When Presidents lie : a history of official deception and its consequences / Eric Alterman.

Author/creator Alterman, Eric
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Viking, 2004.
Descriptionix, 447 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents On lies, personal and presidential -- Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, and the Yalta conference -- John F. Kennedy and the Cuban missile crisis -- Lyndon B. Johnson and the Gulf of Tonkin incidents -- Ronald W. Reagan, Central America, and the Iran-Contra scandal -- George W. Bush and the post-truth presidency.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [407]-432) and index.
LCCN 2004053580
ISBN0670032093 (alk. paper)