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A review by expatally
The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism by Doris Kearns Goodwin
5.0
A perfect read for today's political times. Interesting to see how important journalism was to control the monopolies during Roosevelt and Taft's tenures as Presidents and interesting to apply that to today's focus on the media and politics.
I knew very little about Taft except his physical side. After reading this book, I find it disappointing that the bombastic and charismatic personality of Roosevelt completely overshadowed such a quiet and ethical man.
And the primaries....to learn that the discord of modern primaries is nothing new. Doris Kearns Goodwin makes history interesting and applicable to modern times again in this extensively researched book.
I knew very little about Taft except his physical side. After reading this book, I find it disappointing that the bombastic and charismatic personality of Roosevelt completely overshadowed such a quiet and ethical man.
And the primaries....to learn that the discord of modern primaries is nothing new. Doris Kearns Goodwin makes history interesting and applicable to modern times again in this extensively researched book.