An award-winning presidential historian offers an authoritative account of American presidents' attacks on our freedom of the press—including a new foreword c

Examines Abraham Lincoln's relationship with the press, arguing that he used such intimidation and manipulation techniques as closing down dissenting newspapers

Shines new light on America's brilliant constitutional and presidential history, from George Washington to Barack Obama. In this sweepingly ambitious volume, th

Clash describes the powerful political, technological, economic, and social forces that shape the relationship between presidents and the press and how that rel

A sobering look at the intimate relationship between political power and the news media, When the Press Fails argues the dependence of reporters on official sou