Presidential Debates: Fifty Years of High-risk TV
- ISBN-10
- 023114105X
- ISBN-13
- 9780231141055
- Series
- Presidential Debates
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 368
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Author
- Alan Schroeder
Description
Schroeder investigates the nuts and bolts of presidential debates as they play out on live television, shedding light on the dramatic aspects that make these political contests "must-see TV."
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