Constructing Presidential Legacy

Abstract

What do we remember about US Presidents, and how do we come to commemorate their legacies? Few personalities loom larger than the President of the United States. Their accomplishments and failures are forensically documented, and their personal lives are under constant scrutiny from the media. But how does a president's legacy emerge, and how to do we come to commemorate it? In Constructing Presidential Legacy , world-leading experts take a multi-disciplinary approach to explore how presidents are remembered. They look at multiple presidents, including Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, the Roosevelts, Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Eisenhower, Reagan, Obama and Trump. Discover how presidential legacies are constructed during and after their time in the Whitehouse, and how they are portrayed in media such as film, museums, public art, political invocations, pop culture, literature and evolving technological advancements. Contributors H. W. Brands , University of Texas at Austin, USA Emily J. Charnock , University of Cambridge, UK. Kristin A. Cook , SOAS, University of London, UK. Michael Patrick Cullinane , University of Roehampton, UK. Richard V. Damms , Mississippi State University, Meridian, USA. Sylvia Ellis , University of Roehampton, UK Gregory Frame , Bangor University, Wales, UK. Patrick Hagopian , Lancaster University, UK. Benjamin Hufbauer , University of Louisville, USA. Mark McLay , University of Glasgow and Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland, UK. Thomas Tunstall-Allcock , University of Manchester, UK.