Few are better qualified to comment on the Presidency than the legendary Marlin Fitzwater, who stood next to two Presidents (Reagan and Bush Sr.) during cold war summits, economic downturns, and eight military conflicts. He gave over 850 press briefings in six years, winning praise for his celebrated wit, intelligence, and ability to clarify the issues.
His book, Call The Briefing, is a best-selling memoir of ten years in the White House. His second book, Esther’s Pillow, is a novel based on the true story of a small town in Kansas. In 20ll, Mr. Fitzwater published a second novel, Death In The Polka Dot Shoes, and a stage play titled, Empires Fall, which was presented at Fords Theater in Washington, D.C. The play is about the relationship of President George H.W. Bush and USSR General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev in the two years between the fall of the Berlin Wall and the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
The New Administration and Washington Politics
Mr. Fitzwater provides historical perspective and a humorous tone in describing what challenges lie ahead for the new administration.
Reflections of Ronald Reagan: A Warm Hearted Man
Marlin Fitzwater served as one of Ronald Reagan's personal aides, a press spokesman, for nearly six years in the White House. He paints a sympathetic portrait of a warm, and even romantic, man who believed in the goodness of the American people, but who stood firm for Democracy against all challengers. Hurt personally by Irancontra revelations, he still summoned the courage for a final assault against communism, and won. Yet, Fitzwater says, he was first and last a small town American who believed in basic values.
One of the Longest-Serving White House Spokesmen in History
Marlin 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 for his celebrated wit, intelligence, and ability to clarify the issues. Today he is an author, lecturer and humorist whose presidential anecdotes, political analysis, and television commentary make him a world-wide celebrity. His unprecedented tenure gives him unparalleled insight into the way the press and the presidency collide.
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His book, Call The Briefing, is a best-selling memoir of ten years in the White House. His second book, Esther’s Pillow, is a novel based on the true story of a small town in Kansas. In 20ll, Mr. Fitzwater published a second novel, Death In The Polka Dot Shoes, and a stage play titled, Empires Fall, which was presented at Fords Theater in Washington, D.C. The play is about the relationship of President George H.W. Bush and USSR General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev in the two years between the fall of the Berlin Wall and the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
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