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Can a general 'unchaos' the White House?

Hosted by Warren Olney Aug. 07, 2017 National
With the President away, his White House Staff will play — unless former General John Kelly can establish rules of order in his new role as chief of a group he himself has called "dysfunctional." We hear about his challenges and his record.

Defense Department photo by Glenn Fawcett

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Warren Olney

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Sáša Woodruff, Luke Vander Ploeg, Yael Even Or, Devan Schwartz

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