Jon Ralston
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first heard Jan 2026
last heard 19 Jan
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And so, if I can real quickly, when he finally agreed to do the book, and I've been lobbying for years, people like Susan McHugh and Rebecca Lamb and others to let him do the book, because he was the most fascinating guy covered.
He was the one person I really wanted to write a book about.
And
He knew it wasn't going to be hagiographic.
And so I think he and I think Landrieu wouldn't let him do it.
But finally, after he was out of office, he summoned me to his office, which, of course, was at the Bellagio on the Strip at that time because he was working for MGM Resorts.
And he looked at me and I had already had some sense that he had had, you know, had made attempts to get me fired.
He said, John, you and I have something in common.
And I said, what's that, Senator?
And he said, we're both survivors.
And I wanted to say to him, but I didn't because I was hoping he would do the book.
No, thanks to you, Senator.
What I had to survive was you.
That's it.
That's exactly right.
But, you know, it was it was something that I, you know, I understood why he was doing it.
And and I never I guess it would be a stretch to say I never held it against him.
Who wouldn't?
But I listen, I had a respect for Harry Reid.
I knew what he was capable of.
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