Drawing on a long career as an investigative journalist, Joe Spear tells the chilling story of how the Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Reagan administrations have controlled and manipulated the press.
In this remarkable new history, acclaimed scholar Harold Holzer examines the dual rise of the American presidency and the media that shaped it.
The Presidents and the Press
... Safire, Before the Fall, 357, 656; Liebovich, Richard Nixon, 4. 19. “Oral History Interview with H. R. Haldeman,” 63–68; McClendon, Mr. President, Mr. President!, 129; Mascaro, Into the Fray, 321. 20. Safire, Before the Fall, 360. 21 ...
REPORTERS'DEPENDENCE ON THE WHITE HOUSE The nature of the White House beat is that reporters depend on the officials they cover for access and information . If the administration decides to stonewall them , there is often little they ...
This work re-examines the emergence of the 20th-century media President, whose authority to govern depends largely on his ability to generate public support by appealing to the citizenry through the news media.
President Obama ushered in the social media presidency, while President Trump has become the tweeter-in-chief. This book shows how each of these developments affects what is communicated and how it is received by the public.
Three Press Secretaries on the Presidency and the Press: Jody Powell, George Reedy, Jerry TerHorst
Discusses the relationship between the Presidency and the American press, describing in detail the influence of some recent President-press secretary teams on the success or failure of the administration.
... 223-24 Bayard , Thomas F. , 289 Blair , Montgomery , 206 Beach , Moses Y. , 125-26 Blessing , Tim H. , 256 Beech ... Karl A. , 432 Boynton , Charles , 335 Bickham , W. D. , 235 Bradford , John , 46 Biddle , Nicholas , 87 Bradford ...
The Presidents and the Press: Truman to Johnson