Spin Control: The White House Office of Communications and the Management of Presidential NewsSpin 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 analys |
Contents
Introduction | |
Origins of the Office of Communications | 11 |
The Nixon Years Beginnings and Evolution | 26 |
The Nixon Years A House Divided | 73 |
The Ford Years Decline and Resurgence | 115 |
The Carter Years Getting Control | 147 |
The Reagan Years Perfecting the Art of Communication | 177 |
The Bush and Clinton Years Postscript | 213 |
Appendix | 239 |
Notes | 253 |
Bibliography | 287 |
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