Ep. 248 — Savannah Guthrie

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

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4.6 • 7.7K Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2018

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Savannah Guthrie is a journalist, attorney, and co-anchor of the NBC News morning show Today. She recently sat down with David to talk about the impact of losing her father at a young age, how her Christian faith undergirded her journey from high-school slacker to Georgetown law standout, and her take on former Today co-host Matt Lauer’s firing following a slew of sexual assault allegations.

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0:00.0	And now from the University of Chicago Institute of Politics and CNN, the Axviles, with your
0:12.5	host, David Axelrod.
0:14.5	I first met Savannah Guthrie in 2008 when she joined the Obama campaign press corps, assigned
0:23.4	there by NBC News.
0:25.0	She went on to become their White House correspondent during the two years that I served there.
0:29.6	And I learned two things about her.
0:31.1	One is that she's very, very smart, and the other is she's a very genuine and honest person.
0:36.6	Those qualities have contributed to her success as an anchor of the Today Show.
0:41.3	I cut up with Savannah New York recently to talk about her very interesting life, career,
0:48.0	and this moment in journalism and politics.
0:53.2	Savannah Guthrie, my old friend.
0:55.6	Great to see you again.
0:56.6	Good to see you.
0:57.6	I don't forget that you were once a reporter.
1:00.2	You know, I'm proud of that.
1:02.3	I was raised in journalism, and I'm proud of that.
1:05.4	Speaking of being raised, let's talk about your family born in Australia.
1:10.7	Yes.
1:11.7	Why?
1:12.7	My, my, I'm a US citizen.
1:15.3	I was born in Australia because my dad was a...
1:17.4	Just in case you run for president.
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