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- Woodrow Wilson, the Great War, and the Fourth Estate: Woodrow Wilson, the Great War, and the Fourth Estate
- Book
- 2017
- Published by: Texas A&M University Press
- Series: Joseph V. Hughes Jr. and Holly O. Hughes Series on the Presidency and Leadership
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James D. Startt previously explored Woodrow Wilson’s relationship with the press during his rise to political prominence. Now, Startt returns to continue the story, picking up with the outbreak of World War I in 1914 and tracing history through the Senate’s ultimate rejection in 1920 of the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations.
Woodrow Wilson, the Great War, and the Fourth Estate delves deeply into the president’s evolving relations with the press and its influence on and importance to the events of the time. Startt navigates the complicated relationship that existed between one of the country’s most controversial leaders and its increasingly ruthless corps of journalists.
The portrait of Wilson that emerges here is one of complexity—a skilled politician whose private nature and notorious grit often tarnished his rapport with the press, and an influential leader whose passionate vision just as often inspired journalists to his cause.
Woodrow Wilson, the Great War, and the Fourth Estate delves deeply into the president’s evolving relations with the press and its influence on and importance to the events of the time. Startt navigates the complicated relationship that existed between one of the country’s most controversial leaders and its increasingly ruthless corps of journalists.
The portrait of Wilson that emerges here is one of complexity—a skilled politician whose private nature and notorious grit often tarnished his rapport with the press, and an influential leader whose passionate vision just as often inspired journalists to his cause.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. i-vi
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xiii-xvi
- 1. The President and the Press
- pp. 1-15
- 3. Neutrality Tested, 1915
- pp. 38-53
- 4. National Anxieties, 1915
- pp. 54-72
- 6. Peace and War in the Balance, 1916–17
- pp. 97-119
- 7. Managing the Media in Wartime
- pp. 120-137
- 8. Criticism on the Home Front
- pp. 138-167
- 9. Diplomatic Realities, 1917
- pp. 168-188
- 10. Wilson’s Peace Initiative, 1918
- pp. 189-212
- 11. The End of the War
- pp. 213-233
- 12. Interlude between War and Peace
- pp. 234-252
- 13. At the Summit
- pp. 253-272
- 14. Return to the Summit
- pp. 273-292
- 15. Statesmanship in Abeyance
- pp. 293-309
- 16. The End of the League Debate
- pp. 310-322
- Abbreviations
- pp. 327-328
- Bibliography
- pp. 387-402
Additional Information
ISBN
9781623495329
Related ISBN(s)
9781623495312
MARC Record
OCLC
960969302
Pages
416
Launched on MUSE
2017-06-25
Language
English
Open Access
No