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Joe mcginniss was a young philadelphia journalist when he began to follow the team of public relations men and television specialists who created richard nixons image for the american public during the presidential campaign of 1968. Television had been a staple in the american home for almost twenty years by the time of this book. Most people think i first met him when he was working for richard nixon and i was researching the selling of the president 1968, but we actually got to know each other a year earlier, when i was writing a column for the philadelphia inquirer, and roger was producing the nationally syndicated mike douglas show in philadelphia. Joe mcginniss classic text on presidential campaign ads is almost 40. Editions of the selling of the president by joe mcginniss. The selling of president joe mcginniss the selling of president joe packaging politics final revised 2012 as evidenced by joe mcginnis s 1969 book the selling of the president, packaging. Udall is now devoting narly all his time to the presidential campaign. The selling of the president, about richard nixons 1968 run for the white house, was the first book ever to take an unvarnished look at the dirty game of campaign politics. The author of twelve books, he first came to prominence with the bestselling the selling of the president 1968 which described the marketing of thenpresidential candidate richard nixon. In the pamphlet sewall condemns african slavery and the slave trade in north america, and refutes many of the eras typical justifications for slavery. Joe mcginniss will be remembered as a talented man.
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