Politics

"Showdown: The Inside Story of How Obama Fought Back Against Boehner, Cantor, and the Tea Party"

David Corn

About the Program

David Corn, Washington bureau chief for Mother Jones magazine, recounts the policy initiatives, debates and inner workings of the Obama administration from the 2010 mid-term elections to the present.  Mr. Corn spoke with administration officials to gain insight into the operations of the Oval Office and details the events that shaped the political landscape over the last two years, including the Arab Spring, the killing of Osama Bin Laden, and debates over taxes and the debt ceiling.  David Corn discusses his book and takes national phone calls, emails, and tweets on C-SPAN's morning program, Washington Journal.

About the Authors

David Corn

David Corn is the Washington bureau chief for Mother Jones magazine and the former Washington editor of The Nation.  He is the author of The Lies of George W. Bush: Mastering the Politics of Deception and the co-author with Michael Isikoff of Hubris: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, and the Selling of the Iraq War


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"Showdown: The Inside Story of How Obama Fought Back Against Boehner, Cantor, and the Tea Party"

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  • Sunday, April 1st at 8:15pm (ET)
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