Truth and Duty: The Press, the President, and the Privilege of Power - Mary Mapes - Hardcover

On the privilege of power: "Not only did Viacom cringe at alienating conservative viewers and consumers of its news division's programs as well as its theater chain and radio and entertainment empire kingdom. The company could not afford to alienate the Bush administration. An angry administration could make trouble in a hundred ways and kick Sumner the where it really counted: in teh wallet." On the President: "Bush didn't keep his promise to his country. He swore he would fly military jets until May 1974 in return for being removed from the danger of being drafted. He didn't even come close....He walked away from his duty." On attack Politics: "Reality didn't matter. Right and wrong didn't matter. Winning was the only thing that mattered to any of the people masterminding the slash-and-burn campaigns that benefited George W. Bush."Mapes, Mary is the author of 'Truth and Duty: The Press, the President, and the Privilege of Power - Mary Mapes - Hardcover' with ISBN 9780312351953 and ISBN 031235195X.