What happened : inside the Bush White House and Washington's culture of deception / Scott McClellan.
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TextPublication details: New York : Public Affairs, c2008.Edition: 1st edDescription: xiv, 341 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cmISBN: - 9781586485566
- 1586485563
- Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-
- McClellan, Scott, 1968-
- Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-
- Deception -- Political aspects -- United States
- Communication in politics -- United States
- Presidential press secretaries -- United States -- Biography
- United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009
- United States -- Politics and government
- United States -- Foreign relations
- 973.931 22
- E 902 .M393 2008 .M393 2008
Contents:
Summary: The former White House press secretary examines how and why the Bush administration went awry, providing a look at George W. Bush and his top aides in terms of such crises as Hurricane Katrina, the Iraq war, and Washington's political infighting.
A made-for-Washington scandal -- A small part of something grand -- Growing up in politics -- Governor Bush runs for President -- The permanent campaign -- The early days -- September 11 and the partisan ceasefire -- Selling the war -- Becoming White House press secretary -- Deniability -- Betting the presidency -- Brush fire -- Triumph and illusion -- Revelation and humiliation -- Out of touch -- After the trial -- Changing the culture of deception.
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Pioneer International University General Stacks | E 902 .M393 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | PIU0004116 |
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| E 888 .W66 1996 The choice / | E 902 .D69 2004 Bushworld : enter at your own risk / | E902 .D74 2004 Fear and loathing in George W. Bush's Washington / | E 902 .M393 2008 What happened : inside the Bush White House and Washington's culture of deception / | E903.3 .M55 2001 The Bush dyslexicon : observations on a national disorder / | F 71 .22 .D85 K46 1988 Dukakis : an American odyssey / | F 73 .9 .A1 L85 1985 Common ground : a turbulent decade in the lives of three American families / |
Includes index.
A made-for-Washington scandal -- A small part of something grand -- Growing up in politics -- Governor Bush runs for President -- The permanent campaign -- The early days -- September 11 and the partisan ceasefire -- Selling the war -- Becoming White House press secretary -- Deniability -- Betting the presidency -- Brush fire -- Triumph and illusion -- Revelation and humiliation -- Out of touch -- After the trial -- Changing the culture of deception.
The former White House press secretary examines how and why the Bush administration went awry, providing a look at George W. Bush and his top aides in terms of such crises as Hurricane Katrina, the Iraq war, and Washington's political infighting.
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