Peter Baker, author of "Days of Fire: Bush and Cheney in the White House" and chief White House correspondent for the New York Times, was on USC's campus on Wednesday. After his appearance in a Students Talk Back, he joined host Max Schwartz in The Hot Seat.

Schwartz and Baker talked about the book, which in just a few weeks has become the leading book on the Bush-Cheney administration, as well as major topical issues in Washington, including the NSA. They also discuss President's Obama's behavior with the press.

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