President s are so obsessed with talking and campaigning and going places that they fail to take the time to think about the third step of leadership, which is implementing policy. In fact, i start the book with a quote from Thomas Jefferson the execution of the laws more important than making them. If you think of leadership as three tasks, getting the answer right, the policy right, communicating that and implementing its the argument i make in this book is that president s spend so much time on communication that it leaves them little time to think about how they are going to implement the policies they want to implement. That involves understanding something that in the Business Schools we call organizational capacity. In other words, if the federal government, if a piece of the federal government that you are giving this job to, is it capable, is it up to the job that you the president are asking it to do, so to give you an example of why there is this disconnect, lets merely jew
He is a friend and im proud to have him at this table. Welcome. It is good to have you here. Why did you decide and what was the point for this particular book . Was it one you always knew you had to write because it was your life and it involved the ideas of writing and the people, writers, that you care most about . Terry it felt like i would always write this book but it didnt at the beginning. When i was leaving time inc. , i went through files i had carried with me of 13 different magazines. I thought i traveled light. I found all kinds of stories, photographs of the relationship i had with these various writers and i thought the best way for me to show my own writing would probably be to write about these writers. I started telling those stories and then i started adding in things about the Media Business from the peak of the new journalism all the way to now, which made it a little bit about money so it became about that and what you have to do to be a writer but funnily, it tur
Questions from the audience, we tell the stories of americas 45 first ladies. Now, Jacqueline Kennedy. This is about two hours. begin video clip Jacqueline Kennedy and i think every first lady should do something in this position to help the things she cares about. I just think that everything in the white house should be the best the entertainment thats given here. The art of children is the same the world over. And so, of course, is our feeling for children. I think it is good in a world where theres quite enough to divide people, that we should cherish the language and emotion that unite us all. end video clip susan swain Jacqueline Kennedys 1,000 days as first lady were defined by images political spouse, young mother, fashion icon, advocate for the arts. As television came of age, it was ultimately the tragic images of president kennedys assassination and funeral that cemented Jacqueline Kennedy in the public consciousness. Good evening and welcome to cspans series first ladies in
Audience. Americase story of 45 first ladies. Ow, Jacqueline Kennedy this is about two hours. Jacqueline kennedy and i think every first lady should do something in this position to help the things she cares about. I just think that everything in the white house should be the best the entertainment thats given here. The art of children is the same the world over. And so, of course, is our feeling for children. I think it is good in a world where theres quite enough to divide people, that we should cherish the language and emotion that unite us all. Susan swain Jacqueline Kennedys 1,000 days as first lady were defined by images political spouse, young mother, fashion icon, advocate for the arts. As television came of age, it was ultimately the tragic images of president kennedys assassination and funeral that cemented Jacqueline Kennedy in the public consciousness. Good evening and welcome to cspans series first ladies influence and image. Tonight, well tell you the story of the wife of
Ladies influenced an image. This is two hours. I think every first lady shouldnt do something to help should do something to help. Everything in the white house should be the best. The art of children is the same the world over. And so, of course, is our feeling for children. I think it is good in a world where theres quite enough to divide people, that we should cherish the language and emotion that unite us all. Susan swain Jacqueline Kennedys 1,000 days as first lady were defined by images political spouse, young mother, fashion icon, advocate for the arts. As television came of age, it was ultimately the tragic images of president kennedys assassination and funeral that cemented Jacqueline Kennedy in the public consciousness. Good evening and welcome to cspans series first ladies influence and image. Tonight, well tell you the story of the wife of the 35th president of the United States, named Jacqueline Bouvier kennedy. And we have two guests at the table for the next two hours to