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11 of the Best Books and Articles on: U.S. Presidential Election of 1988

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1.

Campaign for President: The Managers Look at '88 » Read Now
by David R. Runkel. 306 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

The 1988 Presidential campaign, considered by many to be one of the most negative in recent history, is candidly reviewed by the people involved. This book is a result of a campaign review conducted four weeks after the election by Harvard University's Institute of Politics, which brought together...
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The 1988 Presidential campaign, considered by many to be one of the most negative in recent history, is candidly reviewed by the people involved. This book is a result of a campaign review conducted four weeks after the election by Harvard University's Institute of Politics, which brought together key decision makers of the campaigns of the 14 announced candidates along with a select group of leading election commentators and political journalists. The campaign officials tell why their candidate undertook the campaign, how they planned to win, how they assessed their strengths and weaknesses and their strategies for overcoming obstacles. The role of the press is reviewed by nationally respected journalists and reforms in the campaign process are suggested by the managers and the journalists.
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The Media in the 1984 and 1988 Presidential Campaigns » Read Now
by Guido H. Stempel, John W. Windhauser, Bernard K. Johnpoll. 228 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

This volume details the findings of a comprehensive study of media bias in recent presidential campaigns. Focusing on the 1984 and 1988 elections, Stempel and Windhauser have surveyed all news items reported in seventeen major U.S. papers, on the three commercial television networks, and in the...
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This volume details the findings of a comprehensive study of media bias in recent presidential campaigns. Focusing on the 1984 and 1988 elections, Stempel and Windhauser have surveyed all news items reported in seventeen major U.S. papers, on the three commercial television networks, and in the three general news magazines. Each item has been categorized according to the candidate it focuses on, the slant of the presentation, and the major issue discussed, providing a clearcut picture of just what the media covered and how the treatment of the two campaigns differed.
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The Politics of Disappointment: American Elections, 1976-94 (Chap. 4 "Old Virtues, New Magic: The Election of 1988") » Read Now
by Wilson Carey McWilliams. 211 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...The Election of 1976 15 3. Presidential Leadership and Changing Parties: The Election of 1980 37 4. Old Virtues...5. Enchantments Ending: The Election of 1988 101 6...
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The 1988 Presidential Election in the South: Continuity Amidst Change in Southern Party Politics » Read Now
by Laurence W. Moreland, Robert P. Steed, Tod A. Baker. 300 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

The decisive Republican victory in the 1988 Presidential and statewide elections in the South is the focus of this volume, which seeks to illuminate the events relevant to the contest and identify the resulting trends in political activity which will characterize future developments in the region...
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The decisive Republican victory in the 1988 Presidential and statewide elections in the South is the focus of this volume, which seeks to illuminate the events relevant to the contest and identify the resulting trends in political activity which will characterize future developments in the region. Arranged to provide both a Southwide and state-by-state review, each chapter highlights the unique political complexion of the state being discussed and also shows how its character fits into the overall picture of a constantly changing Southern political profile. Together they form a comprehensive analysis of the impact of the Republican success on the South as both a unified political voice and as an area rich in diversity.
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News Verdicts, the Debates, and Presidential Campaigns » Read Now
by James B. Lemert. 296 pgs.

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The most definitive report ever on verdict effects, this book gives striking new evidence that media assessments of presidential debates sway voters. The authors conducted 2,350 surveys and extensive analysis of news reports to scrutinize the post-debate news of 1988. They also examined the effects...
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The most definitive report ever on verdict effects, this book gives striking new evidence that media assessments of presidential debates sway voters. The authors conducted 2,350 surveys and extensive analysis of news reports to scrutinize the post-debate news of 1988. They also examined the effects of the "attack ads" used by Bush and Dukakis. They found that the news media consistently downplay debate content and instead emphasize their own views on candidate performance--media verdicts influence voters as much as the debates themselves.
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Televised Presidential Debates and Public Policy » Read Now
by Sidney Kraus. 323 pgs.

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...receiving election information...surveys in 1988 and 1992...televised presidential debates highest...its sources of information...During the election campaigns of 1960...
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Seeing Spots: A Functional Analysis of Presidential Television Advertisements, 1952-1996 » Read Now
by William L. Benoit. 239 pgs.

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Benoit provides a comprehensive analysis of presidential spots from the inception of this important message form in 1952 through the most recent national campaign in 1996. He includes both primary and general spots as well as those from third party candidates.
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Presidential Elections in the United States: A Statistical History, 1860-1992 » Read Now
by Russell O. Wright. 190 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library
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Honor and Loyalty: Inside the Politics of the George H.W. Bush White House » Read Now
by Leslie D. Feldman, Rosanna Perotti. 518 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

This collection examines the political themes and strategies utilized by candidate Bush in 1988 and President Bush in 1992, as told by the actual players as well as presidential and political scholars. Also considered are the role of the Vice President, the Cabinet, relations with Congress and the...
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This collection examines the political themes and strategies utilized by candidate Bush in 1988 and President Bush in 1992, as told by the actual players as well as presidential and political scholars. Also considered are the role of the Vice President, the Cabinet, relations with Congress and the Supreme Court, the presidency and the media, and the role of the First Lady.
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The Press and the Bush Presidency (Chap. 2 "The 1988 Presidential Election and the Reagan-Bush Transition") » Read Now
by Mark J. Rozell. 189 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

The Press and the Bush Presidency is the third book by political scientist Mark Rozell to examine modern presidential press relations. It offers the first comprehensive review of press coverage of the Bush presidency and a comparative analysis of the relations between modern presidents and the...
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The Press and the Bush Presidency is the third book by political scientist Mark Rozell to examine modern presidential press relations. It offers the first comprehensive review of press coverage of the Bush presidency and a comparative analysis of the relations between modern presidents and the press. Based on an analysis of the coverage in six leading print sources, as well as interviews with administration officials, Rozell describes and analyzes how journalists struggled over four years to interpret and define the presidency of George Bush and how his administration, during that period, attempted to deal with the media. What journalists write about the Bush presidency reveals much about the underlying values of presidential leadership and those of the modern press. Rozell, therefore, makes an important contribution both to presidential studies and to political communication.
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A Functional Analysis of the 1988 Bush-Dukakis Presidential Debates, in Argumentation and Advocacy » Read Now
by William L. Benoit, Leann M. Brazeal. 24 pgs.

Collections: Entire Library