Answering the Call: Conversations with Practitioners: Recent Episodes
The Ready Room
Join members of the Ready Room at the Bush School of Government and Public Service as they interview leaders who chose to answer the call to public service. Our distinguished guests reflect on their lives and careers and discuss emerging national security and intelligence topics. We will explore why these men and women dedicated their livelihoods to serving their country, and why the next generation should follow in their footsteps.
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Former Congressman Will Hurd joins the Ready Room to discuss his time as Texas A&M Student Body President, his fast-paced career as a CIA clandestine officer, and his three terms in Congress serving Texas's 23rd District. We also hear Congressman Hurd's thoughts on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the U.S.'s "new Cold War" with China, and cybersecurity.
Recorded on November 3, 2022.