Tony's Diary Package — page 147

Interviews with friends and colleagues offer overlapping descriptions of a man as dedicated to hard work - endless hours peppered with power walks - as he is to his wife, scientist Christine Grady, and three accomplished daughters. They describe a man who takes as much pride in his Bolognese pasta sauce (the key, one friend says, is the long-simmering time) as he does in enduring relationships. He's a burger and beer at the bar guy, but also a public servant built for our trying times. "Tony's capable of elevating his game to whatever is needed, and more has been demanded of him now than in any time in his career," says Michael Osterholm, director of the University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy. "In the eyes of the American public, he's the voice we need right now, one of credibility."