Presidential Debates
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: September 15, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780231114004
Subjects: Media studies; Political campaigning & advertising; Political leaders & leadership; Language Arts & Disciplines; Politics / Current Events; Language; USA; Government - U.S. Government; Political History; Political Process - Elections; Political Science / Government / National; Journalism; Campaign debates; Election; Presidents; Television in politics; United States
First sentence: A few weeks after losing the 1960 election, Richard Nixon went for a sail off the coast of Florida with a group of associates that included a trusted adviser named Leonard Hall.
Description: "Alan Schroeder sheds new light on every debate from 1960 to the present. From the selection of questioners to the camera angles, from issues of makeup to lighting and stage set, Schroeder shows how decisions are made that influence every aspect of what the audience perceives.

The Presidential Debates: Forty Years of High-Risk TV takes readers on a backstage tour, approaching the debates within the framework of the fundamental steps to which TV producers adhere: preproduction, production, and postproduction.

Calling upon behind-the-scenes stories from seven campaign seasons, Schroeder illustrates how the live component of the debates, far from diminishing dramatic potential, increases our anticipation - not least because of viewer curiosity to watch one candidate make a grave error and go down in flames."--BOOK JACKET.