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'The Obama Memos'

As President Obama prepares to give the State of the Union Address, we talk with New Yorker writer Ryan Lizza about his most recent article, "The Obama Memos: The Making of a Post-Post-Partisan Presidency." Through internal White House memos and interviews, Lizza paints a portrait of a president who has struggled in his first three years to govern within the contentious, partisan landscape of Washington.
Michael Krasny
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As President Obama prepares to give the State of the Union Address, we talk with New Yorker writer Ryan Lizza about his most recent article, “The Obama Memos: The Making of a Post-Post-Partisan Presidency.” Through internal White House memos and interviews, Lizza paints a portrait of a president who has struggled in his first three years to govern within the contentious, partisan landscape of Washington.

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Ryan Lizza, Washington correspondent for The New Yorker

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