Sean Spicer was an American political aide who served as White House Press Secretary and White House Communications Director under President Donald Trump in 2017.
After an organisational shake-up, Spicer resigned, citing his disappointment in a recent appointment of a new communications director. President Trump appointed Wall Street financier Anthony Scaramucci in the role Spicer had partially filled himself.
Spicer was reported to say that the White House “could benefit from a clean slate” and that with the new appointment there was a risk of “too many cooks in the kitchen” in the White House media operation.
The 45 year old father of two said he “would stay on for a few weeks to achieve a smooth transition”, and that he was looking forward to spending more time with his family.
To commemorate his departure we have found a handful of books Spicer may have found useful while he was still working for the White House. After a few public foot-in-mouth incidents, and his less-than-perfect oratory skills, he perhaps should have read up on these excellent titles…
1. TED Talks: The Official TED Guide To Public Speaking by Chris Anderson
2. Public Relations for Dummies by Eric Yaverbaum
3. Elocution Simplified: or How to Read and Speak Correctly & Effectively by J. C. Kyger
4. KL: A History of the Nazi Concentration Camps by Nikolaus Wachsmann
5. Live From New York: The Complete Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live by James Andrew Miller
6. Greater Estimations: A Fun Introduction To Estimating Large Numbers by Bruce Goldstone
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