You are watching American History tv come all weekend, every weekend on cspan3. In its early years, colorado was inhabited by an eclectic group of people, from law men to ranchers to those looking to strike it rich gold mines. In her book, the bad old days of colorado, randi samuelsonbrown examines the beginning of colorados history and the characters that helped shape this state. Thank you so much for joining us tonight and continuing to get our program via video since the museum is still mostly closed to the public. For those of you who dont know me, my name is megan and im the Visitors Services and interpretation coordinator at Golden Museum and park. I plan the Adult Program and other functions of the museum. Randi hascited that joined us. Let me throw a curveball to her presentation and say we are now doing it online. Thank you so much for joining us and i will turn it over to you. Randi great. Let me share the screen and make sure weve got everything right. Thanks, everyone for c
On stage, Marlin Fitzwater, one of the longestserving press secretaries in history and one of three who served under two president s. Marlin got his start in journalism like some of you, as an eighth grade Sports Reporter in kansas. He went on a study journalism at kansas state. After graduation, more than went to washington dc with dreams of landing a job at the washington post. A number oftook government positions including jobs in the department of transportation, the environment of protection agency, and the department of the treasury. In 1981, the white house beckoned and marlin was named a special assistant to president reagan and Deputy Press Secretary for domestic affairs. As the, he was tapped press secretary for george bush in two years later, he was named president ial spokesman bears subsequently, martin remained in the west wing as press secretary to president george h. W. Bush, a position he held until bill clinton moved into the oval office in 1993. Lasted than a decade