After Words

Gwen Ifill

Gwen Ifill talked about her book, The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama, on a new generation of African-American politicia… read more

Gwen Ifill talked about her book, The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama, on a new generation of African-American politicians. Ms. Ifill profiles Governor Deval Patrick), Newark Mayor Cory Booker, Representative Artur Davis, and President Barack Obama and shares her thoughts on the role of the civil rights movement in their roads to office. The guest interviewer was David Brooks.

Gwen Ifill is the managing editor and moderator of “Washington Week” and senior correspondent of "The News Hour with Jim Lehrer"; was formerly chief congressional correspondent for NBC News and a reporter for The Washington Post, the New York Times, the {Baltimore Sun], and the Boston Herald; and moderated the 2004 and 2008 vice presidential debates.

David Brooks, a New York Times op-ed columnist and “Newshour with Jim Lehrer” commentator, was formerly a contributing editor at Newsweek and the Atlantic Monthly and senior editor at The Weekly Standard. close

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After Words with Gwen Ifill

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Program ID:
283425-2
Category:
Interview
Format:
Interview
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Jan 31, 2009 | 9:59pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Nov 19, 2016 | 8:00am EST | C-SPAN 2

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  • Jan 31, 2009 | 9:59pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Feb 01, 2009 | 6:00pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Feb 01, 2009 | 9:00pm EST | C-SPAN 2
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  • Nov 19, 2016 | 8:00am EST | C-SPAN 2
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