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Presidents and press in the Roosevelt era to Nixon
The piece surveys presidential press relations from FDR through Nixon, noting increasingly controlled access, off the record briefings, and varying public relations. It highlights Roosevelt’s frequent conferences, Truman and Eisenhower’s guarded styles, Kennedy’s openness, Johnson’s shift to informal chats, and Nixon’s reliance on aides with limited press conferences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
American Society of Newspaper Editors
New York Evening, Post
FBI
Post
David Stern
Harry S. Truman
White House
Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
Eisenhower
James Hagerty
Sam Rayburn
Hagerty
FDR
Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Andrew Johnson
Lyndon Johnson
Nixon
Associated Press
Washington News Committee
John D. Ehrlichman