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This is the story of two men who served as backroom strategists on every presidential contest from Richard Nixon to George W. Bush. David Sawyer was a New England aristocrat with dreams of becoming a filmmaker; Scott Miller, the son of an Ohio shoe salesman, had a knack for copywriting. Unlikely par...
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| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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This is the story of two men who served as backroom strategists on every presidential contest from Richard Nixon to George W. Bush. David Sawyer was a New England aristocrat with dreams of becoming a filmmaker; Scott Miller, the son of an Ohio shoe salesman, had a knack for copywriting. Unlikely partners, they became a political powerhouse, directing democratic revolutions from the Philippines to Chile, steering a dozen presidents and prime ministers into office, and instilling the campaign ethic in corporate giants from Coca-Cola to Apple. The men of Sawyer-Miller were a small but extraordinary group who invented an American style of political campaigning and exported it around the world. Theirs is a story full of office intrigue, fierce rivalries, and disastrous miscalculations. And it is the tale of how world politics became American, and how American business became political.--From publisher description. |
| Carrier Form: | ix, 252 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-234) and index. |
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9780374531751 (pbk.) : 0374531757 (pbk.) |
| Index Number: | JK2281 |
| CLC: | D771.24-09 |
| Call Number: | D771.24-09/H263 |
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Introduction: "What's in the Bag?" "The Loner in Love with the City" "Democracia con Energia" "The Real Thing" "A Dangerous Combination for Israel" "Stand Up and Fight Like a Woman" "No" "It's Time for a Great Change" "What Is a Junk Bond?" "Quit and Move" Epilogue: "Vote Different" |