The Situation Room

Rick Wilson's The Enemies List

Lincoln Square

News, Politics, News Commentary

4.9 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

What really happens in the White House Situation Room? In this episode Rick sits down with George Stephanopoulos to discuss his new book, "The Situation Room: The Inside Story of the Presidents in Crisis." They delve into the history and evolution of the White House Situation Room, from its creation by John F. Kennedy after the Bay of Pigs to its current high-tech incarnation. George shares insights into how different presidents have utilized this critical hub during moments of national crisis, including 9/11, the operation to capture Osama bin Laden, and the January 6th insurrection. George's new book, "The Situation Room: The Inside Story of the Presidents in Crisis", available now. Timestamps: (00:01:26) Origins of the situation room (00:04:00) Managing a crisis (00:12:39) What should I be doing on January 6th? (00:20:22) Inspiration behind the book Follow Resolute Square: Instagram Twitter TikTok Find out more at Resolute Square Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:44.0	Democrats want Republicans dead.
0:49.0	Where I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose any voters, okay?
0:56.0	The women with the least likelihood of getting pregnant are the ones most worried about having a Martian.
1:04.0	On January 6th of 2021 you had tens of thousands of people peacefully protesting.
1:11.0	So, it's not a right-wing conspiracy.
1:13.0	You're doing on.
1:15.0	It's real.
1:17.0	I'm Rick Wilson, and this is the Enemy's List.
1:20.0	Hey everybody and welcome back to the enemies list. I'm Rick Wilson. Thank you
1:26.3	for joining us once again. My guest today is George Stephanopoulos. You know
1:30.2	George from of course ABC, but you should get to know a tremendous new book
1:34.5	he has written called the Situation Room the inside story of the
1:37.8	Presidents in Crisis. It is absolutely terrific I read it over the weekend and
1:42.0	as a guy who came up in
1:44.0	national security stuff and in Cold War era stuff there were things throughout
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