Uploaded September 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
As midterm elections approach, Chris Whipple, author of The New York Times bestseller “The Gatekeepers,” moderates a bipartisan discussion on White House governance and the state of American politics with two former White House Chief of Staffers: Andrew Card, George W. Bush’s long-serving White House chief of staff, and Jack Watson, Jimmy Carter’s final chief. Card is the longest-serving White House Chief of Staff in the past 50 years; after serving as Chief of Staff in the White House for Jimmy Carter, Watson spent the better part of two decades practicing law and serving as a consultant and unofficial ambassador to the governments of Russia, China, Brazil, Zambia and Australia. Both Chief of Staffers brings an insider’s perspective and analysis: Card from a Republican viewpoint and Watson from a Democratic viewpoint.
They’ll tackle provocative questions such as: How will the results of the midterms affect Joe Biden’s presidency? What can presidents do about runaway inflation? What’s it like to serve as a “wartime” chief of staff? Is the art of effective governance and bipartisanship dead? They’ll also preview snippets from Whipple’s highly-awaited, upcoming book: “The Fight of His Life: Inside Joe Biden’s White House,” which has a January 2023 release date.
As midterm elections approach, Chris Whipple, author of The New York Times bestseller “The Gatekeepers,” moderates a bipartisan discussion on White House governance and the state of American politics with two former White House Chief of Staffers: Andrew Card, George W. Bush’s long-serving White House chief of staff, and Jack Watson, Jimmy Carter’s final chief. Card is the longest-serving White House Chief of Staff in the past 50 years; after serving as Chief of Staff in the White House for Jimmy Carter, Watson spent the better part of two decades practicing law and serving as a consultant and unofficial ambassador to the governments of Russia, China, Brazil, Zambia and Australia. Both Chief of Staffers brings an insider’s perspective and analysis: Card from a Republican viewpoint and Watson from a Democratic viewpoint.
They’ll tackle provocative questions such as: How will the results of the midterms affect Joe Biden’s presidency? What can presidents do about runaway inflation? What’s it like to serve as a “wartime” chief of staff? Is the art of effective governance and bipartisanship dead? They’ll also preview snippets from Whipple’s highly-awaited, upcoming book: “The Fight of His Life: Inside Joe Biden’s White House,” which has a January 2023 release date.
