Condoleeza Rice Testimony Before The 9/11 Commission; Inside The Bush White House
Condoleeza Rice Testimony Before The 9/11 Commission
Last week, President Bush reversed his decision not to allow National Security Advisor Condoleeza Rice to testify, under oath, before the 9-11 Commission. On April 8th, Rice becomes the first national security advisor to do so, in public and under oath. KPCC will carry her testimony live. What are the political implications of her testimony? How will it affect Bush’s reelection campaign? And will Rice shed any light on what the US knew before the attacks? Experts Elaine Shannon, criminal justice correspondent at Time magazine, Arnold Steinberg political strategist and political strategist for Republican candidates including Richard Riordan and Ron Unz, and Jano Cabrera, National Spokesperson for the Democratic National Committee join Host Larry Mantle to discuss the issue.
Inside The Bush White House
Former Wall Street Journal senior national affairs reporter Ron Suskind joins Larry Mantle to talk about the book he co-authored with former Treasury Secretary Paul O’Neil The Price of Loyalty: George W. Bush, the White House, and the Education of Paul O’Neil, about the minds inside the cautiously guarded Bush White House. This book is O’Neil’s candid and critical assessment of the inner workings of the Bush administration, the most secretive of modern times, and the account is supported by numerous interviews Suskind did with many participants in the administration. In The Price of Loyalty, the co-authors describe the President as less than completely engaged, at best guarded and at worst uncurious and unintelligent.