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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

byHarold Holzer

In The Presidents vs. the Press, Harold Holzer presents a historical account centered on the Endless Battle between the White House and the Media–from the Founding Fathers to Fake News. Moving between close detail and context, the book explains the forces surrounding its subject and connects them to the connected fields of history and political science. Throughout, the author balances an accessible narrative with the complexity needed to understand motives, constraints, and disputed interpretations. What emerges is a nuanced account of the subject, its immediate consequences, and its wider meaning.

Publisher

Penguin Publishing Group

Publication date

2021

Format

Print edition

Pages

592

ISBN

9781524745288