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Nixon's Shadow
Nixon's Shadow: The History of an Image | David Greenberg
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Looks at how different images of and perspectives on Richard Nixon were created and disseminated in American culture, examines how American politics has come to rely on image manipulation, and explains how these various images of Nixon have transformed the way in which Americans view politics and politicians. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.
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“ . . . the portraits of Nixon as hidden persuader and a middle-class striver both fed liberal fears that something like fascism might come to American shores. The demagoguery and the use of ‘the Big Lie,‘ the high-tech propaganda, even the lingering whiff of anti-Semitism—these traits suggested, if as a distant and unlikely scenario, the makings of an authoritarian who would prey upon a docile public (68).

KimHM And people wonder why I‘m still hung up on Tricky Dick. 5y
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