Hollywood's White House: The American Presidency in Film and History

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Peter C. Rollins, John E. O'Connor
University Press of Kentucky, 01.02.2005 - 441 Seiten

" Winner of the 2003 Ray and Pat Browne Book Award, given by the Popular Culture Association The contributors to Hollywood's White House examine the historical accuracy of these presidential depictions, illuminate their influence, and uncover how they reflect the concerns of their times and the social and political visions of the filmmakers. The volume, which includes a comprehensive filmography and a bibliography, is ideal for historians and film enthusiasts.

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GEORGE WASHINGTON THE CROSSING AND REVOLUTIONARY LEADERSHIP
17
THE ADAMS CHRONICLES
28
The Framer Framed
48
BOTH TRUMPETS AND SILENCES
60
Representations of Abraham Lincoln in DW Griffiths The Birth of a Nation 1915 and Historical Scholarship
74
A Century of Leadership in Film
94
An Appreciation
113
Hubert H Humphrey and the Television Coverage of Chicago 1968
123
Closing in on the Present
247
19441996 The Primacy of Character
249
RICHARD NIXON AS DICK 1999 AND THE COMEDIC TREATMENT OF THE PRESIDENCY
261
The Beast in Oliver Stones Nixon
273
Primary Colors 1998 and The War Room 1994
286
The Visual Aspects of Bill Clintons Camelot Legacy
307
HOLLYWOOD IMPERSONATION AND PRESIDENTIAL CELEBRITY IN THE 1990s
318
The Case of Saturday Night Live
331

Hollywoods Take The Presidency in Fiction Films
139
Factual and Fictional Leaders for a Time of Crisis
141
William Randolph Hearsts Fascist Solution for the Great Depression
157
The Presidential Motif in the Films of Frank Capra
178
Mr Smith The Candidate and Bulworth
191
Technology and the Presidency in FailSafe 1964 and Colossus 1970
204
Presidential ActionAdventure Heroes of Independence Day 1996 and Air Force One 1997
221
Aaron Sorkins American Presidents
232
Bibliographic Overview
347
The Real Presidency and Hollywoods Reel Presidency
349
Appendix
379
A FILMOGRAPHY FOR IMAGES OF AMERICAN PRESIDENTS IN FILM
381
CONTRIBUTORS
401
INDEX
409
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Seite viii - First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen," was originally used in the resolutions presented to Congress on the death of Washington, December, 1799.

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Peter C. Rollins is Regents Professor Emeritus of English and American Film Studies at Oklahoma State University and is former editor of the journal Film & History. He is the coeditor of numerous books, including Hollywood's Indian: The Portrayal of the Native American in Film. John E. O'Connor is professor emeritus of the Federated Department of History at New Jersey Institute of Technology and Rutgers University. He is also a founding editor of Film & History and the coeditor of several books.

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