The Corcoran Affair
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Philip Lentz is a veteran observer of local, state and national politics, having worked as a journalist, political aide and lobbyist. He has been a political reporter for the Chicago Tribune, the Philadelphia Bulletin, the Newark Star-Ledger and Crain?s New York Business, and an editorial writer for the New York Daily News. He has also worked in several political campaigns, including serving as press secretary for Paul Tsongas during his 1992 presidential campaign. Mr. Lentz lives in Manhattan and is the senior vice president and director of communications for the New York State Housing Finance Agency.
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The Corcoran Affair is a political thriller. President Tom Corcoran is a tough-talking conservative Republican who built his career by railing against liberals, gays and social activists. However, just as he is about to launch his re-election campaign, the President learns that he is HIV-positive and likely to come down with AIDS. The stunning news not only endangers Corcoran's presidency and threatens his marriage. It also sets off a perilous test of wills between the White House chief of staff seeking to cover up the President's health and an aggressive tabloid reporter hot on the trail of the President's secret. Their battle-raging from the front pages to the evening news to a hospital ward in the Midwest-rivets the nation as the President struggles to save his presidency while the media try to uncover the truth.
About the Author
Philip Lentz is a veteran observer of local, state and national politics. Over his career, he has been an award-winning journalist as well as a lobbyist, political adviser and communications executive. He covered state, local and national politics for the Chicago Tribune, the late Philadelphia Bulletin, the Newark Star-Ledger and Crain's New York Business. He also worked in several political campaigns, including serving as press secretary for Paul Tsongas during his 1992 presidential campaign. Mr. Lentz is currently a public relations executive and lives in Manhattan.