Selling war in a media age : the presidency and public opinion in the American century /
Selling war in a media age : the presidency and public opinion in the American century /
edited by Kenneth Osgood and Andrew K. Frank ; afterword by David Halberstam.
- Gainesville : University Press of Florida, (c)2010.
- 1 online resource (xii, 278 pages)
- The Alan B. Larkin series on the American presidency .
Includes bibliographical references.
Hail to the salesman in chief : domestic politics, foreign policy, and the presidency / Imperial tutor : William McKinley, the War of 1898, and the New Empire, 1898-1902 / War and the health of the state : the U.S. government and the communications revolution during World War I / Selling different kinds of war : Franklin D. Roosevelt and American public opinion during World War II / Cementing and dissolving consensus : presidential rhetoric during the Cold War, 1947-1969 / Hard sell : the Korean War / Eisenhower's dilemma : talking peace and waging Cold War / "We need to get a better story to the American people" : LBJ, the Progress Campaign, and the Vietnam War on television / Selling star wars : Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative / The ministry of fear : selling the Gulf wars / War, democracy, and the state / Worm's-eye view / Andrew L. Johns -- George C. Herring -- Emily S. Rosenberg -- Mark A. Stoler -- Robert D. Schulzinger -- Marilyn B. Young -- Kenneth Osgood -- Chester Pach -- Paul S. Boyer -- Lloyd Gardner -- Robert J. McMahon -- David Halberstam.
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.
9780813038742 9780813045849 9780813040882
Presidents--History--United States--20th century.
Presidents--Public opinion--History--United States--20th century.
Rhetoric--Political aspects--History--United States--20th century.
Public opinion--History--United States--20th century.
Mass media and war--History--United States--20th century.
Politics and war--History--United States--20th century.
Communication in politics--History--United States--20th century.
Political leadership--History--United States--20th century.
Electronic Books.
E743 / .S455 2010
Includes bibliographical references.
Hail to the salesman in chief : domestic politics, foreign policy, and the presidency / Imperial tutor : William McKinley, the War of 1898, and the New Empire, 1898-1902 / War and the health of the state : the U.S. government and the communications revolution during World War I / Selling different kinds of war : Franklin D. Roosevelt and American public opinion during World War II / Cementing and dissolving consensus : presidential rhetoric during the Cold War, 1947-1969 / Hard sell : the Korean War / Eisenhower's dilemma : talking peace and waging Cold War / "We need to get a better story to the American people" : LBJ, the Progress Campaign, and the Vietnam War on television / Selling star wars : Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative / The ministry of fear : selling the Gulf wars / War, democracy, and the state / Worm's-eye view / Andrew L. Johns -- George C. Herring -- Emily S. Rosenberg -- Mark A. Stoler -- Robert D. Schulzinger -- Marilyn B. Young -- Kenneth Osgood -- Chester Pach -- Paul S. Boyer -- Lloyd Gardner -- Robert J. McMahon -- David Halberstam.
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.
9780813038742 9780813045849 9780813040882
Presidents--History--United States--20th century.
Presidents--Public opinion--History--United States--20th century.
Rhetoric--Political aspects--History--United States--20th century.
Public opinion--History--United States--20th century.
Mass media and war--History--United States--20th century.
Politics and war--History--United States--20th century.
Communication in politics--History--United States--20th century.
Political leadership--History--United States--20th century.
Electronic Books.
E743 / .S455 2010