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Mark Esper: The Surrealism of Life as Secretary of Defense in the Trump Regime


Author: Andrew Keen May 19, 2022 Duration: 34:37
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Mark Esper: The Surrealism of Life as Secretary of Defense in the Trump Regime
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Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now.

In this episode, Andrew is joined by Mark Esper, author of A Sacred Oath: Memoirs of a Secretary of Defense During Extraordinary Times.

Mark T. Esper served as secretary of defense from 2019 to 2020 and as secretary of the Army from 2017 to 2019. A distinguished graduate of West Point, he spent twenty-one years in uniform, including a combat tour in the 1991 Gulf War. Esper earned a Ph.D. from George Washington University while working on Capitol Hill and at the Pentagon as a political appointee. He was also a senior executive at a prestigious think tank, at various business associations and commission, and at a Fortune 100 technology company. Esper is the recipient of multiple civilian and military awards, and currently sits on several public policy and business boards.


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