Hardball - How Politics is Played, Told by One Who Knows the Game

HOW POLITICS IS PLAYED BY ONE WHO KNOWS THE GAME ...Chris Matthews has spent a quarter century on the playing field of American politics -- from righthand man of Speaker of the House Tip ONeill to host of NBCs highest rated cable talk show Hardball. In this revised and updated edition of his political classic, he offers fascinating new stories of raw ambition, brutal rivalry, and exquisite seduction and reveals the inside rules that govern the game of power.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents

Introduction

Part I Alliances

1 It's Not Who You Know; It's Who You Get to Know

2 "All Politics Is Local"

3 It's Better to Receive Than to Give

4 "Dance with the One That Brung Ya"

Part II Enemies

5 Keep Your Enemies in Front of You

6 Don't Get Mad; Don't Get Even; Get Ahead

7 Leave No Shot Unanswered

Part III Deals

8 "Only Talk When It Improves the Silence"

9 Always Concede on Principle

Part IV Reputations

10 Hang a Lantern on Your Problem

11 Spin!

12 "The Press Is the Enemy"

13 The Reputation of Power

14 Positioning

Perspective

Index

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Chris Matthews is the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Bobby Kennedy: A Raging Spirit, Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero, Kennedy & Nixon: The Rivalry that Shaped Postwar America, and Hardball: How Politics Is Played, Told by One Who Knows the Game. Matthews was a presidential speechwriter and top aide to Speaker of the House Thomas P. "Tip" O’Neill Jr. For a generation he hosted Hardball with Chris Matthews on MSNBC, which is now exclusively on Substack.

Zusammenfassung

Explains behind-the-scenes techniques used in politics; discusses alliances, enemies, deals, and reputations; and shares anecdotes about top politicians.

Zusatztext

"In Washington, everyone says they practice politics, and develop policy. But to succeed they know they must play hardball. This book smartly captures that central truth!"

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Chris Matthews, Christopher Matthews, Matthews Christopher
• Verlag: Simon & Schuster N.Y.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 02.11.1999
• EAN: 9780684845593
• ISBN: 978-0-684-84559-3
• Seiten: 240
• Abmessung: 140 mm x 222 mm x 13 mm
• Gewicht: 218 g
• Themen: Ratgeber > Lebenshilfe, Alltag > Lebensführung, Persönliche Entwicklung; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Politics & government, Politics and government