The Snow Papers
| Author | Richard Smart |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Little Brown & Co. |
Publication date | 1985 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | |
| ISBN | 0-316-79876-2 Search this book on  . |
The Snow Papers; A Memoir of Illusion, Power-Lust, and Cocaine, by Richard Smart, is a book whose central theme is the author's period of addiction to cocaine.
Snow Papers is a "gripping memoir" written by Richard Smart, an attorney and Washington, D.C. "hotshot" government consultant who lost his career to cocaine use.[1][2][3] Clark writes that between 1978 and 1982, he "used cocaine like coffee, from morning to midnight."[4] He writes about taking cocaine daily with a Congressman in the Congressman's office, and how it ruined both of their careers.[5]
After the memoir was published, Smart became something of a poster child in anti-drug-addiction campaigns.[2]
A portion of the book covers Smart's role as an insider in Robert F Kennedy's 1968 Democratic nomination campaign, and his assassination at a victory celebration (RFK had essentially won the nomination) on June 4, 1968.[4][5] Smart was also a campaign aide to Alan Cranston.[5]
In the book, Smart argues that if, when an addict is about to hit bottom, he or she has something to live for, he may be able to recover.[1] In Smart's case, this "something" was his wife and their child.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Schwartz, Amy E. (28 July 1986). "The Cocaine Honeymoon: Playing With Fate". Hartford Courant.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Millman, Nancy (14 March 1986). "Ad Council cocaine war features ex-abusers". Chicago Sun-Times.
- ↑ "The Snow Papers by Richard Smart". Ottawa Citizen. 8 March 1986.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Battiata, Mary (17 March 1986). "Dashing Through the Snow". Washington Post. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Media Notes". New York Magazine. 29 July 1985.
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