David Eisenbach, PhD teaches media and politics at Columbia
University. He is author of "Gay Power: An American Revolution,"
(Carroll and Graf, 2006). "Gay Power" explains how the gay
rights movement in the 1960s and 1970s used the media to transform
American politics and society. The American Library Association
awarded "Gay Power" the 2007 Stonewall Honor Book award and the
Lambda Literary Association has named "Gay Power" a finalist for
the LGBT Studies category to be announced in May 2007. He is
currently working on a book about Ronald Reagan and the media.

Blog Entries by David Eisenbach

The Beltway Unbuckled: Sex and Politics This Sunday

Posted March 15, 2009 | 11:49 AM (EST)


This Sunday at 8pm, tune in to my new show on The History Channel about sex and politics called "The Beltway Unbuckled." By looking at the private affairs of several presidents, we show how history got made in the bedroom.

For example:

In the summer of 1963 the Senate...

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SNL Nails MSM for Coddling Hillary

Posted November 5, 2007 | 04:55 PM (EST)


As Senator Mike Gravel's Communications Director, I would like to thank SNL for Saturday's sketch in which Brian Williams tells the presidential candidates that the media are coddling Hillary.

"Gentlemen, I'm going to have to run; I have a 15-minute pre-debate interview with Senator Clinton, we're...

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The Historical Significance of the Radar vs. Alter/Edsall Spat

Posted May 18, 2007 | 06:35 PM (EST)


For any of you who are still interested in the Radar vs. Alter/ Edsall spat. I've got exactly what you've been waiting for -- a piece explaining the historical significance of this tempest in a teapot.

I teach media and politics at Columbia and I was on hand for...

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Edsall, Radar, Alter, and Me

Posted May 17, 2007 | 04:22 PM (EST)


I teach media and politics at Columbia and helped organize the Gravel taxicab event that Jebediah Reed recounted for Radar. Here is my recollection of what really happened. After the event, Gavel led a group including Reed, Jonathan Alter, and myself down Broadway to the West End Café....

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