Popular politics and the Clinton/Lewinsky affair: The implications for leadership

Political Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 161-177

  Owen, Diana ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mass media; New media; Political scandal; Presidential leadership; Public opinion

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034144931     PISSN: 0162895X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0162-895X.00182     Document Type: Article

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