Kati Marton's two loves: Richard Holbrooke and Peter Jennings

Today we bring you a love story. Actually, a few love stories. The 70s and 80s swirled through world politics, war, peace deals, and the push for women's equality. And through it all, Kati Marton, the accomplished foreign correspondent and prolific author, was also the wife of Canadian-born journalist Peter Jennings and later wed legendary diplomat Richard Holbrooke. She shares her story of life, loss, love and Paris.

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Part Two of The Current

Kati Marton's two loves: Richard Holbrooke and Peter Jennings

Richard Holbrooke was the legendary international trouble shooter who stared down despots and helped broker the end of conflict around the world. But while Holbrooke was a tough negotiator, he also had a romantic and tender side. Kati Marton knew that side very well. The longtime author and journalist was married to Richard Holbrooke for 15 years, until his sudden death in December, 2010. She was also the wife of the Canadian legendary newsman Peter Jennings, well-known as the face of ABC World News Tonight. He died of lung cancer in 2005.

Kati Marton reveals much about these two powerful men and her own incredible journey through life in her new book Paris: A Love Story. And Kati Marton joins me in Toronto.

This segment was produced by The Current's Howard Goldenthal.

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