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Source Material: Presidential Recordings as Presidential Data: Assessing LBJ's Presidential Persuasive Attempts
Author(s) -
Sullivan Terry,
Hora Jennifer,
Keele Luke,
McNoldy Todd,
Pettis Gregory
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
presidential studies quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.337
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 1741-5705
pISSN - 0360-4918
DOI - 10.1111/1741-5705.00075
Subject(s) - presidential system , representation (politics) , political science , set (abstract data type) , computer science , law , politics , programming language
This article evaluates the usefulness of one currently available set of presidential recordings, those of President Lyndon Johnson. It demonstrates that these recordings constitute a sample of the president's phone conversations and a reasonable representation of his contacts with others. It demonstrates the use of these data in assessing presidential persuasion and activities. It also suggests how popular presentations of these data, through other published means, have distorted the picture of presidential activities.