The Boys on the Bus

Name/Title

The Boys on the Bus

Description

A story following the pack of national reporters who spent months traveling together across the country to cover the 1972 presidential campaign between Richard Nixon and George McGovern.

Context

The book popularized the term "pack journalism," and permanently transformed American politics, forcing future campaigns to strictly restrict press access and heavily script all candidate interactions.

Category

Politics

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Book

Book Details

Author

Timothy Crouse

Publisher

Ballantine Books

Place Published

City

New York City

State/Province

New York

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Date Published

1972

Notes

Pages: 401

Create Date

October 7, 2022

Update Date

August 7, 2026