Major crises like COVID-19 are managed from one place. With the election approaching, there will be many takes on the politics but Andy wants to take you inside the West Wing bubble. He starts with Pete Souza, who photographed the Reagan and Obama administrations, to talk about what it's like inside the West Wing of the White House. If you had an image of beautiful offices and wide hallways because of a certain TV show, forget about all that. You can see for yourself in Pete's new documentary, The Way I See It. Plus, stick around for a surprise guest who also knows a thing or two about The West Wing.

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Check out these resources from today’s episode: 

• Don’t miss The Way I See It, the new film about Pete’s time as the White House photographer for President Obama: https://www.focusfeatures.com/the-way-i-see-it. 
• Check out some of Pete’s greatest photos of President Obama in his book, OBAMA: An Intimate Portrait: https://www.petesouza.com/content.html?page=8. 
• Watch President Obama sing Amazing Grace during the eulogy for Rev. Clementa Pinckney in 2015: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IN05jVNBs64. 
• Learn more about Ady Barkan’s story in the film Not Going Quietly, executive produced by Bradley Whitford: https://www.adydoc.com/. 
• Buy Ady Barkan’s book, Eyes to the Wind: A Memoir of Love and Death, Hope and Resistance, here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Eyes-to-the-Wind/Ady-Barkan/9781982111540 
• Are you hoping to vote in the 2020 election? Are you confused about how to request an absentee ballot in your state? This website can help you with that: https://www.betterknowaballot.com/  
• Pre-order Andy’s book, Preventable: The Inside Story of How Leadership Failures, Politics, and Selfishness Doomed the U.S. Coronavirus Response, here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250770165 

 

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