The American presidency
Subtitle: a glorious burden
By: Lonnie G. Bunch III ... [et al.] ; introduction by Richard Norton Smith.
Contributors: Bunch, Lonnie G.; National Museum of American History (U.S.)
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press, in association with the National Museum of American History
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Washington [D.C.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 187
Subjects: National Museum of American History (U.S.) -- Exhibitions; Presidents -- United States -- History -- Exhibitions; United States -- Politics and government -- Exhibitions
Genres: Exhibitions.
Description: "This illustrated volume recounts the evolution of the presidency, from the age of George Washington until today. Drawing from the vast collections of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, it provides a revealing glimpse of the culture, particularly the material culture, of the presidency: the duties, responsibilities, rituals, representations, and personal effects of America's chief executive.".

"The American Presidency accompanies a permanent exhibition of the same name at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-182).