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The wise men: Six friends and the world they made
Six Friends and the World They Made
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The third would be again thinking about this world America built if you want to kind of a wonderful biographical lens into it uh Walter Isaacson and Evan Thomas wrote a book called the wise men and it was a it was a story of six people who were instrumental in building the post World War II American order.
Fareed Zakaria · The Ezra Klein Show · Mar 2025 Listen at 1:19:45 The best things said about it
And not only did he talk to him during the day but walter isaacson described in the wise men described how at the end of every day truman would make his staff get in the car and drive over to vandenberg's townhouse and brief him on everything they had done all day.
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The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made by Walter Isaacson and Evan Thomas is a biographical history detailing the architects of post-World War II American foreign policy. Fareed Zakaria recommended the book on The Ezra Klein Show as a wonderful biographical lens into the world built by the United States, and he also mentioned it on Conversations with Tyler while discussing his early acquaintance with Walter Isaacson. Joe Scarborough discussed the book on The Realignment to illustrate how President Harry Truman built bipartisan consensus, specifically describing how Truman made his staff drive over to Senator Arthur Vandenberg's townhouse at the end of each day to brief him on governmental affairs. Across these podcast episodes, speakers highlighted the book as a masterclass in bipartisan cooperation, historic diplomacy, and the personal relationships that shaped modern international relations.
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Fareed Zakaria the third would be again thinking about this world America built if you want to kind of a wonderful biograp… 2
“the third would be again thinking about this world America built if you want to kind of a wonderful biographical lens into it uh Walter Isaacson and Evan Thomas wrote a book called the wise men and it was a it was a story of six people who were instrumental in building the post World War II American order”
“Walter when I first got to know him was you know just a kind of a great journalist who had written this book the wise men”
Joe Scarborough and not only did he talk to him during the day but walter isaacson described in the wise men described how… 2
“and not only did he talk to him during the day but walter isaacson described in the wise men described how at the end of every day truman would make his staff get in the car and drive over to vandenberg's townhouse and brief him on everything they had done all day”
“He was smart enough to understand this is the guy I have to talk to, and not only did he talk to him during the day, but Walter Isaacson described in The Wise Men how at the end of every day, Truman would make his staff get in the car and drive over to Vandenberg’s townhouse and brief him on”
