Marlin Fitzwater

Marlin Fitzwater (born November 24, 1942) was White House Press Secretary for six years under presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush, making him one of the longest-serving press secretaries in history.

Press Secretary under Bush

When George Bush took over as president in 1989, Fitzwater was again tapped to be the presidential spokesman, this time with the title of Press Secretary.

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He famously announced in 1991 that "The liberation of Kuwait has begun," and was the voice of NATO and the White House during the Persian Gulf War.

Related Topics:
1991 - NATO - Persian Gulf War

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Over the years, he became adept at getting the White House out of sticky situations, such as in 1992 when he received the message "President barfed" on his beeper during a trip to Japan.http://64.233.187.104/search?q=cache:www.cjonline.com/stories/021404/kan_fitzwater.shtml

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