During the Terms of Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, and Kennedy, the Relationship

During the terms of presidents Truman, Eisenhower, and Kennedy, the relationship between the press and the presidency was

A) adversarial, primarily because the general public detested the sitting president's policies.
B) adversarial, primarily because the press had discovered that presidential scandals helped sell newspapers.
C) friendly, like that between fellow members of a men's club.
D) strained, because the press tirelessly searched for evidence of presidential connections to Communists.
E) dominated by the president, who could summarily imprison a journalist who reported a negative account of the government or its measures.