2004, ISBN: 9781566630788

Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 1995. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Very good/Fair. Pam Kromer (Author photograph). x, [2[, 321, [3] pages. Notes. A Note on Sources. Index. D… More...

Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 1995. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Very good/Fair. Pam Kromer (Author photograph). x, [2[, 321, [3] pages. Notes. A Note on Sources. Index. DJ has a large scratch in the front. Name of previous owner in ink on fep. Paul R. Henggeler taught American history at the University of Texas, Pan American. His first book, In His Steps: Lyndon Johnson and the Kennedy Mystique, won high praise from historians and critics. Paul Henggeler (1955-July 22, 2004) was a professor of History at the University of Texas-Pan American. He authored two books focusing on the Kennedy era. "The Texas School Book Depository, once a warehouse for books, today houses our imagination," Paul Henggeler writes. Today many Americans share a nostalgia for the Kennedy years and their imagined hope and promise; in polls they reaffirm a yearning for the optimism and confidence associated with JFK's brief presidency. American political leaders, keenly aware of the 'mystique' and its effects on the electorate, have energetically laid claim to the Kennedy mantle. Mr. Henggeler traces this phenomenon in an engaging and original piece of history. Using fresh archival sources, he describes how Democrats and Republicans, liberals and conservatives, have invoked the Kennedy mythology, adopted the Kennedy strategy, even tried to summon up the Kennedy appearance in order to influence Congress, the media, and the American public. As a consequence, John Kennedy is now larger and more influential in American politics than he ever was in the flesh. Used and abused, the Kennedy legend has inspired an entire generation of American politicians, from Lyndon Johnson through Bill Clinton, but our political life may be poorer for it. The Kennedy Persuasion is a convincing, often surprising case study of the great historical image of our time. Derived from a Publishers Weekly article: Since John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963, U.S. presidents and presidential candidates have laid claim to his mantle by emulating his youthful, telegenic image and style, asserts Henggeler. Lyndon Johnson, an old-style wheeler-dealer overshadowed by the Camelot myth, invoked JFK's legacy to promote major domestic reforms and to justify America's commitment to fighting communism overseas. Nixon, resentful of Kennedy for defeating him in 1960, tried to copy his vigor, warmth and intellectual abilities while attempting as president to destroy Kennedy's reputation. Ford, Carter and Reagan also played upon the public's memories of Kennedy. Clinton, who identifies with his hero, JFK, openly articulates the imagined viewpoints of the martyred Kennedy brothers. Henggeler has drawn on presidential papers and his interviews with Gerald Ford, George McGovern, Eugene McCarthy, Gary Hart, Michael Dukakis and Geraldine Ferraro to produce a deconstruction of the Kennedy mystique and its appropriation by politicians who counterproductively tie contemporary debate to a mythic past., Ivan R. Dee, 1995, 2.5<

1995, ISBN: 9781566630788

Hardcover

Hard cover, Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 335 p. Audience: General/trade., Very good in very good dust jacket. Inscribed copy and some writing on the back inside cover-otherwise very n… More...

Hard cover, Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 335 p. Audience: General/trade., Very good in very good dust jacket. Inscribed copy and some writing on the back inside cover-otherwise very nice copy, Chicago, IL, [PU: Ivan R. Dee Publisher]<

1995, ISBN: 1566630789

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