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In the Line of Fire: How to Handle Tough Questions...When It Counts
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In the Line of Fire: How to Handle Tough Questions...When It Counts

by Jerry Weissman
June 2005
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
216 pages
3h 37m
English
Pearson
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Introduction: Agility Versus Force

During my 40 years in the communications trade ranging from the control rooms of the CBS Broadcast Center in Manhattan to the boardrooms of some of America’s most prestigious corporations, I have heard…and have asked…some highly challenging questions. One of the most challenging I ever heard came during Bill Clinton’s presidency when he was engulfed in the firestorm ignited by the revelation of his extramarital affair with Monica Lewinsky, a White House intern.

Despite intense public and media pressure, Clinton continued to fulfill his presidential obligations, among them hosting a state visit by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Tony Blair. On the afternoon of February 6, 1998, after the two heads of ...

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