Celebrity-in-chief : how show business took over the White House / Alan Schroeder.
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TextPublisher: Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, [2004]Copyright date: ©2004Description: viii, 354 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 081334137X
- 9780813341378
- Presidents -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Public relations and politics -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Political culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Celebrities -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Entertainers -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Performing arts -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Popular culture -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Political culture -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 20th century
- United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century
- Washington (D.C.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
- 352.2327480973 22
- E176.1 .S3525 2004
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-331) and index.
Introduction: The Showbiz Presidency -- 1. Gilt by Association: How Entertainers Are Good for Presidents -- 2. Attack of the Cat Woman: How Entertainers Are Bad for Presidents -- 3. Hope Springs Eternal: How Presidents Are Good for Entertainers -- 4. Glad to Be Unhappy: How Presidents Are Bad for Entertainers -- 5. Running Time: Entertainers on the Campaign Trail -- 6. America's Toughest Gig: Performing for the President -- 7. Groupies, Aficionados, and Philistines: Presidents as Fans -- 8. "Happy Birthday, Mr. President": Entertainers as Friends and Lovers -- 9. Secrets of the Stars: Entertainers as Professional Associates -- 10. Leading Ladies, Supporting Cast: First Families in the Showbiz Presidency -- 11. Is Everybody Happy? Presidents as Entertainers -- 12. "I'm Gerald Ford, and You're Not": Presidents as Entertainment -- Conclusion: The Common Vocabulary of Presidents and Entertainers.
"Drawing upon a wealth of fascinating anecdotes about some of the most celebrated individuals in American history, Schroeder shows how successive presidents since Woodrow Wilson have put on a show with mixed results. Whether it was Bill Clinton playing sax on TV talk shows or George W. Bush's Top Gun stunt aboard an aircraft carrier, Celebrity-in-Chief entertainingly convinces us that the results is a wholesale demystification of the office - and that this marriage of pop culture and the presidency will continue to fascinate and endure."--BOOK JACKET.
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