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The Strategerist
What happens when you cross the 43rd President, late night sketch comedy, and interesting conversation? The inspiration behind The Strategerist– a podcast series highlighting the American spirit of leadership and compassion.
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Joe Buck: Family, Broadcasting, and the Power of Sports
From walk-off home runs to game-winning touchdowns, Joe Buck has narrated many of the defining moments in sports — and is a fixture in America’s livin...
Bob Costas: Beyond the broadcast
Bob Costas is more than a sports broadcaster—he’s a storyteller and trailblazer who shaped how Americans experience sports. Having been voice of the O...
Vice President Mike Pence
Vice President Mike Pence surprised guests at the Bush Center and sat down for a special taping of The Strategerist podcast before a live audience. H...
Rushan Abbas — A Uyghur’s Fight for Freedom
Rushan Abbas is a leading Uyghur human rights activist whose exercise of free speech in the United States led to the imprisonment of her older sister...
Monica Paul on Making Dallas a Sports Capital
Monica Paul has been a driving force in making sure the world knows Dallas as a premier sports destination. She led the bid strategies and marketing e...
Texas de Brazil's Salim Aswari -- Living the American Dream
Salim Asrawi is President and co-founder of Texas de Brazil and appears on the cover of President George W. Bush’s Out of Many, One: Portraits of Amer...
Shawn VanDiver — Standing Beside Our Afghan Allies
Shawn VanDiver, founder and President of the Afghan Evac coalition, which works to build coordination and collaboration between civil society groups a...
Jessica Yellin — Independent Journalism
Jessica Yellin founded News Not Noise to do what the title implies separate the important news from the noise. Her goal is to “give information. Not a...
Rear Admiral Michael Giorgione, CEC, USN (Ret.) — Camp David and Beyond: From Military to Civilian Leadership
Michael Giorgione joined Strategerist host Andrew Kaufmann and Lieutenant Commander, USNR D’Juan Wilcher, Deputy Director of Veterans and Military Fam...
Blayne Smith — Perseverance, Endurance, and the Special Forces
As a young officer in the U.S. special forces, Blayne Smith faced the difficult realities of combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. And while not everyone wi...
Bringing Awareness to PEPFAR’s Life-saving Work Featuring Jenny Dyer and Charlie Peacock
Jenny Dyer, founder of the 2030 Collaborative and artist and music producer Charlie Peacock were part of a coalition of experts, artists, and policyma...
Data Driven — Dr. Susan Urahn, President and CEO of Pew Charitable Trusts
Learn about the Bush Center's Forum on Leadership: https://www.bushcenter.org/events-and-exhibits/forum-on-leadership-2025
Continuing the Legacy of Alexis de Tocqueville — Featuring Stéphanie and Jean–Guillaume de Tocqueville
To learn more about the work the Tocqueville Foundation does, click here.
Dr. R. Gerald Turner -- Shaping SMU's Legacy
Dr. Turner served as SMU’s president for 30 years. During his impressive career, he achieved significant milestones from being a key player in bringin...
Damon Wilson — National Endowment for Democracy President and CEO
To learn more about the Bush Center’s work on Advancing Free Societies, visit bushcenter.org/topics/freedom-and-democracy. And learn more bout the Nat...
Colonel Edna Cummings & Milauna Jackson — Advocating for “The Six Triple Eight”
Strategerist host Andrew Kaufmann and Devon Yarbrough, Communications Manager at the George W. Bush Presidential Center sat down with Milauna Jackson...
Veteran Leadership Program’s Dennis Miller — Service and Story: Upholding the 6888 Legacy
To learn more about the incredible heroes of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion like Dennis' grandmother, Sylvia Armstrong, watch the docum...
Robert Edsel -- Remembering Our Fallen Service Members from WWII to Modern Times
Order a copy of Remember Us: American Sacrifice, Dutch Freedom and a Forever Promise Forged in World War II on the Bush Center's website.
SMU's Dr. Jeffrey Engel -- Insights into Presidential History
Dr. Jeffrey Engel is an award-winning presidential historian and the David Gergen Director of the SMU Center for Presidential History. He’s authored o...
