# Answering the call to public service with Rear Admiral John Kirby

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Podcast: [The Strategerist](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strategerist-534552)
Published: 2026-07-08T19:16:06+00:00
Episode link: https://www.bushcenter.org/strategerist
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## Resource

On this episode of The Strategerist our guest is Rear Admiral John Kirby. He is currently the director of the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics after a long career in the military and then our government as a spokesperson and communications professional. He served in both the Obama and Biden administrations, as White House National Security Communications advisor, leading Pentagon communications, as well as serving in the Department of Defense and Department of State.

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