The Leading Man: Hollywood and the Presidential Image
American presidents and Hollywood have interacted since the 1920s. This relationship has made our entertainment more political and our political leadership more aligned with the world of movies and movie stars. In The Leading Man, Burton W. Peretti explores the development of the cinematic president...
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| Zusammenfassung: | American presidents and Hollywood have interacted since the 1920s. This relationship has made our entertainment more political and our political leadership more aligned with the world of movies and movie stars. In The Leading Man, Burton W. Peretti explores the development of the cinematic presidential image. He sets the scene in chapter 1 to show us how the chief executive, beginning with George Washington, was positioned to assume the mantle of cultural leading man. As an early star figure in the young republic, the president served as a symbol of national survival and wish fulfillment. The president, as head of government and head of state, had the potential to portray a powerful and charismatic role. At the center of the story are the fourteen presidents of the cinematic era, from Herbert Hoover to Barack Obama. Since the 1920s, the president, like the lead actor in a movie, has been given the central place on the political stage under the intense glare of the spotlight. Like other American men, future presidents were taught by lead movie actors how to look and behave, what to say, and how to say it. Some, like John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon, took particular care to learn from the grooming, gestures, movements, and vocal inflections of film actors and applied these lessons to their political careers. Ronald Reagan was a professional actor. Bill Clinton, a child of the post-World War II Baby Boom, may have been the biggest movie fan of all presidents. Others, including Lyndon Johnson, showed little interest in movies and their lessons for politicians. Presidents and other politicians have been criticized for cheapening their offices by hiring image and advertising consultants and staging their public events. Peretti analyzes the evolution and the significance of this interaction to trace the convoluted history of the presidential cinematic image. He demonstrates how movies have been the main force in promoting appearance and drama over the substance of governing, and how Americans' lives today may be dominated by entertainment at the expense of their engagement as citizens |
| Beschreibung: | Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Feb 2020) |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (350 pages) 12 photographs |
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| spelling | Peretti, Burton W. Verfasser aut The Leading Man Hollywood and the Presidential Image Burton W. Peretti New Brunswick, NJ Rutgers University Press [2012] © 2012 1 online resource (350 pages) 12 photographs txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Feb 2020) American presidents and Hollywood have interacted since the 1920s. This relationship has made our entertainment more political and our political leadership more aligned with the world of movies and movie stars. In The Leading Man, Burton W. Peretti explores the development of the cinematic presidential image. He sets the scene in chapter 1 to show us how the chief executive, beginning with George Washington, was positioned to assume the mantle of cultural leading man. As an early star figure in the young republic, the president served as a symbol of national survival and wish fulfillment. The president, as head of government and head of state, had the potential to portray a powerful and charismatic role. At the center of the story are the fourteen presidents of the cinematic era, from Herbert Hoover to Barack Obama. Since the 1920s, the president, like the lead actor in a movie, has been given the central place on the political stage under the intense glare of the spotlight. Like other American men, future presidents were taught by lead movie actors how to look and behave, what to say, and how to say it. Some, like John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon, took particular care to learn from the grooming, gestures, movements, and vocal inflections of film actors and applied these lessons to their political careers. Ronald Reagan was a professional actor. Bill Clinton, a child of the post-World War II Baby Boom, may have been the biggest movie fan of all presidents. Others, including Lyndon Johnson, showed little interest in movies and their lessons for politicians. Presidents and other politicians have been criticized for cheapening their offices by hiring image and advertising consultants and staging their public events. Peretti analyzes the evolution and the significance of this interaction to trace the convoluted history of the presidential cinematic image. He demonstrates how movies have been the main force in promoting appearance and drama over the substance of governing, and how Americans' lives today may be dominated by entertainment at the expense of their engagement as citizens In English USA Präsident (DE-588)2033432-1 gnd rswk-swf Geschichte 1929-2012 gnd rswk-swf HISTORY / General bisacsh Historical films History and criticism United States Motion pictures and history United States Motion pictures Political aspects United States Presidents in motion pictures Selbstdarstellung (DE-588)4122349-4 gnd rswk-swf USA Präsident Motiv (DE-588)7652275-1 gnd rswk-swf Film (DE-588)4017102-4 gnd rswk-swf Los Angeles- Hollywood (DE-588)4099817-4 gnd rswk-swf Los Angeles- Hollywood (DE-588)4099817-4 g Film (DE-588)4017102-4 s USA Präsident Motiv (DE-588)7652275-1 s Geschichte 1929-2012 z 1\p DE-604 USA Präsident (DE-588)2033432-1 b Selbstdarstellung (DE-588)4122349-4 s 2\p DE-604 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780813554051 Verlag URL des Erstveröffentlichers Volltext 1\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk 2\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk |
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| title | The Leading Man Hollywood and the Presidential Image |
| title_auth | The Leading Man Hollywood and the Presidential Image |
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| title_full | The Leading Man Hollywood and the Presidential Image Burton W. Peretti |
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| title_short | The Leading Man |
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| topic | USA Präsident (DE-588)2033432-1 gnd HISTORY / General bisacsh Historical films History and criticism United States Motion pictures and history United States Motion pictures Political aspects United States Presidents in motion pictures Selbstdarstellung (DE-588)4122349-4 gnd USA Präsident Motiv (DE-588)7652275-1 gnd Film (DE-588)4017102-4 gnd |
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