Naked Washington
George Bush's press secretary
Marlin Fitzwater turns reporter to examine Washington's deteriorating relationship with the press.
The relentless pressures within the White House have long been recognised as making it a graveyard for marriages and personal relationships, but those working in government have come increasingly under the scrutiny of the press. Whereas Kennedy's indiscretions were never publicised at the time, three decades later Clinton finds himself accused of womanising and financial mismanagement.
Fitzwater asks what has gone wrong - is it the fault of the politicians, or has the press become too vindictive?
Producer Colleen Toomey
EditorGlynnJones