The afterlife of John Fitzgerald Kennedy : a biography / Michael J. Hogan, University of Illinois, Springfield the Ohio State University, Emeritus.

Author
Hogan, Michael J., 1943- [Browse]
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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
Description
xiii, 315 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

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    "In his new book, Michael J. Hogan, a leading historian of the American presidency, offers a new perspective on John Fitzgerald Kennedy, as seen not from his life and times but from his afterlife in American memory. The Afterlife of John Fitzgerald Kennedy considers how Kennedy constructed a popular image of himself, in effect, a brand, as he played the part of president on the White House stage. The cultural trauma brought on by his assassination further burnished that image and began the process of transporting Kennedy from history to memory. Hogan shows how Jacqueline Kennedy, as the chief guardian of her husband's memory, devoted herself to embedding the image of the slain president in the collective memory of the nation, evident in the many physical and literary monuments dedicated to his memory. Regardless of critics, most Americans continue to see Kennedy as his wife wanted him remembered: the charming war hero, the loving husband and father, and the peacemaker and progressive leader who inspired confidence and hope in the American people."--Publisher's description.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-305) and index.
    Contents
    • The afterlife of John Fitzgerald Kennedy : an introduction
    • All the world's a stage : constructing Kennedy
    • From history to memory : assassination and the making of a sacred symbol
    • Ritual and remembrance : cultural trauma, collective memory, and the funeral of John Fitzgerald Kennedy
    • In death there is life : monuments of paper and pen
    • In death there is life : monuments of glass, steel, and stone
    • The memory wars : contesting Kennedy
    • Gone but not forgotten : history, memory, and nostalgia.
    ISBN
    • 9781107186996 ((hardback))
    • 1107186994 ((hardback))
    LCCN
    2016041860
    OCLC
    958932395
    Other standard number
    • 40027046513
    • 40027019117
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