Presidents in the movies American history and politics on screen /

Cinematic depictions of real U.S. presidents from Abraham Lincoln to George W. Bush explore how Hollywood movies represent American history and politics on screen.

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Group Author: Morgan, Iwan W
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Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Series: The evolving American Presidency
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Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230117112
Summary: Cinematic depictions of real U.S. presidents from Abraham Lincoln to George W. Bush explore how Hollywood movies represent American history and politics on screen.
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Epublication based on: 9780230113282.
Carrier Form: 208 p.
ISBN: 9780230113282
9780230117112 :
0230117112 :
CLC: J905.712
Contents: Transition: The Making of Screen Presidents - Ian Scott * D. W. Griffith's Lincoln - Melvyn Stokes * The 'Picture Man:' The Cinematic Strife of Theodore Roosevelt - Brian Neve * Darryl F. Zanuck's Wilson (1944) - Mark Wheeler * The "Confidence" President: Franklin D. Roosevelt in Film - Harry Keyishian * The Cinematic Kennedy: Thirteen Days and the Burnishing of an Image - Mark White * The President Impeached: Tennessee Johnson and Nixon - Iwan Morgan * Oliver Stone's Improbable 'W.' - Kingsley Marshall.