The presidential image : a history from Theodore Roosevelt to Donald Trump / edited by Iwan Morgan and Mark White.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Morgan, Iwan, editor.

White, Mark, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Character--Political aspects--United States.

Character.

Presidents--United States--Public opinion.

Presidents.

Communication in politics--United States.

Communication in politics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020

Place of Publication:

London [England] : I. B. Tauris & Company, Limited, 2020.

Summary:

"Presidential Image has become an integral part of the campaign, presidency and legacy of Modern American presidents. Across the 20th century to the age of Trump, presidential image has dominated media coverage and public consciousness, winning elections, gaining support for their leadership in office and shaping their reputation in history. Is the creation of the presidential image part of a carefully conceived public relations strategy or result of the president's critics and opponents? Can the way the media interpret a presidents' actions and words alter their image? And how much influence do cultural outputs contribute to the construction of a presidential image? Using ten presidential case studies. this edited collection features contributions from scholars and political journalists from the UK and America, to analyse aspects of Presidential Image that shaped their perceived effectiveness as America's leader, and to explore this complex, controversial, and continuous element of modern presidential politics."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction - Iwan Morgan and Mark White

Chapter 1. Performing the Presidency: The Image of Theodore Roosevelt on Stage - Michael Patrick Cullinane

Chapter 2. Woodrow Wilson: Professor and Idealist - John Thompson

Chapter 3. The Roosevelt Image on Trial: FDR, the Radio, and the Supreme Court Battle of 1937

Chapter 4. Truman: the Everyman - Sean J. Savage Chapter

5. The Art of John F. Kennedy - Mark White Chapter

6. 'We Shall Overcome': Lyndon B. Johnson as the Civil Rights President - Dean J. Kotlowski Chapter

7. Nixon in China: Presidential Image in Modern Opera - Mara Oliva Chapter

8. Jimmy Carter: The Unraveling of an Image - Bob Green Chapter

9. In Black and white: Ronald Reagan's Image on Race

Chapter 10. Bill Clinton's Primary Colours: Making the Image of the 42nd President

Chapter 11. Hip Hop and Hope: Managing the Outlier Status of Barack Obama - Clodagh Harrington

Chapter 12. "All Publicity is Good Publicity": Donald Trump, Twitter, and the Selling of an Outsider in the 2016 Presidential Election

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

0-7556-0206-4

0-7556-0207-2

9780755602087

OCLC:

1139948295