The Gaggle with David Helfenbein

Ann Lewis, former Communications Director, President William J. Clinton and Charles Burson, former Chief of Staff, Vice President Al Gore, discuss the inner workings of The White House just days before the 2016 election, in these two final podcasts of the 2016 election season, with David Helfenbein of The Gaggle. #HillaryClinton #Clinton #2016Election

Ann Lewis, former Communications Director, President William J. Clinton and Charles Burson, former Chief of Staff, Vice President Al Gore, discuss the inner workings of The White House just days before the 2016 election, in these two final podcasts of the 2016 election season, with David Helfenbein of The Gaggle. #HillaryClinton #Clinton #2016Election

Mark Daley, Founding Partner of Propper Daley, discusses his work with major movie and television studios, Fortune 500 companies and top celebrities and having served as a Communications Director for then-Secretary Clinton on her first presidential campaign -- all with David Helfenbein on this week's episode of The Gaggle. #HillaryClinton #Democrats

Joe Conason, veteran political journalist and author of Man of The World: The Further Endeavors of Bill Clinton, discusses his new book and stories he learned in-depth from interviewing former President Bill Clinton, such as more about his trip to North Korea to rescue Laura Ling and Euna Lee -- all with David Helfenbein on this week's episode of The Gaggle. #BillClinton #Clinton #Democrats #politics

Eric Woodard, Director of Fellowships and Internships at the Smithsonian and author, Your Last Day of School: 56 Ways You Can Be a Great Intern and Turn Your Internship into a Job, discusses top tips to interning in Washington, D.C. and what it was like to learn from his former boss, Secretary Hillary Clinton (as her former Special Assistant and Scheduler in the Senate) -- all with David Helfenbein on this week's episode of The Gaggle. #hillaryclinton #clinton #internships #intern #politics #democrat #washingtondc #dc

Andrew Beatty, White House Correspondent for AFP, discusses what it is like to be a White House Correspondent, to have reported on Nelson Mandela's death, the Haiti earthquake and to have been an embed in Libya during the Civil War -- all with David Helfenbein on this week's episode of The Gaggle. #politics #WhiteHouse

President W. Taylor Reveley, IV of Longwood University, discusses Tuesday night's Vice Presidential debate at Longwood University in this special edition of The Gaggle with David Helfenbein. #politics #debate #Clinton #Trump #Kaine #Pence

Ever hear a Senator refer to his "good friend across the aisle?" Does it drive you nuts? What terms are Clinton and Trump saying a lot? This week on The Gaggle, Chuck McCutcheon, co-author of Dog Whistles, Walk-Backs and Washington Handshakes: Decoding the Jargon, Slang and Bluster of American Political Speech and Doubletalk: The Language, Code and Jargon of a Presidential Election discusses what phrases are "in" and "out" this election year (so that you can be in the know). #Clinton #Trump #politics

Emily Cadei, Political Correspondent for Newsweek, discusses the "culture wars" of politics, the pace of the media today and her thoughts on Bernie and Trump in this year's election -- all with David Helfenbein on this week's episode of The Gaggle. (*Note: this interview originally occurred in spring 2016.)

Tara Setmayer, CNN Political Commentator and former Communications Director for Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, discusses the meaning of "conservatism" to her and her strong objections to Donald Trump's candidacy (whom she calls "braggadocios, narcissistic, insincere and disingenuous") -- all with David Helfenbein on this week's episode of The Gaggle. #DonaldTrump #Republicans #politics

For the week of the Democratic National Convention: Lissa Muscatine, Speechwriter for Secretary Hillary Clinton (who also collaborated on Hillary Clinton's White House memoir) and Co-Owner of Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C., discusses writing Hillary Clinton's most notable speeches and owning one of the most well-known independent bookstores in the nation -- all with David Helfenbein on this week's episode of The Gaggle.

For the week of the Republican National Convention: Thomas Mann, Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at The Brookings Institution & Resident Scholar at the Institute of Governmental Studies, University of California, Berkeley, discusses polarization in politics and government and the Trump phenomenon ("the hostile takeover" of the Republican Party) -- all with David Helfenbein on this week's episode of The Gaggle. #politics #media #culture #Trump #polarization #Republicans #Democrats

Jake Sherman, the new co-author of POLITICO Playbook and Senior Writer for POLITICO, discusses the Playbook refresh and highlights of his career in journalism with David Helfenbein on this week's episode of The Gaggle.​

Paul Singer, Washington Correspondent for USA Today, discusses his work in investigative journalism, including his research into former Congressman Aaron Schock and Hurricane Katrina federal disaster relief money and his advice for budding journalists -- all on this week's episode of The Gaggle.

Sara Murray, CNN Political Reporter, discusses how she handled Donald Trump's critique of her, what the presidential candidate is like when the cameras aren't rolling, and what her dog Shiner does while she is on TV -- all on this week's episode of The Gaggle.

Dan Merica, CNN Political Producer, discusses the daily life of being an embedded reporter on Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, shares stories from traveling the country with her and talks about covering politics in the age of social media on this week's episode of The Gaggle.

Herbie Ziskend, Director of Public Policy & Rise of the Rest Investments at Revolution LLC, discusses his work on the Obama campaign and in the Obama administration, the creation of the Obama family Passover Seder (which became a yearly White House tradition), working for Steve Case, Arianna Huffington and Ron Klain and trends in technology-- all with David Helfenbein on this week's episode of The Gaggle.

Abby Huntsman, Anchor and Correspondent for Fox News, discusses the best career advice she has ever received, the state of the Republican Party today and her daily routine with David Helfenbein on this week's episode of The Gaggle.

James L. "Skip" Rutherford, Dean of the University of Arkansas Clinton School (UACS) of Public Service, discusses what it is like to be Dean of the Clinton School of Public Service, to have supervised the planning and construction of the Clinton Presidential Center, and to have coordinated the 40th anniversary commemoration of the 1957 crisis at Little Rock Central High School -- all with David Helfenbein on this week's episode of The Gaggle.

Mark Preston, executive editor of CNN Politics, discusses whether he considers himself an executive, journalist, or both, with David Helfenbein on this week's episode of The Gaggle.

Nick Merrill, Traveling Press Secretary for Secretary Hillary Clinton, discusses what its like to be on the road with the presidential candidate with David Helfenbein on this week's episode of The Gaggle.

Daniel Lippman, associate editor for states and a reporter for POLITICO, describes what it is like to create Politico Playbook with David Helfenbein on this week's episode of The Gaggle.