Condoleezza Rice signs with WMA (William Morris Agency)

[sabra]

Source: Hollywood Reporter

Deal includes representation for books, lectures, media

NEW YORK -- Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has made a key step in her post-Bush administration career: The William Morris Agency announced Wednesday that it has signed her as a client.

The former professor and Stanford provost has been in the Bush administration since the beginning, first as national security adviser and then as secretary of state. Her last day in office was Tuesday morning with the end of the Bush administration.

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"It was certainly a competitive situation," said Jim Wiatt, chairman and CEO of The William Morris Agency. "She was very thorough about the process and who she would feel most comfortable with and who would be speaking on her behalf."

It's unlikely that Rice will turn up as a talking head, however. The deal includes William Morris representation for books, lecture appearances, philanthropic initiatives, as well as media, sports and communications.



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[babylonsister]

1. Highest bidder? What a shock! I don't care what she has to say. nt

[luvspeas]

2. Condi will go down in history.....

and I would hate to be on that side of history.

[Dennis Donovan]

3. Oh yeah, the offers are just going to start ROLLING in.

[BrklynLiberal]

4. I figured they were going to book her to play the organ at some baseball stadium..

[david13]

5. Why not

She's been doing song and dance for a long time.
dc

[onager]

19. AND playing the organ!

Remember this Freudian slip, which was really more like a Freudian bustier and garter belt with fishnets and SS boots:

"Just the other day, my husband...er, the President..."

[Ken Burch]

6. It'd be a much better world if the William Morris Agency had the values of William Morris

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Morris

[Captain Hilts]

8. Hell, I'd settle for Abe Lastfogel. nt

[Coventina]

20. Agreed! My goal is to someday have William Morris wallpaper

in my house.

Well, that's ONE of my goals, not the only one!!

[2Design]

7. does this mean she isn't take the job at the kennedy center board

I hope it really means she is out of our government and can do nothing somewhere else

[onehandle]

9. Just get her the Hell from national security. She failed the country.

She should be deported to Saudi Arabia and be forced to live as a Saudi woman.

[madrchsod]

10. would`t be nice if she told the truth

the only thing she failed was her own self respect. she was the messenger for a corrupt and bankrupt foreign policy. her last chance of a morsel of redemption was brushed away by a phone call from her former lover

[Politicalboi]

11. Can she hold lectures

And book signings in jail?

[LeftyMom]

12. So neither Stanford nor Chevron wanted her back?

[Ken Burch]

16. I'd heard on NPR that she was planning to go back to Stanford

She could still do both. William Morris is a talent representation agency. They don't actually act as a full-time employer. I think they'd be getting Condi speaking engagements and the like.

[Solly Mack]

13. William Morris has a war criminal division?

Who knew...

[PfcHammer]

14. Disgusting. She ought to be ashamed of herself

and slither back to Palo Alto or where ever
she came from.

[pitchforksandtorches]

15. Here is what Rice had to say

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAwb2H-ZWJY

[tanyev]

17. She can become the next Boniva girl. See ya, Sally Field.

[Jokerman]

18. "War Criminal Cashes In" would have been a better headline. n/t

[Hepburn]

21. Hope it is solely for her skills as a pianist cuz....

...gawd knows she has no other talent.

[dysfunctional press]

22. sports? is she going to be a sideline commentator for the nfl, or something?

maybe she'll start a career in stand-up...she's got at least 8 years of GREAT material to work with.