Baker worked closely with Mikhail Gorbachev to manage the end of the Cold War and reunification of Germany.
We learned this morning that President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus. Diane wishes them a speedy recovery. And we’ll certainly continue to follow that story.
For today’s podcast: Diane spoke with the New Yorker’s Susan Glasser and her husband, Peter Baker, chief White House correspondent for the New York Times, about their new book, “The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life And Times Of James A. Baker III.”
Baker served as Secretary of the U.S. Treasury, U.S. Secretary of State, and White House chief of staff, twice, first under President Reagan, then under President George H.W. Bush.
Diane asked Susan and Peter about their interest in Baker, how the GOP has transformed under Trump – and their thoughts as we head into the final month of the presidential campaign.
Doctor Francis Collins is stepping down as director of the National Institutes of Health after 12 years. He reflects on his legacy and his agency's efforts in the fight against COVID-19.
Congress expert Norman Ornstein on what the debate over the debt limit says about dysfunction in Congress, and his ideas for how to fix it.
Trump impeachment witness Fiona Hill on what her own background says about this political moment, and why she thinks the greatest threat to American democracy now comes from within.
Cities and states across the country are exploring reparations programs for Black Americans, but not all reparations advocates think it's the right approach. Diane talks to Mayor Daniel Biss of Evanston, Ill., and William Darity, Jr., and Kirsten Mullen, the co-authors of the book, "From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the Twenty-First Century”
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