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Wordsmith to a hero: of pens, swords, and Mark Salter.(PEOPLE)
IF Mark Salter hadn't lost his way beneath the Superdome in New Orleans two decades ago, he might never have met John McCain. It was like that scene in This Is Spinal Tap when the band wanders lost through the basement of an arena in Cleveland--except Salter was at the 1988 Republican National Convention frantically searching for the room where his boss, Jeane Kirkpatrick, was supposed to sit for an interview.
"It's a cavernous building," says Salter. So he phoned for help. Torie Clarke, the future Pentagon spokeswoman, showed up to guide him. At the time, she was working for McCain and helping out with the convention. On the night of George H. W. Bush's ...
- The Story Of His Life.(Campaign 2008; Politics)(Mark Salter)
- Magazine article from: Newsweek Fineman, Howard July 28, 2008 700+ words
...longtime friend to both men.) McCain and Salter are stylistically similar and...invited him to write speeches for McCain. Salter had a life story guaranteed...and Hemingway. (Currently, Salter says, McCain is reading the short stories...
- McCain's Obsession With Teddy Roosevelt Has GOP Worried He Will Bolt in 2004...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire July 22, 2001 700+ words
...grew so rampant recently that McCain summoned his advisers to his office...about it? Sure," says Mark Salter, McCain's chief of staff. "Have any...about it? Sure," says Mark Salter, McCain's chief of staff. "Have any...
- The Happy Maverick Drives Into a Ditch: In the end, McCain couldn't sustain the...
- Magazine article from: Newsweek March 20, 2000 700+ words
...headquarters in Washington. McCain's brooding chief strategist...nicknamed "Sunny" by McCain), and his campaign...and speechwriter Mark Salter, formed the bubble around...enemy lines," said Salter. McCain's self-comparison...
- An Answer For Every 'Little Jerk'.(Politics; The Presidency)(John McCain)
- Magazine article from: Newsweek Bailey, Holly June 2, 2008 700+ words
...senator recently said McCain was "losing his bearings...this November. Mark Salter, McCain's longest-serving...clever way of raising John McCain's age as an issue." The Obama campaign called Salter's remarks a "bizarre...
- McCain battles White House on torture issue.(John McCain)
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) Zuckman, Jill December 14, 2005 700+ words
...administration does not condone torture. McCain and National Security Adviser Stephen...administration might try to end-run McCain's intentions. The New York Times...techniques will be," said Mark Salter, McCain's chief of staff, who noted that...
- McCain's 'Mooseketeers': The senator's popularity is keeping the White House on...
- Magazine article from: Newsweek Bai, Matt July 30, 2001 700+ words
...week. Some Republicans worry that McCain will take this TR thing to its extreme...speculation grew so rampant recently that McCain summoned his advisers to his office...fantasized about it? Sure," says Mark Salter, McCain's chief of staff. "Have any...
- McCain's Two-Front War.(John McCain)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Newsweek Fineman, Howard May 8, 2000 700+ words
...memoirs, "Faith of My Fathers." McCain has had the screenwriter out to...Hollywood's hottest actors, has, McCain said, been penciled in to play...collaborator, staff director Mark Salter. McCain said he wants to write about unsung...
- McCain's Obsession With Teddy Roosevelt Has GOP Worried He Will Bolt IN 2004...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire July 22, 2001 700+ words
...PRNewswire/ -- Republican Sen. John McCain's obsession with Teddy Roosevelt...speculation grew so rampant recently that McCain summoned his advisers to his office...fantasized about it? Sure," says Mark Salter, McCain's chief of staff. "Have any...
Source: HighBeam Research, Wordsmith to a hero: of pens, swords, and Mark Salter.(PEOPLE)