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Author Alterman, Eric, author.

Title Lying in state : why presidents lie -- and why Trump is worse / Eric Alterman.

Publication Info. New York, NY : Basic Books, Hachette Book Group, 2020.
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 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  973.933 ALT    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  973.933 AL    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description xii, 402 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary "The definitive history of presidential lying, revealing how our standards for truthfulness have eroded-and why Trump's lies are especially dangerous. If there's one thing we know about Donald Trump, it's that he lies. But he's by no means the first president to do so. In Lying in State, Eric Alterman asks how we ended up with such a pathologically dishonest commander in chief, showing that, from early on, the United States has persistently expanded its power and hegemony on the basis of presidential lies. He also reveals the cumulative effect of this deception-each lie a president tells makes it more acceptable for subsequent presidents to lie-and the media's complicity in spreading misinformation. Donald Trump, then, represents not an aberration but the culmination of an age-old trend. Full of vivid historical examples and trenchant analysis, Lying in State is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand how we arrived in this age of alternative facts."-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Presidents -- United States -- History.
Truthfulness and falsehood -- Political aspects -- United States -- History.
United States -- Politics and government.
Political ethics -- United States.
Political ethics. (OCoLC)fst01069286
Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
Presidents. (OCoLC)fst01075723
Truthfulness and falsehood -- Political aspects. (OCoLC)fst01158258
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
ISBN 9781541616820 hardcover
1541616820 hardcover
9781541616813 electronic book
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