Liking Ike [electronic resource] : Eisenhower, advertising, and the rise of celebrity politics / David Haven Blake.
2016
E835 .B53 2016eb
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Liking Ike [electronic resource] : Eisenhower, advertising, and the rise of celebrity politics / David Haven Blake.
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9780190278212 (electronic book)
Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xiv, 281 pages) : illustrations
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10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190278182 doi
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E835 .B53 2016eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
306.2097309045
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'Liking Ike' offers a behind-the-scenes look at how advertising agencies parternered with political strategists to involve celebrities in Dwight Eisenhower's presidential campaigns, setting the stage for future presidential contests.
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'Liking Ike' offers a behind-the-scenes look at how advertising agencies parternered with political strategists to involve celebrities in Dwight Eisenhower's presidential campaigns, setting the stage for future presidential contests.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Introduction: Eisenhower, televised and memorialized
Ike day
Riding the Roosevelt Special
The Coriolanus candidate
The spectacle campaign
Cornflakes
Madly for Adlai
The biggest fan in the world
Happy birthday, Mr. President
Conclusion: the glamour republic.
Ike day
Riding the Roosevelt Special
The Coriolanus candidate
The spectacle campaign
Cornflakes
Madly for Adlai
The biggest fan in the world
Happy birthday, Mr. President
Conclusion: the glamour republic.