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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Greenberg, David, 1968-     Subjects     Presidents -- United States -- History.     Presidents -- United States -- Public opinion -- History.     Presidents -- United States -- Biography.     Public relations and politics -- United States -- History.     Communication in politics -- United States -- History.     Public opinion -- Political aspects -- United States -- History.     Political consultants -- United States -- Biography.     Spin doctors -- United States -- Biography.     Critics -- United States -- Biography.     United States -- Politics and government.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Greenberg, David, 1968-       by title:      Republic of spin : a...         MARC Display

Republic of spin : an inside history of the American presidency / David Greenberg. by Greenberg, David, 1968- New York, N.Y. : W.W. Norton & Company, c2016. Subjects Presidents -- United States -- History.   Presidents -- United States -- Public opinion -- History.   Presidents -- United States -- Biography.   Public relations and politics -- United States -- History.   Communication in politics -- United States -- History.   Public opinion -- Political aspects -- United States -- History.   Political consultants -- United States -- Biography.   Spin doctors -- United States -- Biography.   Critics -- United States -- Biography.   United States -- Politics and government. ISBN:  9780393067064 (hardcover) : 0393067068 (hardcover) Description:  xvii, 540 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm Edition:  First edition. Requests:  0 Summary:  "The most powerful political tool of the modern presidency is control of the message and the image. The Greeks called it 'rhetoric,' Gilded Age politicians called it 'publicity,' and some today might call it 'lying,' but spin is a built-in feature of American democracy. Presidents deploy it to engage, persuade, and mobilize the people--in whom power ultimately resides. Presidential historian David Greenberg recounts the development of the White House spin machine from Teddy Roosevelt to Barack Obama. His sweeping narrative introduces us to the visionary advisers who taught politicians to manage the press, gauge public opinion, and master the successive new media of radio, television, and the Internet. We see Wilson pioneering the press conference, FDR scheming with his private pollsters, Reagan's aides hatching sound bites, and George W. Bush staging his extravagant photo-ops. We also see the past century's most provocative political critics, from H.L. Mencken to Stephen Colbert, grappling with the ambiguous role of spin in a democracy-- its capacity for misleading but also for leading"--Provided by publisher.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Language, Literature & History 973.099 Gr Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 973.099 Greenb Checked In Add Copy to MyList Mililani Public Library Adult Nonfiction 973.099 Gr Checked In Add Copy to MyList Pahoa P/S Library Adult Nonfiction 973.099 Gr Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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