When Presidents Lie: A History of Official Deception and Its Consequences Inner Child ISBN13: 9780316357463 ISBN10: 0316357464 Material

ISBN13: 9780316357463 ISBN10: 0316357464 Material Type: paperback

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When Presidents Lie: A History of Official Deception and Its Consequences Inner Child ISBN13: 9780316357463 ISBN10: 0316357464 MaterialIn 1964, as Congress prepared to vote on the Gulf of Tonkin resolution authorizing the use of force in Vietnam, Senator William Fulbright said that he simply did not "normally assume" that "a President lies to you." That was a mistake, according to Alterman's compendious history of Presidential lying. Alterman, a columnist for The Nation, refers to the Bush Administration as a "post truth Presidency," but in general he is hardest on Democrats. He