Andrew Johnstone

Historian of the USA at the University of Leicester. Author of Spinning the World: The Public Relations Industry and American Foreign Relations (Cambridge 2025)

[Andrew Johnstone @HistoryAndrew]

I look forward to going to SHAFR by train

[RIAS @RIASMiddelburg]

There are history conferences—and then there are historic ones. SHAFR 2028 comes to The Hague, June 22–24. Hosted by the Roosevelt Institute for American Studies & Leiden University. We can’t wait to welcome you!

[Andrew Johnstone @HistoryAndrew]

Hardcover publication date in the US! Americans can finally be as impressed as this cat

[Cambridge University Press - History @cambUP_History]

Spinning the World by Andrew Johnstone
Reveals the PR industry's hidden hand of influence on American foreign relations in the twentieth century.
📚 https://t.co/XPwAsBINyd
#diplomatichistory

[Andrew Johnstone @HistoryAndrew]

Official publication day!

[Cambridge University Press Bookshop @CUPBookshop]

We've got some brand-new books from @cambridgeup on our shelves! 🙌📚

Including 'Spinning the World' by @HistoryAndrew which has been released today, examining the public relations industry's hidden hand of influence on American foreign relations. 🌎

@cambUP_History

[Cecelia Cancellaro @ccancellaro]

From a SHAFR conversation to a soon to be published book, @HistoryAndrew’s Spinning the World is an insightful examination of the PR industry and US foreign relations. @SHAFRhistorians #SHAFR2025 @cambUP_History

[Cecelia Cancellaro @ccancellaro]

All set up at #SHAFR2025. Stop by and say hello. @SHAFRhistorians @cambUP_History

[Andrew Johnstone @HistoryAndrew]

@SteveHewittUK Thanks Steve!

[Andrew Johnstone @HistoryAndrew]

My book has a cover! Out this summer. See here for details, including the table of contents and some very generous blurbs:
https://t.co/wAk8Gfr5Py

[Andrew Johnstone @HistoryAndrew]

Spinning the World has a web page! More details on there to follow, which I will use as an excuse to repost this at future intervals
https://t.co/8AEZH5PCGV

[Andrew Johnstone @HistoryAndrew]

@DexterFergie Indeed! Be sure to share the answer when you find out, even the answer simply explains why it is remembered as the "long telegram" rather than the "expensive telegram"

[Andrew Johnstone @HistoryAndrew]

@DexterFergie It's not that long, apparently. But the "not-so-long telegram" isn't as catchy: https://t.co/zzvnUCBuT6

[Andrew Johnstone @HistoryAndrew]

Look forward to finding time to read this, which also appears to be available as a free download on @CornellPress 's webpage. I never met LaFeber, sadly. Many great monographs but The American Age was my go-to as an undergrad and beyond (the cracked spine tells its own story).

[Andrew Johnstone @HistoryAndrew]

@bradleyrsimpson @EyalPress My book on the US PR industry and foreign relations will be out next year. It's more historical than this so they should work well together. I'm looking at the work PR firms did for the US government and domestic citizens' groups as well as foreign governments of all kinds.

[Andrew Johnstone @HistoryAndrew]

@Alex_J_Marino @CMRC_USAWC Congratulations Alex!

[Andrew Johnstone @HistoryAndrew]

@DexterFergie I'd love to read it!

[University of Leicester @uniofleicester]

News | Economics student Lauren Henry and History alumnus Nick Cummins will be hoping for glory in Paris as they compete as part of @TeamGB / @ParalympicsGB in the @Olympics and @Paralympics.

➡ https://t.co/ualUhEtF3f

#CitizensOfChange #Olympics2024 #Paralympics2024 #Paris2024

[Andrew Johnstone @HistoryAndrew]

@DexterFergie Congratulations!

[Andrew Johnstone @HistoryAndrew]

@ADBHist @unibirmingham @mcgillu @OfficialBAAS 20 years? Feels like yesterday...

[Andrew Johnstone @HistoryAndrew]

Congratulations to all of our graduates, especially my special subject group. After a full year of listening to me go on about FDR, somehow they still wanted a picture together. Just a shame we couldn't get everyone.