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A Biden Retrospective & An Obama Distillation

In a candid conversation, the Times’ Nicholas Kristof diagnoses the Democrats’ Thanksgiving challenge, looks back at the year of magical thinking about Joe Biden, assesses Tim Walz’s talent, and much, much more.

A conversation surrounding the state of the post-Biden Democratic Party, and whether Barack Obama is right that most Americans want to get along.
A conversation surrounding the state of the post-Biden Democratic Party, and whether Barack Obama is right that most Americans want to get along. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
John Heilemann
September 1, 2024

More than most any journalist I know, Nicholas Kristof’s reporting has had a tangible, recurring, real-life impact on the world. A lifelong Timesman, Kristof served as the paper’s correspondent in Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Beijing, and Tokyo, and has traveled to 170 countries on assignment. (I don’t think Donald Trump even knows there are 170 countries in the world, and I certainly couldn’t name them all.)