Senator, a u. S. Senator from nebraska thanks for joining me we are discussing your book the vanishing american adult and 80 batf role or this originated long before you became a u. S. Senator is not political how were raising our kids where did the idea originated . Giving thanks for having me 100 percent not about politics 99 about policy about upstream issues prior to it with my background i a business turnaround but by trading ibm a historian i was called to turn around at a college guy cared about this institution that was in financial trouble and was of a turnaround by my grandfather never went to college but worked here 35 years a group of this campus and it was in trouble. I didnt go in there anything connected to saddam coulter but to restructure debt and to buy another college or merge and one of the things is what was happening with stupid coulter so i was in the senate to in a half years but this book originates in my mind. And so you save all your president with a Christma
You decided to write this book and where the idea originated. The book is 100 percent not about politics 99 about policy but upstream issues prior to row politics and you are right my a background as a business turnaround private by trade i and a historian and spent five years as a College President starting in 37 years old so i was called to to a turnaround i carried cared about this institution i have family connections and my grandpa never went to college worked at this college after World War Two and i grew up on this campus because of my family and it was in trouble. I knew nothing about student culture was restructuring of debt they gaf campuses operation and i got there in one of the things that cause me to lose sleep regularly is tooted culture so i have been in the senate to a half years i am one of five people that have never been a politician but this originates as a worry. You have a story of the Christmas Tree only have decorated that was a key reason to explore this topic
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