The Power Game: How Washington Works

Smith, Hedrick

ISBN 10: 034536015X / ISBN 13: 9780345360151

Published by Ballantine Books, 1989

Seller Inventory # 034536015X-3-28034853

Synopsis:

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

From the Back Cover: 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.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Power Game: How Washington Works
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Publication Date: 1989
Binding: paperback
Condition: Good