About the Author
John ghes c.hu joined the Office of the Secretary of State as chief oral
historian in 2008 after a 42-year career in journalism, retiring as editor
and publisher of The Daily World at Aberdeen. He first met Slade Gorton
as a young reporter covering the Legislature in 1966. Hughes is a trustee
of the Washington State Historical Society and the author of five other
books: On the Harbor, From Black Friday to Nirvana, with Ryan Teague
Beckwith; Booth Who?, a biography of Booth Gardner; Nancy Evans, First-
rate First Lady; Lillian Walker, Washington State Civil Rights Pioneer, and
The Inimitable Adele Ferguson.