1993/09/28

       Larry Beinhart publishes American Hero, a novel about a fictional president who uses a war in the middle east to divert public attention away from his own sex scandal.

       Postscript: Four years later Barry Levinson premiered the Hollywood motion picture “Wag the Dog,” based on the novel.

       [added 9/28/2025]

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American Hero: Beinhart, Larry: 9780679472766: Amazon.com: Books
www.amazon.com/American-Hero-Larry-Beinhart/dp/0679472762

Wag the Dog (novel) – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wag_the_Dog_(novel)

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