The Leading Man: Hollywood and the Presidential Image by Peretti, Burton W - 2012

New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2012. Cloth, x, 335 pages; 25 cm. Tight, clean copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. "The Leading Man analyzes the evolution and the significance of the interaction between Hollywood and Washington to trace the history of the cinematic presidential image. Burton W. Peretti shows that traditional practices of presidential image making go back to George Washington, and then places the fourteen presidents of the cinematic era, from Herbert Hoover to Barack Obama, at the center of the story. He demonstrates how movies have been the main force in promoting image and drama over the substance of governing." - Publisher. CONTENTS: "The torments of desire": presidents and performance before 1929; The studios' golden age and the white house, 1929-1945; Truman, Eisenhower, and the televised presidency; Charisma's hour, 1960-1969; Enter stage right, 1969-1989; Hollywood wags the dog, 1990-2000; The twin towers, 2001-2009.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to. Collectible.