Publication

2008 - Columbia University Press, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

96,000 words, Guess

Page Count

384 pages

Identifiers

and 11 more
  • ISBN-139780231511780
  • ISBN-10023114105X
  • ISBN-100231511787
  • LibraryThing1295636
  • Goodreads6130129', '4978057
  • Library of Congress Control Number2008005720
  • OCLC Control Number192134358
  • Better World Books9780231141055
  • Better World Books9780231141048
  • Better World Books9780231511780
  • Open LibraryOL16504652M

Classifications

  • DDC324.7/30973
  • LCCJF2112.D43 S37 2008
  • LCCJF2112.D43S37 2008

Alternate Titles

  • Fifty years of high-risk TV

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.

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.

Excerpt

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.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Presidential debatesColumbia University Press2008

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