PLANNING A YARD
ABOUT?
MAYBE A REALLY BIG YARD SALE
AT OUR HOUSE.
Reporter: WITH ALL KIDDING
ASIDE, BOTH HAVE ADVICE FOR THE
NEXT GOVERNOR AND FIRST LADY OF
INDIANA.
THINK BIG.
KEEP MOVING FORWARD.
INDIANA HAS LORS ITS INFERIORITY
COMPLEX, AND GOOD RID ANSWER TO
THAT -- RIDDANCE TO THAT.
SO I THINK THAT PEOPLE OF THE
STATE HAVE SHOWN THAT FIRST OF
ALL THEY'RE TOLLING SUPPORT, AND
SECONDLY, I THINK, NOW EXPECT
THAT WE'LL KEEP INNOVATING AND
DOING THINGS THAT ARE A LITTLE
DIFFERENT AND A LITTLE BOLD ARE
THAN THE -- BOLDER THAN THE REST
OF THE COUNTRY.
I WOULD JUST SAY BE TRUE TO
YOURSELF, AND DO WHAT YOU WANT
TO DO.
AND MAKE IT SPECIAL.
THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY ENJOYING
BEING GRANDPARENTS.
THEY HAVE TWO GRANDCHILDREN NOW,
ONE ON THE WAY, AND THEY ARE
THRILLED ABOUT THAT.
ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS SHE'S
GOING TO STAY BACK IN
INDIANAPOLIS, OBVIOUSLY, SHE
JUST WANTS TO BE NEAR THE KIDS.
DON'T WANT TO MISS THEM.
BEAUTIFUL.
HASN'T SHE?
OH, MY GOSH.
SHE'S REALLY GROWN INTO THAT
JOB, FEELS VERY COMFORTABLE WITH
IT.
SHE ADMITS SHE TRANSFORMED
HERSELF.
SHE'S AN INTERESTING WOMAN.
IF YOU HAVE THAT YARD SALE,
TELL US BALL PARKS THINK OF THE
HALLOWEEN COSTUMES WE CAN GET,
AND THE DEALS.
ALL THOSE OVER THE YEARS.
SONNY AND CHER THIS YEAR.