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Part 4: Rod Blagojevich on Getting Elected Governor of Illinois, Obama Backstage After His Win
Part 2: Rod Blagojevich on How He Became a Congressman in Illinois
Part 1: Rod Blagojevich on Growing Up in Poor in Chicago, How He Got Into Politics
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In this clip, Rod Blagojevich talks about the thrill of becoming a Congressman after having grown up in a middle-class family in Chicago. The 65-year-old politician talks about working in the same facilities as future American presidents such as JFK and Richard Nixon. He also talks about attending meetings in the presence of people like Ted Kennedy, John McCain, and Joe Biden. As the conversation continues, Blagojevich talks about traveling to the region formerly known as Yugoslavia with Jesse Jackson, during a time of war, in order to negotiate the release of American prisoners.
