Former Press Secretary For Two Presidents Discusses War, Scandals and The Press

The Fox News Rundown

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Politics, Daily News, News

3.4 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 September 2019

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

As the only White House press secretary to be appointed by two presidents, Marlin Fitzwater didn't just make history, he witnessed it. Working for President Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, he helped both administrations steer through gaffes, scandal and war. Earlier this week, Fitzwater joined the Rundown and host Jessica Rosenthal to discuss his time as White House press secretary and how that position and the role of the press have changed under the Trump Administration. The segment however only included some of the many incredible stories and insights he had to share. On the Fox News Rundown Extra, you'll hear our full interview with Marlin Fitzwater and more firsthand stories from his experience inside the White House, including how President Reagan sent a subtle but snarky message to the press following the release of one of the Iran-Contra reports. Fitzwater, who is the author of the new book, 'Calm Before the Storm: Desert Storm Diaries & Other Stories,' also goes in to detail about the end of the Cold War and the start of the Persian Gulf War. Both of which he had a front seat for. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:24.7	rundown extra where we offer you a bit more from a guest we featured during
0:28.9	the week for our weekday podcast which you should subscribe to at Fox News rundown.com, we typically have to cut
0:35.8	those interviews down for time, but we figure you might want to hear the full interview from some
0:40.7	of our guests. And in this week's's case it's with Marlon Fitzwater.
0:45.2	He was the White House Press Secretary under Ronald Reagan starting in 1987 and stayed on with
0:50.2	George H W Bush. Bush.
0:52.2	He wrote a book, Calm Before the Storm, Desert Storm Diaries, and other stories.
0:57.0	And spoiler, there's not a whole lot of calm. From life on a Kansas farm to standing in Berlin listening to Reagan demand that Gorbachev tear down
1:05.3	this wall to the Gulf War.
1:07.6	He talks about it all along with his thoughts on the media, then, and now. So here's Marlon Fitzwater on the Fox News
1:15.0	rundown extra.
1:17.0	Nice to speak to you.
1:22.0	Thank you very much. I don't know how much time you have but I have like a million questions after getting through like two-thirds of your book.
1:30.0	Oh good, good. Well, I don't know how much time would. Can we do 10, 15 minutes, something like that?
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