John Rabe

Tom Ridge, the first-ever US Secretary of Homeland Security, joins Patt to talk about his work in the Bush White House—as he tells it—his frustrations over being blocked from National Security Council meetings; “blindsided” by the FBI in morning Oval Office meetings; ignored when he urged against hiring Michael Brown to run FEMA before Hurricane Katrina; and pressured to raise the security alert on the eve of President Bush's re-election, something he saw as politically motivated and worth resigning over.

Tom Ridge, the first-ever US Secretary of Homeland Security, joins Patt to talk about his work in the Bush White House—as he tells it—his frustrations over being blocked from National Security Council meetings; “blindsided” by the FBI in morning Oval Office meetings; ignored when he urged against hiring Michael Brown to run FEMA before Hurricane Katrina; and pressured to raise the security alert on the eve of President Bush's re-election, something he saw as politically motivated and worth resigning over.

Guest:

Governor Tom Ridge, former US Secretary of Homeland Security (2003-2005), former Governor of Pennsylvania (1995-2001)