Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-258) and index.
Contents
Introduction: The transformation of presidential commemoration -- Prologue: the words in the Lincoln Memorial -- A shift in commemoration : the Roosevelt Presidential Library -- The rhetoric of the replica : the Truman Library's Oval Office and Benton Mural -- Symbolic power, democratic access, and the imperial presidency : the Johnson Library -- Celebrity and power : the commemoration of first ladies -- Reinventing the presidential library : the new displays at the Truman Museum -- Conclusion: Presidential libraries and the final campaign.