The Strategerist

George W. Bush Presidential Center
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The Strategerist

What happens when you cross the 43rd President, late night sketch comedy, and interesting conversation? The inspiration behind The Strategerist– a podcast series highlighting the American spirit of leadership and compassion.

  1. Robert Edsel -- Remembering Our Fallen Service Members from WWII to Modern Times

    6D AGO

    Robert Edsel -- Remembering Our Fallen Service Members from WWII to Modern Times

    Robert Edsel, New York Times bestselling author of The Monuments Men visited the George W. Bush Presidential Center for a special live taping of The Strategerist with Andrew Kaufmann and Jason Galui, Director of Veterans and Military Families at the Bush Institute. They discuss his upcoming book, "Remember Us: American Sacrifice, Dutch Freedom and a Forever Promise Forged in World War II," the cost of freedom, and what we can do as civilians to remember the fallen and support our veterans.

    49 min
  2. SMU's Dr. Jeffrey Engel -- Insights into Presidential History

    APR 10

    SMU's Dr. Jeffrey Engel -- Insights into Presidential History

    Dr. Jeffrey Engel is an award-winning presidential historian and the David Gergen Director of the SMU Center for Presidential History. He’s authored or edited thirteen books on American foreign policy and spent a good part of his career at the Bush School of Government and Public Service in College Station before coming to SMU. He joins host Andrew Kaufmann and Kevin “Sully” Sullivan, former White House Communications Director under President Bush and Senior Advisor to the George W. Bush Presidential Center, to discuss his passion for presidential history, the shift in legacies post-presidency, and why we need to continue learning about our past to build our future.

    43 min
  3. Captain Flo Groberg -- Leadership Lessons with a Medal of Honor Recipient

    MAR 25

    Captain Flo Groberg -- Leadership Lessons with a Medal of Honor Recipient

    Retired U.S. Army Captain Florent Groberg is one of 3,528 recipients of the Medal of Honor—the highest military honor awarded to those who serve in the United States armed forces. Flo joins host Andrew Kaufmann and Michael Bailey, Deputy Director of the Leadership Programs at the Bush Institute to discuss his service to our country and what leadership means both in the uniform and as a civilian.

    42 min

  4. MAR 18

    Chuck Todd — Local Journalism and the State of News in 2025

    Chuck Todd is an Emmy award-winning journalist while NBC’s Chief Political Analyst and former moderator for Meet the Press, which he stepped away from in September 2023. Although he stepped away from the moderator’s chair, he still covers politics this his podcast, The Chuck Toddcast. He joined Strategerist host Andrew Kaufmann and Senior Editorial Advisor at the Bush Institute Bill McKenzie to discuss how the journalism ecosystem has changed and evolved and how local news should be driving national news (not the other way around).

    38 min
  5. Jared Cohen — From Presidential History to Technology

    MAR 13

    Jared Cohen — From Presidential History to Technology

    Jared Cohen is a modern renaissance man as a businessman and presidential historian. He’s written several books for adults and children, the latest being “Life After Power: Seven Presidents and Their Search for Purpose Beyond the White House.” Jared has served in the Bush and Obama Administrations on the Secretary of State policy planning staff; he was Google’s first Director of Ideas and Chief advisor to Google CEO Eric Schmidt; and he currently serves as the President of Global Affairs and co-head of the Goldman Sachs Global Institute at Goldman. He joins host Andrew Kaufmann and Kevin “Sully” Sullivan, former White House Communications Director under President Bush and Senior Advisor to the George W. Bush Presidential Center, to discuss his “portfolio of curiosities,” which ranges from presidential history to big tech and its effects on democracy.

    46 min
  6. James D. Rodriguez — Former Department of Labor Assistant Secretary for Veterans’ Employment and Training Service

    MAR 12

    James D. Rodriguez — Former Department of Labor Assistant Secretary for Veterans’ Employment and Training Service

    The Honorable James D. Rodriguez served as Assistant Secretary within the Biden administration Department of Labor Veterans’ Employment and Training Service from January 2021 until January 2025 where he served 440,000 veterans annually. He is an accomplished executive leader with over 30 years experience across the government and corporate landscapes and over 20 years in the United States Marine Corps in numerous leadership and management positions. Last year, he joined Strategerist host Andrew Kaufmann and the Bush Institute’s Casey Rodriguez, the Senior Program Manager of Leadership Programs. But not only is Casey managing the operations of the Presidential Leadership Scholars program, she’s the daughter of Secretary Rodriguez.

    38 min
  7. Natalia Arno -- Fighting for a Democratic Russia

    MAR 5

    Natalia Arno -- Fighting for a Democratic Russia

    Late last year, the Bush Center welcomed Natalia Arno, president of the Free Russia Foundation to discuss her role in the multilateral prisoner exchange of 26 people, how she was poisoned in 2023 (but never gave up on her advocacy), and the importance of spreading democracy. She joins host Andrew Kaufmann and Director of Global Policy at the Bush Institute Chris Walsh to talk about how the Free Russia Foundation has evolved from her own kitchen table to a worldwide organization — which has led August 1, 2024 prisoner exchange in Turkey — and has taken on the workings of the Kremlin head on.

    26 min
  8. Larry D. Thompson -- The Quiet Counsel

    FEB 27

    Larry D. Thompson -- The Quiet Counsel

    Larry Thompson has had a remarkable career, having practiced law for more than 50 years. It’s led him to private practice representing clients from all over the world; public service serving as the Deputy Attorney General of the United States; and as general counsel at PepsiCo. We discuss his impressive career and what led to his book, “Quiet Counsel: Looking Back on a Life of Service to the Law.” Larry discusses his experiences in the Justice Department before and after 9/11, his inspiration for the book title “quiet counsel,” and what makes him optimistic for the future.

    25 min
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What happens when you cross the 43rd President, late night sketch comedy, and interesting conversation? The inspiration behind The Strategerist– a podcast series highlighting the American spirit of leadership and compassion.

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    George W. Bush Presidential Center
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