The leading man
Subtitle: Hollywood and the presidential image
By: Burton W. Peretti
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New Brunswick, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 335
ISBN-13: 9780813554044; 9780813554051
Subjects: Motion pictures; Historical films; Presidents in motion pictures; History and criticism; Motion pictures and history
Description: Discusses how film has affected the culture of presidential politics by looking at fourteen different presidents, including Herbert Hoover, John F. Kennedy, and Barack Obama.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: "The torments of desire" : presidents and performance before 1929; title: The studios' golden age and the white house, 1929-1945; title: Truman, eisenhower, and the televised presidency; title: Charisma's hour, 1960-1969; title: Enter stage right, 1969-1989; title: Hollywood wags the dog, 1990-2000; title: The twin towers, 2001-2009.