Remembering Les Gelb

Remembering Les Gelb

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On Saturday, Leslie Gelb died at the age of 82. A Senate aide in his 20’s, a NewYork Times diplomatic correspondent in his 30’s, assistant secretary of state as he neared 40, then back to the Times as national security correspondent, editor, columnist, part of a Pulitzer prize winning team, and rounding out his career, as Head of the Council on Foreign Relations. He also made several memorable appearances on OTM. Brooke remembers him this week and we revisit a conversation they had back in 2018 after the release of the Spielberg movie, The Post.