Clash : presidents and the press in times of crisis / Jon Marshall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marshall, Jon, 1963- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Press and politics--United States--History--20th century.

Press and politics.

Presidents--Press coverage.

Presidents.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (424 pages)

Place of Publication:

Lincoln, Nebraska : Potomac Books, [2022]

Summary:

Clash describes the powerful political, technological, economic, and social forces that shape the relationship between presidents and the press and how that relationship shapes public opinion. Jon Marshall argues that the press now faces new threats and must grow stronger: American democracy depends on it.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Introduction

1. John Adams and the Imprisoned Press

2. Abraham Lincoln and the Power of an Advocating Press

3. Woodrow Wilson, Presidential Propaganda, and the Suppression of the Press

4. Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the Power of New Media

5. Richard Nixon and the Making of Enemies

6. Ronald Reagan and the Taming of the Press

7. Bill Clinton and the Scandalized Press

8. George W. Bush and the War on Truth

9. Barack Obama and the Fragmented Media

10. Donald Trump and the Art of the Lie

11. Donald Trump and the Year of Crises

12. Presidents and the Crisis of the Press

Acknowledgments

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Marshall, Jon Clash

ISBN:

9781640125278