Lex Fridman Podcast

#180 – Jeremi Suri: History of American Power

Apr 30, 2021

02:14:56

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Is Space Exploration a Good Idea?

02:55

The Greatest American President, Abraham Lincoln

01:33

Is He Obsessed With Power?

02:13

Introduction

4min

The Forse Scigmatic PodPro Mattress Review

3min

The Greatest American President, Abraham Lincoln

2min

Lincoln's Opportunity

2min

Is There a Hunger for Power?

2min

Is There Something to Be Said About Lincoln?

2min

Are You a Leader Who Can Do Both?

3min

Is There a Threat That Connects Most Leaders?

2min

The Role and Power of the Presidency

4min

10.

Do You Think Presidents Have the Power to Initiate Assassinations?

2min

11.

Barack Obama and the Presidency

3min

12.

Is There Something About Presidents Having to Reform the System?

2min

13.

Do You Think the President Has More Power Than the Department of Defense?

3min

14.

Are You Asking Hard Questions?

3min

15.

Bill Clinton: The Mirror of the Best and the Worst of Our Society

5min

16.

Is History Holding Us Back?

2min

17.

George Washington Gives Up Power

3min

18.

Putin's Relinquishment of Power Is a Big Deal

3min

19.

Why You Shouldn't Stay CEO

2min

20.

Is There a Cycle?

2min

21.

The Power of Empathy

2min

22.

FDR's Fireside Chats

3min

23.

Is There a Leader That Unites?

3min

24.

Joe Biden's Key Challenge Is to Find the Right Words

2min

25.

The Great Leaders Don't Invent the Words

6min

26.

The Role of the President Is to Protect the Inner Circle

5min

27.

Is He Obsessed With Power?

2min

28.

Kissinger: The Most Important Moment in His Career?

2min

29.

Kissinger's Realistic Approach to World Politics

2min

30.

Kissinger's Strategy for Real Politics

2min

31.

You Need Something to Be Done, Boss?

2min

32.

Kissinger: Is He Loyalty Above All?

2min

33.

The Challenge With Kissinger

2min

34.

Kissinger's Approach to Realistic Politics

2min

35.

Is There a Good Way to Know When You've Lost Your Ideals?

3min

36.

Is There a Leap of Faith in Parenting?

3min

37.

Are the Things I'm Doing Showing Evidence That They're Making Things Better?

2min

38.

What Do You Think About the Cold War?

2min

39.

The Cold War and the Opportunity Costs

2min

40.

There's No Communism in the United States

4min

41.

The Value of the Individual Is So Core to the American System

5min

42.

What Do You Think Will Stand Out in History?

3min

43.

Is the Vaccine a Good Thing?

2min

44.

Is Space Exploration a Good Idea?

3min

45.

Is Language Crucial to Understanding a Culture?

2min

46.

Dozvidania Is Really Not Abandoned, Right?

2min

47.

Do You Know What's Going to Be Hot 20 Years From Now?

3min

48.

You Have to Set Priorities, Not to Five. That's Right.

2min

49.

I Don't Care About Money, but if You're Really Pursuing Excellence, Money Will Find You

3min

50.

What's the Meaning of Life?

2min

51.

Jeremy Surrey - I Love You to Austin

3min

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OUTLINE:
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(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