George Stephanopoulos

George Stephanopoulos (born February 10, 1961) is an American broadcaster and politician. He is currently the host of ABC's Sunday morning news show This Week; he was previously a senior political adviser to the 1992 U.S. presidential campaign of Bill Clinton and later became Clinton's press secretary and communications director.

Political experience

Stephanopoulos was, along with David Wilhelm and James Carville, a leading member of the 1992 Clinton campaign. Later, he was promoted to Senior Advisor on Policy and Strategy. His role on the campaign is portrayed in The War Room.http://a.abcnews.com/images/ThisWeek/stephanopolous_t.jpg

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David Wilhelm - James Carville - The War Room

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After leaving the White House, he became a political analyst for ABC News, as a correspondent on the ABC Sunday talk program This Week, World News Tonight, Good Morning America, and various special broadcasts. In September 2002, Stephanopoulos became host of This Week.

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White House - ABC News - World News Tonight - Good Morning America

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His 1999 memoir, entitled ', was published after he left the White House during Clinton's second term. It quickly became a #1 New York Times Best Seller. http://www.hawes.com/1999/9904.htm In his book, Stephanopoulos spoke of his depression and how his face broke out into hives due to the relentless pressures of spinning the Clinton White House message. Bill Clinton referred to the book in his autobiography, My Life, apologizing for what he felt in retrospect to be excessive demands of the young staffer.

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Memoir - New York Times - My Life

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