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Presidential libraries as performance : curating American character from Herbert Hoover to George W. Bush / Jodi Kanter.
Author
Kanter, Jodi, 1970-
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Carbondale, [Illinois] : Southern Illinois University Press, 2016.
©2016
Description
1 online resource (198 pages)
Availability
Available Online
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Subject(s)
Performative (Philosophy)
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National characteristics, American
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Character
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Political aspects
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United States
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Presidents
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United States
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History
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20th century
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Exhibitions
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Presidential libraries
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United States
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Series
Theater in the Americas.
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Notes
Description based upon print version of record.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of description
Description based on print version record.
Contents
The presidential libraries at a glance
Introduction: Locating American character at the presidential libraries
Museum funding, visitor participation and presidential character
Character in play: Performance authority at the presidential library
Interlude: Senator Richard Russell reflects on the many characters of Lyndon Johnson
Character in motion: Visitor performance
Individualism and American character
Character forever: Yearning for immortality
Interlude: A legacy in song - Graham Jackson brings Roosevelt home
Utopian character: The role of the imaginary
Interlude: Origins on display - Gerald Ford encounters his father
Disruption, inspiration, and the American community
Character interrupted: efficiency and disruption
Interlude: Ivaniz Silva remembers saying goodbye to the Bushes
Performing the American community
Coda: Character 2.0 - Reinventing the presidential library.
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ISBN
0-8093-3521-2
OCLC
954481491
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