“Lee Atwater Casts Vote For Political Humor.” By Mary Houlihan-Skilton. Chicago Sun-Times. February 16, 1996.

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Fixin’ to Die opens at a fraternity party, where conversation turns to Atwater, and segues into the entire arch of his career. Actor Brian Stepanek not only plays the lead but also portrays, among others, a voter, Ku Klux Klan member David Duke and a female student at Howard University.

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“Atwater was a new breed of political strategist,” says Myers. “He became chairman of the Republican Party but he was also an accomplished blues guitarist who performed onstage with the likes of B.B. King. There were many sides to this man.”