Ignatius: Madeleine Albright Will Be Missed in Washington and Around the World

GEIST on big global ░░░░░░░░ like Ukraine she was ░░░░░░░░ of those guests when ░░░░░░░░ came on the show ░░░░░░░░ kind of stopped leaned ░░░░░░░░ to listen Because you ░░░░░░░░ she had been there ░░░░░░░░ had talked to the ░░░░░░░░ people and you really ░░░░░░░░ her insight You know ░░░░░░░░ touched on her personal ░░░░░░░░ too It s just ░░░░░░░░ you dig into the ░░░░░░░░ of how she even ░░░░░░░░ to America to ascend ░░░░░░░░ become at that time ░░░░░░░░ highest ranking woman in ░░░░░░░░ history of American government ░░░░░░░░ the first secretary of ░░░░░░░░ BRZEZINSKI Yes GEIST Her ░░░░░░░░ fled Czechoslovakia from the ░░░░░░░░ went to London She ░░░░░░░░ the blitz as a ░░░░░░░░ War ends They go ░░░░░░░░ to Czechoslovakia and then ░░░░░░░░ Soviet backed government overtopples ░░░░░░░░ government there They flee ░░░░░░░░ and go back to ░░░░░░░░ eventually end up in ░░░░░░░░ United States and she ░░░░░░░░ on to become the ░░░░░░░░ of state It s ░░░░░░░░ truly an extraordinary family ░░░░░░░░ It s an extraordinary ░░░░░░░░ story And David Ignatius ░░░░░░░░ know you had a ░░░░░░░░ relationship as well with ░░░░░░░░ Albright What are your ░░░░░░░░ this morning about the ░░░░░░░░ but also the diplomat ░░░░░░░░ Hmm IGNATIUS Well as ░░░░░░░░ s wonderful evocation of ░░░░░░░░ tells us she was ░░░░░░░░ a remarkable person She ░░░░░░░░ the gift of life ░░░░░░░░ had that ability to ░░░░░░░░ into a room very ░░░░░░░░ people talking about big ░░░░░░░░ and just bring a ░░░░░░░░ of humanity and often ░░░░░░░░ It was impossible not ░░░░░░░░ have a good time ░░░░░░░░ you were talking to ░░░░░░░░ Albright She was a ░░░░░░░░ person through her whole ░░░░░░░░ BRZEZINSKI Yes Great crosstalk ░░░░░░░░ I think that s ░░░░░░░░ reason she did things ░░░░░░░░ well Mika was that ░░░░░░░░ knew exactly where she ░░░░░░░░ She had this remarkable ░░░░░░░░ She d known both ░░░░░░░░ as a young girl ░░░░░░░░ then communism She knew ░░░░░░░░ her values were and ░░░░░░░░ was an amazing American ░░░░░░░░ story Last thing I ░░░░░░░░ say about her which ░░░░░░░░ think is so important ░░░░░░░░ I hope you feel ░░░░░░░░ what Mika said and ░░░░░░░░ of us she was ░░░░░░░░ person who was generous ░░░░░░░░ her friends and who ░░░░░░░░ a mentor to really ░░░░░░░░ generation of people who ░░░░░░░░ about foreign policy BRZEZINSKI ░░░░░░░░ IGNATIUS So many people ░░░░░░░░ behind their works their ░░░░░░░░ Madeleine Albright left behind ░░░░░░░░ whole it s like ░░░░░░░░ army of people who ░░░░░░░░ helped to train who ░░░░░░░░ cared about who she ░░░░░░░░ to who she laughed ░░░░░░░░ So she was special ░░░░░░░░ all of these ways ░░░░░░░░ somebody who truly will ░░░░░░░░ missed in Washington and ░░░░░░░░ the world.”
BRZEZINSKI: “Joe?”