All the presidents' spokesmen : spinning the news, White House press secretaries from Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush / Woody Klein ; forewords by Marlin Fitzwater and Dee Dee Myers.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Klein, Woody, 1929-
Language:English
Published: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2008.
Subjects:
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 > 1989-1993 > Anecdotes.
Genre:
Anecdotes.
Biography
Physical Description:xxiii, 249 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format: Book
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).