The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden
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ISBN: 1560988355 / Publisher: Smithsonian, November 2000
Traces the evolution of the American presidency from George Washington to the present, drawing from the collections of the National Museum of American History to provide a look at the material culture associated with the presidency.
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In conjunction with the opening of a new permanent exhibit at the National Museum of History, this amply illustrated volume by museum staff draws from NMH collections to illuminate the evolution, and media's memory-shaping, of the US Presidency through material culture: from assassination-related images to Clinton's saxophone. Includes a chronology. Lacks an index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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