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NEW Bit Player: My Life with Presidents & Ideas - Stephen Hess (2018, Hardcover)
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- Subject Area
- Citizenship, Economic Policy, Economic Sociology, International Politics, Modern History, National Law, Political Extremism, Political Philosophy, Political Science, Political Sociology, Political Theory, Regional History, Science of Journalism, Social Organisations, Social Professions, Social System, Sociology of Culture
- Custom Bundle
- No
- Personalized
- No
- Educational Level
- Adult & Further Education
- Features
- Dust Jacket, Illustrated
- Level
- Beginner
- Subject
- Communication & Journalism, Economics, General Knowledge, Government, History, Journalism, Media, Politics, Social Sciences
- ISBN
- 9780815736998
- Publication Year
- 2018
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Bit Player : My Life with Presidents and Ideas
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Item Length
- 9.3in
- Publisher
- Brookings Institution Press
- Item Width
- 6.2in
- Item Weight
- 18.8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 176 Pages
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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." Then over the next two decades, Hess played bit roles aiding Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, and Ronald Reagan--along the way observing up-close those presidents and many other senior political leaders. During his subsequent four-and-a-half decades at the Brookings Institution, Hess was well-positioned to monitor and comment on the achievements and failures of successive administrations. This memoir by a certified member of Washington's old-guard establishment is rich with insight into contemporary American democracy, poignant in its reflections of avoidable missteps by even the best and most experienced leaders, and consistently good-humored in the author's self-awareness of his own role behind the scenes of political power. Now in his mid-eighties, still involved at Brookings as a "senior fellow emeritus," Hess uses this memoir to look back at what he describes as concentric circles of research, travel, advising, writing, and teaching. But more than just a memoir, Bit Player offers deeply informed commentary on the major political actors and seminal events in the nation's capital over the past six decades. One of the foremost authorities on media and government in the United States, Stephen Hess is a senior fellow emeritus in Governance Studies at The Brookings Institution. He first joined Brookings in 1972 and was distinguished research professor of media and public affairs at the George Washington University (2004-2009). Hess served on White House staff during the Eisenhower and Nixon presidencies and as advisor to Presidents Ford and Carter.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Brookings Institution Press
ISBN-10
0815736991
ISBN-13
9780815736998
eBay Product ID (ePID)
9038720962
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Bit Player : My Life with Presidents and Ideas
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2018
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
176 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.3in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
6.2in
Item Weight
18.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
E840.8.H473a3 2018
Reviews
"My favorite political question is 'Who was in the room?' Since the early years of the Cold War, 'Steve Hess' was a good bet for the answer. If his humility has made him an anachronism, this gold mine of a memoir will take him to his much-deserved role in history's spotlight."--Chris Matthews, host, Hardball with Chris Matthews, "I wonder how many young Washingtonians will care about the events and personages Hess writes about with such wit and style. They should buy a copy of Bit Player anyway. Reading it, they might discover a modesty, a disposition toward the privilege of living here, that will make their lives--and ours--less troublesome."--Andrew Ferguson, Commentary, My favorite political question is 'Who was in the room?' Since the early years of the Cold War, 'Steve Hess' was a good bet for the answer. If his humility has made him an anachronism, this gold mine of a memoir will take him to his much-deserved role in history's spotlight."- Chris Matthews, host, Hardball with Chris Matthews; "For decades Hess has been a go-to scholar for all things related to the U.S. presidency. His political erudition, historical knowledge, and sound judgment are legendary in official Washington. Bit Player is Hess's first-rate memoir of his years as the Sage of the Brookings Institution. Highly recommended!"- Douglas Brinkley, Katherine Tsanoff Brown Chair in Humanities and professor of history at Rice University; author of Cronkite; "I wonder how many young Washingtonians will care about the events and personages Hess writes about with such wit and style. They should buy a copy of Bit Player anyway. Reading it, they might discover a modesty, a disposition toward the privilege of living here, that will make their lives and ours less troublesome."