Mika Brzezinski, Amy Carter.Photo: Dia Dipasupil/Getty; Dennis Cook/AP
Mika Brzezinski, co-host of MSNBC’sMorning Joe, is opening up about some of her less graceful moments growing up in the vicinity of world leaders — and the “international disaster” she and childhood friendAmy Carteralmost created during the famedCamp David Accords.
Brzezinski — whose father,Zbigniew Brzezinski, was the national security adviser to PresidentJimmy Carter— toldKelly Clarksona couple of stories about her younger years as a fly on the wall in the Carter administration on Wednesday’s episode ofThe Kelly Clarkson Show.
“With Amy Carter it was at Camp David during the peace accord and we were trying to ride a golf cart,” Brzezinski, now 55, said, “and we were way underage to be driving anything, and I hit the Israeli Prime MinisterMenachem Beginwith the golf cart.”
Brzezinski added, of her role in spicing up the high-stakes moment in history, “Luckily I didn’t kill him, just nicked him.”
“Nicked him?!” Clarkson responded, laughing in shock.
“There were many disasters,” Brzezinski said, before telling another story — this time not involving then-first daughter Amy — about her brush with the leader of China.
“We had Deng Xiaoping, the leader of China, over to our house for a state dinner in The Plains, Virginia, at our farmhouse, and I was serving caviar and I tripped and spilled it on his lap,” she said. “And then, I tried to wipe it off.” (At this point in the story, a member of the audience yelled, “No!")
“The secretary of state was next to him going, ‘Oh, just stop. Just stop,'” Brzezinski continued. “Disaster after disaster growing up Brzezinski. International disaster.”
Zbigniew Brzezinski speaks with President Jimmy Carter in the Oval Office.White House via CNP/Getty
Brzezinski called intoTheKelly ClarksonShowto discuss Know Your Value and Forbes'50 Over 50list, two ongoing projects of hers.
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“What I would’ve loved to have told my younger self is that we have a long runway,” Brzezinski told Clarkson, adding that creating the list “showed me that there are many women having an amazing impact and making a lot of money well after 50, 60, 70, 80 and 90.”
She continued: “The message for younger women is: You’ve got a long runway. We’ve paved it for you, so you can relax and enjoy the moment and slow down. And try to do things right. And make those mistakes, and experience those experiences, and be there for them, so that each one can build upon the other.”
source: people.com
