Presidents in the Movies: American History and Politics on Screen (The Evolving American Presidency)

by IwanW.Morgan (Editor)

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  Hardcover
  2011

  $124.98

  Morgan and his contributors show how films blend myth and reality to present a positive message about presidents as the epitome of America's values and idealism until unpopular foreign wars in Vietnam and Iraq led to a darker portrayal of the imperial presidency, operated by Richard Nixon and Bush 43.