Former Newsweek White House correspondent Eleanor Clift will have a book signing Monday, March 30, at 7 p.m. in Mossman 101 on the Southwestern College campus.  There is no admission charge to attend.

She will read from her most recent book, “Two Weeks of Life.” The book recounts the last two weeks as her husband lay dying quietly at their home.

Clift became a contributing editor of Newsweek magazine in September 1994. She writes on the Washington power structure, the influence of women in politics, and other issues. She also served as congressional and political correspondent for six years. She was a key member of the magazine’s 1992 election team. In June 1992 she was named deputy Washington bureau chief. As a reporter in Newsweek’s Atlanta bureau, Clift covered Jimmy Carter’s bid for the presidency.

Clift began her career as a secretary to Newsweek’s National Affairs editor in New York. She was one of the first women at the magazine to move from secretary to reporter. Clift left Newsweek briefly in 1985 to serve as White House correspondent for The Los Angeles Times. She returned to Newsweek the following year to cover the Iran-Contra scandal. Clift is a regular panelist on the syndicated talk show “The McLaughlin Group,” and a political analyst for the MSNBC News Network.

Clift and her late husband, Tom Brazaitis, who was a columnist for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, wrote two books together, “War Without Bloodshed: The Art of Politics,” and “Madam President: Shattering the Last Glass Ceiling.” Clift’s book, “Founding Sisters,” is about the passage of the 19th amendment giving women the vote.

Clift is one of two keynote speakers for SC Communication Day on Tuesday, March 31.  She will address high school and college journalism students.

For more information about the book signing or SC Communication Day, contact Marla Sexson, director of admissions, at (620) 229-6364.