Madame President: Helene Cooper Tells the Story of Africa's First Female Head of State

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🗓️ 9 March 2017

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Helene Cooper, Pentagon Correspondent for the New York Times and author of a new book, "Madame President: The Extraordinary Journey of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf" joins Chuck Todd to talk about how Sirleaf became the first woman to lead an African country, and why Liberia has been left behind by the United States despite a deep history connecting the countries.

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0:00.0	Before we get started with today's show, I just want to give listeners a little advance notice.
0:03.4	We're going to be talking about some difficult and sometimes uncomfortable subjects in this conversation
0:09.6	when it comes to the Civil War in Liberia.
0:12.8	So, listener discretion is advised.
0:16.0	Ladies and gentlemen, we invite you to meet the press.
0:18.8	Meet the press.
0:23.7	Welcome to 1947, the Meet the Press podcast.
0:26.2	I'm Chuck Todd.
0:26.8	I guess today is someone very familiar to meet the press viewers.
0:29.6	Helen Cooper, Pentagon correspondent for the New York Times, a regular panelist on the Sunday show.
0:35.3	Helen has a new biography out of the first female head of state of an African country.
0:40.1	The book is called Madam President, the extraordinary journey of Ellen Johnson's relief.
0:44.8	And it is an incredible story by the way before we get started with the interview this Tuesday, March 14th.
0:50.8	I'm going to be joined by party strategist Cornel Belcher and Sarah Fagan.
0:54.9	As we explore, if big data is actually destroying the US political system.
1:00.0	So, bookmark our panel on Essex Social.
1:04.4	Get it, South by Social.
1:06.0	Anyway, be sure to do that.
1:07.2	I'll see you there.
1:07.9	Meanwhile, Helene, promotion aside.
1:11.2	Welcome to 1947.
1:12.8	It's lovely to see you, Chuck.
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