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Monday, June 4, 2012

When Presidents Lie: A History of Official Deception and its Consequences (Eric Alterman)


When Presidents Lie: A History of Official Deception and its Consequences 
Eric Alterman

Blurb: Like it or not, most Americans take it for granted that deception is entrenched in the highest levels of government. Up until now most of the arguments about lying have been moral. But in this groundbreaking and closely reasoned book, bestselling political commentator Eric Alterman lays bare the disastrous practical consequences of presidential duplicity since World War II. From FDR at Yalta to Reagan in Central America, and from JFK's cover-up of the deal that ended the Cuban missile crisis to Lyndon Johnson's misrepresentations of the Gulf of Tonkin incident, Alterman shows how these attempts to mislead the American people paved the way for the Cold War, the deaths of thousands of Americans in Vietnam, and the 'post-truth' presidency of George W. Bush. Balanced, eloquent, and revelatory, When Presidents Lie is history at its most compelling.

ISBN: 0143036041 (Paperback)
Year: 2004
Publisher: Penguin Books
Pages: 447 (Non-Fiction)

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