The death of a chief executive, regardless of the circumstancesâsudden or expected, still in office or decades laterâis always a moment of reckoning and reflection. Mourning the Presidents brings together renowned and emerging scholars to examine how different generations and communities of Americans have eulogized and remembered US presidents since George Washington's death in 1799. Over twelve individually illuminating chapters, this volume offers a unique approach to understanding American culture and politics by uncovering parallels between different generations of mourners, highlighting distinct experiences, and examining what presidential deaths can tell us about societal fissures at various critical points in the nation's history, right up to the present moment.
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Mourning the Presidents
Loss and Legacy in American Culture
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Mourning the Presidents
Loss and Legacy in American Culture
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- âIn a Private Manner, without Parade or Funeral Orationâ: The Funeral George Washington Wanted, But Didnât Get
- Mourning at Monticello
- Joining in the âSacred Sentiment of Public Gratitudeâ at the Death of Old Hickory: Mourning, Partisanship, and Andrew Jacksonâs Problematic Legacy
- The Mixed Legacy of Zachary Taylor: Mourning a Soldier, Losing a President
- Unimaginable Catastrophe: The Nationâs First Presidential Assassination
- Andrew Johnsonâs North Carolina Legacy: How a Southern Capital Remembers Its Native Son
- âThe Old Lion Is Deadâ: Theodore Roosevelt and the Creation of an American Icon
- Farewell to the Chief: Mourning and Memorializing Herbert Hoover
- âCrushed by the Burdens of Warâ: The Death and Legacy of Franklin D. Roosevelt
- âHe Gave His Life for Usâ: The Civil Rights Martyrdom of John F. Kennedy
- The Long Goodbye: Mourning and Remembering Ronald Reagan
- Mourning the Death of George H. W. Bush
- Conclusion
- Notes on Contributors
- Index
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