The Afterlife of John Fitzgerald Kennedy : A Biography

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. -- Publisher's Description The Afterlife Of John Fitzgerald Kennedy : An Introduction -- All The World's A Stage : Constructing Kennedy -- From History To Memory : Assassination And The Making Of A Sacred Symbol -- Ritual And Remembrance : Cultural Trauma, Collective Memory, And The Funeral Of John Fitzgerald Kennedy -- In Death There Is Life : Monuments Of Paper And Pen -- In Death There Is Life : Monuments Of Glass, Steel, And Stone -- The Memory Wars : Contesting Kennedy -- Gone But Not Forgotten : History, Memory, And Nostalgia. Michael J. Hogan. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover Half-title Title page Copyright information Dedication Table of contents Acknowledgments List of abbreviations 1 The Afterlife of John Fitzgerald Kennedy II 2 All the World’s a Stage II III IV V VI VII 3 From History to Memory II III IV V 4 Ritual and Remembrance II III IV V VI 5 In Death There Is Life II III IV V 6 In Death There Is Life II III IV V 7 The Memory Wars II III IV V VI VII 8 Gone but Not Forgotten II III IV Selected Bibliography Archival and Manuscript Collections National Archives of the United States John F. Kennedy Presidential Library Interviews from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library Oral History Collection Newspapers and Periodicals Articles and Books Index Written in easily accessible prose, this book captures how we have come to remember one of the most popular presidents in modern American history. It is directed toward a general audience of educated readers, and toward graduate and undergraduate students in disciplines ranging from history and sociology to political science and cultural studies. This book analyzes the social construction of John Fitzgerald Kennedy's memory in the arts, literature, and in the many monuments erected in his honor