It’s a rare look into how presidential administrations really work: this week, Discovery Channel is airing interviews conducted by longtime ABC Newser Chris Whipple, now an independent producer who sat down with all twenty living former White House Chiefs of Staff.
The Presidents’ Gatekeepers, a four-hour series, continues tonight at 9pET with its second installment, featuring Chiefs ranging from Don Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney to Rahm Emanuel and Leon Panetta.
The official Gatekeepers party was held Tuesday in Washington, with five Chiefs in attendance: Jim Jones (Lyndon Johnson), Jack Watson (Jimmy Carter), and John Sununu (George H.W. Bush) — all pictured above — along with Ken Duberstein (Ronald Reagan) and Josh Bolten (George W. Bush). Various other politicos and newsers also were there, including ABC’s Political Director Rick Klein.
Tuesday turned out to be a big night for television launch events in DC, with CNN also holding a bash to celebrate the new Crossfire.