Former Kerry Advisor Glen Johnson On Navigating US-Iran Tensions
The ongoing saga of relations between the United States and Iran took an unexpected turn this week at the G7 Summit, with President Donald Trump saying he was open to meeting with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. His announcement was in response to efforts by French President Emmanuel Macron to get the two countries to talk following decades of tension.
In for Jim Braude, Adam Reilly was joined by former advisor to Sec. John Kerry, Glen Johnson. Johnson is the author of a new book, "Window Seat On The World: My Travels With The Secretary Of State."
Secretary Norman Mineta’s American Story
This segment originally aired in May 2019.
From a prisoner of the United States government, to one of its most influential leaders, Norman Mineta's path to public service hasn't been traditional. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the U.S. military sent him and his family — along with 110,000 other Japanese-American citizens — to internment camps around the country. As an adult, Mineta went on to have a long and successful career in the upper echolons of the same government that had once imprisoned him, becoming a mayor, a member of Congress, and finally a secretary in both the Clinton and Bush administrations. His story of service and sacrifice is the focus of a new documentary, "Norman Mineta and His Legacy: An American Story." Jim Braude was joined by Secretary Mineta to discuss his journey.
The Legend of Lizzie Borden Lives On
This segment originally aired in March 2019.
The story of Lizzie Borden is something of a living legend, more than one hundred years after her father and stepmother were brutally hacked to death in Fall River in 1892. The case drew national attention at the time, inspiring everything from creepy childhood nursery rhymes to horror movies. Jim Braude was joined by Cara Robertson, the author of a new book, "The Trial of Lizzie Borden," based on 20 years of research.
