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An Evening With Madeleine Albright
By Virginia Prescott on Wednesday, October 29, 2008.
![]() When Marie Jana Korbelová's family fled Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, they looked to America as a beacon of freedom in a world gone wrong. That little girl grew up to be Madeleine Albright, the first woman named U.S. Secretary of State. Today, she says that America’s record on human rights abuses, climate change, pre-emptive war and unilateralism have left the country’s international reputation in tatters. Polls show that people in most of the world believe that America provokes more conflicts than it prevents. Albright’s new book, Memo to the President, advises the incoming president to make restoring America’s reputation and moral leadership number one on his list, and that will make our country safer and stronger. Secretary Albright joined Virginia in front of a live audience at The Music Hall in Portsmouth to make her case as part of the "Writers on a New England Stage" series. Click here for the full, unedited audio of the event. (Photo by Andrew Walsh) About usWord of Mouth is all about what's new. Online and on-air, the show looks at our fascinating and ever-changing world, and puts the latest ideas under a microscope. Word of Mouth investigates everything from science and technology, to health and the environment, to new trends in popular culture. The show airs Monday through Thursday at noon and is hosted by Virginia Prescott. Contact usSay what you want to say. How you want to say it. We want to hear from you. Search usPodcastWord of Mouth is on the move! Sign up for our podcast and take the show wherever you go.
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