Presidential Debates: Fifty Years of High-Risk TV

Alan Schroeder

Paper, 384 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-14105-5
$22.50 / £14.50

second edition
July, 2008
Cloth, 384 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-14104-8
$79.50 / £44.00

"The most compulsive read in recent times on how and why we elect our national leaders." — San Francisco Chronicle

"Schroeder's 'tour' is a good one, sparked by lively writing and an eye for telling details." — Publishers Weekly

"If you are interested in presidential politics and think debates help decide the outcome of elections, this book is essential reading. Inside are fascinating accounts of what has gone on behind the scenes at every debate since Kennedy-Nixon." — Judy Woodruff, senior correspondent, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer

"Schroeder's book is far and away the best I've ever come across on the history of presidential debates." — Ken Rudin, political editor, National Public Radio

Related Subjects

• American History
• American Politics
• Media Studies
• Television Studies

About the Author

Alan Schroeder, an associate professor in the School of Journalism at Northeastern University, has written extensively about the relationship between presidential politics and the media. He has also worked as a journalist, television producer, and diplomat.

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