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The Afterlife of John Fitzgerald Kennedy - A Biography (Hardcover)
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The Afterlife of John Fitzgerald Kennedy - A Biography (Hardcover)
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In his new book, Michael J. Hogan, a leading historian of the
American presidency, offers a new perspective on John Fitzgerald
Kennedy, as seen not from his life and times but from his afterlife
in American memory. The Afterlife of John Fitzgerald Kennedy
considers how Kennedy constructed a popular image of himself, in
effect, a brand, as he played the part of president on the White
House stage. The cultural trauma brought on by his assassination
further burnished that image and began the process of transporting
Kennedy from history to memory. Hogan shows how Jacqueline Kennedy,
as the chief guardian of her husband's memory, devoted herself to
embedding the image of the slain president in the collective memory
of the nation, evident in the many physical and literary monuments
dedicated to his memory. Regardless of critics, most Americans
continue to see Kennedy as his wife wanted him remembered: the
charming war hero, the loving husband and father, and the
peacemaker and progressive leader who inspired confidence and hope
in the American people.
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