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The leading man : Hollywood and the presidential image / Burton W. Peretti.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2012.Description: x, 335 pages; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780813554044 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 0813554047
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 791.43/658
LOC classification:
  • PN 1995.9 P437l 2012
Contents:
"The torments of desire" : presidents and performance before 1929 -- The studios' golden age and the White House, 1929-1945 -- Truman, Eisenhower, and the televised presidency -- Charisma's hour, 1960-1969 -- Enter stage right, 1969-1989 -- Hollywood wags the dog, 1990-2000 -- The twin towers, 2001-2009.
Summary: Analyses 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 centre of the story.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) PN 1995.9 P437l 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000180771

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"The torments of desire" : presidents and performance before 1929 -- The studios' golden age and the White House, 1929-1945 -- Truman, Eisenhower, and the televised presidency -- Charisma's hour, 1960-1969 -- Enter stage right, 1969-1989 -- Hollywood wags the dog, 1990-2000 -- The twin towers, 2001-2009.

Analyses 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 centre of the story.

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