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SUMMARY:Don’t Tell the President
DESCRIPTION:At Charleston Library Society. “ Don’t Tell the President is 
 a collection of the greatest tales of triumph and near-crisis in preside
 ntial advance. Behind every seamless campaign appearance and presidentia
 l affair lies the meticulous work of event planners and advance teams—th
 e little-known professionals who transform political logistics into care
 fully choreographed performances.” – Jon Meacham\, Foreword to Don’t Tel
 l the President . We look forward to hosting two former staffers to Pres
 ident George H. W. Bush\, Chief of Staff Jean Becker\, and personal driv
 er Tom Collamore for illuminating first-hand accounts of pivotal and int
 riguing events from the Rose Garden to Air Force One and foreign trips t
 o the campaign trail for every modern-day president from Lyndon Johnson 
 to Barack Obama\, a few First Ladies and even a vice president or two. P
 urchase Tickets HERE! If you are unable to attend the event\, but would 
 like to purchase one or more copies\, please visit Buxton Books here . P
 rior to the program\, we invite our Fellows Members to enjoy Happy Hour 
 from 5:00 – 6:00 pm\, downstairs in the Dr. Suzan D. Boyd Fellows Club L
 ounge. About the Book Don’t Tell the President is a collection of the gr
 eatest tales of triumph and near-crisis in presidential advance. Behind 
 every seamless campaign appearance and presidential affair lies the meti
 culous work of event planners and advance teams—the little-known profess
 ionals who transform political logistics into carefully choreographed pe
 rformances. Here are illuminating first-hand accounts from dedicated emp
 loyees who worked for every modern-day president from Lyndon Johnson to 
 Barack Obama\, a few First Ladies\, a few vice presidents\, and a few wa
 nnabes. Allowing us to witness presidential history and politics from a 
 new angle\, Don’t Tell the President brings together the hilarious chaos
  of Veep and the grandeur of The West Wing . It is a memorable and at ti
 mes laugh-out-loud funny look at how many presidential events happen—and
  how many almost went awry. About the Authors Jean Becker Jean Becker se
 rved as chief of staff for President George H.W. Bush for nearly twenty-
 five years. She’s the editor of Pearls of Wisdom by Barbara Bush\; autho
 r of the New York Times bestseller\, The Man I Knew: The Amazing Story o
 f George H.W. Bush’s Post-Presidency\; and Character Matters… And Other 
 Life Lessons from George H.W. Bush. Her current book\, Don’t Tell the Pr
 esident: The Best\, Worst\, and Mostly Untold Stories from Presidential 
 Advance \, written with Tom Collamore\, came out February 3rd\, 2026. Pr
 ior to her post as Chief of Staff\, Jean served as deputy press secretar
 y to First Lady Barbara Bush and was a newspaper reporter for 10 years\,
  including a four-year stint at USA TODAY. Tom Collamore Tom Collamore f
 irst met President George H.W. Bush in 1978 as his driver and became par
 t of his inner circle of staffers. Tom served in various roles throughou
 t the twelve years of President Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush’s adm
 inistrations and has been an advisor to the George and Barbara Bush Foun
 dation for over thirty years. After government\, Tom enjoyed a long care
 er as a senior corporate executive and trade association leader. He’s th
 e founder of Collamore Consulting Group\, which provides strategic couns
 el to CEO’s of companies\, associations\, and nonprofits. He lives in Ma
 ryland with his wife\, Jacqueline\, and they are the proud parents of fo
 ur grown children.\n\nTickets: https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/even
 t/dont-tell-the-president/\n\nhttps://findlocal.community/event/68c7c5e1
 -5248-4c79-b56e-4fca60fb075f
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King St\, Charleston\, SC 29401
URL:https://findlocal.community/event/68c7c5e1-5248-4c79-b56e-4fca60fb075
 f
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