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Author Peretti, Burton W. (Burton William), 1961-

Title The leading man : Hollywood and the presidential image / Burton W. Peretti
Published New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (344 pages)
Contents "The torments of desire" : presidents and performance before 1929 -- The studios' golden age and the white house, 1929-1945 -- The old man and tv, 1945-1960 -- Charisma's hour, 1960-1969 -- Enter stage right, 1969-1989 -- Hollywood wags the dog, 1990-2000 -- The twin towers, 2001-2009
Summary <P style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 150%;" class="MsoNormal"> The Leading Man analyzes the evolution and the significance of the interaction between Hollywood and Washington to trace the history of the cinematic presidential image. Burton W. Peretti shows that traditional practices of presidential image making go back to George Washington, and then places the fourteen presidents of the cinematic era, from Herbert Hoover to Barack Obama, at the center of the story. He demonstrates how movies have been the main force in promoting image and drama over the substance of governing
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Motion pictures and history.
Historical films -- United States -- History and criticism
Motion pictures -- Political aspects -- United States
Presidents in motion pictures.
HISTORY / General.
Historical films
Motion pictures and history
Motion pictures -- Political aspects
Presidents in motion pictures
United States
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2011053241
ISBN 9780813554051
0813554055
1283618036
9781283618038
9786613930484
6613930482