 The then Governor of Montana, Brian Schweitzer, and the city mayor attended his celebration.On February 16, 2009, Breuning made an appearance on the "News Hour with Jim Lehrer", giving his views about the current state of the economy and the newly elected president.Breuning said that the first president he ever voted for was Woodrow Wilson, and that the most memorable news item he ever heard about in his life was the Wall Street Crash of 1929.