Contents: Introduction: The American President in History and Criticism – The Symbolic Presidency in Washington and Hollywood, 1932–1989 – The Post-Cold War Presidency in Hollywood – The West Wing: Continuity and Change from Clinton to Bush – Predicting Obama? Hollywood’s Black Presidency and the Creation of a Stereotype – «Having it Allen»: Motherhood, Family and The President in Commander in Chief – Old Constructs for a New Era: The White House Invasion Narrative and the Return of Abraham Lincoln.
Gregory Frame is Associate Fellow of Film and Television Studies at the University of Warwick. His research interests revolve around the politics and ideologies of mainstream cinema and television, and he is currently working on a project concerning the representation of American monuments and memorials in visual culture.
"This is a fascinating and thoroughly researched analysis of films/TV series with US presidents." (British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies)
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