Professor Nicole Hemmer

And Ron Nussin is really interesting throughout that performance, which kind of gets to these dynamics that we've been talking about, about that search for more transparency and authenticity, but also this escalation of image construction. Because so Ron Nussin plays the press secretary talking about you know, how Gerald Ford should deal with this bumbling image, right?

And Ron Nussin is really interesting throughout that performance, which kind of gets to these dynamics that we've been talking about, about that search for more transparency and authenticity, but also this escalation of image construction. Because so Ron Nussin plays the press secretary talking about you know, how Gerald Ford should deal with this bumbling image, right?

And Ron Nussin is really interesting throughout that performance, which kind of gets to these dynamics that we've been talking about, about that search for more transparency and authenticity, but also this escalation of image construction. Because so Ron Nussin plays the press secretary talking about you know, how Gerald Ford should deal with this bumbling image, right?

So it's this inside look to the Oval Office. And they make fun of all of the, you know, the press secretary not always telling the truth and spinning the truth, right? And so that's actually a theme of the broader episode.

So it's this inside look to the Oval Office. And they make fun of all of the, you know, the press secretary not always telling the truth and spinning the truth, right? And so that's actually a theme of the broader episode.

So it's this inside look to the Oval Office. And they make fun of all of the, you know, the press secretary not always telling the truth and spinning the truth, right? And so that's actually a theme of the broader episode.

Yeah, one of the things that I've looked at in my work are, you know, he made regulatory reform a pillar of his presidency. And he really wanted to pursue this to kind of think about agencies that had too much bureaucratic oversight, too much red tape.

Yeah, one of the things that I've looked at in my work are, you know, he made regulatory reform a pillar of his presidency. And he really wanted to pursue this to kind of think about agencies that had too much bureaucratic oversight, too much red tape.

Yeah, one of the things that I've looked at in my work are, you know, he made regulatory reform a pillar of his presidency. And he really wanted to pursue this to kind of think about agencies that had too much bureaucratic oversight, too much red tape.

How could they function more efficiently and not just serve the corporate interests that had kind of gained regulatory control over them or what's called regulatory capture? So he's really taking on some powerful lobbying industries in a way that he sees as really making regulations more responsive to citizens and consumers.

How could they function more efficiently and not just serve the corporate interests that had kind of gained regulatory control over them or what's called regulatory capture? So he's really taking on some powerful lobbying industries in a way that he sees as really making regulations more responsive to citizens and consumers.

How could they function more efficiently and not just serve the corporate interests that had kind of gained regulatory control over them or what's called regulatory capture? So he's really taking on some powerful lobbying industries in a way that he sees as really making regulations more responsive to citizens and consumers.

And so he takes on, I watched him take on in the archives that I've done for my book on cable television, he took on the broadcast lobby, which was incredibly powerful. and really initiated the start of the decentralization of our media landscape that we have today.

And so he takes on, I watched him take on in the archives that I've done for my book on cable television, he took on the broadcast lobby, which was incredibly powerful. and really initiated the start of the decentralization of our media landscape that we have today.

And so he takes on, I watched him take on in the archives that I've done for my book on cable television, he took on the broadcast lobby, which was incredibly powerful. and really initiated the start of the decentralization of our media landscape that we have today.

During his presidency, you had the big three, ABC, CBS, and NBC, that dominated what people saw on their television screens and fought against any newcomers coming in. And he was willing initially, I should say, he was willing initially to kind of stand up to that and question these regulatory assumptions of power that had been in place for decades.

During his presidency, you had the big three, ABC, CBS, and NBC, that dominated what people saw on their television screens and fought against any newcomers coming in. And he was willing initially, I should say, he was willing initially to kind of stand up to that and question these regulatory assumptions of power that had been in place for decades.

During his presidency, you had the big three, ABC, CBS, and NBC, that dominated what people saw on their television screens and fought against any newcomers coming in. And he was willing initially, I should say, he was willing initially to kind of stand up to that and question these regulatory assumptions of power that had been in place for decades.

However, I will say that, you know, 1975, you see him take a lot of action. By early 1976, he's focused all on re-election. By that spring, he's being challenged by Ronald Reagan in primaries. And all of a sudden, he kind of pulls back on some of those more assertive measures because he's looking to kind of create political capital and political friends that can help him win re-elections.

However, I will say that, you know, 1975, you see him take a lot of action. By early 1976, he's focused all on re-election. By that spring, he's being challenged by Ronald Reagan in primaries. And all of a sudden, he kind of pulls back on some of those more assertive measures because he's looking to kind of create political capital and political friends that can help him win re-elections.