Congressman always asked to this question before. Youve always had a large reading list, what is on your current reading list . Cnet well, i have just finished be splendid and the vile by eri eric. Wonderful account of churchill and his family. Really in the worst year of the war. Right after he becomes prime minister, may 10 of 1940. That was really the day of the german invasion of the low countries and france. And then basically what it was like to stand alone against not see germany until june of 41 the russians are in the war. And obviously by december of 41 the United States in the war. Its an extraordinary book. Its a wonderful read about a guy the supreme ordeal of his brilliant career and ive also been reading, i just picked up the greatest story by the name of jean edward smith. Great biographer. I read his biographies grants and eisenhower. Eisenhower biography is by far the best eisenhower biography ever written. And there been some good wins. But he died in 2019. So right
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Good afternoon and my name, susan poser. Im the president of hofstra university, and i welcome you once again to hofstra and this very interesting president ial conference this plenary executive policymaking in the Obama Administration will focus on evaluating the nature and success the obama team and its policy ideas from different perspectives from a former cabinet member, from journalists as. We continue our assessment of the presidency of barack obama. I will provide very introductions of our panelists who are joining us this conversation today. They dont really begin to scratch the surface of their bios, as you might imagine. The honorable jacob lue, who served as a 76th secretary of the treasury, as white house chief of staff as the director of the office of managed mint and budget, actually a position that he had previously held in the second term of the Clinton Administration and as deputy secretary of state for management and resources i welcome secretary lew. Peter baker who
cycle, there s a lot to talk about ron klain about. he s so smart, and has such a fascinating experience. i can t wait to see our interview, lawrence. i wish i could say we got to it. all but we only have one show. thanks, alex. thank you, lawrence. thank you. well, in an overflow gathering in the white house eastern today, president biden said his formal for well to the longest serving first white house chief of staff of any democratic president, ron klain. ron klain, in an unusual switch of roles with the president then stepped up to the microphone filled with emotion, to give his thanks to the president, his family, the biden staff, and the cabinet. ron klain will join us in a moment. the white house farewell to ron klain happen in the middle of a busy news day that began with the news of a new fbi search of president biden s beach house in delaware, a search that found no additional classified documents. the fbi search was planned and conducted without a search wa