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"It's wonderful to have the analytical mind of a world chess champion to help illuminate in a rather nuanced way what's happening on -- as former White House national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski called it in his book on geopolitics – the 'grand chessboard.' "For the record, I own two of Kasparov's books. They are: 'Deep Thinking: Where Machine Intelligence Ends and Human Creativity Begins,' and 'How Life Imitates Chess: Making the Right Moves, from the Board to the Boardroom.' Both books have informed my journalism, and I think reporters and editors – particularly those who cover…

Event organizer Danny Selnick, a senior communications counselor, Club board member and member of the Headliners Committee, said about the event: "Today's Newsmaker was 10 months in the making and I was extremely pleased that Garry Kasparov had the opportunity to speak on such critical issues as human rights and freedom of the press (or lack thereof, in Russia), but also about his rise from chess champion to activist to try and bring about change in Russia -- even though that seems to be insurmountable with Putin in power, " he said. Club member Jamaal Abdul-Alim, an award-winning chess…

In March 1981, James Baker went horseback riding with President Ronald Reagan. Check out the pack of Red Man (chewing tobacco) in his front shirt pocket in this photo of the duo taken as they were returning to Washington from the outing, on Marine One.

In March 1981, James Baker went horseback riding with President Ronald Reagan. Check out the pack of Red Man (chewing tobacco) in his shirt pocket in this photo of all the duo returning on Marine One.

To join the conversation, email Del Wilber at [email protected]. More information about how to log into the Zoom event will be provided closer to the day of the talk.

(Baker and Glasser are a Washington power couple. How they co-wrote a book and stayed married will be a topic of discussion!) The couple also spent time in the early 2000s in Moscow, as bureau chiefs for the Post. The also wrote a book about the recent history that informed their observations about life in Russia while posted there, "Kremlin Rising: Vladimir Putin's Russia and the End of Revolution." It was published in 2005. Publisher Simon & Schuster said of this book: "With the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia launched itself on a fitful transition to Western-style democracy.…

Peter Baker is the chief White House correspondent at the New York Times and the author of a biography of George W. Bush, "Days of Fire." He is not related to James Baker. Glasser is an award-winning writer at the New Yorker and a former editor of Politico. She spent a decade at the Washington Post, where she oversaw the Outlook section and national news.

The Wall Street Journal described it as "an illuminating biographical portrait of Mr. Baker, one that describes the arc of his career and, along the way, tells us something about how executive power is wielded in the nation’s capital." The book was published in May.

National Press Club board member Del Wilber continues his virtual COVID Conversations series of book talks at 7 p.m. on Oct. 29, with Susan Glasser and Peter Baker, authors of the new biography, "The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III." To join the conversation, email Del Wilber at [email protected]. More information about how to log into the Zoom event will be provided closer to the day of the talk. The book has been hailed by reviewers as a penetrating and essential guide to understanding how James Baker influenced policy and cut deals for Republican…