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The Presidents vs. the Press: The Endless Battle between the White House and the Media–from the Founding Fathers to Fake News
Maybe someday
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Readers
70/100Critics
16/100Scholars
Author:
Harold Holzer
Publisher:
Dutton
Date:
August 25, 2020
A presidential historian offers an account of American presidents' attacks on our freedom of the press.
What The Reviewers Say
Holzer provides an immensely informative account of the perennial struggle between presidents and the Fourth Estate, from Washington to Donald Trump.
... a lively, deeply researched history of the roller-coaster relationships between presidents and journalists, from George Washington to Donald Trump.
Holzer’s fat volume gives us a panoramic survey of the most contentious president-on-press brawls from the past two and a quarter centuries, providing both the scholar and the general reader with valuable perspective on the current bout between Trump and reporters.
... a perceptive and readable account, although I found the final section, covering presidencies from Gerald Ford to Donald Trump, rooted in a liberal conventional wisdom I do not share.
