Unbecoming the President (with Jared Cohen)

Stay Tuned with Preet

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News, Society & Culture, Politics, Government

4.8 • 32.4K Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2024

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

Jared Cohen is the author of the new book “Life After Power: Seven Presidents and Their Search for Purpose Beyond the White House.” The book explores how former presidents—from Thomas Jefferson to George Bush—transition after reaching the height of power. Cohen joins me to discuss the lives of these seven men and what we can learn from them about power, change, and purpose. Plus, will Trump appeal the DC Circuit Court of Appeals’s decision in his absolute immunity defense to the Supreme Court? And, what should we make of Fulton County DA Fani Willis’s response to the relationship allegations between her and special prosecutor Nathan Wade? For show notes and a transcript of the episode head to: https://cafe.com/stay-tuned/jared-cohen-life-after-power-book/ Have a question for Preet? Ask @PreetBharara on Threads, or Twitter with the hashtag #AskPreet. Email us at staytuned@cafe.com, or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	From Cafe and the Vox Media Podcast Network, welcome to stay tuned.
0:05.0	I'm Preet Barara.
0:08.0	These days retirement is a mirage.
0:11.0	You know, what retirement actually means is the career that you are known for has reached
0:16.2	its likely pinnacle and it's a transition not of retirement. That's Jared Cohen.
0:29.0	He's the president of Global Affairs and co-head of Applied Innovation at Goldman Sachs.
0:34.8	Jared has long been at the forefront of technology and policy.
0:38.2	He was the CEO of Jigsaw, Google's Tech Incubator, and chief advisor to Google CEO Eric Schmidt.
0:44.4	He also served as a close advisor to both Condoleezza Rice and Hillary Clinton during their
0:48.8	ten years of Secretary of State.
0:50.8	Cohen is also the best-selling author of five books. His most recent book is called Life After Power,
0:56.7	Seven Presidents and Their Search for Purpose Beyond the White House. It explores how former
1:01.5	presidents from Thomas Jefferson to George W Bush grappled with transition
1:05.7	from the height of power to well anything else. Cohen joins me to discuss the lives of these seven
1:11.2	men and the lessons they offer about the nature of power, the certainty of change, and the quest for
1:16.6	purpose.
1:17.6	That's coming up.
1:19.6	Stay tuned. and
1:32.0	Support for this show comes from Krakan.
1:32.5	Krypto is like the financial system, but different.
1:36.4	It doesn't care where you come from, what you look like,
1:39.1	your credit score, or your outrageous food delivery habits.
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