Sarah McClendon Quotes
They put out statements to make themselves look good.
Referring to White House statements:
Sarah McClendon, 1911-2003, Journalist, Modern Maturity, July 30, 1988
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He served Presidents Reagan, Clinton, and both Bushes
She was the first person in politics who realized that with TV, the visual image of the background for the President would be a critical factor. However, it would not be until the Ronald Regan Presidency until the process became a critical political craft if not an art form.
This is the earliest use of “spin” and “spin doctors” in a political context that we have found.
Sarah Newcomb McClendon was a long-time White House reporter who covered presidential politics for a half century. McClendon founded her own freelance news service as a single mother in the post-World War II era, and became known as a model for women in the press and as a vocal advocate of various causes, particularly those of United States military veterans. McClendon was best known, however, for posing sharp, blunt questions at United States presidential press conferences.
