The death of a chief executive, regardless of the circumstances—sudden or expected, still in office or decades later—is 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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Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Foreword
Introduction
“In a Private Manner, without Parade or Funeral Oration”: The Funeral George Washington Wanted, But Didn’t Get
Mourning at Monticello
Joining in the “Sacred Sentiment of Public Gratitude” at the Death of Old Hickory: Mourning, Partisanship, and Andrew Jackson’s Problematic Legacy
The Mixed Legacy of Zachary Taylor: Mourning a Soldier, Losing a President
Unimaginable Catastrophe: The Nation’s First Presidential Assassination
Andrew Johnson’s North Carolina Legacy: How a Southern Capital Remembers Its Native Son
“The Old Lion Is Dead”: Theodore Roosevelt and the Creation of an American Icon
Farewell to the Chief: Mourning and Memorializing Herbert Hoover
“Crushed by the Burdens of War”: The Death and Legacy of Franklin D. Roosevelt
“He Gave His Life for Us”: 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
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