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Republic of Spin: An Inside History of the American Presidency

by David Greenberg

Norton. 2016. 560p. ISBN 9780393067064. $35; ebk. ISBN 9780393285505.

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Greenberg traces political spin's checkered past from Theodore Roosevelt through Barack Obama, introducing important, if little known, spinmeisters and the rapidly improving technology that has made spin such a powerful tool on which all politicians rely to enhance their reputations and promote their platforms. (LJ 11/15/15)

Reviewed by Karl Helicher , Apr 01, 2016

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