The First Presidential Communications Agency: Fdr's Office of Government Reports

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This book explores a forgotten chapter in modern U.S. history: the false dawn of the communications age in American politics. The Office of Government Reports (OGR) was created in 1939 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, but after World War II Congress refused President Truman's request to continue funding it. OGR proved to be ahead of its time, a predecessor to the now-permanent White House Office of Communications. Mordecai Lee shows how OGR was...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0791463591

ISBN13:9780791463598

Release Date:February 2005

Publisher:State University of New York Press

Length:295 Pages

Weight:1.20 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"

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History Political Science Politics & Social Sciences

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