Jean Becker served as chief of staff for President George H. W. Bush for nearly twenty-five years. She is the editor of Pearls of Wisdom (with Barbara Bush) and the author of the New York Times bestseller The Man I Knew: The Amazing Story of George H. W. Bush’s Post Presidency and Character Matters: And Other Life Lessons from George H. W. Bush. She also served as deputy press secretary to First Lady Barbara Bush and was a newspaper reporter for ten years, including four years at USA Today.Tom Collamore first met President George H.W. Bush in 1978 as his driver and became part of his inner circle of staffers. Tom served in various senior roles throughout the twelve years of President Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush’s administrations and has been an advisor to the George and Barbara Bush Foundation for over twenty-five years. After government Tom enjoyed a long career as a senior corporate executive and trade association leader. He’s the founder of Collamore Consulting Group, providing strategic counsel to CEO’s of companies, associations and non-profits. He lives in Maryland with his wife Jacqueline and they are the proud parents of four grown children.

"Mark Twain once said truth is stranger than fiction. Here’s the proof in this incredible behind-the-scenes look at presidential advance. The stories are wild—you won’t be able to put it down. " — Brad Meltzer, New York Times bestselling author of The JFK Conspiracy"Don’t Tell the President is the book you didn’t know you needed. I delighted in the behind the scenes tales of putting together presidential events. What a triumph for Jean and Tom — we owe them a debt of gratitude for writing these stories down. They are priceless! Long live the advance teams — no longer the best kept secret in political communications." — Dana Perino, New York Times bestselling author of I Wish Someone Had Told Me...

Jean Becker served as chief of staff for President George H. W. Bush for nearly twenty-five years. She is the editor of Pearls of Wisdom (with Barbara Bush) and the author of the New York Times bestseller The Man I Knew: The Amazing Story of George H. W. Bush’s Post Presidency and Character Matters: And Other Life Lessons from George H. W. Bush. She also served as deputy press secretary to First Lady Barbara Bush and was a newspaper reporter for ten years, including four years at USA Today.Tom Collamore first met President George H.W. Bush in 1978 as his driver and became part of his inner circle of staffers. Tom served in various senior roles throughout the twelve years of President Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush’s administrations and has been an advisor to the George and Barbara Bush Foundation for over twenty-five years. After government Tom enjoyed a long career as a senior corporate executive and trade association leader. He’s the founder of Collamore Consulting Group, providing strategic counsel to CEO’s of companies, associations and non-profits. He lives in Maryland with his wife Jacqueline and they are the proud parents of four grown children.

"Mark Twain once said truth is stranger than fiction. Here’s the proof in this incredible behind-the-scenes look at presidential advance. The stories are wild—you won’t be able to put it down. " — Brad Meltzer, New York Times bestselling author of The JFK Conspiracy"Don’t Tell the President is the book you didn’t know you needed. I delighted in the behind the scenes tales of putting together presidential events. What a triumph for Jean and Tom — we owe them a debt of gratitude for writing these stories down. They are priceless! Long live the advance teams — no longer the best kept secret in political communications." — Dana Perino, New York Times bestselling author of I Wish Someone Had Told Me...