Book Launch: Republic of Spin: An Inside History of the American Presidency
In Republic of Spin, presidential historian David Greenberg recounts the rise of the White House spin machine, from Teddy Roosevelt to Barack Obama. His sweeping, startling narrative takes us behind the scenes to see how the tools and techniques of image making and message craft work. Greenberg also examines the profound debates Americans have waged over the effect of spin on our politics. Does spin help our leaders manipulate the citizenry? Or does it allow them to engage us more fully in the democratic project?
Overview
In Republic of Spin, presidential historian David Greenberg recounts the rise of the White House spin machine, from Teddy Roosevelt to Barack Obama. His sweeping, startling narrative takes us behind the scenes to see how the tools and techniques of image making and message craft work. Greenberg also examines the profound debates Americans have waged over the effect of spin on our politics. Does spin help our leaders manipulate the citizenry? Or does it allow them to engage us more fully in the democratic project?
Speaker:
David Greenberg
Author, Republic of Spin, and Associate Professor of History and of Journalism & Media Studies, Rutgers University; former Fellow, Wilson Center
Commentator:
Peter Baker
White House correspondent, New York Times; former Public Policy Fellow, Wilson Center
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