Selling War in a Media Age : The Presidency and Public Opinion in the American Century

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Osgood, Kenneth.

Contributor:

Frank, Andrew K.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication in politics--United States--History--20th century.

Mass media and war--United States--History--20th century.

Political leadership--United States--History--20th century.

Politics and war--United States--History--20th century.

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

Presidents--United States--Public opinion--History--20th century.

Public opinion--United States--History--20th century.

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

United States--History, Military--20th century.

Local Subjects:

Communication in politics--United States--History--20th century.

Mass media and war--United States--History--20th century.

Political leadership--United States--History--20th century.

Politics and war--United States--History--20th century.

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

Presidents--United States--Public opinion--History--20th century.

Public opinion--United States--History--20th century.

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

United States--History, Military--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (291 p.)

Place of Publication:

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2010.

Summary:

George W. Bush's ""Mission Accomplished"" banner in 2003 and the misleading linkages of Saddam Hussein to the 9/11 terrorist attacks awoke many Americans to the techniques used by the White House to put the country on a war footing. Yet Bush was simply following in the footsteps of his predecessors, as the essays in this standout volume reveal in illuminating detail. Written in a lively and accessible style, Selling War in a Media Age is a fascinating, thought-provoking, must-read volume that reveals the often-brutal ways that the goal of influencing public opinion has shaped how American pr

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction. Hail to the Salesman in Chief: Domestic Politics, Foreign Policy, and the Presidency; 1. Imperial Tutor: William McKinley, the War of 1898, and the New Empire, 1898-1902; 2. War and the Health of the State: The U.S. Government and the Communications Revolution during World War I; 3. Selling Different Kinds of War: Franklin D. Roosevelt and American Public Opinion during World War II; 4. Cementing and Dissolving Consensus: Presidential Rhetoric during the Cold War, 1947-1969; 5. Hard Sell: The Korean War

6. Eisenhower's Dilemma: Talking Peace and Waging Cold War 7. "We Need to Get a Better Story to the American People": LBJ, the Progress Campaign, and the Vietnam War on Television; 8. Selling Star Wars: Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative; 9. The Ministry of Fear: Selling the Gulf Wars; 10. Conclusion. War, Democracy, and the State; Afterword. Worm's-Eye View; List of Contributors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

0-8130-4088-4