Ep. 580 — Jen Psaki

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

CNN

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4.6 • 7.7K Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2024

⏱️ 63 minutes

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For former press secretary and current MSNBC anchor Jen Psaki, clear communication has long been a hallmark of her success, from door knocking in Iowa as a young campaign staffer to explaining to her kids why they should eat vegetables. With her new book, “Say More: Lessons from Work, the White House, and the World,” Psaki delves into what she’s learned about effective communication over the years. She joined David to talk about her book, the Biden administration’s messaging on the economy, how people are multilayered yet often caricatured, the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, and the ongoing war in Gaza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:41.4	the Axxwiles. your host, David Axelrod.
0:46.2	Jen Saki is an old friend of mine and an old friend of this podcast.
0:49.7	She's been a guest here several times. I met her first in 2007 when she was a young press
0:56.3	aid on the Obama campaign and I watched her grow into one of the truly great
1:01.0	presidential press secretaries in my lifetime.
1:04.3	Now she's a host over at MS NBC and the author of a new book called Say More,
1:09.9	Lessons From Work, the White House, and the world.
1:13.2	I sat down with Jen the other day to talk about the White House and the world and her work, and
1:19.3	the art of communication, which she does so well as you will hear in this conversation.
1:29.0	Jen sake, how the hell are you?
1:31.0	It's good to see you.
1:32.0	I'm good. How the hell are you? I'm good to see you. I'm good. Now that I'm talking to you, my old
1:36.6	friend. Same. You're always my reminder and renewal of the good of humans who have very successful political and media careers.
1:45.6	So you always remind me of that.
1:47.6	That's so nice of you to say.
1:49.8	I'm not sure we'd get unanimity on that. Well, same, same here.
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