Elon Musk’s Biographer, Walter Isaacson on the “The Greatest Sentence Ever Written”

Charlie Rose: In-Depth Interviews of Americas Best · Nov 5, 2026 · 1h 7m

A Charlie Rose Global Conversation:

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America is at an extraordinary moment in its history.

We are one quarter of the way through the 21st century, and in 2026 we will celebrate our 250th birthday.

I am asking a series of extraordinary Americans - many without fame or fortune, speaking from lived experience as well as poetry - to take the temperature of America in 2026.

What is the American idea?

What do we stand for?

Which values do we need to remind ourselves of?

How is this country doing politically, economically, culturally, and as a force for good in the world?

Walter…