Selling War in a Media Age
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Selling War in a Media Age

The Presidency and Public Opinion in the American Century

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eBook - ePub

Selling War in a Media Age

The Presidency and Public Opinion in the American Century

About this book

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.

Written in a lively and accessible style, Selling War in a Media Age is a fascinating, thought-provoking, must-read volume that reveals the often-brutal ways that the goal of influencing public opinion has shaped how American presidents have approached the most momentous duty of their office: waging war.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Introduction. Hail to the Salesman in Chief: Domestic Politics, Foreign Policy, and the Presidency
  8. 1. Imperial Tutor: William McKinley, the War of 1898, and the New Empire, 1898–1902
  9. 2. War and the Health of the State: The U.S. Government and the Communications Revolution during World War I
  10. 3. Selling Different Kinds of War: Franklin D. Roosevelt and American Public Opinion during World War II
  11. 4. Cementing and Dissolving Consensus: Presidential Rhetoric during the Cold War, 1947–1969
  12. 5. Hard Sell: The Korean War
  13. 6. Eisenhower’s Dilemma: Talking Peace and Waging Cold War
  14. 7. “We Need to Get a Better Story to the American People”: LBJ, the Progress Campaign, and the Vietnam War on Television
  15. 8. Selling Star Wars: Ronald Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative
  16. 9. The Ministry of Fear: Selling the Gulf Wars
  17. 10. Conclusion. War, Democracy, and the State
  18. Afterword
  19. List of Contributors