Fitzwater

Fitzwater's role in the U.S. government during the late 20th century

• Press Secretary

• Secretary of State

• Vice President

• Chief of Staff

The President under whom Fitzwater served as Press Secretary

• Ronald Reagan

• George H. W. Bush

• Bill Clinton

• Jimmy Carter

Fitzwater's contribution to media relations in the White House

• Introduced live press conferences

• Started the White House YouTube channel

• Implemented social media strategies

• Banned press briefings

The decade when Fitzwater was most active in the White House

• 1970s

• 1980s

• 1990s

• 2000s

Fitzwater's approach to handling the press

• Confrontational

• Open and transparent

• Secretive

• Avoidant

The number of U.S. Presidents Fitzwater served under as Press Secretary

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

Fitzwater's influence on modern press secretaries

• Set a standard for transparency

• Encouraged secrecy

• Discouraged media interaction

• Promoted misinformation

Fitzwater's educational background

• Journalism

• Law

• Political Science

• Economics

The state where Fitzwater was born

• California

• Ohio

• Texas

• New York

Fitzwater's career before joining the White House

• Journalist

• Lawyer

• Businessman

• Professor