Tom DeFrank is an award-winning journalist who has covered the White House since 1970, reporting on the activities of Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton. He is the co-author of Bare Knuckles and Back Rooms, the memoir of political consultant Ed Rollins. Tom DeFrank is also co-author of The Politics of Diplomacy, the memoirs of former Secretary of State James A. Baker, III and Quest for the Presidency - 92. In his speeches, he provides a penetrating look at and amusing anecdotes of current events and the Washington political scene.