"Published in association with the University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs and in collaboration with the White House Historical Association and the Center for Presidential History." Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
"In a Private Manner, without Parade or Funeral Oration" : The Funeral George Washington Wanted, But Didn't Get / Mary V. Thompson -- Mourning at Monticello / Andrew M. Davenport -- Joining in the "Sacred Sentiment of Public Gratitude" at the Death of Old Hickory : Mourning, Partisanship, and Andrew Jackson's Problematic Legacy / Todd Estes -- The Mixed Legacy of Zachary Taylor : Mourning a Soldier, Losing a President / Camille Davis -- Unimaginable Catastrophe : The Nation's First Presidential Assassination / Martha Hodes -- Andrew Johnson's North Carolina Legacy : How a Southern Capital Remembers Its Native Son / Brandon Robinson -- "The Old Lion Is Dead" : Theodore Roosevelt and the Creation of an American Icon / Matthew R. Costello -- Farewell to the Chief : Mourning and Memorializing Herbert Hoover / Dean J. Kotlowski -- "Crushed by the Burdens of War" : The Death and Legacy of Franklin D. Roosevelt / David B. Woolner -- "He Gave His Life for Us" : The Civil Rights Martyrdom of John F. Kennedy / Sharron Wilkins Conrad -- The Long Goodbye : Mourning and Remembering Ronald Reagan / Chester Pach -- Mourning the Death of George H. W. Bush / Warren Finch.
Summary:
"Mourning the Presidents is the first volume to examine comprehensively the mourning rituals surrounding the passing of U.S. presidents, from George Washington to George Bush Sr. This book offers a detailed and coherent look at the ways in which Americans across four centuries have grappled with grief and complex legacies and examines in depth the power of the presidency to divide or unite U.S. citizens. Through this lens, the contributors analyze the evolution of American cultural and societal norms and expose the deeply contested process of defining presidential legacies"-- Provided by publisher.
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