Jon Meacham on America at 250: How Is the Nation Really Doing in 2026?

Episode 9029GUESTS/AFFILIATIONS: Bob Woodward, Journalist///Sally Quinn, ColumnistUploaded 26-08-07SUBSCRIBE to get the latest from Charlie Rose: http://bit.ly/CharlieRoseSUBSCRIBEConnect with Charlie Rose Online:Visit the Charlie Rose WEBSITE: http://bit.ly/CharlieRoseDotComLike Charlie Rose on FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/CharlieRoseFacebookFollow Charlie Rose on TWITTER: http://bit.ly/CharlieRoseTwitterFollow Charlie Rose on INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/CharlieRoseInstagramAbout Charlie Rose:Emmy award winning journalist Charlie Rose has been praised as "one of America's premier interviewers." He is the host of Charlie Rose, the nightly PBS program that engages America's best thinkers, writers, politicians, athletes, entertainers, business leaders, scientists and other newsmakers. USA Today calls Charlie Rose, "TV's most addictive talk show." New York Newsday says, "Charlie's show is the place to get engaging, literate conversation... Bluntly, he is the best interviewer around today."WOODWARD / QUINN | Charlie Rosehttp://www.youtube.com/user/CharlieRose Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Ignatius is the internationally admired foreign affairs columnist and associate editor for The Washington Post. He is also a popular novelist, writing 12 successful books about the world he covers as a reporter and columnist. His latest, Phantom Orbit, is about space warfare, in which a Russian scientist—educated in part in China—reconnects with an American woman he met in China who is now a CIA analyst.Uploaded 06-03-26Ignatius’s strength as a columnist and novelist is his extraordinary knowledge of and access to primary players in espionage and statecraft around the world—men and women who are on the front lines of the global struggle for power among nations to survive and dominate in peace and war.To understand their complicated maneuvers for power, he travels the globe from his Washington base to learn firsthand about the power plays of the stories he writes about.David Ignatius graduated from Harvard College magna cum laude and studied at King’s College, Cambridge. In a varied and distinguished career, he has worked as an editor and reporter at The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post, and was Executive Editor of the International Herald Tribune in Paris.Ignatius not only writes novels and a twice-weekly column for The Washington Post, but is also a commentator for MS-NOW, appearing frequently on Morning Joe.It is a critical moment in the Iranian war of 2026 and the future of the Middle East.We will talk about many subjects, including the decision of both President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu to invade Iran, the factors that will determine its impact on Iran and the Middle East, the possibility of boots on the ground, the economic consequences for oil prices, and future actions by President Trump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie talks about the Bridgegate case and its outcome.Uploaded 04-01-26Original Air Date: 2016/11/07 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alan Greenspan, a powerful voice in shaping the American economy as Chairman of the Federal Reserve for 20 years, died today. He was 100.Uploaded 22-06-26Greenspan was a champion of capitalism, markets, and managing interest rates to fight inflation. His critics argued he did not do enough in regulating the new financial instruments that were responsible for the financial crisis.Greenspan, along with his wife, the respected NBC News correspondent Andrea Mitchell, was a well-known mover and shaker in the Washington social establishment. In his earlier life, Greenspan was an intellectual companion of the writer Ayn Rand and, throughout his life, reflected a fierce curiosity about economic theories and political policy.It is an interesting moment to consider the career of Alan Greenspan as a new Fed Chairman, Kevin Warsh, takes office and President Trump often expresses his combative position in favor of lower interest rates.Here is a conversation from 2007 about his then newly published autobiography, The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Actress Angelina Jolie and Journalist Mariane Pearl discuss the story of "A Mighty Heart".Uploaded 20-06-07SUBSCRIBE to get the latest from Charlie Rose: http://bit.ly/CharlieRoseSUBSCRIBEConnect with Charlie Rose Online:Visit the Charlie Rose WEBSITE: http://bit.ly/CharlieRoseDotComLike Charlie Rose on FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/CharlieRoseFacebookFollow Charlie Rose on TWITTER: http://bit.ly/CharlieRoseTwitterFollow Charlie Rose on INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/CharlieRoseInstagramAbout Charlie Rose:Emmy award winning journalist Charlie Rose has been praised as "one of America's premier interviewers." He is the host of Charlie Rose, the nightly PBS program that engages America's best thinkers, writers, politicians, athletes, entertainers, business leaders, scientists and other newsmakers. USA Today calls Charlie Rose, "TV's most addictive talk show." New York Newsday says, "Charlie's show is the place to get engaging, literate conversation... Bluntly, he is the best interviewer around today."Angelina Jolie and Mariane Pearl Talk with Charlie Rose | Charlie Rosehttp://www.youtube.com/user/CharlieRose Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices