Press Secretary (2001)
Directed by Theodore Bogosian
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Synopsis by Mark Deming
The press secretary to the president of the United States has the tricky job of acting as a middle ground between the journalists who want information from and about the president and the leader who would generally prefer to tell them only what he wants them to know -- and would like them to report. Joe Lockhart held the position of press secretary during the final leg of Bill Clinton's administration, and The Press Secretary is a documentary that offers an inside look at Lockhart's balancing act between the press and the president as he prepares the final press conference of Clinton's term, which coincides with a visit by Atal Behari Vajpayee, the prime minister of India. Barry Levinson served as executive producer for The Press Secretary.
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behind-the-scenes, President, press-secretary, public-relations, White-House