Speaking frequently on the TV circuit, McClellan told Keith Olbermann in an interview on June 9, 2008, regarding the Iraq War planning: "I don't think there was a conspiracy theory there, some conspiracy to deliberately mislead. I consider him a fundamentally decent person, and I do not believe he or his White House deliberately or consciously sought to deceive the American people." In a Washington Post article on June 1, 2008, McClellan said of Bush: "I still like and admire George W. His book was also critical of the White House press corps for being too accepting of the administration's perspective on the war, and of Condoleezza Rice for being "too accommodating" and overly careful about protecting her own reputation. McClellan stopped short of saying that Bush purposely lied about his reasons for the 2003 invasion of Iraq, writing that the administration was not "employing out-and-out deception" to make the case for war in 2002, though he did assert the administration relied on an aggressive "political propaganda campaign" to sell the Iraq War. In the book, he accused Bush of "self-deception" and of maintaining a " permanent campaign approach" to governing rather than making the best choices. McClellan criticized the Bush Administration in his 2008 memoir, What Happened. Main article: What Happened (McClellan book) He married Jill Martinez in November 2003. Page Keeton, longtime Dean of the University of Texas School of Law and renowned expert in tort law. McClellan's brother Mark headed the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and was formerly Commissioner for the Food and Drug Administration. Family īorn in Austin, Texas, McClellan is the youngest son of Carole Keeton, former Texas State Comptroller and former 2006 independent Texas gubernatorial candidate, and attorney Barr McClellan. He is now the Vice President for Communications at Seattle University. McClellan was the longest serving press secretary under George W.
He replaced Ari Fleischer as press secretary in July 2003 and served until May 10, 2006. 1 New York Times bestseller about the Bush Administration titled What Happened. He was also the author of a controversial No. Bush, he was the 24th person to hold this post. Scott McClellan (born February 14, 1968) is the former White House Press Secretary (2003–06) for President George W.
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