LOUIS W. LIEBOVICH is Professor of Journalism at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. Professor Liebovich has also written The Press and the Origins of the Cold War, 1944-1947 (1988, Praeger) and Bylines of Despair: Herbert Hoover, the Great Depression, and the U.S. News Media (1994, Praeger).

• Prologue The 1960s: Tragedy and Transition Myths of the 1960 Election Kennedy and the Resurgent Presidency Lyndon Johnson's Frustrations The Press, The Presidency, and Vietnam The 1970s: The Death of Pax Americana Watergate as a Media Barometer Mr. Ford's Double-Edged Sword Jimmy Carter's Master Plan The 1980s: Mortgaging the Future The Great Non-Communicator Media's Changing Role at the White House The 1990s: Starting Over George Bush and Other Fables Bill Clinton's Bad Image The 1994 and 1996 Elections Monica Lewinsky Election 2000: The Day the Earth Stood Still Epilogue Selected Bibliography Index

LOUIS W. LIEBOVICH is Professor of Journalism at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. Professor Liebovich has also written The Press and the Origins of the Cold War, 1944-1947 (1988, Praeger) and Bylines of Despair: Herbert Hoover, the Great Depression, and the U.S. News Media (1994, Praeger).

• Prologue The 1960s: Tragedy and Transition Myths of the 1960 Election Kennedy and the Resurgent Presidency Lyndon Johnson's Frustrations The Press, The Presidency, and Vietnam The 1970s: The Death of Pax Americana Watergate as a Media Barometer Mr. Ford's Double-Edged Sword Jimmy Carter's Master Plan The 1980s: Mortgaging the Future The Great Non-Communicator Media's Changing Role at the White House The 1990s: Starting Over George Bush and Other Fables Bill Clinton's Bad Image The 1994 and 1996 Elections Monica Lewinsky Election 2000: The Day the Earth Stood Still Epilogue Selected Bibliography Index