Muffled Echoes: Oliver North and the Politics of Public Opinion

by Amy Fried and Professor Amy Fried

Book Overview

Ten years ago the Iran-Contra affair swept the headlines as the nation watched an indignant Lt. Col. Oliver North testify before a congressional committee. Although polls showed that most Americans were critical of North's actions and ambivalent toward the man himself, media coverage left the opposite impression, with its broadcasts of "Ollie-for-president" rallies and stories of congressional aides overwhelmed by a torrent of pro-North mail.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231108214
• ISBN13: 9780231108218
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"