Bit Player: My Life with Presidents and Ideas
William G. McGowan Theater
Washington, DC
Tuesday, December 4, 2018 - 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. EST
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Award-winning author Stephen Hess, as a 25-year-old听recently discharged Army private in the 1950s, suddenly found himself as a part of President Dwight D. Eisenhower鈥檚 speech-writing team. Over the next decades, Hess played bit roles in aiding other Presidents from both parties. Bit Player is an insightful and often humorous look at how Washington works鈥攐r doesn鈥檛. Chuck Todd, host of NBC鈥檚 Meet the Press, will moderate this discussion. A book signing follows the program.
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