Covering Clinton: The President and the Press in the 1990s

Hayden examines the presidential-press relationship in the 1990s, focusing first on the 1992 campaign, then on issues and events over Clinton’s two terms. He analyzes the press response to the programs of the Clinton era and scandals, and the role’s of consultants, press secretaries, and pollsters, seeking to determine how the press reacted relative to the Iran-Contra and Watergate scandals.