The Clinton scandals and the politics of image restoration

Title:

Author:

Blaney, Joseph R.

ISBN:

9780313000386

Personal Author:

Blaney, Joseph R.

Publication Information:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2001.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 164 p.)

Series:

Praeger series in political communication,

Praeger series in political communication.

Contents:

Series Foreword; Preface; 1. Introduction: Why Study Clinton's Image Repair?; 2. The Theory of Image Restoration Discourse; 3. To Serve or Not to Serve: Clinton's Draft Record; 4. "Pain in My Marriage": Gennifer Flowers and Infidelity; 5. "But I Didn't Inhale": The Marijuana Controversy; 6. Land Ho!: Whitewater; 7. That Woman: The Lewinsky Affair; 8. The Surrogates: Adultery, Files, and the Travel Office; 9. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Personal Subject:

Clinton, Bill, 1946--Oratory.

Clinton, Bill, 1946--Language.

Clinton, Bill, 1946--Public opinion.

Subject Term:

Scandals -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

Political corruption -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

Rhetoric -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

Communication in politics -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

Public opinion -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

Political oratory -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

HISTORY.