John Podesta
The Diplomat
People, composure and the difficult conversation held well.
John Podesta is a seasoned political strategist and advocate for environmental issues, having played significant roles in both the Clinton and Obama administrations. This interview highlights his capacity to mediate between differing political factions and his commitment to creating a sustainable future through collaborative governance.
“I say that I was off to a retirement, so I gave my house to my son. So now I'm sleeping in my friend's basement. I sometimes joke that I started my career sleeping on a couch and I'm ending my political career sleeping on a couch. But the same thing is true.”
“Well, you know, I am not someone who I think believes it's my job to persuade them. I just can give them a sense that they can matter. And I see that all around me. I've felt it in my career.”
“Who was the chair of the campaign? And Anna Joe later got married. So I met him in that context because we would go back and forth headquarters in Hartford or I actually went down and visited him once in New Haven. And he was Marinus wrote about this, but there was something special about him.”
“Yeah, I mean, we were both known to swear a lot. And I think I probably got to new heights during that period of time. There was a kind of sense that something happened, but basically he had denied the affair, I think, in his own mind. I don't know what he was thinking really.”
The Axe Files with David Axelrod — Ep. 544 — John Podesta
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