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Introduction. Politics between Communication and Personalization.- 1. The Mass Media in France between 1944 and 1958.- 2. The Personalization of Politics and Government Communication during the Fourth Republic.-  3. De Gaulle and the Press: A Thirty-Year Long Misunderstanding.- 4. The Political Control of Television.- 5. The General and the Small Screen.- 6. Leadership and Television. The General and Constitutional Development during the Fifth Republic.- 7. Gaullist “Telecracy” (1962-65).- 8. The 1965 “Tele-Presidential” Elections.- 9. De Gaulle, Pompidou and May 1968.- Conclusion: The Origin of the 'Telecracy?'