because richard holbrook was inductable. richard would always be there to pick up the pieces. so the very last thing that occurred to me was that i would lose richard. who, and i think that's why-- . >> rose: even though, even though people had said to him constantly, slow down. >> slow down. >> rose: you've been on too many planes, too many countries, too often. you're not taking care of yourself. you're eating lousy. >> but that's who he was. you know, one of the most touching calls after richard's death was from the president of pakistan, zardari who called almost simultaneously with the president of afghanistan, karzai. and the contrast between those two calls. because karzai was,, you know all business and i could just about picture him reading a script, mrs. holbrooke, we need, we wish your husband speedy recovery, et cetera, et cetera. but because i had by then lived with richard for 17 years i knew not to waste a moment of time with a man that he was trying to negotiate with. so i said you know mr. president, for richard afghanistan is more than his latest post. he lov

although am balances for was a former general. >> and the military leadership, but also, between richard holbrook and the president's national security team. you know, holbrook had thisvision of trying to sort of duplicate what he did with the balkans, the architect of the dayton accords. >> rose: yes, he would see it that way wouldn't he? >> so he wanted the grand deal, perhaps that was unreal link and even holbrook acknowledged that the chances of getting that sort of dayton like deal in afghanistan and pakistan were very slim. but he wanted to try and he believed that is what obama wanted. the problem was obama's national security team form her national security advisor jim jones, people who worked for him saw holbrook and he bow test with sharp elbows who had a thirst for spotlight who would damage his relations with president karzai and the leadership of pakistan, and so they didn't want him to lead this process and so they did everything they could to foil him and denied him the use of military airplanes to travel out there, they -- there is one remarkable event when president karzai comes

although am balances for was a former general. >> and the military leadership, but also, between richard holbrook and the president's national security team. you know, holbrook had this vision of trying to sort of duplicate what he did with the balkans, the architect of the dayton accords. >> rose: yes, he would see it that way wouldn't he? >> so he wanted the grand deal, perhaps that was unreal link and even holbrook acknowledged that the chances of getting that sort of dayton like deal in afghanistan and pakistan were very slim. but he wanted to try and he believed that is what obama wanted. the problem was obama's national security team form her national security advisor jim jones, people who worked for him saw holbrook and he bow test with sharp elbows who had a thirst for spotlight who would damage his relations with president karzai and the leadership of pakistan, and so they didn't want him to lead this process and so they did everything they could to foil him and denied him the use of military airplanes to travel out there, they -- there is one remarkable event when president karzai comes

political leaders who came of age in the '70s and '80s, even the '60s in the case of the late richard holbrooke. but it's people like holbrooke, joe biden, the secretary of defense, george mitchell who was the middle east peace envoy, greg craig, i would call john kerry who is not in the administration but chairman of the senate foreign relations committee and certainly the administration's strongest supporters in congress, certainly a charter member of this vietnam generation. this does not mean, um, that all of the members of this administration are anti-war democrats. holbrooke in particular had repeatedly at each juncture where there was an anti-war candidate, he tended to be with the centrist and to denounce the anti-war candidate. that was true of mcgovern, it was true of obama. and so on. but more than any other generation these members of this it first generation have seen firsthand how the use of force can go disastrously wrong, and it's something they keep in find regularly. and this is a dominant, um, issue for the democrats right through til the persian gulf war of 1991. um, when th

the first is regarding the other force of nature ambassador richard holbrooke we lost in the relationship with general petraeus and him. that term has been used in different way but i tend to hear general petraeus more. the second question is how they find original petraeus and the last half question is among his many great strengths what are some of his actual weakness is? thanking. >> thanking. good questions. >> they ran president obama's one of his afghan reviews and he was working closely with holbrooke and petraeus and clinton and to simply answer your question he would say that petraeus was an devotee the team he was the fact a leader of the team it was important to have holbrooke. think of the knowledge and experience he had and the network that he had come so even holbrooke acknowledged that. the second question was the afghans. so, you know, the interesting thing to juxtapose is david petraeus's experience in iraq where they called him a weak king david coming and he gave himself that name. i don't know. he's very well respected in iraq. the name streets after him. i can't tell

