Kudlow Delivers Emotional Speech on Recovery From Addiction at White House Event

Director of the United States National Economic Council Larry Kudlow attends an event to mark National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Sept. 3, 2020. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow shared his personal story of recovery from drug addiction at an event organized by First Lady Melania Trump on Sept. 3.

Kudlow was fired from investment bank Bear Stearns in the mid-1990s as he struggled with cocaine addiction.