Part 2 of this exclusive conversation with Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and his wife Rebecca. It is a conversation about love, political betrayal, faith, and what it means to keep going when the wilderness feels endless.

Judge Gonzales describes the political firestorm that ended his time as the nation's top law enforcement officer.

What followed were years Rebecca calls "the wilderness." The phone stopped ringing. Friends vanished. Job opportunities disappeared. And the pain was so deep they sat side by side in silence, because words wouldn't come.

But strangers showed up in ways you won't expect. And President Bush wrote a handwritten note that says something every leader needs to hear.

And eventually, it becomes clear where home is.

It's a political love story unlike any you've heard before.

If you missed Part 1, start there first: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/exclusive-attorney-general-alberto-gonzales-becky-gonzales/id1849573843?i=1000757588087

Next episode: Sue Gordon, 30-year CIA veteran and former Deputy Director of National Intelligence.

0:00:00 Introduction & Part 1 Recap
0:03:30 The U.S. Attorney Scandal
0:07:45 "People Will Do Anything to Get Power"
0:09:50 President Bush Defends His Attorney General
0:11:45 The Call to Resign
0:15:30 The Phone Stopped Ringing
0:18:00 "We're Rich in Love"
0:22:15 President Bush's Handwritten Letter
0:27:30 The Wilderness Years
0:34:15 "It's Got to Work Out"
0:40:50 Finding Home in Nashville
0:45:35 Advice for Your Own Wilderness
0:51:00 Outro & Next Episode Preview

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