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As described in the May, 2002, edition of the American Journalism Review, Tom DeFrank is "one of the unsung stars of Washington journalism." The article goes on to say that "DeFrank is one of those political reporters whose institutional knowledge runs unusually deep. He has covered seven presidents, primarily during his 25 years at Newsweek. DeFrank probably knows the Bush family better than any reporter in town. He has covered the President's father since 1974, and has known the President since the 1980's, when no one dreamed he'd ever run for national office. He has covered Vice President Dick Cheney since he served as deputy White House Chief of Staff in the Ford administration in the 1970s, and he broke the news of Cheney's nomination as Vice President in 2000. DeFrank's longtime contacts enable him to piece together the kind of detailed insider "tick-tocks" that Tim Russert likes to display on Meet the Press. With a tight-lipped White House and a position at a paper that doesn't grab Beltway attention, that's no small achievement."

Topics: A Tale of Seven Presidents One of Washington's most respected President-watchers, Tom DeFrank has covered every chief executive since Richard Nixon. He was Newsweek Magazine's White House correspondent for 25 years and still spends most of his reporting week focusing on the Presidency -- especially the Bush White House. This lecture combines provocative and unconventional insights into the Presidency with crowd-pleasing anecdotes into a presentation one recent client termed "balanced...extremely well done...informative and entertaining...a delight."

All About W: What You Don't Know About the 43rd President Tom DeFrank has been interviewing and reporting on George W. Bush since 1987. In 1988 and 1992, he spent literally dozens of hours interviewing the future President in connection with Newsweek Magazine's special election issues. He spent time with Bush at his office in Dallas, his father's campaign headquarters and the White House in Washington, and at Texas Rangers baseball games. Those repeated encounters filled dozens of notebooks and have provided DeFrank with unusually keen insights into Bush's personality, operating style, likes and dislikes, and views on everything from governing to his famous parents. His extensive professional relationship with the new President is the basis for this highly anecdotal lecture.