reagan's career mentor was lew wasserman of emkay universal and lew wasserman built his business on the back of the mob. and a lot of people think, well, so the mob threatened him. it doesn't work that way quite as much. lew wasserman used the mafia as kind of an insurance policy to make sure things went smoothly with production and the unions. so it wasn't, you better do this or i'll or i'll kill you. sidney korczak, the chicago outfit's attorney, was basically it was lew wasserman best friend and a vendor, and ronald reagan ran into career problems in the late forties, early fifties. and lew wasserman arranged for him to do a tv show called theater, which was actually a pretty classy show. they showed movies. they showed plays by prestigious people. and this took reagan from being a b-movie actor into the living rooms of americans. this is what gave him that experience. and in return for saving his career. reagan became president of the screen actors guild and gave lew wasserman a waiver that allowed him to both be a talent agency and a television production company that nobody else h

i wrote the book is lew wasserman. he was a hollywood agent, came from relatively obscure background in cleveland. they still never found his birth certificate, and he raises the head of hollywood's most powerful agency. and then he wants to buy a studio. now, up to this point, he has no interest in government. he doesn't want to get involved in fundraising. most of the hollywood execs at the time were republican is very different than today. but he was standing aloof from government. and then bobby justice department starts investigating him and he doesn't look much like that. and recognizes that this government thing is something got to deal with and so he starts befriending presidents. he befriends a john f kennedy a little bit and then kennedy is tragically assassinated. but then he becomes very close friends with lyndon johnson and. in fact, in 1964, as johnson on the cusp of a great landslide victory, wasserman to johnson, i have a favor to ask you. johnson kind of braces, but what's favor going to be? because pe

johnson when wasserman is leaving l.b.j.'s bedroom, and he thinks she's going to yell at him, and he apologizes for keeping the president up so late. she said, oh, no, you don't understand, he lives for these conversations. because there's a concept of the loneliness of leadership. c.e.o.'s and presidents really have no peers sometimes. they feel like there's no one they can talk to, but they can talk to each other. so wasserman really had these rules about how to deal in business, and applied them to washington, and i think they were pretty effective for him. >> of course, some c.e.o. and presidential interactions cross ethical boundaries, we'll put it that way. which way does causality run? do c.e.o.'s corrupt politicians, or do politicians corrupt c.e.o.'s? >> well, obviously it could go both ways, but in my book, i intentionally try not to pick people who are unethical or people who went to jail or did anything bad. i mean, i may not agree with their political or strategic decisions, but i'm really not trying to foster th

wasserman schultz: they don't know veterans or our people. we are relentless. we always have been paid we always will be. trump knows he cannot lawfully get what he wants. the republican agenda is too unpopular, so he resorts to executive orders we fight in a court, as you just saw, it we cannot always count on that, either, but whether it is in congress, the courts, or marching in the street, we will protect the v.a., its employees, and the very democracy that our veterans file for. thank you so much to all of you here today. thank you. [cheers and applause] rep. ruiz: hello, everybody. i'm congress manuel ruiz, and like dr. dexter said, i was a surgery intern in the boston v.a., providing care to our heroes. and we are here to stop the illegal funding freeze which will then become the funding cut that president trump and elon musk are doing to the v.a.. i want to also thank everybody who's here and all the veterans and all the workers who provide care, who provided counseling, the benefits, and all the services and the programs that our veterans rely on. and

congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz. as president trump makes unprecedented policy moves in the first days of his second term, democratic attorney generals are on the front lines of pushing back on his most controversial actions. joining me now is colorado attorney general phil weiser. thanks for joining us, attorney general. you are one of 18 ags that filed suit against president trump's executive order banning birthright citizenship the day after inauguration. why was it so important to challenge this order right away? >> reverend al, there's. >> a few things here that are really important. first, it's about people. i am a first generation american. my mom, my grandparents survived the holocaust. we're welcomed here now. they were naturalized before i was born, but had they not been, i would have been a birthright citizen. people in colorado who are birthright citizens deserve to know you are a real american. this is a nation of immigrants. we are inclusive. that's a value embodied in our constitution. and second, the

joining us now is democratic congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz of florida, a member of the housetee on appropriations. congresswoman, it's great seeing you always. >> this morning. >> thank you. speaker johnson was asked whether he supports the president's comments. here's what he had to say just a little while ago. >> we're trying to get the details of it, but i think this is a good development. we have to back israel 100%. and so whatever form that takes, we're interested in having that discussion. but it's it was a surprising development, but i think it's one that we'll applaud. >> so what was your reaction to all of this, congresswoman? >> well, jose, first of all, i'm so sorry to hear about the loss of your beloved uncle waldo. >> i know. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> so much. >> and i. >> mean. let's just. >> be clear. >> hamas is a brutal terrorist organization that fanatically attacked israel, killed 1200 of her citizens, took 250 captive, and we have 79 hostages that remain in gaza still being held captive. and after this first phase of cease fire and hostage release, w

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max wasserman is senior portfolio manager at miramar capital. so, max, what's your strategy and take on all of this? >> it's good to see you again. >> i think. >> we have. >> to take a step back and say, look. >> at the multiples in this market and look at all the uncertainty we're facing with fiscal policy and potential monetary policy. i mean, you just mentioned walmart. you're looking at a company that was trading at 40 times earnings, even though it's done a wonderful job. i mean, how much more can these things grow. and we're priced for perfection. so we think if you look at the market trade at roughly 26 times earnings, with a ten year at 4.5%, that could go easily up to 5%. and you have a fed policy that's telling you we're not ready to keep cutting at this point. we're concerned about everything. we think people are paying too much for these higher multiple stocks and paying way too much for momentum, and it could turn in a heartbeat. >> i thought it was interesting. so, max, a lot of what investors are trying to do is look for opportuni

wasserman schultz: i thank my dear friend in hosting this special order hour and to my friend, mr. garamendi, because it is incredibly disturbing to condemn which should be inherently obvious. elon musk was elected by no one, confirmed by no one and is accountable to no one. yet president trump allows this conflict billionaire to rifle through americans highly sensitive records and attack the public servants who look out for all of us. i never witnessed such utter contempt for the constitution and the rule of law. it is clear who is running this white house. it is elon musk, whose nonstop lies would leave human rights groups in cuba and venezuela out to dry and victims of famine and natural disasters left to starve or die. president trump is letting musk to counter dictators. the man with billions on the line in china. trump and musk are gutting agencies that are investigating musk's companies. you think that is coincidence? and all while donald trump is committed prioritizing throughout the campaign, making every day life more affordable for everyone. mr. speaker, this chaos crew