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Students interview former press secretary

Students from Presidency and the Press interviewed former press secretary Marlin Fitzwater on Tuesday.

White House, Presidential Politics and Melinda Fitzwater

She has been a conservative all her life from being cousins with 2008 Presidential Candidate Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), meeting her husband in the White House and being born in Oyster Bay Cove in Long Island, New York the home of Teddy Roosevelt.  Melinda Fitzwater is a strong willed and opinionated woman who met her […]

Marlin Fitzwater visits student reporters

Marlin Fitzwater visits student reporters

by Katie Silverman Presidency and the press Presidency and the Press student reporters were honored with the chance to interview Marlin Fitzwater Tuesday, July 19 at the Franklin Pierce University campus in Manchester. The days prior to the interview were filled with constant reminders of how important this meeting would be, since Fitzwater has donated […]

One question for all

by Emily Houston Presidency and the Press Throughout all of the different speakers one question was applicable to all of them. This question was, “If you could have been on the campaign for one politician in history who would it be?” Paul Collins said that he would have either been on the campaign for the […]

Students discover more than journalism

Students discover more than journalism

These past five days, students came from all over the country to learn about journalism and politics; however, they learned so much more than that.

Fitzwater reflects

by Haley Nisbet Presidency and the Press The first thing Marlin Fitzwater heard when he got to Washington was “leave.” When he applied for a job at The Washington Post he was told, “This is where people end up, not where they start off. “ Fitzwater didn’t listen. Instead, he went to work for the […]

Fitzwater engages student reporters

by Emily Houston Presidency and the Press On the last full day of The Presidency and the Press Conference, students interviewed former White House Press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater, and each took away something different. Prior to the interviews Fitzwater talked about his former job and gave the reporters some background on himself.  He talked about […]

Press leaks don’t worry Marlin Fitzwater

Former White House Press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater told Presidency and the Press students today that he doesn’t worry about press leaks.

Fitzwater opens up to student reporters

by Caitlyn Blood The Presidency and Press “Good things do happen. That’s a good way to end this right?” said Marlin Fitzwater, former White house Press Secretary when he spoke to student journalists Tuesday. The Presidency and Press group was given the chance to interview Fitzwater today in smaller groups. Fitzwater arrived and greeted the […]

Fitzwater students skype Steve Scully

By Katie Silverman, Sammy Vivian, and Kyle Maley Presidency and the Press C-SPAN producer Steve Scully said that the coverage of campaigns has changed in the past 40 years. Since the Internet has been utilized as a tool for campaign ads, candidates have been able to release advertisements for free. When speaking about President Obama’s […]