James i would say he was a guy who was the son of a president , had trouble dealing with that fact for the first 40 yearsplus of his life and then got his own personal life together enough to be a quite successful and shrewd politician to be elected governor of texas, and then became president of the united states. The first thing he would be known for then at the time of his presidency now and forever more will certainly be the fact that he was president at the time of the september 11th attacks and chose to wage a war in iraq that turned out to be a disaster. Brian what were his early years like . James well, he followed in his fathers footsteps and i say that quite literally, because he was forced almost to go to prep school at andover. He went to yale. He did many of the things his father did. It really in his mind, i think, it was not him. He once said many years later there were differences between him and his father starting with the fact that he went to Sam Houston Elementary S
Tell you about him, what would you say . James i would say he was a guy who was the son of a president , had trouble dealing with that fact for the first 40 yearsplus of his life and then got his own personal life together enough to be a quite successful and shrewd politician to be elected governor of texas, and then became president of the united states. The first thing he would be known for then at the time of his presidency now and forever more will certainly be the fact that he was president at the time of the september 11th attacks and chose to wage a war in iraq that turned out to be a disaster. Brian what were his early years like . James well, he followed in his fathers footsteps and i say that quite literally, because he was forced almost to go to prep school at andover. He went to yale. He did many of the things his father did. It really in his mind, i think, it was not him. He once said many years later there were differences between him and his father starting with the fact
Reagan administration. I served for a few years at the office of management and budget. It was at that point i saw how these entitlements grew and how difficult they were to control. That was the origins of my interest. Host how long were you there . John i was there for three years. I served prior prior to that at the department of labor. I left omb in the mid1980s, there returned in 1988 to serve as the deputy at omb and return to stanford. Lessons thatre the you learned working at the office of management and budget. John the main lesson was just how difficult it is to control spending. It seem like all of the forces in washington were towards war and more spending. Ronald reagan, more than any other president made a comprehensive effort to rein in Government Spending. He was modestly successful. Having been part of that battle, i saw how powerful these forces were expanding Government Spending. Surprise ingest your book was fdr. Tell that story. Think that thele entitlement state b
During the Ronald Reagan administration. I served for a few years at the office of management and budget. It was at that point i saw how these entitlements grew and how difficult they were to control. That was the origins of my interest. Brian how long were you there . John i was there for three years at omb. I served prior to that at the department of labor. I left omb in the mid1980s, and then returned in 1988 to serve as the deputy at omb and returned return to stanford. Brian what were the lessons that you learned working at the office of management and budget. John the main lesson was just how difficult it is to control spending. It seem like all of the forces in washington were towards war and more spending. Ronald reaganw, more than any other president made a comprehensive effort to rein in Government Spending. He was modestly successful. Having been part of that battle, i saw how powerful these forces were expanding Government Spending were. Brian my Biggest Surprise in your bo
He discusses his book, the high cost of good intentions the history of the federal Entitlement Programs. Brian john cogan, author of the high cost of good intentions. When did you get interested in entitlements . John it goes back to my years in washington in the 1980s during the Ronald Reagan administration. I served for a few years at the office of management and budget. It was at that point i saw how these entitlements grew and how difficult they were to control. That was the origins of my interest. Brian how long were you there . John i was there for three years at omb. I served prior to that at the department of labor. I left omb in the mid1980s, and then returned in 1988 to serve as the deputy at omb and returned return to stanford. And then left again and returned to stanford. Brian what were the lessons that you learned working at the office of management and budget. John the main lesson was just how difficult it is to control spending. It seem like all of the forces in washing