FDR and the News Media

Author/Contributor(s):	Winfield, Betty Houchin
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Date:	03/01/1994
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

Power was at the heart of FDR's relationship with the media: the power of the nation's chief executive to control his public messages versus the power of the free press to act as an independent watchdog over the president and the government. This compelling study points to Roosevelt's consummate news management as a key to his political artistry and leadership legacy.