The Architects of Toxic Politics in America

The Architects of Toxic Politics in America: Venom and Vitriol explains the history of poison politics in America by profiling some of the key political "attack dogs" who have shaped the modern landscape.

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Kenneth T. Walsh is a journalist, historian and author. He covered the White House for more than 30 years for U.S. News & World Report and he is former president of the White House Correspondents' Association. He is an adjunct professorial lecturer at the American University School of Communication in Washington, D.C.

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The Architects of Toxic Politics in America: Venom and Vitriol explains the history of poison politics in America by profiling some of the key political "attack dogs" who have shaped the modern landscape.

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Introduction : The Reckoning

PART I THE PRESIDENTS1 The Early Presidents and the Rise of Negativity
2 How Presidents of the Modern Era Fomented Attack Politics
3 Richard Nixon and the Rise of Toxicity
4 Presidents Who Stayed Mostly Above the Fray
5 Donald Trump, the Most Negative President of All
6 Joe Biden Attempts to Restore Civility
7 First Ladies' Benign Influence, with Exceptions

Photo Essay

PART II A ROGUES' GALLERY OF TOXIC INFLUENCERS8 Influential Caustic Politicians
9 The Role of the Mainstream News Media
10 Public Commentators and Polemicists
11 Proselytizers of Division, Entrepreneurs of Polarization and Operatives of Attack
Conclusion