Marlin Fitzwater

Max Marlin Fitzwater (born November 24, 1942) was White House Press Secretary for six years under presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush, making him one of the longest-serving press secretaries in history. He is one of three press secretaries (along with Stephen Early and Pierre Salinger) to serve in the position under two different presidents.

Early life

Fitzwater was born on a farm in Salina, Kansas. He graduated from Kansas State University in 1965 with a degree in journalism. While in school, he worked at newspapers in various Kansas communities before moving to Washington, DC upon graduation. He also served in the United States Air National Guard. Fitzwater is also a member of Delta Tau Delta Fraternity.

Career in the government

In Washington, Fitzwater served at various Federal agencies, including the Appalachian Regional Commission (1965–67), the U.S. Department of Transportation (1970–72) and the Environmental Protection Agency (1972–81). He served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public affairs at the Department of the Treasury from 1981 to 1982.

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"I think this has a pervasive impact on how he conducts foreign policy on a number of levels. There's a perception the president is distracted and in trouble."

"It's a special enigma of President Reagan, that people who were closest to him still would have trouble telling you what it is that makes him tick."

"He always made me a little nervous, to know that there was this fly on the wall that we knew nothing about."

"I am appalled by the whole handling of this."

"It would have been confined to the vice-president. By not telling anyone for 24 hours, it made it a White House story. It becomes a story about the White House handling of it."

"It is like a mountain has fallen."

"If you wanted to tell stories, he could tell them into the night. I used to kid that every story he had ended in a near-death experience. He didn't brag, which was a big part of his charm. He was a man's man and an intellectual to boot."

"The White House is a strange place."

"The press briefing today I believe has lost much of its usefulness."

"This strategy represents our policy for all time. Until it's changed."

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