- Andrew Ferguson, Commentary; "Steve Hess has been anything but a 'bit player' in American politics over the past 60 years. From Ike to Nixon to Ford to, yes, Jimmy Carter and on to Reagan Steve was a key player behind the scenes. During that time and ever since, he has been an influential voice for what our politics used to be and could be again. I met Steve when I was a student at Harvard and he has always been great company. Read Bit Player and you will agree, as he takes you along for a rollicking ride through the twists and turns of Washington over the years."- Chris Wallace, host, Fox News Sunday; "There's a surprise on every page of this delightful tale of a man who's managed to be at the center of the action in Washington from Eisenhower's time until now. Steve Hess has led an astonishing life that provides texture and background to the main turning points in the modern American story, and underscores why what happens in Washington matters."- Judy Woodruff, anchor and managing editor, PBS NewsHour, "There's a surprise on every page of this delightful tale of a man who's managed to be at the center of the action in Washington from Eisenhower's time until now. Steve Hess has led an astonishing life that provides texture and background to the main turning points in the modern American story, and underscores why what happens in Washington matters."--Judy Woodruff, anchor and managing editor, PBS NewsHour, "For decades Hess has been a go-to scholar for all things related to the U.S. presidency. His political erudition, historical knowledge, and sound judgment are legendary in official Washington. Bit Player is Hess's first-rate memoir of his years as the Sage of the Brookings Institution. Highly recommended!"--Douglas Brinkley, Katherine Tsanoff Brown Chair in Humanities and professor of history at Rice University; author of Cronkite, "Steve Hess has been anything but a 'bit player' in American politics over the past 60 years. From Ike to Nixon to Ford to, yes, Jimmy Carter and on to Reagan--Steve was a key player behind the scenes. During that time and ever since, he has been an influential voice for what our politics used to be--and could be again. I met Steve when I was a student at Harvard and he has always been great company. Read Bit Player and you will agree, as he takes you along for a rollicking ride through the twists and turns of Washington over the years."--Chris Wallace, host, Fox News Sunday
Table of Content
Foreword Preface Eisenhower First Words Getting There First Politics, 1952 Enter Professor Moos Drafted The Eisenhower White House, 1958-61 The Staff The 1960 Election Speeches Remembering Ike Nixon Interregnum, 1961 The Harlow Miracle Working for Richard Nixon California, 1962 November 22, 1963 A Bookmaker Lincoln Week, 1966 Harvard, 1967-68 Miami Beach, 1968 The 1968 Campaign and Spiro T. Agnew Deputy Assistant to the President for Urban Affairs To HEW The White House Conference on Children A White House Conference on Youth What Next? Leave-Taking, 1972 Brookings Settling In Governmental Studies Things to Do Watergate Talk The Presidency Book Newswork Transitions Beth's List: A Summing Up September 11, 2001 Des Moines, Iowa, 1976 Kansas City, 1976 United Nations, 1974 and 1976 Make-A-Wish Foundation Campaign Etiquette Political Cartoons The Notorious RBG Hyman Rickover, "Father of the Nuclear Navy," 1954 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, 1977 Richard Avedon, 1990 Oliver Stone, 1994 Former British Prime Minister John Major, 2009 Circles within Circles Afterword Thanks Index, Contents: Foreword Preface Eisenhower First Words Getting There First Politics, 1952 Enter Professor Moos Drafted The Eisenhower White House, 1958-61 The Staff The 1960 Election Speeches Remembering Ike Nixon Interregnum, 1961 The Harlow Miracle Working for Richard Nixon California, 1962 November 22, 1963 A Bookmaker Lincoln Week, 1966 Harvard, 1967-68 Miami Beach, 1968 The 1968 Campaign and Spiro T. Agnew Deputy Assistant to the President for Urban Affairs To HEW The White House Conference on Children A White House Conference on Youth What Next? Leave-Taking, 1972 Brookings Settling In Governmental Studies Things to Do Watergate Talk The Presidency Book Newswork Transitions Beth's List: A Summing Up September 11, 2001 Des Moines, Iowa, 1976 Kansas City, 1976 United Nations, 1974 and 1976 Make-A-Wish Foundation Campaign Etiquette Political Cartoons The Notorious RBG Hyman Rickover, "Father of the Nuclear Navy," 1954 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, 1977 Richard Avedon, 1990 Oliver Stone, 1994 Former British Prime Minister John Major, 2009 Circles within Circles Afterword Thanks Index Former British Prime Minister John Major, 2009 Circles within Circles Afterword Thanks Index City, 1976 United Nations, 1974 and 1976 Make-A-Wish Foundation Campaign Etiquette Political Cartoons The Notorious RBG Hyman Rickover, "Father of the Nuclear Navy," 1954 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, 1977 Richard Avedon, 1990 Oliver Stone, 1994 Former British Prime Minister John Major, 2009 Circles within Circles Afterword Thanks Index Former British Prime Minister John Major, 2009 Circles within Circles Afterword Thanks Index
Copyright Date
2018
Topic
Ngos (Non-Governmental Organizations), Personal Memoirs, Presidents & Heads of State, Political, American Government / Executive Branch
Lccn
2018-289460
Dewey Decimal
973.921092 B
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Political Science
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