Ep. 321 - Valerie Jarrett

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

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4.6 • 7.7K Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2019

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Valerie Jarrett, former senior advisor to President Barack Obama, sits down with David for a live taping of “The Axe Files” at the University of Chicago. Born in Iran to American parents, she discusses how growing up abroad shaped her world view; her family’s journey to Chicago; her foray into law and city politics; and shares anecdotes as one of Obama’s closest political and personal confidantes. Her new memoir, Finding My Voice: My Journey to the West Wing and the Path Forward, charts her inspiring journey from the south side of Chicago to the Oval Office. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	And now from Luminary Media and the University of Chicago Institute of Politics, the Axfiles,
0:13.2	with your host, David Axelrod.
0:16.0	Valerie Jarrett may be a familiar name to you from her years in the White House and her
0:23.6	relationship with President Obama.
0:26.0	I've known her for more than 30 years.
0:28.3	We shared an amazing ride together with President Obama starting from his early days in Chicago
0:34.5	to the White House.
0:36.0	But she has an amazing personal story that she's now written about in her new memoir,
0:40.9	Finding My Voice, My Journey to the West Wing, and The Path Forward.
0:45.5	I sat down with Valerie for a live podcast at the Institute of Politics in Chicago last
0:50.7	week to talk about her life and career, the Washington she served in, and the Washington
0:56.2	she sees now.
0:59.3	Welcome to the Axfiles live recording of the Axfiles and welcome home Valerie Jarrett.
1:07.8	You spent a good number of years of your life here in this community.
1:12.0	Right here in this community.
1:13.0	I went to the lab school, which you can see if you look out the window.
1:16.1	And I was just here not that long ago with Mike Strockmanus from the Obama Center, speaking
1:21.4	to the public policy students.
1:23.0	And so it's great to be back on campus and good to see you all.
1:25.8	So we've known each other for 30 years or so.
1:29.1	Goodness gracious.
1:30.2	You were 10 when we met.
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