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The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Ep. 564 β€” John Miller

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

CNN

News

4.6 β€’ 7.7K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 18 January 2024

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

John Miller has seen a lot. Born into the world of journalism as the son of a National Enquirer reporter, Miller's upbringing immersed him in a world of celebrities, club owners, mobsters, and law enforcement. Miller has spent his life toggling between television, journalism, and law enforcement. He has covered some of the most significant national security and crime stories in the past four decades, including a rare interview with Osama bin Laden. Miller has also served at the highest levels of the FBI, the nation's two largest police departments, and the office of the Director of National Intelligence. He joined David to discuss his expansive career and share his unique perspective on the intersections of crime, journalism, and national security. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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And now from the Institute of Politics at the University of Chicago and CNN

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audio, The Axswiles. With your host David Axelrod.

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CNN's John Miller has spent his life toggling between television journalism, law enforcement, and the intelligence community.

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He's covered some of the biggest national security and crime stories of the

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past four decades, including a rare interview with Osama bin Laden, three years before bin Laden

1:00.2

unleashed the gruesome terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.

1:04.0

Between stints and journalism, Miller also has served at the highest levels of the FBI,

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the nation's two largest police departments, and the office of the director of national intelligence.

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He's a master storyteller, but as you'll hear, he's also a hell of a story in his own right. John Miller, what a pleasure to sit down with you.

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You know, I'm

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in the newsroom of the Chicago Tribune in a very colorful time and so you're a great

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journalist you've covered a lot of great stories but you are a great story and I wanted to great you to identify these names for me. Who are Antonio from Rome, Pierre from Paris,

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Nigel from London? Who are these people?

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They are one person who is also named John Miller,

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but also named John Relem, which was Miller spelled backwards, and that was my father who wrote seven

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weekly columns under six different names one of them being his own.

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Uh-huh and these were And these were for the New York mostly tabloids?

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