skip to content
Eisenhower and the mass media : peace, prosperity, & prime-time TV Preview this item
ClosePreview this item
  • Preview this Item (Questia)

Eisenhower and the mass media : peace, prosperity, & prime-time TV

Author: Craig Allen
Publisher: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©1993.
Edition/Format:   Book : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:
Dwight D. Eisenhower presided over an unusual era of peace and prosperity during the 1950s, a period also known as television's "Golden Age." In this first comprehensive study of Eisenhower's mass communication practices, Craig Allen maintains that Ike's tremendous popularity was partly a result of his skillful use of the new medium of television to define and broadcast his achievements to the American public.  Read more...
Rating:

(not yet rated) 0 with reviews - Be the first.

 

Find a copy in the library

Retrieving... Finding libraries that hold this item...

Details

Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Allen, Craig.
Eisenhower and the mass media.
Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c1993
(OCoLC)697767352
Named Person: Dwight D Eisenhower; Dwight D Eisenhower; Dwight D Eisenhower
Material Type: Government publication, State or province government publication
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Craig Allen
ISBN: 0807820806 9780807820803 0807844098 9780807844090
OCLC Number: 26853394
Description: 259 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Responsibility: Craig Allen.

Abstract:

Dwight D. Eisenhower presided over an unusual era of peace and prosperity during the 1950s, a period also known as television's "Golden Age." In this first comprehensive study of Eisenhower's mass communication practices, Craig Allen maintains that Ike's tremendous popularity was partly a result of his skillful use of the new medium of television to define and broadcast his achievements to the American public. Although John F. Kennedy has often been called the first TV president, Allen argues that Eisenhower rightfully deserves that title. Ike was an avid TV watcher, and he saw the medium as a breakthrough. He was aware of the changes television was creating in American society; thus he wasted little time in establishing TV as his dominant communication priority. Eisenhower presided over sweeping changes in the techniques and traditions of presidential communication. He was the first president to deliver televised "fireside chats," hold TV news conferences, conduct televised cabinet meetings, and hire a presidential TV consultant. Ike established the first White House TV studio and was the first president to actively engage in televised "photo opportunities." His 1956 reelection campaign defined much of what is known today as the "television campaign." Only one president since - Ronald Reagan - has left the White House with a higher approval rating from the American public, and Allen credits that achievement to Eisenhower's understanding and use of this new medium.

Reviews

User-contributed reviews
Retrieving weRead reviews...
Retrieving GoodReads reviews...
Retrieving Amazon reviews...

Tags

Be the first.
Confirm this request

You may have already requested this item. Please select Ok if you would like to proceed with this request anyway.

Close Window

Please sign in to WorldCat 

Don't have an account? You can easily create a free account.