"Press Secretary" is a page-turning journey that proves the American Dream is alive and well. While it's a tour de force on political life, Walt Riker bares his soul to bring riveting color to his unlikely journey from the Bronx to drumming in rock bands, from a TV news career to Capitol Hill. Working side-by-side with Senator Bob Dole of Kansas, a wounded World War II hero, Riker gives you a front-row seat in one of Washington's most successful press secretary's offices and does it without partisan rancor or academic babble.
With a reporter's eye for detail, a refreshing take on politics, and a self-deprecating wit, Riker puts you on the high wire of risk and reward-and right inside the political pressure cooker. "Press Secretary" is loaded with never-before-seen stories, with stunning encounters with dictator Saddam Hussein in Iraq, Pope John Paul in the Vatican, Mikhail Gorbachev in the Kremlin, and the Eastern European heroes who helped topple the Soviet Union. Also inside, you will find exclusive color photographs that help paint this remarkable story.
Back in bustling Washington, DC, walk the glittering hallways of the U.S. Capitol and see how Senator Dole bridged legislative divides for the good of the country, witness Richard Nixon's final visit to the Capitol, appreciate Bill Clinton's communications mastery, feel the intensity of Senator Dole's longtime rivalry with President George HW Bush, stand on the frontline managing the global news media, watch Riker collect the autographs of seven U.S. Presidents on one magic baseball, feel the emotion as Senator Dole returns to the Italian battlefield where he was left for dead, and feel the sorrow and pride as America's flags are lowered to honor the Senator's epic funeral journey from Washington to Kansas.
History comes alive within the pages of "Press Secretary," and it's as fresh as today's headlines.