| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 278 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
The Alan B. Larkin series on the American presidency
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Alan B. Larkin series on the American presidency.
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| Contents |
Hail to the salesman in chief : domestic politics, foreign policy, and the presidency / Andrew L. Johns -- Imperial tutor : William McKinley, the War of 1898, and the New Empire, 1898-1902 / George C. Herring -- War and the health of the state : the U.S. government and the communications revolution during World War I / Emily S. Rosenberg -- Selling different kinds of war : Franklin D. Roosevelt and American public opinion during World War II / Mark A. Stoler -- Cementing and dissolving consensus : presidential rhetoric during the Cold War, 1947-1969 / Robert D. Schulzinger -- Hard sell : the Korean War / Marilyn B. Young -- Eisenhower's dilemma : talking peace and waging Cold War / Kenneth Osgood -- "We need to get a better story to the American people" : LBJ, the Progress Campaign, and the Vietnam War on television / Chester Pach -- Selling star wars : Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative / Paul S. Boyer -- Ministry of fear : selling the Gulf wars / Lloyd Gardner -- War, democracy, and the state / Robert J. McMahon -- Worm's-eye view / David Halberstam. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Presidents -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Presidents. |
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United States. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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Presidents -- United States -- Public opinion -- History -- 20th century.
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Public opinion. |
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Rhetoric -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Rhetoric -- Political aspects. |
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Public opinion -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Mass media and war -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Mass media and war. |
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Politics and war -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Politics and war. |
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Communication in politics -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Communication in politics. |
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Political leadership -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Political leadership. |
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United States -- History, Military -- 20th century.
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History, Military. |
| Chronological Term |
1900 - 1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Military history.
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| Added Author |
Osgood, Kenneth Alan, 1971-
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Frank, Andrew, 1970-
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UPSO (University Press Scholarship Online).
MaRLi Backlist Collection.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780813034669 0813034663 (DLC) 2010001918 |
| ISBN |
081303874X (electronic book) |
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9780813038742 (electronic book) |
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9780813045849 (electronic book) |
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0813045843 (electronic book) |
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9780813040882 |
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0813040884 |
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9780813034669 (alkaline paper) |
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0813034663 (alkaline paper) |
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