Americans have never quite digested television. The mystique which should fade grows stronger. We make celebrities not only of the men who cause events but of the men who read reports of them aloud.
We forgave, followed and accepted because we liked the way he looked. And he had a pretty wife. Camelot was fun, even for the peasants, as long as it… - Joe Mcginniss
We forgave, followed and accepted because we liked the way he looked. And he had a pretty wife. Camelot was fun, even for the peasants, as long as it…
- Joe Mcginniss
Americans have never quite digested television. The mystique which should fade grows stronger. We make celebrities not only of the men who cause even… - Joe Mcginniss
Americans have never quite digested television. The mystique which should fade grows stronger. We make celebrities not only of the men who cause even…
Politics, in a sense, has always been a con game. - Joe Mcginniss
Politics, in a sense, has always been a con game.
The citizen does not so much vote for a candidate as make a psychological purchase of him. - Joe Mcginniss
The citizen does not so much vote for a candidate as make a psychological purchase of him.
With the coming of television, and the knowledge of how it could be used to seduce voters, the old political values disappeared. Something new, murky… - Joe Mcginniss
With the coming of television, and the knowledge of how it could be used to seduce voters, the old political values disappeared. Something new, murky…
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