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Exploring the American presidency through 50 historic treasures / Kimberly A. Kenney.
LIBRA E176.1 .K435 2023
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kenney, Kimberly A., author.
- Series:
- AASLH exploring America's historic treasures
- AASLH, American Association for State and Local History : exploring America's historic treasures
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Presidents--United States--Biography.
- Presidents.
- Material culture--United States.
- Material culture.
- Political culture--United States.
- Political culture.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 206 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2023]
- Summary:
- "Exploring the American Presidency through 50 Historic Treasures brings together significant artifacts from the lives of the men who have led our nation through times of great prosperity and terrible tragedy"-- Provided by publisher.
- Some objects, such as the Resolute Desk, Air Force One, and the presidential seal, are symbolic of the position itself. But each president has at least one artifact that largely defines his life and his presidency. Kenney brings together significant artifacts from the lives of the men who have led our nation through times of great prosperity and terrible tragedy. Looking at them through the material culture the left behind humanizes them and creates relevance to our own lives. -- adapted from back cover
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. George Washington, 1789
- 1797: Dentures
- 2. John Adams, 1797
- 1801: Law Desk
- 3. Thomas Jefferson, 1801
- 1809: Great Clock at Monticello
- 4. James Madison, 1809
- 1817: Walking Stick
- 5. James Monroe, 1817
- 1825: Desk
- 6. John Quincy Adams, 1825
- 1829: Personal Library
- 7. Andrew Jackson, 1829
- 1837: Decapitated Figurehead
- 8. Martin Van Buren, 1837
- 1841: Desk
- 9. William Henry Harrison, 1841: Flag Remnant
- 10. John Tyler, 1841
- 1845: Piano
- 11. James K. Polk, 1845
- 1849: Table
- 12. Zachary Taylor, 1849
- 1850: Chair
- 13. Millard Fillmore, 1850
- 1853: Engraving of Debate
- 14. Franklin Pierce, 1853
- 1857: Kansas-Nebraska Act
- 15. James Buchanan, 1857
- 1861: Law Books
- 16. Abraham Lincoln, 1861
- 1865: Chair from Ford's Theatre
- 17. Andrew Johnson, 1865
- 1869: Impeachment Note
- 18. Ulysses S. Grant, 1869
- 1877: Inkwell
- 19. Rutherford B. Hayes, 1877
- 1881: Morgan Silver Dollar
- 20. James A. Garfield, 1881: Inaugural Address
- 21. Chester Arthur, 1881
- 1885: Tiffany Screen
- 22. Grover Cleveland, 1885
- 1889 and 1893
- 1897: Naval Review Ribbon
- 23. Benjamin Harrison, 1889
- 1893: Judge Cartoon
- 24. William McKinley, 1897
- 1901: McKinley National Memorial Collection Bank
- 25. Theodore Roosevelt, 1901
- 1909: Page from Speech
- 26. William Howard Taft, 1909
- 1913: Bible
- 27. Woodrow Wilson, 1913
- 1921: 1919 Pierce-Arrow
- 28. Warren G. Harding, 1921
- 1923: Skeleton Key
- 29. Calvin Coolidge, 1923
- 1929: Painting of Inauguration
- 30. Herbert Hoover, 1929
- 1933: Humidor
- 31. Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1933
- 1945: Fireside Chat Microphone
- 32. Harry S. Truman, 1945
- 1953: "The Buck Stops Here" Desk Sign
- 33. Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
- 1961: Globe
- 34. John F. Kennedy, 1961
- 1963: PT 109 Coconut Husk Paperweight
- 35. Lyndon B. Johnson, 1963
- 1969: Desk Blotter
- 36. Richard Nixon, 1969
- 1974: Easy Chair
- 37. Gerald Ford, 1974
- 1977: Statuette of Elephant and Donkey
- 38. Jimmy Carter, 1977
- 1981: Hungarian Crown
- 39. Ronald Reagan, 1981
- 1989: Piece of the Berlin Wall
- 40. George H. W. Bush, 1989
- 1993: Letter to Family
- 41. Bill Clinton, 1993
- 2001: Saxophone
- 42. George W. Bush, 2001
- 2009: Bullhorn
- 43. Barack Obama, 2009
- 2017: Pen Used to Sign the Affordable Care Act
- 44. Donald Trump, 2017
- 2021: MAGA Hat
- 45. Joe Biden, 2021
- : COVID Vaccine Vial
- 46. Resolute Desk
- 47. Presidential Seal
- 48. Official White House Portraits
- 49. Senate Ballot Box
- 50. Air Force One.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Kenney, Kimberly A. Exploring the American presidency through 50 historic treasures
- ISBN:
- 9781538156636
- 1538156636
- OCLC:
- 1321787479
- Publisher Number:
- 99993395012
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