All the President's Spin: George W. Bush, the Media, and the Truth

CONTENTS PREFACE INTRODUCTION 1 BUSH'S WHITE HOUSE: THE VANGUARD OF SPIN 2 FROM WATCHDOG TO LAPDOG: HOW BUSH HAS EXPLOITED THE PRESS 3 CAMPAIGN 2000: THE ORIGINS OF THE BUSH PLAYBOOK 4 TAX AND SPIN: SELLING THE 2001 TAX CUT 5 THE NATURE OF THE TRUTH: SCIENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT 6 UNDERMINING DISSENT AFTER SEPTEMBER 11 7 NO DEFICIT OF DISHONESTY: TAX AND BUDGET REDUX 8 SELLING THE WAR IN IRAQ 9 REVISING THE RECORD ON IRAQ 10 CAMPAIGN 2004: SPIN-RELATED PROGRAM ACTIVITIES CONCLUSION THE ROAD WE'RE ON AND HOW TO CHANGE COURSE APENDICES SOURCES AND METHODS NOTES ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INDEX