Released on: January 30, 2008, 9:39 am

Press Release Author: David E. Johnson

Industry: Entertainment

Press Release Summary: Book Raises Poignant Question In This Election Year With
Change A Buzzword - Is Change Always A Good Thing?

Press Release Body: Atlanta, GA/January 30, 2008 - THE GOLDEN YEARS (ISBN
978-1889574-288, Sentry Press, 2007) by former Florida State Senator Robert McKnight
(D) recalls an era of Florida politics that belies the title of the book. In his
book, Senator McKnight provides a firsthand look back at Florida politics in the
1970's and 1980's which many historians view as the Sunshine State's epoch in
political and governmental reform. Senator McKnight provides a lively memoir that
recalls his political career and some of the names that became familiar not only to
Floridians but political observers throughout the nation such as Rueben Askew and
Bob Graham. Yet THE GOLDEN YEARS is more than a personal memoir of Senator
McKnight, it is also a book that is timely for this political season and poses the
question is change always a good thing, just for the sake of change or is sometimes
experience a true asset? Senator McKnight also offers twenty practical tips for
anyone entering the political arena and his insight on five politicians who never
made it to the White House but would have made excellent Presidents perhaps even
better than the men who were elected.

"The 1970's and 1980's were just as the title of my memoir suggests, the Golden
Years of Florida politics, just as these years were in other states as well, as were
fuelled by reformers who wanted to bring accountability and ethics to our state and
nation after the excesses of Vietnam and Watergate," said Senator McKnight. "I was
honored and fortunate to have been a part of the fundamental change that transformed
Florida as both a member of the State House and State Senate. In THE GOLDEN YEARS,
I seek to explain this unique period of time and also to offer tips for those who
are seeking to enter into politics.

"While THE GOLDEN YEARS and my career centered on Florida, anyone throughout the
nation can gain a greater perspective of the dynamics that drove and changed our
politics and government in the 1970's and 1980's from this book," concluded Senator
McKnight. "Finally, I want to pay tribute to five outstanding public servants who
in my opinion would have made excellent Presidents and left a positive impact on
America and the world.

THE GOLDEN YEARS recounts McKnight's entry into politics as a Florida State
Representative as a new wind of reform was blowing across the states as a result of
the closed politics of the late 1960's and the scandal Watergate. In 1978, McKnight
defeated two state senators to begin his own career in the Florida Senate. Today,
he resides with his wife, Susan in Tallahassee, Florida. Senator McKnight is a
graduate of Florida Southern College and holds a Masters of Business Administration
from Florida State University.

Additional information on THE GOLDEN YEARS and Senator McKnight may be obtained at
www.bobmcknight.com.

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