#180 – Jeremi Suri: History of American Power
Jeremi Suri is a historian at UT Austin. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – LMNT: https://drinkLMNT.com/lex to get free sample pack – Munk Pack: https://munkpack.com and use code LEX to get 20% off – Belcampo: https://belcampo.com/lex and use code LEX to get 20% off first order – Four Sigmatic: https://foursigmatic.com/lex and use code LexPod to get up to 60% off – Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex and use code LEX to get special savings EPISODE LINKS: Jeremi’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremiSuri Jeremi’s Website: http://jeremisuri.net This is Democracy Podcast: http://jeremisuri.net/archives/1798 The Impossible Presidency (book): https://amzn.to/2QKC5Jp PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman – Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman – Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) – Introduction (14:33) – Power of charisma (20:24) – US presidency (31:10) – Aliens (36:17) – Bill Clinton (39:07) – Students of history (43:58) – George Washington (46:44) – Putin (53:27) – FDR (1:08:39) – Henry Kissinger (1:18:32) – Realpolitik (1:30:22) – What is a just war? (1:36:27) – Cold war (1:40:44) – Communism in the United States (1:50:42) – Vaccines and the future of the human species (1:55:57) – Book recommendations (1:57:31) – Learning another language (2:01:58) – Advice for young people (2:08:10) – Grandmother (2:11:03) – Meaning of life