Power Game: How Washington Works - Hardcover

Smith, Hedrick

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0394554477 ISBN 13: 9780394554471

Publisher: Random House, 1988

Synopsis

Explains how the political process works in Washington today, with insider views of presidents, the Pentagon, congressmen and senators, and staff members, and of effective political techniques

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

the most sweeping and in many ways the most impressive portrait of the culture of the Federal Government to appear in a single work in many decdes....Konwledeable and informative."

THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

Power is the name of the game. But until now, no one outside "the beltway" knew just who was wielding how much--and for what ends. Pulitzer Prize-winning, ex-Washington bureau chief of THE NEW YORK TIMES, Hedrick Smith, tells the whole story. From PACs to influence-peddling from the Pentagon to the WASHINGTON POST, THE POWER GAME reveals Congressional staffers more powerful than their bosses, media advisors more powerful than the media, and money that not only talks but threatens. It's all there, and it's all in here.

About the Author:

Hedrick Smith is a bestselling author, Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter, and Emmy Award–winning producer. His books The Russians and The Power Game were critically acclaimed bestsellers and are widely used in college courses today. As a reporter at The New York Times, Smith shared a Pulitzer for the Pentagon Papers series and won a Pulitzer for his international reporting from Russia in 1971–1974. Smith’s prime-time specials for PBS have won several awards for examining systemic problems in modern America and offering insightful, prescriptive solutions.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0394554477
• ISBN 13: 9780394554471
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 793