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. November 24 is the 328th day (329th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... The White House Press Secretary is a senior White House official with a rank one step below Cabinet level. ... Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975). ... George Herbert Walker Bush, GCB, (born June 12, 1924) was the 41st President of the United States (1989–1993). ...

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 Force. Fitzwater is also a member of Delta Tau Delta Fraternity. Salina is a city and the county seat of Saline County, KansasGR6. ... Official language(s) None Capital Topeka Largest city Wichita Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 15th 82,277 mi²; 213,096 km² 211 mi; 340 km 400 mi; 645 km 0. ... Kansas State University (sometimes referred to as K-State) is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aviation branch of the United States armed forces. ... Delta Tau Delta (ΔΤΔ, DTD, Delts) is a U.S.-based international college fraternity. ...

Career in the government

In Washington, Fitzwater served at various Federal agencies, including the Appalachian Regional Commission (1965–1967), the U.S. Department of Transportation (1970–1972) and the Environmental Protection Agency (1972–1981). He served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public affairs at the Department of the Treasury from 1981 to 1982. Appalachian Region of the U.S. The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) is a United States federal-state partnership that works with the people of Appalachia to create opportunities for self-sustaining economic development and improved quality of life. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) is a Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with transport. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Tuesday. ... EPA redirects here. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Tuesday. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI in Roman) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United States Department of the Treasury is a Cabinet department, a treasury, of the United States government established by an Act of U.S. Congress in 1789 to manage the revenue of the United States government. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI in Roman) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Fitzwater headed to the White House in 1983, serving as Special Assistant to the President Reagan and Deputy Press Secretary for Domestic Affairs. He served as Vice President Bush's press secretary from 1985 to 1987. The southern side of the White House The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States of America. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... George Herbert Walker Bush, GCB, (born June 12, 1924) was the 41st President of the United States (1989–1993). ... This article is about the year. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Assistant to the President for Press Relations under Reagan

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In January 1987, Reagan made Fitzwater the acting press secretary under the title of "Assistant to the President for Press Relations".[1] He served in this capacity until Reagan left office in 1989. 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX in Roman) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

When Mikhail Gorbachev first visited the United States in Reagan's first term, Fitzwater gave joint press briefings with his Soviet counterpart. Over 7000 journalists attended them. Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachyov (Gorbachev) (help· info) (Russian: ; pronunciation: ) (born March 2, 1931), was leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991. ... State motto (Russian): Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) Capital Moscow Official language None; Russian (de facto) Government Federation of Socialist republics Area  - Total  - % water 1st before collapse 22,402,200 km² Approx. ...

Press Secretary under Bush

When George Bush took over as president in 1989, Fitzwater was again tapped to be the presidential spokesman, this time with the title of Press Secretary. 1989 (MCMLXXXIX in Roman) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He famously announced in 1991 that "The liberation of Kuwait has begun," and was the voice of NATO and the White House during the Persian Gulf War. 1991 (MCMXCI in Roman) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The NATO flag NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), also called North Atlantic Alliance, Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for defence collaboration established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, D.C., on April 4... See also: 2003 invasion of Iraq and Gulf War (disambiguation) C Company, 1st Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment, 1st UK Armoured Division The Persian Gulf War was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of 34 nations led by the United States. ...

Over the years, he became adept at getting the White House out of sticky situations, such as in 1992 when he received the message "President barfed" on his beeper during a trip to Japan.[2]

Later years

Fitzwater received the Presidential Citizens Medal in 1992. He has worked on the television show The West Wing as a consultant. In 2002, Franklin Pierce College in Rindge, New Hampshire completed the Marlin Fitzwater Center for Communication in his honor. The Presidential Citizens Medal is the second highest civilian award in the United States awarded by the President of the United States, second only to the Presidential Medal of Freedom. ... 1992 (MCMXCII in Roman) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... The West Wing is a popular and widely acclaimed American television serial drama created by Aaron Sorkin and produced and co-written by John Wells. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Franklin Pierce College is a four-year liberal-arts college in rural Rindge, New Hampshire, founded in 1962 and named after Franklin Pierce, the New Hampshire-born 14th President of the United States. ... Rindge is a town located in Cheshire County, New Hampshire. ...

Personal life

Fitzwater is married and has two children, Bradley and Courtney. He resides in Deale, Maryland, a village on the Chesapeake Bay. Deale is a census-designated place located in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. ... Chesapeake Bay - Landsat photo The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. ...

Works

• Fitzwater, Marlin. Call The Briefing. Crown Publishing Group, 1995. (ISBN 0738834572)
• Fitzwater, Marling. Esther's Pillow. PublicAffairs, 2001. (ISBN 1586480359)

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External links

• Biography from the George Bush Foundation
• Lecture at Kansas State University
• Marlin Fitzwater Center for Communication at Franklin Pierce College
• Fitzwater blasts white house