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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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206 episodis
Inside the lives of the world’s greatest innovators with Walter Isaacson
On this episode of The Strategerist, Walter Isaacson, known as one of America’s pre-eminent biographies joins host Andrew Kaufmann to discuss some of...
Governor George Pataki and Allison Pataki: Public service, family, and leadership
New Strategerist podcast episode featuring father-daughter duo Governor George Pataki and New York Times bestselling author Allison Pataki discuss pub...
Interfaith America’s Eboo Patel on pluralism in the United States
Eboo Patel is recognized by U.S. News and World Report as one of America’s best leaders as the founder of Interfaith America. At the Bush Center’s 202...
Purple State with Dana Perino
Bestselling author, Fox News host and former White House press secretary Dana Perino stopped by the Bush Center for a Live recording of The Strategeri...
Kristen Silverberg: Business, Policy, and the U.S. Economy
The U.S. economy is driven largely by businesses — from new entrepreneurs to the largest companies in the world. And each of these businesses is affec...
‘Squeeze the Day’ with Momentous Institute’s Dr. Jessica Gomez
Dr. Jessica Gomez is the Executive Director of the Momentous Institute, established in partnership with the Salesmanship Club of Dallas. They've been...
Texan by Nature with Joni Carswell
The Bush Center welcomed Joni Carswell, the newest recipient of the George W. Bush Institute’s Trailblazer Citation award at our 2026 Forum on Leaders...
America's Best Idea – Jeff Reinbold of the National Park Foundation
Jeff Reinbold is the president and CEO of the National Park Foundation, leading the non-profit arm that helps care for one of America’s greatest resou...
Strategerist After Hours: Practicing pluralism
Host Andrew Kaufmann and Manu Meel, CEO of BridgeUSA, joined Bush Institute experts Chris Walsh and Nicole Bibbins Sedaca for a Strategerist After Hou...
Dr. Victor Cha on China's Weaponization of Trade
Bush Institute Senior fellow of Freedom and Democracy Dr. Victor Cha joins Strategerist host Andrew Kaufmann to unpack China's growing economic grip o...
Rick Atkinson: Perspective and History
Rick Atkinson, Pulitzer prize-winning historian and author of The Revolution Trilogy and The Liberation Trilogy, sat down with Strategerist host Andre...
Dirk Nowitzki: Dallas, Dedication, and Determination
The Bush Center welcomed Dallas Mavericks legend and NBA Hall of Fame inductee, Dirk Nowitzki. Dirk joined us for a live recording of The Strategeris...
Dirk Nowitzki: Dallas, Dedication, and Determination
The Bush Center welcomed Dallas Mavericks legend and NBA Hall of Fame inductee, Dirk Nowitzki. Dirk joined us for a live recording of The Strategeris...
Education accountability and innovation: Dr. Katie Jenner on Indiana’s success
Dr. Jenner joined the Bush Institute’s Robin Berkley, the Ann Kimball Johnson Director of Education, and Strategerist host Andrew Kaufmann to discuss...
Memories from the East Wing: Dori Thornton Waller & Susan Whitson
From state dinners with the Queen of England or the Pope, to regular meetings with our nation’s leaders, to special events inviting hundreds of guests...
Jim Hake: The Spirit of America at home and abroad
Founder of Spirit of America, Jim Hake, joined Strategerist host Andrew Kauffman and the Bush Institute’s Director of Veterans and Military Families,...
Strategerist After Hours: Gratitude in a season of gathering
As we gather, travel home, or pause for a quiet moment, Thanksgiving reminds us to slow down and focus on what matters most.
In today’s Stratege...
Dr. Marc Siegel — The miracles among us
Fox News senior medical analyst and NYU clinical professor of medicine, Dr. Marc Siegel, joins The Strategerist host Andrew Kaufmann to share the insp...
Veterans Day 2025
Every year, President Bush invites some of the men and women of our armed forces to his ranch in Crawford, Texas to spend Veterans Day in nature and o...
Stability and Education for Military Kids — Lisa and Francis Molinari
On this episode of The Strategerist, Lisa and Francis Molinari joined host Andrew Kaufmann and Jason Galui, director of veterans and military families...
How North Korea’s “Zero Covid” Plan Backfired — Katrin Katz
In this episode of The Strategerist, Katrin Katz, Adjunct Fellow with the Center for Strategic and International Studies Korea Chair, joined host Andr...
The big impact of Little League: Patrick Wilson and Jim Wilkinson
In this episode, old friends Patrick Wilson, President and CEO of Little League International, and Jim Wilkinson, former White House Deputy Director o...
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.