"Advance Man": Behind The Scenes Of A Presidential Campaign

By Steve Kraske,

Published January 8, 2015 at 3:09 PM CST

Kansas City's Steven Jacques has more than 35 years of experience in national politics. He's worked on hundreds of White House advance teams, and even more presidential campaigns.

On this edition of Up To Date, he speaks with Steve Kraske about his new novel, Advance Man: A Presidential Campaign Adventure and what the life of a White House advance man is really like.

Guest:

Steven Jacques, author of Advance Man: A Presidential Campaign Adventure.

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Steve Kraske

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