Dr Anthony Fauci has revealed he is making notes for his memoir, but insisted that he was fully focused on combating the COVID-19 pandemic despite a new documentary being made of his work.
Fauci, the nation's top public health official, who has advised seven presidents, told The New York Times that he had no time to actually sit and write his memoir.
The book is not imminent: As a federal official, he will be barred from entering discussions about publishing his memoirs until he quits.
'I'm not completely crazy to think that I'm going to be doing this when I'm 92,' he said.
Dr Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since 1984, is the subject of a new documentary. In an interview to promote it, he revealed he is also writing his memoirs
The documentary shows Fauci as a young clinician, and features him talking about his love of medicine and public health
Fauci is seen testifying before a Senate committee on July 20. His hearings have become increasingly contentious
He told the paper he is focused on 'ending this pandemic, you know, putting it in the rearview mirror, and then maybe taking a deep breath and thinking about retiring.'
His wife, Christine Grady, said that the 80-year-old has not had a single full day off in 18 months and was 'exhausted'.
Fauci spoke to the paper to promote the new documentary, which will air on Disney+ in October.
He said he was a 'modest, humble person' who only agreed to media requests when he thought it might help promote a public health goal.
He conceded, however, that his critics would not believe him.
Fauci said that he told the documentary makers that their following him could not impede his work. The filming started before the pandemic, in 2019, when Janet Tobias became interested 'in this idea of him as a long-serving public servant in an era when public servants aren't particularly valued.'
Fauci said he told her: 'This is not going to be, take one, take two, take three on a movie set.'
The new documentary features home videos showing Fauci fooling around and
