The Primetime Presidency of Ronald Reagan

The Era of the Television Presidency

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The Primetime Presidency of Ronald Reagan

The Era of the Television Presidency

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Beginning in the 1970s, the public has turned to the media for information and guidance in selecting their presidents. Television has become the primary means of getting to know the issues and candidates. This monograph examines the mediazation of the U.S. presidency, as exemplified by President Reagan's role as the great communicator. Specifically, Denton analyzes the use of television as an instrument of image-making and governing, the role of the media in contemporary politics, the impact of television on presidential politics, and the future of the presidency in the age of television. Scholars of communications studies, political science, and American politics will welcome this critical analysis of the primetime presidency.

Table of Contents

Ronald Reagan as "The Great Communicator"
Mass Media and the American Presidency
Television and Presidential Politics
The Primetime Presidency of Ronald Reagan
Television and the Future of the American Presidency
Bibliography
Index

Product details

Published 14 Oct 1988
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Extent 143
ISBN 9780275926038
Imprint Praeger
Dimensions 216 x 140 mm
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Author

Robert E. Denton Jr.

ROBERT E. DENTON JR. holds the W. Thomas Rice Chai…

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