Celebrating the Republic
Subtitle: presidential ceremony and popular sovereignty, from Washington to Monroe
By: Sandra Moats.
Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: DeKalb
Language: eng
Number of pages: 243
ISBN-13: 9780875804118
Subjects: Presidents -- United States -- History -- 18th century; Presidents -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Political customs and rites -- United States -- History -- 18th century; Political customs and rites -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Political culture -- United States -- History -- 18th century; Political culture -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Sovereignty -- Social aspects -- United States -- History; United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1809; United States -- Politics and government -- 1809-1817; United States -- Politics and government -- 1817-1825
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: "Untrodden ground" : presidential ceremony and popular sovereignty; title: "Ceremonies, endless ceremonies" : the people and Congress inaugurate a president; title: "To preserve the dignity and respect" : Washington's republican approach to presidential ceremony; title: "We deal in ink only" : Jefferson's rhetorical opposition to Federalist ceremony; title: "Desperately seeking 'good feelings'" : Monroe's Northern tour of 1817; title: "The success and stability of our republican institutions" : Monroe's Southern tour of 1819; title: Conclusion: Celebrations, parties, and antebellum politics.