Captain Flo Groberg -- Leadership Lessons with a Medal of Honor Recipient
Retired U.S. Army Captain Florent Groberg is one of 3,528 recipients of the Medal of Honor—the highest military honor awarded to those who serve in th...
Chuck Todd — Local Journalism and the State of News in 2025
Chuck Todd is an Emmy award-winning journalist while NBC’s Chief Political Analyst and former moderator for Meet the Press, which he stepped away from...
Jared Cohen — From Presidential History to Technology
If you enjoyed this episode, watch Purpose Beyond the White House: A Conversation on the Post-Presidency, an Engage at the Bush Center event presented...
James D. Rodriguez — Former Department of Labor Assistant Secretary for Veterans’ Employment and Training Service
The Honorable James D. Rodriguez served as Assistant Secretary within the Biden administration Department of Labor Veterans’ Employment and Training S...
Natalia Arno -- Fighting for a Democratic Russia
To learn more about Natalia's work at the Free Russia Foundation click here.
Larry D. Thompson -- The Quiet Counsel
Limited signed copies of Larry Thompson’s book ”The Quiet Counsel Looking Back on a Life of Service to the Law” are available for purchase at the Bush...
Ambassador Nicole Avant - Think You'll Be Happy
Ambassador Nicole Avant is a critically acclaimed producer of the Netflix film The Six Triple Eight, bestselling author of Think You’ll Be Happy, and...
Madame President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf -- Africa's Iron Lady
Madame President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is a true trailblazer — she served as the president of Liberia from 2006 to 2018 and was the first elected fema...
Mary Tobin -- Building a More Perfect Union
Mary Tobin is the Director of Brickyard Chapters and Programs for nonprofit More Perfect Union, which aims to bring people together through social con...
Rena Pederson -- A Trailblazer in Journalism
Rena Pederson is a true trailblazer in journalism. During her storied career, she interviewed five U.S. presidents and countless history makers includ...
Vladimir and Evgenia Kara-Murza -- Their Struggle for Freedom and Fight for Democracy in Russia
Mere months ago, Russian activist and journalist Vladimir Kara-Murza thought he would die in Siberia, where he was imprisoned for speaking out against...
Ambassador John J. Sullivan -- Lessons Learned as a U.S. Diplomat in Moscow
John J. Sullivan is the former U.S. Ambassador to Russia, former Deputy Secretary of State, and author of Midnight in Moscow, a memoir of his experien...
John Blake -- Texas Rangers Baseball Executive and Bush Center Docent
John Blake is not only the Executive Vice President of Public Affairs for the 2023 world champion Texas Rangers, but he is also a docent at the George...
How to Support Freedom in North Korea & Advocate for Escapees -- Expert Roundtable
The North Korean regime is one of the most brutal on Earth. Executions, torture, and arbitrary detention are commonplace. Many lose their lives attemp...
Robert “Navy Bob” Roncska -- From the Nuclear Football to Nuclear Submarines
During Dr. Robert Roncska’s impressive 28-year career in the Navy, he commanded a nuclear-powered submarine, led the largest submarine squadron in the...
Cullum Clark -- Innovation, Opportunity, and Economic Growth
Cullum Clark serves as Director of the Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative and is an Adjunct Professor of Economics at SMU. He leads the Bus...
Penelope Muse Abernathy -- The State of Local News
Penelope Muse Abernathy is a visiting professor at Northwestern University and a former senior executive at The New York Times and Wall Street Journal...
Pashtana Durrani -- Educating Afghan Girls Despite Taliban Rule
Pashtana Durrani is an Afghan feminist, activist, and educator. She founded Afghanistan’s first-ever digital school network, LEARN Afghanistan, and is...
Ambassador Mark Green -- The Wilson Center, U.S. Foreign Aid, & Healthy Disagreement
Ambassador Mark Green serves as President, Director, and CEO of the Wilson Center — a nonpartisan organization that provides research, analysis, and i...
Brenda Ewing Snitzer -- Bush Institute Trailblazer Citation Recipient for The Stewpot
The Stewpot is a ministry that serves those in poverty or experiencing homelessness in Dallas. The organization was founded nearly 50 years ago and pr...