Poisoning the Press: Richard Nixon, Jack Anderson, and the Rise of Washington's Scandal Culture
Mark FeldsteinA Washington Post Best Book of 2010
A Denver Post Best Book of 2010
A Kansas City Star Best Book of 2010
Poisoning the Press recounts the bitter quarter-century battle between the postwar era's most contentious politician and its most reviled newsman. The struggle between Richard Nixon and Jack Anderson included bribery, blackmail, burglary, spying, and sexual smears--even a White House plot to assassinate Anderson. In this riveting, real-life political drama, Mark Feldstein traces the arc of this confrontation between a vindictive president and a flamboyantly crusading muckraker. Their vendetta at once symbolized and accelerated the growing conflict between the government and the press, a clash that would long outlive both men. Brilliant, captivating, and darkly comedic, Poisoning the Press is "an absolutely essential book for anyone interested in American political history" (NPR).
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Picador USA
Published: 10/25/2011
ISBN: 9780312610708
Pages: 461
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.30d
Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 01/01/2012 pg. 20