I doubt there’s a better interview in politics than John Sununu, the former governor of New Hampshire and onetime chief of staff to Bush the Elder. He is sharp, interesting, and direct. And he is my guest on Q&A.

We talk about a range of things: including his upbringing and education. He had a solid education. And when education across a nation goes to pot, that is very, very bad news for the nation.

By the way, is Sununu a “natural-born citizen”? Until this presidential cycle, he never thought he could be president: because he was born in Havana, where his dad was working. Turns out, he could have run! Maybe in ’20 or ’24.

We also talk about his recent book about 41: The Quiet Man. He has many interesting things to say about that president, of course. Particularly, we talk about the Souter nomination (for which he is held responsible).

Soon enough, we get to jawing about ’16: Hillary, Bernie, Trump, Ted, and them. I also want to know about the governor’s old sparring partner from TV, the beautiful Soledad O’Brien. Has he heard from her lately?

What an American, Sununu. And, again, a superb interviewee. Check him out.

By the way, he has keen memories of the Eisenhower-Taft fight at the ’52 convention. Taft’s loss broke his conservative heart. But he bounced back.