The rhetorical presidency, propaganda, and the Cold War, 1945-1955 / Shawn J. Parry-Giles.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Parry-Giles, Shawn J., 1960-

Series:

Praeger series in presidential studies 1062-0931

Praeger series in presidential studies, 1062-0931

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972.

Truman, Harry S.

Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969.

Eisenhower, Dwight D.

Presidents.

History.

United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.

United States.

Politics and government.

Presidents--United States--Language--History--20th century.

Rhetoric--Political aspects--United States--History--20th century.

Rhetoric.

Rhetoric--Political aspects.

Propaganda, American--History--20th century.

Propaganda, American.

Cold War.

United States--Foreign relations--1945-1953.

International relations.

United States--Foreign relations--1953-1961.

Physical Description:

xxix, 230 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002.

Contents:

Introduction: The Rhetorical Presidency and U.S. Propaganda in the Twentieth Century xvii

Part I The Period of Propaganda and News 1

1 The Truman Administration's Legalization of Peacetime Propaganda 3

2 The Journalistic Paradigm: U.S. Domestic and International Propaganda, 1947-1949 31

Part II The Period of Militarization 47

3 Creating a Militarized Propaganda Structure Through the CIA, PSB, and Campaign of Truth 49

4 Militarized Propaganda and the Campaign of Truth, 1950-1952 75

Part III The Period of Institutionalization and Psychological Strategy 105

5 McCarthyism and the Rise and Fall of Congressional Involvement in Propaganda Operations 107

6 Propaganda as a Presidential Tool in the Eisenhower White House 129

7 The Rhetorical Presidency and the Eisenhower Administration, 1953-1955 151

Conclusion: Expanding the Rhetorical Presidency 183.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [197]-217) and index.

ISBN:

0275974634

OCLC:

47201088