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Leo Bogart has directed public opinion polls for a variety of commercial and government organizations and has been president of both the American and world associations for public opinion research. His books include Press and Public, The Age of Television,and Premises for Propaganda.This article is adapted from the new introduction to Polls and the Awareness of Public Opinion,forthcoming from Transaction Books.

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Bogart, L. Polls and public opinion. Society 23, 16–25 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02695863

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