In Their Own Words: Creating An Official Record of the Trump Presidency—Doug Wead

Jan Jekielek

Senior Editor

Jan Jekielek is a senior editor with The Epoch Times, host of the show “American Thought Leaders.” Jan’s career has spanned academia, international human rights work, and now for almost two decades, media. He has interviewed nearly a thousand thought leaders on camera, and specializes in long-form discussions challenging the grand narratives of our time. He’s also an award-winning documentary filmmaker, producing “The Unseen Crisis,” “DeSantis: Florida vs. Lockdowns,” and “Finding Manny.”

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November 28, 2019Updated: November 29, 2019

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Why is a presidential historian receiving death threats for writing an officially sanctioned book about an American presidency?

In the eyes of Doug Wead, who was given unprecedented access to people associated with the Trump presidency, what are its distinguishing features?

And what do President Trump and his children have to say for the record, in their own words?

This is American Thought Leaders ??, and I’m Jan Jekielek.

Today we sit down with Doug Wead, a bestselling author who has interviewed six presidents, first ladies, and their families. Earlier, he served as a special assistant to President George H. W. Bush.

His newest book is titled “Inside Trump’s White House: The Real Story of His Presidency.”

American Thought Leaders is an Epoch Times show available on Facebook and YouTube.