Im Judy Woodruff and im thrilled to be joining the three amazing authors today. You can see them on the screen. They are George Packer whose latest book the man who ran washington Richard Holbrooke and the man who ran washington and the life and times of james a. Baker, iii. Two brilliant books about two complicated and fascinating men. They were born a decade apart. Baker in houston in 1930 and holbrooke in manhattan in 1941. Baker a republican trained as a lawyer, holbrooke a democrat Foreign Service officers student of Foreign Policy. Their lives are very different and they are project trees but they both ended up in washington where they became major power players. Peter, picking up on that this is a man with great ambition and i was there even before he came to washington. Yeah it was. He was a family of aristocracy. His family built modern houston and he was expected to do great things. A very dominating father who is in part done him the legacy of his family. One thing they were
They will tell us which of the last outcomes surprise them and which met their expectations and its effect on american politics in the months and years to come. Which of thel us last outcomes surprise them and andh met their expectations its effect on american politics in the months and years to come. Thise many questions about wild and Unusual Campaign as i suspect all of you do. And i cant wait to hear our panelists take them on. Littley be allowed a editorializing, i would like to say a few words on behalf of my husband on the importance of the american election. Thatbelieved selfgovernment was the only moral government and every human being on earth was entitled to it. He believed it was americas great because in the world and he served it with unwavering dedication. He loved nothing as much as traveling abroad to observe the first free elections held in countries emerging from decades of tierney. So moved, even to tears sometimes, to see again the joy, the hope, and the faces of p
President ial election and what to expect from a Biden Administration. And Mccain Institute heard from former obama and Mccain Campaign managers, and a white house correspondent, Maggie Haberman. This is one hour and 10 minutes. Good afternoon and i would like to welcome you to the second part of the Mccain Institute Straight Talk live and my clock is ringing. Im so sorry. Thank you to our eminently qualified panelists, the Campaign Managers for both the mccain and obama campaigns, rick davis and david plus, election law expert trevor potter, and New York Times white house correspondent, Maggie Haberman. , they by alex wagoner will offer their analysis on what will surely be an insightful discussion on this National Election held just nine days ago and still counting. Which of thel us last outcomes surprise them and andh met their expectations its effect on american politics in the months and years to come. Thise many questions about wild and Unusual Campaign as i suspect all of you do
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President donald trump has cost an early ballot near his private resort in florida he once again called into question the legitimacy of mail and ballots without evidence it was a very secure vote much more secure that when you send in a ballot i could tell you that everything was perfect very strict right by the rules when you send in your ballots could never be like that you could never be secure like that theyve done a fantastic you have a great people and. So but its an honor to be voting its an honor to be in this great area which i know so well. Us democratic president ial nominee joe biden is campaigning in the swing state of pennsylvania he told voters the election could come down to them times are hard unemployment is way out folks are worried about making their next rent or mortgage payment. Whether their health care will be ripped away in the middle of a pandemic worried about sending their kids to school worried about not sending their kids to school they see folks at the to