Harris set for post-election chat with Stephen Colbert in initial sit-down interview
After her historic run as the Democratic nominee for the 2024 presidential election, Vice President Kamala Harris has penned a memoir titled "107 Days" that offers a candid and reflective account of her journey. The memoir, set to be published by Simon & Schuster on September 23, 2023, covers Harris's 107-day presidential campaign, making it the shortest modern presidential campaign.
"107 Days" provides an intimate look at Harris's experiences on the campaign trail, her lessons learned, and her insights about the future. The book highlights the challenges and drama of running for president, particularly as the first woman and the first woman of color to seek the presidency in that election cycle.
While the memoir does not specifically address President Joe Biden's fitness for office, it delves into the dynamics and intensity of the campaign, Harris's reflections since leaving office, and insights into the political landscape at the time. Simon & Schuster CEO Jonathan Karp stated that Harris addresses everything that readers would want her to address in the memoir, but declined to offer specifics about the content.
Following her defeat in the 2024 presidential election, Harris announced on Wednesday that she will not run for California governor in 2026. However, she has not ruled out another run for the presidency, but has not specified when she will make a decision.
In her statement, Harris did not mention Donald Trump directly but criticized the current state of politics, government, and institutions. Harris's interview with Stephen Colbert on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" on Thursday will be her first since the 2024 presidential election and is scheduled two weeks after CBS announced the cancellation of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" after the 2025-2026 season.
The memoir, "107 Days," is a significant political nonfiction work that aims to capture the essence of Harris's historic run with surprising and revealing insights. The book is 320 pages long and is described as an eyewitness contribution to history and a detailed narrative of her presidential campaign experience.
- During her time in office, Vice President Kamala Harris has discovered a knack for media engagements, with "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" being one of the platforms where she will share her thoughts further, following the release of her memoir.
- While the book entitled "107 Days" focuses primarily on Harris's political journey and the intense dynamics of her 2024 presidential campaign, it nevertheless also touches upon wider topics such as war-and-conflicts, policy-and-legislation, general-news, crime-and-justice, and accidents, offering a bird's-eye view of the political landscape during that time.
- As migration increases and car-accidents continue to be a significant issue, the book highlights the irony of such pressing matters often being overlooked by the public, in favor of sensational headlines that normally dominate media outlets.
- Although Harris's memoir does not discuss President Joe Biden's fitness for office directly, it does present a post-campaign analysis of the political climate and makes suggestions for future policy approaches, addressing war-and-conflicts, policy-and-legislation, and migration.
- The memoir delves into various aspects of the campaign trail, ranging from the personal challenges faced by Harris throughout the race to the drama and emotional ups-and-downs that befell her contenders.
- Harris's decision to forgo a future run for California governor and the media interviews she undertakes are both indicative of her ongoing interest in shaping the nation's policy-and-legislation and her commitment to addressing global issues, be they heart-wrenching stories of migrations, raging fires, or unaddressed epidemic levels of crime-and-justice.
