The leading man : Hollywood and the presidential image /
Peretti, Burton W. 1961-
The leading man : Hollywood and the presidential image / Burton W. Peretti. - New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2012. - x, 335 pages; 25 cm.
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.
9780813554044 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0813554047
2011053241
Presidents in motion pictures.
Motion pictures--Political aspects--United States.
Cine --Aspectos políticos--Estados Unidos
Historical films--History and criticism.--United States
Películas históricas --Historia y crítica --Estados Unidos
Motion pictures and history.
Cine e historia
PN 1995.9 / P437l 2012
791.43/658
The leading man : Hollywood and the presidential image / Burton W. Peretti. - New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2012. - x, 335 pages; 25 cm.
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.
9780813554044 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0813554047
2011053241
Presidents in motion pictures.
Motion pictures--Political aspects--United States.
Cine --Aspectos políticos--Estados Unidos
Historical films--History and criticism.--United States
Películas históricas --Historia y crítica --Estados Unidos
Motion pictures and history.
Cine e historia
PN 1995.9 / P437l 2012
791.43/658