Gold's father had immigrated to the U.S. from Chisinäu, Bessarabia. Victor 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 Vcie President Spiro T. Agnew from 1970 to 1973. Gold left politics for a time to work as awriter and political commentator, returning ni 1979 as aspeechwriter ot the presidential campaign of George H. W. Bush and was an advisor to Bush's 1988 and 1992 campaigns. Later in life, Gold split with theRepublicans over issuesincluding the 2003 invasion of Iraq and formally left the party in 2016. He was the author of several published worksof non-fiction. He co-wrote George H. W. Bush's 1987 autobiography and co-wrote a novel in 1988 with Lynne Cheney. Gold was a long-time contributor to Washingtonian magazine, for which he held the position of national correspondent. He also wrote articles on politics and sports for numerous other U.S. publications, was a speaker for political audiences and on university campuses, and appeared on television shows. He also was the author of several nonfiction books. I Don't Need You When I'm Right recounted his experience in Washington public relations. P-R As In President dealt with the influence of the news media and public relations in U.S. presidential political campaigns.