Follow the Leader, A Dog's-Eye View of Washington, DC as told to Mary Vincent Eastbank Press.Click the picture of Leader on his book cover, right, to enlarge it.
From the animal shelter to a Watergate condominium, from a doomed outcome to a life of Washington's dog-about-town, a media personality on Larry King Live television.
A beloved member of the Bob and Elizabeth Dole family photographed in portraits by eminent photographers; Adorable schnauzer dog Leader Dole is seen here not only as a Washington insider but also as a typical DC tourist posing in front of Washington's most popular monuments.
See Leader at the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, the Smithsonian Castle, the Albert Einstein statue, the war memorials, Frederick Douglass House --- Leader samples them all like millions of tourists before him -- he's usually the center of attention.
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Table of Contents
My Journey 12 Discover Leader as a shelter foundling who moves-literally overnight-to a Watergate apartment and a position of prominence in Washington. See his skillful rise to power, as he is crowned Chair Dog of the Bark Ball and named Mr. September for the Ralston Purina Calendar. Meet Leader's media mentors: Larry King, Willard Scott, Jay Leno and David Letterman. Learn why General Hugh Shelton and General (Ret.) Barry McCaffrey recommend Leader to the CIA. My Hometown 46 Introduced by Mayor Anthony Williams, this section features fifteen color photos of Leader's tour of Washington's monuments, from the Lincoln Memorial to Cedar Hill, the Frederick Douglass Home in Anacostia. Leader offers personal commentary at each sight, but learns from Einstein at his Memorial that "Politics is for the moment, an equation is for eternity." My Internet Victory 78 In America's first national election via the World Wide Web, Leader's battle with Socks is a "Fight For the Run of the White House," according to the Baltimore Sun. Leader easily defeats the Arkansas tom cat by the widest margin ever recorded for any White House candidate. "Masterpiece of a home page," an e-mail from Norway, is a typical response from Leader's enthusiastic supporters. Therein lies the secret to his victory, and why his site (firstdog.com) is still one of the most popular net stops. My Watergate Days Inevitably. Leader becomes a movie star when he is recruited to portray himself in the biography of Leader Dole. The film, The Political Animal, receives rave reviews when it is telecast on USA Network, preceding its annual live broadcast of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show from Madison Square Garden. This section features the beauty of Leader's playground at the Watergate, through its changing seasons, with scenes that any Hollywood set designer would envy.
PHOTO CREDITS
AP /Wide World Photos, David Adler, Eddie Adams, Harry Benson, PF Bentley TIME, Michael J. N Bowles, Cameron Davidson, Lynn Bogert Dykstra, Focused Images Photography, Inc., Cover : Deborah Feingold / Outline, Back Cover, Judy Foley, John Harrington / Blackstar, Ben Man, Laura Patterson / ROLLCALL , Judd Pilossof, Alan Porter, NBC News Archives, Gay Schackelford
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"This is awfully nice, folks! This book is about Leader -- from shelter to stardom. I loved Leader! LOVED leader! I worked with Leader a lot -- he was my friend."Willard Scott, Today Show
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Names in the Index
Alexander, Claude 40 Ballard, Shirley 15, 27 Batt, Sniffer 81, 82, 89 Bentley, P.F. 25 Bolivar, Simon 67 Boom from Ohio, 81, 88 Buggsy, the Bichon Frise 91 Bungee, 84 Bury, Susan 40 Bush, Spot 81, 86 Bush. Millie 81 Cardinal Hill Imaging 86, 90 Cargill, John 95 Charlie Bear 88 Christensen, Ted 79 Ciftci, Claire 107 Nikky 107 Cliff, the iguana 81, 84 Clinton, Socks 83, 90, 94, 95, 96 Coats, Sugar 86 Corky 84 Craig, Senator Larry 82 Craig, Pudge 82 David, the cockatiel 90 Davidson, Cameron 32 Dole, Bob Dole, Elizabeth Dole, Robert Douglass, Frederick 47, 48 Dykstra, Lynn Bogert 47 Efron, Jean 107 Jelly 107 Einstein, Albert 74 Ella from West Virginia 84 Ellis, Charlotte 15, 16 Foley, Schotzie 92 Fordyce, Rainbow 82 Fowler, Kendra 95 Gorton, Brig 82 Samuel Gorton 82 Gramm, Senator Phil 82 Gus 82 Healey, Mary 40 Heidi Bear 86 Hughes, Marja 107 Hughes, Shadow 107 Jacco from Australia 91 Jefferson, Thomas 56 Jones, Wilbert 21, 22, 28 Kansas, Charlie 90 Karl, Jonathan 85, 90 King, Larry 36 Khemosabey 81, 84 Leavitt, Mike 86 Riley 86
Leno, Jay 37 Letterman, David 38 Ueber, 88 Lincoln, Abraham 77 Little Mac, the Sheltie 91 Lucky Boy 84 Lugar, Magnum MG 86 Lugar, Senator and Mrs. 86 McCaffrey, Gen.(Ret.) Barry 44 McCloud, Marine Capt. Joseph Trane 94 McGriff from Canada 90 Mclaughlin, John 93, 94, 95 Michelsen, Marianne 91 Miss Taylor 86 Misty,88 Monica 103 Mr. Tibbs 90 Mulford, Carolyn 33 Norda!, Audun 91 Oftebro, Svein 90 Pataki, Jefferson 86 Patterson, Laura 30 Phoebe, the Dachshund 90 Queenie from Brazil 90 Ridge, Allie & Mollie 82 Ryan, Jo Jo 104 Sadlier, David 105 Samui from Korea 91 Schmidt, Chippy 91 Scott, Willard 42 43 Shayna 86 Shelton, Gen. Hugh 44 Shojai, Amy 95 Siemer, Jim 96 Sorenson, Chad R. 91 Sox the cat Tescoe, Chichie 107,108 Sable 107 The Humane Society of the U.S 93, 94, 95 Thurmond, Senator Strom 105 USA Network 102 Valentina the Boxer 91 Washington, DC Humane Society 39 40110111 Washington, George 58 Weld, Rosie 86 Williams, Mayor Anthony 46 Williamson, Al 91 Ybarra, Shirley 27
