Off Script
An Advance Man's Guide to White House Stagecraft, Campaign Spectacle, and Political Suicide
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Josh King
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Josh King
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From a former White House presidential events production director comes an illuminating journey through the most catastrophic scenes of political stagecraft since the "age of optics" in 1988.
The responsibility of being a public figure is no walk in the park - the world highlights politicians' every mistake. "Image collapse" can befall anyone whose carefully cultivated persona is analyzed by and filtered through intermediaries in the broadcast booths of cable news networks or behind the photo desks of newspapers, magazines, and today's host of digital platforms.
As someone who orchestrates television- and photo-ready moments involving important political figures, Josh King has unique experience working with the reputations of public figures. In Off Script, King leads listeners through an entertaining behind-the-scenes journey through the most catastrophic scenes of political stagecraft since the dawn of the "age of optics" in 1988. Listeners might recall these moments as simple cases of bad luck, but King argues that they were actually symptomatic of something deeper in how we view our leaders.
We tour nearly 30 years of history to set the stage for the age of optics and then turn to the Obama administration and what King calls the "vanilla presidency". King shows how Barack Obama began his term in office as more guarded and more protective of the presidential persona than anyone in history, and as we arrive at the election of 2016 and beyond, we have to wonder: Will our future president follow Obama's example? If so, how will that influence the relationship between our nation's citizens and their leader?
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- Andrew Graham
- 08-25-16
I learned a lot.
This book is a great way to learn about the art of politioptics through historical stories.
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- Charger
- 08-16-16
Great content, but authors shouldn't narrate
Very interesting content, but as an audiobook, this book fails big time. Not always, but typically authors should not read their own work. This is a perfect example why. Could have been very cool to insert the actual audio "clip" segments. At the very least, it needs a professional voice actor. Sad, because it's fascinating content.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-24-23
AMAZING
Great read. The author, a Democrat, gives a very fair and balanced rendition of various political failings and successes of both parties. Very well done and insightful.
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- Ellen Burke
- 05-28-16
Somewhat boring
The writer / reader gave a completely dispassionate performance. Very repetitive. Not as much insight as I had hoped.
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