John Brennan was the Director of the CIA under President Obama during his second term. He was also the Senior Counterterrorism Advisor to the President in his first term and helped oversee major international operations such as the raid on the Bin Laden compound. His book 'Undaunted' is a New York Times bestseller and he talks to Mike about some of the content and more.
Timecodes:
1.30 - Owen Brennan from Roscommon
2.50 - Growing up in New Jersey
3.25 - Living on the same street as a future Director of the FBI (Louis Freeh)
5.00 - Joining the CIA
6.55 - Preconceived notions of the CIA
8.40 - Lack of communication between different government agencies 1
0.25 - Giving daily briefings to four sitting Presidents and the common thread between them
12.00 - The focus required for President
12.40 - Becoming senior counterterrorism adviser to President Obama and going from private sector to government
14.55 - President Obama expressing his appreciation to Director Brennan’s wife, Kathy Brennan
16.00 - Informing President Obama about the Sandy Hook tragedy
17.40 - Being in the situation room when Bin Laden mission took place
20.00 - Not being able to tell his wife about a historic moment 21..00 The Rock vaguely breaking the Bin Laden raid on twitter 21.25 - Becoming The Director of the CIA
22.40 - Most difficult part of leading the CIA
24.30 - the cyber attack on the Irish healthcare system
26.35 - What keeps Director Brennan up at night
28.30 - Would he ever return to government and what he’s doing now
29.40 - Shoutout to Roscommon!
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