Call the Briefing! Bush and Reagan, Sam and Helen. A Decade with Presidents and the Press

Fitzwater, Marlin

ISBN 10: 0812922964 / ISBN 13: 9780812922967

Published by Times Books, New York, 1995

About this Item

24 cm, 399, illus., index, ink notation and pencil erasure on front endpaper. Fitzwater picks two rituals from the Iran-Contra period--the daily briefing and the Presidential press conference--to give a detailed day-in-the-life illustration of his press secretary job. Seller Inventory # 37640

Bibliographic Details

Title: Call the Briefing! Bush and Reagan, Sam and ...

Publisher: Times Books, New York

Publication Date: 1995

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: very good, very good

Edition: First Edition.

About this title

Synopsis:

For ten years, Marlin Fitzwater was White House spokesperson for Presidents Reagan and Bush--longer than any other spokesperson. This vivid memoir offers Fitzwater's clear-eyed, often astounding account of how the White House--and the press--works. of photos.

About the Author:

About The Author Marlin Fitzwater spent a decade in the front row of history, as press secretary to Presidents Reagan and Bush. From 1983 to 1992, his voice reassured the world in times of turmoil and change. Today he is an author and lecturer whose presidential anecdotes, political analysis, and television commentary have received world wide attention. As the only press secretary in history to be appointed by two Presidents, Fitzwater became known to millions of Americans as the voice of the 26 nation coalition in the Persian Gulf War. Often wearing a wide brim hat and an open smile, Fitzwater stood next to two Presidents during cold war summits, economic downturns, and eight military conflicts. He gave over 850 press briefings in six years, winning praise from the news media and the public for his honesty and good humor.