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Article: Hollywood's White House: the American Presidency in Film and History.(Book Review)
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- USA TODAY
- Article date:
- September 1, 2003
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2003 Society for the Advancement of Education. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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EDITED BY PETER C. ROLLINS AND JOHN E. O'CONNOR, THE UNIVERSITY PRESS OF KENTUCKY, 2008, 341 PAGES, $32.00
This well-written book, with contributions by both film critics and historians, is an interesting study of the real presidency and the reel presidency. It may be true that the man makes the office and the office makes the man, but one should not forget the impact of "the tube" as well as the silver screen upon viewers' perceptions of that august position. The latter certainly have been shaped by the popular TV show, "The West Wing." Rather than taking media presentations as gospel truth, we must remember that Hollywood's purpose in producing various films ...
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