All the presidents' spokesmen : spinning the news, White House press secretaries from Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush

Publication Data

• Title All the presidents' spokesmen : spinning the news, White House press secretaries from Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush
• Author Woody Klein
• Publisher Praeger
• Publication date 2008
• Publication location Westport, Conn.
• Language English

Contents

'A date which will live in infamy' : 1941 (FDR)
'The death of a president' : 1945 (FDR)
The end of World War II : 1945 (Harry S. Truman)
The Korean War : 1950-1953 (Truman)
The Vietnam War : 1964-1975 (Lyndon Johnson/Richard Nixon)
"Mission accomplished" : 2003-2007 (George W. Bush)
The hunt for WMDs : 2003-2005 (George W. Bush)
The birth of the U.N. : 1945 (Harry S. Truman)
Recognition of the State of Israel : 1948 (Harry S. Truman)
The Bay of Pigs : 1961 (John F. Kennedy)
The Cuban missile crisis : 1962 (John F. Kennedy)
The Iran hostage crisis : 1979-1980 (Jimmy Carter/Ronald Reagan)
'Star Wars' : 1981 (Ronald Reagan)
The Watergate affair : 1972-1974 (Richard M. Nixon)
Pardoning Nixon : 1974 (Gerald R. Ford)
The Iran-Contra Affair-1986-1989 (Ronald Reagan)
Monicagate : 1998-1999 (Bill Clinton)
School integration in Little Rock, Ark. : 1957 (Dwight D. Eisenhower)
Kent State student protesters killed, 1970 (Richard M. Nixon)
Air traffic controller's strike -1981 (Ronald Reagan)
L.A. riots in Watts : 1992 (George H.W. Bush)
September 11, 2001 (George W. Bush)
Hurricane Katrina : 2005 (George W. Bush )
The Clarence Thomas controversy : 1991 (George H.W. Bush)
The "No Child Left Behind Act" : 2001 (George W. Bush)
Faith-based community initiative : 2002 (George W. Bush)
Evolution vs. "intelligent design"
The energy "malaise" speech : 1979 (Jimmy Carter)
"Reduce our dependence on foreign oil" : 2006 (George W. Bush)
Action on global warming : 2007 (George W. Bush).

Topics

• Presidential press secretaries :: United States :: History :: 20th century :: Anecdotes
• Presidential press secretaries :: United States :: History :: 21st century :: Anecdotes
• Presidential press secretaries :: United States :: Biography :: Anecdotes
• Government and the press :: United States :: History :: 20th century :: Anecdotes
• Government and the press :: United States :: History :: 21st century :: Anecdotes
• Public relations and politics :: United States :: History :: 20th century :: Anecdotes
• Public relations and politics :: United States :: History :: 21st century :: Anecdotes
• United States :: Politics and government :: 1933-1945 :: Anecdotes
• United States :: Politics and government :: 1945-1989 :: Anecdotes
• United States :: Politics and government :: 1989 :: -Anecdotes
• United States

All the presidents' spokesmen : spinning the news, White House press secretaries from Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush by Woody Klein. ISBN 9780275990985. Published by Praeger in 2008. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.