This Child Will Be Great

Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf talked about her memoir This Child Will Be Great: Memoir of a Remarkable Life by Africa’s First Womread more

Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf talked about her memoir This Child Will Be Great: Memoir of a Remarkable Life by Africa’s First Woman President (Harper; April 7, 2009). She talked about her personal and political history and her hopes for her nation. She was interviewed by Mocha Ochoa before an audience.

This event by The Oracle Group at 7:30 p.m. in the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C., was taped for the “In the Cafe with Mocha” television show. The host and co-producer of the show is Mocha Ochoa.

Ellen Sirleaf Johnson, who became president of Liberia in 2006, previously served as that country’s minister of finance and as an executive for Citibank. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by George W. Bush. close

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This Child Will Be Great

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Program ID:
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Category:
Public Affairs Event
Format:
Interview
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Jun 06, 2009 | 9:09am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Aug 01, 2009 | 1:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 2

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  • Jun 06, 2009 | 9:09am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Jun 06, 2009 | 8:14pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Jun 08, 2009 | 5:14am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Aug 01, 2009 | 1:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
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