Bit Player: My Life with Presidents and Ideas

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An insightful, often humorous look at how Washington works, or doesn't The title "Bit Player" perfectly reflects Stephen Hess's long and distinguished career as a Washington insider. As a 25-year-old, recently discharged Army private in 1958, he suddenly found himself as part of President Dwight D. Eisenhower's speechwriting team that ultimately helped draft the famed "Farewell Address" warning of the influence of the "military industrial complex."...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0815736991

ISBN13:9780815736998

Release Date:October 2018

Publisher:Brookings Institution Press

Length:176 Pages

Weight:0.45 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.2" x 9.2"

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Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Political Science Politics & Social Sciences

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