Source Material: Presidential Recordings as Presidential Data: Assessing LBJ's Presidential Persuasive Attempts

In: Presidential studies quarterly: official publication of the Center for the Study of the Presidency, Band 29, Heft 4, S. 932-943

Abstract

This article evaluates the usefulness of one currently available set of presidential recordings, those of President Lyndon Johnson. It demonstrates that these recordings constitute a sample of the president's phone conversations and a reasonable representation of his contacts with others. It demonstrates the use of these data in assessing presidential persuasion and activities. It also suggests how popular presentations of these data, through other published means, have distorted the picture of presidential activities.