Spin control : the White House Office of Communications and the management of presidential news / John Anthony Maltese.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maltese, John Anthony, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Government and the press--United States.

Government and the press.

Presidents--United States--Press conferences.

Presidents.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (616 p.)

Edition:

Second edition, revised.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill ; London : The University of North Carolina Press, [1994]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Spin Control, originally published in 1992, chronicles the development of the powerful White House Office of Communications and its pivotal role in molding our perception of the modern presidency. In this new edition, John Maltese brings his analysis up to date with a chapter detailing the media techniques of the Bush administration, the 1992 presidential campaign (including the use of talk shows like 'Larry King Live'), and the early Clinton administration.

Contents:

Cover Page; SPIN CONTROL; Copyright Page; Dedication; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER TWO ORIGINS OF THE OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS; CHAPTER THREE THE NIXON YEARS; CHAPTER FOUR THE NIXON YEARS; CHAPTER FIVE THE FORD YEARS; CHAPTER SIX THE CARTER YEARS; CHAPTER SEVEN THE REAGAN YEARS; CHAPTER EIGHT THE BUSH AND CLINTON YEARS; APPENDIX; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9798890864987

9780807863169

0807863165

OCLC:

831121402