James E. Mueller is associate professor of journalism at the University of North Texas.

Towel Snapping the Press is an informative book that's also fun to read. That's because Jim Mueller interviewed 29 journalists, recorded their often-amusing anecdotes, and then put present practice into historical perspective. What comes out is a dual portrait of the president and the press.

• Chapter 1 ForewordChapter 2 1. Friends for a Long TimeChapter 3 2. Not His Father's (Or Grandfather's) Press RelationsChapter 4 3. Message Discipline Before It Was CoolChapter 5 4. Plugging LeaksChapter 6 5. The Dark SideChapter 7 6. The Plain Talk of BushismsChapter 8 7. Towel SnappingChapter 9 8. Shaving the Ear HairChapter 10 9. Eating the ZombiesChapter 11 10. No One Will Do It BetterChapter 12 Bibliography

James E. Mueller is associate professor of journalism at the University of North Texas.

Towel Snapping the Press is an informative book that's also fun to read. That's because Jim Mueller interviewed 29 journalists, recorded their often-amusing anecdotes, and then put present practice into historical perspective. What comes out is a dual portrait of the president and the press.

• Chapter 1 ForewordChapter 2 1. Friends for a Long TimeChapter 3 2. Not His Father's (Or Grandfather's) Press RelationsChapter 4 3. Message Discipline Before It Was CoolChapter 5 4. Plugging LeaksChapter 6 5. The Dark SideChapter 7 6. The Plain Talk of BushismsChapter 8 7. Towel SnappingChapter 9 8. Shaving the Ear HairChapter 10 9. Eating the ZombiesChapter 11 10. No One Will Do It BetterChapter 12 Bibliography

James E. Mueller is associate professor of journalism at the University of North Texas.

Towel Snapping the Press is an informative book that's also fun to read. That's because Jim Mueller interviewed 29 journalists, recorded their often-amusing anecdotes, and then put present practice into historical perspective. What comes out is a dual portrait of the president and the press.

• Chapter 1 ForewordChapter 2 1. Friends for a Long TimeChapter 3 2. Not His Father's (Or Grandfather's) Press RelationsChapter 4 3. Message Discipline Before It Was CoolChapter 5 4. Plugging LeaksChapter 6 5. The Dark SideChapter 7 6. The Plain Talk of BushismsChapter 8 7. Towel SnappingChapter 9 8. Shaving the Ear HairChapter 10 9. Eating the ZombiesChapter 11 10. No One Will Do It BetterChapter 12 Bibliography