Susan Page

Susan Page is an award-winning journalist and the Washington Bureau chief of USA TODAY. Her latest book, "The Rulebreaker: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters," is being published in April 2024 by Simon and Schuster. Her previous books, "Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi and the Lessons of Power" and "The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty," were both New York Times bestsellers. In 2024, she is covering her twelfth presidential election, and she has interviewed the past 10 presidents (three after they moved out of the White House and one before he moved in). A Kansas native, she has reported from six continents and dozens of foreign countries, served as president of the White House Correspondents Association, and moderated the 2020 vice presidential debate. She and her husband, Carl Leubsdorf, live in Washington, D.C. They have two sons.