The Selling of the President, 1968 ANNOTATION
McGinniss examines the repackaging of Richard Nixon by the men--Roger Ailes, now working on the George Bush campaign, and Frank Shakespeare--who first suggested that issues bore voters and that image is what counts.
FROM THE CRITICS
Brills Content
This 1969 classic showed telvision's power in packaging a politician into a product like a bar of soap. In the 30-plus years since its publication, the book still resonates with what remains the most formidable challenge for a candidate: image control.
Geoffrey Wolff - Newsweek
Shows how a clutch of salesmen, cameramen, and speechwriters adjusted Richard Nixon's image by manipulating televisionor uson his behalf.