Welcome. The 64th secretary of state, we are here to talk about her new book, health and other destinations which is an interesting book. I just finished reading it. I look forward to this conversation about it. Welcome to our broadcast today. Great to be with you. I enjoy talking with you anyti anytime. I am at the Jefferson Building of the library congress, shes in her home, i should disclose weve had a longstanding relationship between us, we were young staffers under president carter and i have followed her career ever since then with great admiration. This is for seventh book since you left secretary of state. Did you ever imagine when he finished secretary of state, the first woman to ever serve as secretary of state, he would write seven books in addition to the other things we want to talk about since you left secretary of state . It never occurred to me that i would write this but it is important people who served in office to write their memoirs because it is the basis of peo
Unfortunately, disinformation about and distrust in our medical system plays a significant role. Last monday i had the pleasure of speaking with dr. Lena wen, a visiting professor at the George Washington University School of Public Health. She previously served as the Health Commissioner for baltimore, where she led the nations oldest continuously operating Health Department to fight the weed epidemic, improve maternal fight the opioid epidemic, improve maternal and child health. She has been a leading voice for sciencebased policy during the pandemic. We spoke at length about the impacts of covid19 on communities of color in the u. S. [no audio] video to playave here. Thank you so much for joining us. I would like to start off by asking you about data we are seeing in terms of disparities in covid19 infection rates and outcomes for people of color in the United States. First of all, i am glad to join you and thank you for focusing on this critical topic. We know this disease is not a
This was six times higher and then two. One times that of imwhite americans. Unfortunately this information of the distrust played a significant role in theseca adoutcomes with the emergency physician a visiting professor of Health Policy management at the George Washington University Institute for Public Health previously served as the Health Commissioner at the city of baltimore the oldest continuously operating Health Department with the Opioid Epidemic to improve maternal and child health and the Public Health issue. A leading voice on the call for science based policies and on monday talk about the impact of covid 19 on communities of color in the us. We have video to play here. Thank you so much for joining us a way to start off with disparity of covid19 and those outcomes for people of color around the United States. First of all im glad to join you thank you for focusing on this topic because this disease does not affect people equally communities of color. The front of this pa
We working with the 64 secretary of state Madeleine Albright talking about her new book, hell and other destinations which is a very interesting book it would look forward to the conversation. Welcome to our podcast today. Guest i am enjoying talking with you anytime. Host im at the Jefferson Building of the library of congress. She is at her home and virginia we were young staffers together in the white house under president carter and i have followed your career since then with great admiration. This is your seventh book since you left us secretary of state did you ever imagine after the first woman to serve as secretary of state you would write seven books in addition since you left . Guest no. Never occurred to me i would write so many but i think it was important those who have served to write their memoirs that is what gives people an understanding of what happened. Everybody writes a somewhat different version and then to figure out what really happened. Host behind you have a l
Opened at about 8 30 p. M. We will go live at the time. And as always on cspan movable be getting your reaction after the debate and ashes. All earlier today President Trump and first lady departed the white house for marine one including air force base and took air force one to the short flight to clean cleveland. Joe biden flew in from delaware among those traveling with him, the former Obama Administration point person on ebola. And hes been helping with the debate preparation and his sister valerie biden. That joining from the debate hall in cleveland is michael from the wall street journal. How have you been covering the president ial politics and debates. Ive been covering President Trump since hes been a candidate in 2015. In a cover him to the white house and my background uncovered congress a little bit before that and then State Government i was in ohio with state politics there and spent quite a bit of time in florida. Before coming to washington in 2013. Is electionyear hun