prompted emergency cabinet meetings in ireland and london a week before the election and only richard holbrooke on the phone for 48 hours saved the president's bacon by convincing them that it was a mistake and that he was going to win anyway. so if they denounced and it would be sorry. you need the holbrooke. to be resilient in need this when you go on every day that you're doing it perfectly. you know exactly which going to do. you're obviously going to fall flat on your keister some base commander obviously going to make huge mistakes. the team has to be ready. it is the world according to mike tyson, the boxer. when reporters when asked tyson about the opponent's strategy. the opponents is there going to be viewed by doing this or by doing that to be. ♪ , everybody has a strategy into the get hit the face. [laughter] is the campaign's job to be ready so that when you're hit the face they know they have a bucket of water where they have a contingency plan. and also to prevent ambushes that you don't want and to help you decide what it's what, you can't go out there just acting like, i'm here

come about to come out in the two weeks as the story of her marriage and the loss of ambassador richard holbrooke. i just one of those previews and it is another must read you blog build a put down. i hope you all go buy it. unfortunately, it is not in the body because the publication date is two weeks. hence i know you all enjoy reading it. it is a special occasion for me to have this conversation because eleanor roosevelt really has is the founder of the human rights movement. went to the united nations is america's representative to the human rights commission, wrote and in that conversation, and made specific reference to the rights of women and the need to secure the rights of women long before there was really the robust conversation, even in the united states we now have. it was eleanor roosevelt understood that human rights must begin in small places close to home without the been there, they have no meaning anywhere. she encouraged people all over the world to engage in a conversation about advancing the rights of women long before it was fashionable. but we are going to your about how t

come about to come out in the two weeks as the story of her marriage and the loss of ambassador richard holbrooke. i just one of those previews and it is another must read you blog build a put down. i hope you all go buy it. unfortunately, it is not in the body because the publication date is two weeks. hence i know you all enjoy reading it. it is a special occasion for me to have this conversation because eleanor roosevelt really has is the founder of the human rights movement. went to the united nations is america's representative to the human rights commission, wrote and in that conversation, and made specific reference to the rights of women and the need to secure the rights of women long before there was really the robust conversation, even in the united states we now have. it was eleanor roosevelt understood that human rights must begin in small places close to home without the been there, they have no meaning anywhere. she encouraged people all over the world to engage in a conversation about advancing the rights of women long before it was fashionable. but we are going to your about how t

. >> that was the late ambassador richard holbrooke on one of his many appearances on "morning joe."d author of "paris a love story" kati marton. she writes if i have come to paris in search of healing an distance paris holds memories of a time before peter, before richard, a time before i had children. grief imposes its own rhythms. my feelings of loss and sadness collide with an an tight for life which i have not felt since i was a girl here in 1968. i will try to live in paris at my own pace, the way i dreamed then. unlike in those days, i am not trying to be french. i am merely looking to live life more mindfully more respectfully. very, very good to have you on the show. >> thanks, mika. great to be back and as you know, richard loved being on the show, but sometimes i was just telling mike he would come home and say jesus, i knew all their parents. >> he does. he definitely did. yep. >> made him feel 100 years old but he loved you anyway. >> you decided to, boy, you decided as the "usa today" says, you decided to tell your story. >> big spread. >> flaws and all. >> yes. >> you

her new book is the story of her marriage and loss of ambassador richard holbrooke. i just read one of the preview reviews and it looks like a in another must read. i hope you will all go out and buy it. i don't think it is in the lobby because the publication date is two weeks hence but i know you will enjoy reading it. to is really a special account -- occasion to have this conversation here because eleanor roosevelt is the founder of the human rights movement globally. she went to the united nations as america's representative to the human rights initiative. in that conversation, she made specific reference to the rights of women and the need to secure the rights of women long before there was the robust conversation even in the united states that we now have. it was eleanor roosevelt who understood that human rights must begin in small places close to home. without meaning there, they have no meeting anywhere and she encouraged people around the world to engage in a conversation about advancing the rights of women long before it was fashionable. we will hear abou

you'll hear from one of the nobel peace prize winners and a widow of diplomat richard holbrooke and adviser to former president bush. this is about one hour and 15 minutes. [applause] >> good afternoon, we're glad to be here to talk about economics, finance, regulation, wall street and various other things financial over the next hour-to-hour and 15 minutes. so, hope you stay with us and enjoy it. let me start by introducing the panel. to my near left is ken miller, the president and ceo of ken miller capital who is one of the more prolific writers and best thinkers on wall street. he has also been, served successfully as vice chairman of merrill lynch capital markets and credit credit. credit suisse first boston. he served on a number of boys, viacom, kinder care learning and lowe's corporation. it is a long list. he is an active member of the council of foreign relations. board member on the committee of u.s. china relations. we'll ask him about china today which is one of his areas of expertise. in the middle here is cyrus amir-mokri, assistant secretary of financial institutions. a post