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Robert Barnett, a powerhouse Washington, D.C., attorney who secured blockbuster book deals for presidents and media stars alike, has died. He was 79.

Barnett, who was born in Illinois, was the literary representative for Barack and Michelle Obama, Bill and Hillary Clinton and dozens of other leaders and media moguls. He also represented Edward M. Kennedy, Dick Cheney and Mitch McConnell. He embodied an era when working freely with both Democrats and Republicans was commonplace.

He died Thursday night at Sibley Memorial Hospital of an "undisclosed illness," one of Barnett's partners at Williams & Connolly, Michael F. O'Connor, told The Associated Press. Additional details were not immediately available.

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