Google the obama babies youll see the babies in the overhead office. Thats a baby whisper the first lady holding a baby he takes the baby and the baby is silly and the look on her face is radio you kidding me how does that work this is a segue the smarter dinner you ever went to we wanted to figure out how valerie got to be valerie ive read about it you were looking to hire someone and her first maim was michelle she wanted to bring here fiance and his name was barack obama and that was 25 years ago. 25 years this month i think june. So i was mayor details chief of staff and worked in a law firm and took Maternity Leave it is miserable and said im going to get up and leave any baby and i honest was doing what my parents thought was great my family was proud i was moishlt itself left the beautiful offense in chicago and Lake Michigan and sail boats in the summer i went to work in city hall and my office turn out to be a urgent care news a hiring i loved my example four years later i lef
Are you serious. But if you were to ask if you can list your thoughts on the way here. It comes out really easily. Youre actually seen a saying a lot about you. That is what comes out the margins. Tonight it will air on cspan at 8 00 p. M. Eastern time. This week on q a the former secretary of defense robert gates he discusses the book the passion for leadership on change and reform for 50 years of public service. Robert gates in the house on Foreign Relations recently have a column that the next president of the United States was on the top for leadership. What would you want the next president to take away from your book on leadership. I think surrounding himself or her self with really strong capable independent minded people empowering them and delegating authority to them and holding them accountable if they are successful reward them in whatever way they can and if they fail fire them i think that too much of what we always think about just the president and the reality is the be
Helpful to understand our tenants of the church. And we had the scholar greg burke west with this. Thank you for coming here from sacramento and for making the effort to be here. If i wanted to be part of a methodist church, and i know that many of the churches do not like the denominational names and what does it mean to be at united . What it means to be a United Methodist is consistent with what much of culture and society is looking for. We try to hold together the personal spirituality and we believe that many of us are looking for ways to grow within our spirit and our faith. And in secular terms we talk about selfhelp, personal growth. But in spiritual terms, it is better understanding the relationship with humanity, the divine and the influence. There are tons of people in society and culture asking for that similar spiritual question. Alongside of this we realize that is not enough, that we are looking for more. We also have a strong tradition of being active socially, and soc
For next month. But both sides hope to have a recommendation done before that date. Christianne Klein it was a graphic day in court today during the michael solid is accused of running over 15 year old marcos arenas in 2013 while his friend struggled with the victim through the passenger window over an ipad. The teen was fatally hit with an suv while the two suspects got a way with the device. 8 news now karen castro has been sitting in on the trial. And joins us live from the regional justice center. Karen . karen castro jurors autopsy pictures. The victims family was warned before hand the pictures were going to be published but all of them decided to stay inside the courtroom. The defense initially objected to the pictures being shown. Although the judge allowed the prosecution to use to images during trial, jurors were shown paper copies of the most Graphic Photos to prevent the family from seeing them. A medical examiner for the Clark County Coroners Office and the manner as to ho
Surrounding himself herself with really strong capable, independentminded people, empowering them, delegating authority and holding them accountable. Successful, reward them in whatever way they can, and if they fail, fire them. Muchnk that this, this too of thinking about the president , and the reality is, the best president s, the greatest president s have been willing to recognize the smartest person in the room, and to surround themselves with people that are smarter than themselves. Washington and jefferson and hamilton and so on and lincoln and both roosevelts, truman, eisenhower and reagan were willing to bring strong people into their cabinets, listen to them, integrate their views with their own. They did not mind if that person disagreed with them, and expected candid is vice from them advice from them. That is important. Brian lamb it is really your life on this string and it starts in wichita, kansas in 1943. I want you to tell us at what point you started thinking about l