The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden
Washington, DC: Smithsonian Inst. Press, 2000. First Printing. Hardcover. Oversized, 187 pages. Profusely illus. (many in color), reading list, Presidential chronology, slight scuffing to DJ. Signed by all four co-authors on the title page. Introduction by Richard Norton Smith, director of the Gerald R. Ford Library and Museum. Drawing from the vast collections of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, this book provides a revealing glimpse of the culture, particularly the material culture, of the presidency: the duties, responsibilities, rituals, representations, and personal effects of America's chief executive. There is a photograph of Theodore Roosevelt on the title page. Topics covered include creating the Presidency, Presidential campaigns, celebrating inaugurations, Presidential roles, limits of Presidential power, the White House as symbol and home, assassination and mourning, communicating the Presidency, the Presidency in popular imagination, and life after the Presidency. Condition: Very good / very good.
Keywords: U.S. Presidents, Theodore Roosevelt, Pres. Campaigns, Pres. Inaugurations, Presidential Roles, Presidential Power, White House, Assassination, Signed
ISBN: 1560989920
[Book #57227]
Price: $150.00