lobbyists on capitol hill all started on the internet. so, the next book is going to be about power to the people. .. also as the servers, the employee people. talk about what motivated you to do this. guest: a couple of things. as a white house press correspondent i covered you always look for different ways to see the president, so different ways to get behind the curtain and the public relations and so long to see what they would really like and i ve written four of the books and what i ve tried to do is find a prism to look at them through to find something different. host: your book about the presidential retreat is fascinating because it really is like you re looking at the presidency with something people are picking up. guest: thank you. in this case i thought there was this very important and fascinating issue of race that s been with us from the very beginning in the united states how the president s deal with that both in their policies and attitudes and feel
host: kenneth walsh, the book family of freedom and such a fascinating piece of work. i really enjoyed it and was actually envious of you because you actually for talking about african-americans in the white house, both as cabinet also as the servers, the enslaved people. talk a bit about what motivated you to do this. a couple of things. as a white house correspondent i covered the white house since 1986. they re always looking for different ways to see the president, different ways to sort it behind the curtain and public relations and so on to see what they are really like. and i d written four of the books and what i tried to do is find some prism to look at them through to find something different. if i might say you have come in your book about presidential retreat is fascinating because it is like you are looking at the presidency but something people wouldn t pick up. guest: thank you. in this case i thought there was this very important and fascinating issu
and african-american white house workers. the former president of the white house correspondents association shows how race relations inside the president s home often reflected those in american society. he talks with author and educator julianne malveaux. host: kenneth walsh, this book, family of freedom, is such a fascinating piece of work. i really enjoyed it and was, actually, envious of you. because you re talking about african-americans in the white house both as members of the cabinet, but also as the servers, the enslaved people. guest: right. host: talk a bit about what motivated you to do this. guest: right. well, there are a couple of things. i ve covered the white house since 1986 full time. you re always looking at different ways to see the president, different ways to sort of get behind the curtain and public relations and so on. i ve written four other books, and i ve tried to find some prism to look at them through host: and if i might say,
electronics would takeover. for all long time, we have been talking about a shortage of oil and a shortage of food, but how could you believe it? food prices were remarkably low. we had huge stockpiles. well, this year, the great base for all right. this is the year where around the globe, change droughts in russia, south africa, south america floods in australia, much of this country, and we are into a world food shortage. prices are going up. some food is not available. it is a slow process that every week and every month at the supermarket, the new reality is the parent. sometimes, the things we wait for, and wait for, and finally believes are not coming, into a riot. global warming, it may be, or it may not be, but weather is taking its toll on world food production. not a happy thought. i do have a very special program for you today with our celebration of black history month, talking to a great correspondent of the white house who has written a book about african-am
talking about a shortage of oil and a shortage of food, but how could you believe it? food prices were remarkably low. we had huge stockpiles. well, this year, the great base for all right. this is the year where around the globe, change droughts in russia, south africa, south america floods in australia, much of this country, and we are into a world food shortage. prices are going up. some food is not available. it is a slow process that every week and every month at the supermarket, the new reality is the parent. sometimes, the things we wait for, and wait for, and finally believes are not coming, into a riot. global warming, it may be, or it may not be, but weather is taking its toll on world food production. not a happy thought. i do have a very special program for you today with our celebration of black history month, talking to a great correspondent of the white house who has written a book about african-americans through history of the white house and the associati