The Press and the Bush Presidency (Praeger Series in Presidential Studies)

__The Press and the Bush Presidency__ is the third book by political scientist Mark Rozell to examine modern presidential press relations. It offers the first comprehensive review of press coverage of the Bush presidency and a comparative analysis of the relations between modern presidents and the press. Based on an analysis of the coverage in six leading print sources, as well as interviews with administration officials, Rozell describes and analyzes how journalists struggled over four years to interpret and define the presidency of George Bush and how his administration, during that period, attempted to deal with the media. What journalists write about the Bush presidency reveals much about the underlying values of presidential leadership and those of the modern press. Rozell, therefore, makes an important contribution both to presidential studies and to political communication. 1. Introduction -- 2. The 1988 Presidential Election And The Reagan-bush Transition -- 3. Status Quo-plus Or No Vision? (1989) -- 4. The Two George Bushes: Masterly Abroad, Ineffectual At Home (1990) -- 5. The New World Order And Domestic Gridlock (1991) -- 6. The New Two George Bushes: Magnanimous President, Mean-spirited Campaigner (1992) -- 7. The Public Presidency Of George Bush -- 8. Presidential-press Relations In The Post-watergate Era. Mark J. Rozell. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [181]-183) And Index.