From White House to War Zone with NYT Correspondent Peter Baker

The Preamble

Sharon McMahon

History, Education

4.9 • 15.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2021

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Sharon is joined by Chief White House Correspondent of the New York Times, Peter Baker. From the White House to Afghanistan to Moscow, Peter has travelled the world to cover the world’s most pressing issues. Sharon and Peter dive into what it’s like to report on U.S. Presidents, and Peter shares his experiences as the first newspaper reporter to enter Afghanistan immediately following the 9/11 attacks. Peter and Sharon also discuss Peter’s latest book, The Man Who Ran Washington, and uncover the life and legacy of James A. Baker, a man who ran five presidential campaigns. You do not want to miss this fascinating episode!

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0:00.0	Hello friends so excited to welcome you to this episode I am chatting today with the New York Times White House
0:07.2	Correspondent Peter Baker I think you are going to find this conversation
0:12.1	absolutely intriguing.
0:14.4	He was the first US newspaper reporter on the ground in Afghanistan after September 11th.
0:19.8	He was the Moscow Bureau Chief for four years in which he covered the rise of
0:24.3	Vladimir Putin. He has been covering five presidents so far for major newspapers. Oh my
0:31.0	goodness this man is a treasure trove of knowledge and also just delightful.
0:35.9	So let's dive into this episode with Peter Baker. I'm Sharon McBan and
0:41.8	welcome to the Sharon Says So podcast.
0:46.5	Thank you so much for coming.
0:47.6	I am truly delighted to be speaking with you today.
0:50.9	I would love for you to tell everybody who you are and what you do.
0:54.0	Well, thank you. I'm delighted to be speaking with you too. It's a great treat for me. My name is Peter Baker. I'm the chief
0:58.9	White House correspondent for the New York Times and I appear on MSNBC as well and from time of time write some books.
1:05.4	I love to talk to people who know things I don't know and so this makes it very exciting for me to talk to you
1:10.8	because there's so many questions that I have them like tell me all the things. I want to know everything about
1:16.5	I want to know everything about Afghanistan on everything about covering the White House. I want to know all the things. So let's just start how did you actually get into doing this
1:24.5	job? How does one become the White House correspondent at the New York Times?
1:29.4	Tell me.
1:31.0	Well, it's a good question. I've been very lucky. I always wanted to be a journalist, even going back to being a kid as early as third grade. My third grade teacher just passed away and I give her credit or blame for basically my whole life.
1:46.6	She made me editor of the class paper at Pine Ridge Elementary School and something really stuck. And ever since I wanted to be a journalist.
1:54.4	I truly sorry that she has passed away because she has meant so much to me in my life.
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