{"product_id":"9781936070428","title":"Playing President: My Close Ecounters with Nixon, Carter, Bush I, Reagan, and Clinton--and How They Did Not Prepare Me for George W. Bush","description":"Robert Scheer's interviews with and profiles of US presidents have shaped journalism history. Scheer developed close journalistic relationships with Presidents Nixon, Carter, Reagan, Clinton, and Bush I. His reporting on them had a tangible impact on national debate, such as the eminent 1976 \u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e interview in which Jimmy Carter, the then-presidential candidate, admitted to have lusted in his heart; and the 1980 interview with the \u003ci\u003eL.A. Times\u003c\/i\u003e, during which Bush I confessed to Scheer his dream of a \"winnable nuclear war.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePlaying President\u003c\/i\u003e, Robert Scheer offers an unparalleled insight into the presidential mind. He analyses each administration since Nixon, and including George W. Bush, offering insights that will surprise the reader—particularly those with rigid preconceptions about the decision-making processes of our leaders. The volume will also include reprints of Scheer’s famous presidential interviews, along with previously unpublished interview transcripts and select previous writings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Scheer\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of six books, including \u003ci\u003eThinking Tuna Fish\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTalking Death: Essays on the Pornography of Power\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWith Enough Shovels: Reagan, Bush and Nuclear War\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eAmerica After Nixon: The Age of Multinationals\u003c\/i\u003e. Along with Christopher Scheer and Lakshmi Chaudhry, he is the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Five Biggest Lies Bush Told Us About Iraq\u003c\/i\u003e (Seven Stories\/Akashic). Scheer is currently a clinical professor of communications at the Annenberg School at the University of Southern California. He is a nationally syndicated columnist based at the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, a contributing editor at the \u003ci\u003eNation\u003c\/i\u003e, and a host of NPR-affiliate KCRW's \u003ci\u003eLeft, Right, and Center\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Akashic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47116463177968,"sku":"9781936070428","price":10.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781936070428_p0.jpg?v=1769896392","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781936070428","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}