Statecraft and Stagecraft

Robert Schmuhl is the Walter H. Annenberg-Edmund P. Joyce Chair in American Studies and Journalism at the University of Notre Dame, where he has taught since 1980. He is the author and editor of numerous books, including Fifty Years with Father Hesburgh: On and Off the Record (University of Notre Dame Press, 2016) and In So Many More Words: Arguments and Adventures, Expanded Edition (University of Notre Dame Press, 2010).

"Schmuhl writes in an interesting, entertaining style. His book needs to be read—especially by politicians." —Choice"In a short, accessible and entertaining sequence of essays, Schmuhl... deals with the interplay between politics and modern communication, between substance and image." —Chicago Tribune"Schmuhl . . . describes how the telegenic presidency of Ronald Reagan changed the American political scene. . . . It documents the sad way in which the electronic age, which is enhanced by smaller cameras and more sophisticated satellite equipment every year, is thinning out whatever substance was left in politics. But Schmuhl is neither preachy nor alarmist. His style is beautifully clear and enlightening." —New York Daily News(New York Daily News)