White House ghosts : presidents and their speechwriters

White House ghosts : presidents and their speechwriters / Robert Schlesinger.

Author/creator	Schlesinger, Robert
Format	Book and Print
Edition	1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Publication Info	New York : Simon & Schuster, 2008.
Description	viii, 581 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Supplemental Content	Sample text
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Subject(s)	Presidents--United States --History --20th century. Presidents--United States --Biography. Rhetoric--Political aspects --United States --History --20th century. Political oratory--United States --History --20th century. Speechwriting--United States --History --20th century. Speechwriters--United States --Interviews. United States--Politics and government --1933-1945. United States--Politics and government --1945-1989. United States--Politics and government --1989-

Portion of title	Presidents and their speechwriters
Abstract	Evaluates the relationships between modern presidents and their speechwriters and offers insight into the agendas behind some of history's most famous addresses, in an account that traces the careers of such figures as Ted Sorensen, Peggy Noonan, and William Safire.
General note	"From FDR to George W. Bush"--Jacket.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 495-558) and index.
LCCN	2008003127
ISBN	9780743291699
ISBN	0743291697

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	E 176.1 .S345 2008	✔ Available	Place Hold