Book details

  • Genre:biography & autobiography
  • Sub-genre:Personal Memoirs
  • Language:English
  • Pages:164
  • Paperback ISBN:9798317852122

How To Meet Famous People

My Journey To Meeting President Nixon

By Gordon Wayman

Overview


Would you like to meet someone famous? This book can serve as a resource guide to do just that. It includes several examples of how average people met celebrities You will read specific details on how I was able to meet former President Nixon at his personal residence. I will include each step that I took in chasing that rare appointment along with details of the visit itself. I will include how I met the Vice President of NBC, Howie Mandel, Charlton Heston, Donny Osmond, Walter Cronkite, Dr. Ben Carson, Howard Stern, Johnny Carson and others. In addition, I will present several case studies on how average people met Steve Jobs, Paul McCartney, Betty White, Taylor Swift, The Bee Gees, Harrison Ford, Sonia Sotomayor, Steven Spielberg, Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, John Malkovich, Doug Collins, Mikhail Gorbachev, Ronald Reagan, Barack Obama, Donald Trump and many others. Not only will you read interesting stories on how fans met famous people, you will have a resource guide on how YOU can meet someone famous too!
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Description


Would you like to meet someone famous? This book can serve as a resource guide to do just that. It includes many examples of how average people met celebrities. It's been a long time since I met former President Richard Nixon. However, I found that this major event in my life was cemented tightly in my brain. It was like it happened yesterday. When writing this book, everything came back to me and it was like I was living the experience over again. Not many average teenagers get the opportunity to meet a former president at his personal residence and talk with him for an hour. I was honored to have that meeting. It was an event of a lifetime. In this book, you will read details of how I obtained the very rare appointment. I will unpack each step so you can re-live the experience with me. I will bring you inside Nixon's home. You will see how kind he was and how nice he treated me. I will also share with you what happened after the appointment. Additionally, you will read about how I was able to meet other famous people including Buddy Ebsen, Dan Rather, Kiefer Sutherland and others. You will read how I met the first woman Vice President of a major TV network; how I got VIP seats for the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson; how I met Charlton Heston; how I received a personal tour of the Nixon Library and Museum by the Executive Director; and how I got my Nixon story on television, radio and in newspapers nationwide. You will also read about my experience as a Page at the 1980 Republican National Convention with behind the scenes look at all the famous people, I ran into backstage including catching legendary Walter Cronkite in a temper tantrum. I present several case studies of how average people met famous people such as Steve Jobs, Paul McCartney, the Bee Gees, Betty White, Harrison Ford, Howie Mandel, Matthew Broderick, Ben Carson, Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor, Mikhail Gorbachev, Jimmy Carter, Donald Trump, Barack Obama and many more. In addition, I give specific steps and ideas on how anyone can meet a celebrity. If you are interested in autographs, I will give you tips on how to obtain them. I have included several examples of how others obtained autographs of celebrities and politicians without meeting them in person. Do You want to meet someone famous? If so, read my book! My hope is that you can use this book as a guide for YOU to meet a famous person too!
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About The Author


Gordon Wayman lives in the Metro St. Louis town of Caseyville, Illinois and has a winter home in Naples, Florida. His first published book was titled, While You Do Your Business: A Bathroom Reader that Makes you Laugh in all the Right Places. In addition, he has published several articles for MOVE Magazine and other publications. Gordon was born and raised in Benton, Illinois, a small town in Southern Illinois known for the boyhood home of actor John Malkovich and NBA sports legend Doug Collins. Gordon is a Christian and active in the Skyline Church in O'Fallon, Illinois and the First Naples Church in Naples, Florida. Gordon worked as an executive for Illinois state government for 35 years. He has worked as a consultant for Wayman Communications and for the United States Department of Commerce as a Partnership Specialist. Gordon is married to Charlotte Wayman. They have one daughter, Amanda who married Joseph Dixon in 2025.
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