Sep 5, 2007 (Talk of the Nation) — Washington Post correspondent Glenn Kessler discusses his new book, The Confidante: Condoleezza Rice and the Creation of the Bush Legacy. The biography chronicles Rice's journey from a political science professor to the U.S. Secretary of State.
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New Biography Recounts Rice's Rise to Power
Sep 5, 2007 (Talk of the Nation) — Washington Post correspondent Glenn Kessler discusses his new book, The Confidante: Condoleezza Rice and the Creation of the Bush Legacy. The biography chronicles Rice's journey from a political science professor to the U.S. Secretary of State.Glenn Kessler, correspondent for The Washington Post, discusses his new book, The Confidante: Condoleezza Rice and the Creation of the Bush Legacy. The biography chronicles Rice's journey from a political science professor to the United States Secretary of State.
Glenn Kessler, diplomatic correspondent for The Washington Post; author of The Confidante: Condoleezza Rice and the Creation of the Bush Legacy
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