Gold, Victor, 1928-2017

Victor "Vic" Gold (September 25, 1928 – June 5, 2017) was an American journalist, author, and Republican political consultant. Gold began his career as a lawyer and advisor to the Democratic Party in Alabama before switching to the Republican Party. He worked as deputy press secretary for Senator Barry Goldwater during the 1964 presidential election and press secretary for Vice President Spiro T. Agnew from 1970 to 1973. Gold left politics for a time to work as a writer and political commentator, returning in 1979 as a speechwriter to the presidential campaign of George H. W. Bush during the 1980 Republican presidential primary and was an advisor to Bush's 1988 and 1992 campaigns. Gold later split with the Republicans over the 2003 invasion of Iraq and left the party in 2016. He was the author of several published works of non-fiction. He co-authored George H. W. Bush's 1987 autobiography and co-authored a 1988 novel with Lynne Cheney.