Questionandanswer. Like all of you, i have been looking forward to this weekend and being at the university of edinburgh. I cannot thank them enough for all of their support, and i am delighted to say that we are still going to edinboro, just a year later. Last next year it will be there april 9 through april 12. Though we cannot be in person together today, we are going to do some good things. Cgi has never been about what we cannot do but what we can do, and now, of course, we are being challenged in a new and different way. The last few weeks and months have been hard for everyone. Including college and university students. Campus is shut down, classes are online, and lives in routines upended. For many who prepared to graduate in this market, it was at an informal graduation ceremony. Took credit to you, in the middle of all of this, you are with [indiscernible] excited about the program we have put together today. I hope participants will give you new insights on not only where we
How bright he was. I knew he would be a big contributor. It was not until after the convention that it was clear he was on a fast track. As a road in the book, i was working for john edwards. It did not work out well. I was working for obama. The contrast between the two was profound. Smart guy. He wanted the cliff notes. He wanted to do what he needed to do. Obama want to to drill three and four levels deep. From the first time i met him, he or he was a guy that thought winning elections was not the most important thing. Its what you do when you win. What you do to move the community or country forward. I saw national skills. The convention was sort of the line of demarcation. Did you see in him at that time a man that might be president . Everybody steps forward and says oh, i saw him. Rahm emanuel says that. Dont hook him to a lie detector on that one. [laughter] i met barack in 1992 when a friend of mine who was in liberal politics in chicago called me and said he was one of the mo
From our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. David axelrod is here. He is a political strategist that led Barack Obamas historic campaigns and serve in the white house as an advisor to the president. Hishis new book is called believer. It reflects on his career working on more than 150 political campaigns. David girgan write in his review, would barack obama be elected president if he did not have people ask rod David Axlerod . We will come to that question a little later. He would have done quite well without you and you would have done quite well without him but the two was greater than the sum. I am not sure either of us would have gone forward in politics but for the fact we came together in a time that each of us had that x essential moment in our careers. I had grown really dismayed about the cynical nature of the business that i was in. He had lost the race for congress and was making a decision about one more campaign. If you have lost, he was going to tell michelle
Not a job very many people could do. Rose David Axelrod for the hour next. Funding for charlie rose is provided by the following rose additional funding provided by and by bloomberg, a provider of multimedia news and Information Services worldwide. Captioning sponsored by Rose Communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. Rose David Axelrod is here a political strategist who lead barak obamas historic president ial campaign and served in the white house a Senior Advisor to the president. He founded the institute of politics at the university of chicago after leaving washington in 20 it. His new book is called believer. My 40 years in politics am he reflects on his career working on more than 150 Political Campaigns. David gergen writes in the New York Times in his review would barack obama have been elected president without David Axelrod . That question is less farfetched than it may seem. Im pleased to have David Axelrod back at this tablement welcome. Im so
Not a job i would wantment not a job very many people could do. Rose David Axelrod for the hour next. Funding for charlie rose is provided by the following rose additional funding provided by and by bloomberg, a provider of multimedia news and Information Services worldwide. Captioning sponsored by Rose Communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. Rose David Axelrod is here a political strategist who lead barak obamas historic president ial campaign and served in the white house a Senior Advisor to the president. He founded the institute of politics at the university of chicago after leaving washington in 20 it. His new book is called believer. My 40 years in politics am he reflects on his career working on more than 150 Political Campaigns. David gergen writes in the New York Times in his review would barack obama have been elected president without David Axelrod . That question is less farfetched than it may seem. Im pleased to have David Axelrod back at th