BONUS: White House Summer Reading

This is a bonus segment from our summer reading special on our sister podcast, The World Next Week. On this part of the show Bob, Jim, and guest host Gayle Lemmon offer summer reading recommendations for White House staffers. You can find the full show at our The World Next Week podcast.

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  • Robert McMahon
    Managing Editor
  • James M. Lindsay
    Senior Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair
  • Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
    Adjunct Senior Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy

Show Notes

This is a bonus segment from our summer reading special on our sister podcast, The World Next Week. On this part of the show Bob, Jim, and guest host Gayle Lemmon offer summer reading recommendations for White House staffers. You can find the full show at our The World Next Week podcast.

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