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This volume was written as a sequel to a book by the same author published in 1980, titled From Spokesman to Press Secretary, covering White House Press Secretaries from 1929 to 1980, beginning with Herbert Hoover's Press Secretary, George Akerson, and ending with Jimmy Carter's Press Secretary, Jody Powell. It was resumed with Jim Brady, the original Press Secretary for Ronald Reagan, and ended with Michael McCurry, the third Press Secretary (de facto) for Bill Clinton.
List of contents
Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Acknowledgments
Chapter 3
Background: Introduction to the White House Press Secretaries
Chapter 4
Press Secretaries (1981-1998); The Press Enters the Age of the Internet: Jim Brady: Danger in the Press Office (Jan-March 1981); Larry Speakes: Taking Over in a Crisis (1981-1987); Marlin Fitzwater: A Press Secretary Serves Two Presidents (1987-1993
Chapter 5
Press Aides to Six Governors: Governor Pete Wilson of California; Press Secretary Sean Walsh; Governor Lawton Chiles of Florida; Communications Director April Salter Herrle; Governor George Voinovich of Ohio; Communications Director John Truscott; G
Chapter 6
Views of the Press and Conclusions About the System of Press Secretaries: Correspondents View the White House Press Secretaries Work; Ambition Theory and Systemic Analysis of Public Information Officials
Chapter 7 Bibliography
Chapter 8 Index
Chapter 9 About the Author
About the author
By William C. Spragens
