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The Way I See It

And I think some wordsthat were crossing my mind were "leadership," "character" The more...

And I think some words
that were crossing my mind were "leadership," "character"
and "empathy." ♪ GOODWIN: The more I've studied
leaders in crisis times, whether it's Lincoln
or FDR or Teddy Roosevelt or LBJ during
the civil rights struggle, they had almost, like,
a family resemblance of leadership traits,
the first one being humility, the ability to be able
to acknowledge error and learn from your mistakes

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And I think some words that were crossing my mind were
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"leadership," "character" and "empathy."
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GOODWIN: The more I've studied leaders in crisis times,
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whether it's Lincoln or FDR or Teddy Roosevelt
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or LBJ during the civil rights struggle,
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they had almost, like, a family resemblance
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of leadership traits, the first one being humility,
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the ability to be able to acknowledge error
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and learn from your mistakes.
Duration
31 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:34:28
Uploaded
Jun 19, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Movie Summary

Former Chief Official White House Photographer Pete Souza's journey as a person with top secret clearance and total access to the President.
I would go from there, maybe, to empathy - The Way I See It 00:12
I would go from there, maybe, to empathy
All the leaders that I've studied - The Way I See It 00:10
All the leaders that I've studied
And then beyond communication - The Way I See It 00:09
And then beyond communication
And then at the very end, in some ways, - The Way I See It 00:11
And then at the very end, in some ways,
And then to accept that it's gonna come - The Way I See It 00:06
And then to accept that it's gonna come
Looking at President Obama, he came into office - The Way I See It 00:09
Looking at President Obama, he came into office
But events had a way of intervening, - The Way I See It 00:05
But events had a way of intervening,
OBAMA: I want to speak to you tonight - The Way I See It 00:05
OBAMA: I want to speak to you tonight
But while we've achieved hard-earned milestones in Iraq, - The Way I See It 00:09
But while we've achieved hard-earned milestones in Iraq...
And as commander in chief, I have determined - The Way I See It 00:10
And as commander in chief, I have determined
President Obama again and again would come back to, - The Way I See It 00:14
President Obama again and again would come back to,
His belief was that he would make the best decisions - The Way I See It 00:14
His belief was that he would make the best decisions
Let's say a really difficult backdrop like Syria. - The Way I See It 00:04
Let's say a really difficult backdrop like Syria.
We have nothing but lousy options - The Way I See It 00:06
We have nothing but lousy options
But the person who has to live with the consequences - The Way I See It 00:10
But the person who has to live with the consequences
GOODWIN: President Obama said, actually, - The Way I See It 00:06
GOODWIN: President Obama said, actually,
Wars are gonna be there - The Way I See It 00:06
Wars are gonna be there
OBAMA: For me, - The Way I See It 00:09
OBAMA: For me,
You look at an issue right now like health care. - The Way I See It 00:05
You look at an issue right now like health care.
So many of us campaigned on the idea - The Way I See It 00:08
So many of us campaigned on the idea