Ep. 77 - Caroline Kennedy

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

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4.6 • 7.7K Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2016

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Caroline Kennedy, U.S. Ambassador to Japan, sits down with David to discuss her memories of the White House, her mother’s strength in the wake of her father’s death, her wide-ranging career from the New York City Dept. of Education to her current role in Asia, and more. 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 the University of Chicago Institute of Politics and CNN, the Axviles, with your
0:12.5	host, David Axelrod.
0:20.2	For many Americans of a certain age, Caroline Kennedy is frozen in time, a five-year-old
0:25.3	clutching her mother's hand at her father's state funeral.
0:28.8	But today, Caroline Kennedy is the US ambassador to Japan.
0:33.4	Before that, she was active in school reform in New York City.
0:38.9	The author of numerous books, a woman of extraordinary experience with an inspiring story.
0:44.5	I sat down with her the other day to talk about it all.
0:56.1	Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, I want to agree with you with your appropriate
1:01.2	salutation.
1:02.2	I know you demand that wherever you go.
1:04.0	It's your excellency and plan of potential.
1:07.1	Oh, it is?
1:08.1	Yes, it is.
1:09.1	Who can say that?
1:10.1	Well, not me.
1:11.1	You get that on your business card.
1:13.1	Good to see you.
1:14.4	Thank you for being here.
1:16.5	You once told me that there are people of a certain generation who still think of you
1:23.7	as a little girl in plaid skirt and patent leather shoes.
1:29.7	Of course, that's true.
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