The former first daughter joins us to talk about growing up in the spotlight – and about moving beyond it to make a life of her own.
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In Defense Of Decorum
Lea Berman joins us to talk about how we can boost our social skills in both personal and professional settings.
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Portraits Of A President: Obama In The White House
Former White House photographer Pete Souza talks about the public and private personas of the 44th president.
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Presidential Punchlines
David Litt joins us to talk about the delicate process of writing jokes for President Barack Obama.
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The Gatekeepers Of The White House
Chris Whipple joins us to talk about the many roles of the White House Chief of Staff – from pushing out their bosses’ agendas to negotiating with Congress.
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Inside The White House
As a member of President Obama’s advance team, Alyssa Mastromonaco was responsible for making meetings with royals and heads of state go off without a hitch. She joins us to talk her experiences.
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The President’s Book of Secrets
This hour, we’ll talk about how that information is gathered – and how presidents have used it through the years – with David Priess, who served as an intelligence officer in the Bill Clinton and George W. Bush administrations. His new book is called “The President’s Book of Secrets: The Untold Story of Intelligence Briefings to America’s Presidents from Kennedy to Obama.”
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Presidential Publicity
This hour, we’ll talk about how political media events are crafted – and why they so often backfire – with the author of “Off Script: An Advance Man’s Guide to White House Stagecraft, Campaign Spectacle and Political Suicide.”
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The Life Of The First Lady
This hour, we’ll talk about Michelle Obama’s ascent from working-class Chicago to the White House with her biographer, Peter Slevin.
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Remembering Watergate
This hour, we’ll talk to Former White House Counsel John W. Dean about the scandal that brought down a president, which he writes about in “The Nixon Defense: What He Knew and What He Knew It.”
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