Constructing Presidential Legacy: How we Remember the American President

World-leading experts take a multi-disciplinary approach to explore how presidents, including Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, the Roosevelts, Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Eisenhower, Reagan, Obama and Trump, are remembered in film, museums, public art, political invocations, pop culture, literature and evolving technological advancements.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contents
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Acknowledgments
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Notes on Contributors
pp viii-x
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An introduction to Presidential Legacy
pp 1-10
- By Michael Patrick Cullinane, Sylvia Ellis
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1 - Presidential Temples: America’s Presidential Libraries and Centers from the 1930s to Today
pp 11-25
- By Benjamin Hufbauer
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2 - Presidential Legacy: A Literary Problem
pp 26-54
- By Kristin A. Cook
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3 - Pennsylvania Avenue meets Madison Avenue: The White House and Commercial Advertising
pp 55-75
- By Michael Patrick Cullinane
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4 - Eisenhower’s Farewell Address in History and Memory
pp 76-102
- By Richard V. Damms
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5 - Pageantry, Performance, and Statecraft: Diplomacy and the Presidential Image
pp 103-132
- By Thomas Tunstall Allcock
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6 - “You’ve got to decide how you want history to remember you”: The legacy of Lyndon B. Johnson in film and Television
pp 133-157
- By Gregory Frame
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7 - The Farewell Tour: Presidential Travel and Legacy Building
pp 158-205
- By Emily J. Charnock
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8 - Reflecting or Reshaping?: Landmark Anniversaries and Presidential Legacy
pp 206-226
- By Mark McLay
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9 - From a “New Paradigm” to “Memorial Sprawl”: The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Memorial
pp 227-257
- By Patrick Hagopian
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10 - Top Trumps: Presidential Legacies, New Technologies, and a New Generation
pp 258-276
- By Sylvia Ellis
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Epilogue: Confessions of a Presidential Biographer
pp 277-283
- By H. W. Brands
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Index
pp 284-294
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How we Remember the American President

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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Acknowledgments
pp vii-vii

Notes on Contributors
pp viii-x

An introduction to Presidential Legacy
pp 1-10

1 - Presidential Temples: America’s Presidential Libraries and Centers from the 1930s to Today
pp 11-25

2 - Presidential Legacy: A Literary Problem
pp 26-54

3 - Pennsylvania Avenue meets Madison Avenue: The White House and Commercial Advertising
pp 55-75

4 - Eisenhower’s Farewell Address in History and Memory
pp 76-102

5 - Pageantry, Performance, and Statecraft: Diplomacy and the Presidential Image
pp 103-132

6 - “You’ve got to decide how you want history to remember you”: The legacy of Lyndon B. Johnson in film and Television
pp 133-157

7 - The Farewell Tour: Presidential Travel and Legacy Building
pp 158-205

8 - Reflecting or Reshaping?: Landmark Anniversaries and Presidential Legacy
pp 206-226

9 - From a “New Paradigm” to “Memorial Sprawl”: The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Memorial
pp 227-257

10 - Top Trumps: Presidential Legacies, New Technologies, and a New Generation
pp 258-276

Epilogue: Confessions of a Presidential Biographer
pp 277-283

Index
pp 284-294

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