Mark Salter
Author and Politician
John McCain presidential campaign, 2008...chief strategist John Weaver both departed. Another senior aide and co-author of McCain's books, Mark Salter, reduced his role in the campaign as well (he would later return to a full role). McCain's co-chair for his Florida campaign,... In this article: John McCain, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Republican Party, New Hampshire, Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, Rick Davis, and David Petraeus |
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www.washingtonpost.com | July 11, 2007
Can McCain Come Back?
...on McCain -- tearfully, by one account -- to retain Weaver. By the time McCain returned, he had decided Nelson and Weaver had to go, with Salter put on virtual inactive status. McCain is not the first presidential candidate to begin on top...
In this article: John McCain, John Weaver, Republican Party, Rick Davis, Terry Nelson, George W. Bush, Wesley Clark, and Iowa
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www.washingtonpost.com | July 11, 2007
McCain Campaign Suffers Key Shake-Ups
...him and the campaign without pay, an arrangement worked out last week. But two officials said Salter's adviser role will be limited to McCain's official Senate duties. Other senior aides followed Nelson and Weaver in resigning Tuesday,...
In this article: John McCain, John Weaver, GOP, Terry Nelson, George W. Bush, Iraq War, Rudy Giuliani, and Mitt Romney
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www.washingtonpost.com | July 13, 2007
Rivalries Split McCain's Team
...created a behemoth of a bureaucracy to support McCain's second try at the White House. The top four -- Davis, Nelson, Weaver and Salter -- believed that a competitive campaign required all the tools of a modern operation, otherwise it would...
In this article: John McCain, Terry Nelson, John Weaver, Rick Davis, George W. Bush, Cindy McCain, Washington, and GOP
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www.washingtonpost.com | July 10, 2007
Top Aides Leave McCain Camp
...with Nelson, Weaver and Mark Salter, one of McCain's closest confidants, over operations. Salter will continue in his role as an unpaid senior adviser. On Tuesday, Davis put out a brief statement on the new structure. "This campaign has...
In this article: John McCain, John Weaver, Terry Nelson, Rick Davis, George W. Bush, GOP, New Hampshire, and Peanut butter and jelly sandwich
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www.washingtonpost.com | October 29, 2008
McCain Chief Loyalist Has New Role
...internal power struggle to become the new campaign manager. Salter, who was particularly close to Weaver and had never enjoyed a warm relationship with Davis, contemplated resigning. His misery mounted on the day that Weaver and Nelson exited.
In this article: John McCain, Rick Davis, Barack Obama, John Weaver, Sedona, Ariz, Iowa, and Terry Nelson
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www.washingtonpost.com | February 10, 2007
One Time Reformer Taps Big Donors
...would unfairly penalize them for Jack Abramoff's behavior, he agreed and withdrew his support for the provision at that time," Salter explained, referring to the lobbyist in prison for fraud, tax evasion and conspiracy. In December,...
In this article: John McCain, Republican Party, 527 Group, Tom Loeffler, and Russell Feingold
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Mark Salter is an American speechwriter from Davenport, Iowa, known for his collaborations with United States Senator John McCain on several nonfiction books as well as on political speeches.
Aside from having worked on Senator McCain's staff for 19 years (as of 2008), Salter has also written, in collaboration with McCain, the books Why Courage Matters, Faith Of My Fathers, Worth the Fighting For, Character is Destiny, and "Hard Call: Great Decisions and the Extraordinary People Who Made Them".
Salter lives in Alexandria, Virginia, with his wife Diane, and their two daughters.
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