Join the McCain Institute for the next installment of its book talk series on Friday, September 18, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. ET featuring Washington DC Bureau Chief for USA Today Susan Page, and McCain Institute Executive Director Dr. Evelyn Farkas. They will discuss Ms. Page’s latest book, The Queen and Her Presidents, “a history that chronicles the largely unknown story of Queen Elizabeth II’s relationship with thirteen American presidents, from Harry S. Truman to Donald J. Trump.”
Authors & Insights: Susan Page
Susan Page is the Washington Bureau chief of USA TODAY, where she writes about the White House and national politics. Susan covered her twelfth presidential election in 2024. She has covered eight presidential administrations and interviewed the past ten presidents, from Richard Nixon through Donald Trump — seven sitting presidents and three after they had left the White House. She has reported from six continents and dozens of foreign countries.
She has served as president of the White House Correspondents Association and as president of the Gridiron Club, the oldest association of journalists in Washington. She was the moderator of the vice-presidential debate in 2020 between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris.
Through this event series, the McCain Institute hopes to engage the American people in a dialogue that affirms the importance of character-driven leadership and America’s leadership in the international community. The McCain Institute’s Authors & Insights series features interviews with authors of books on American politics, policy, and leadership that affirm the importance of character-driven leadership and America’s role in the world.
The McCain Institute’s Authors & Insights series features interviews with authors of important books on American politics, policy, and leadership that affirm the importance of character-driven leadership and America’s role in the international community. Previous authors have included the late former U.S. Secretary of State Madeline Albright, former U.S. Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark Esper, CBS News’ Major Garrett and elections expert David Becker, Former World Food Programme Executive Director Cindy McCain, CNN’s Jake Tapper, POLITICO National Security Reporter Alex Ward, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, and more.
The McCain Institute is grateful to the Merrill Family Foundation for the generous support of the Authors & Insights series.