What Jefferson Read, Ike Watched, and Obama Tweeted : 200 Years of Popular Culture in the White House

From Cicero to Snooki, the cultural influences on our American presidents are powerful and plentiful. Thomas Jefferson famously said “I cannot live without books,” and his library backed up the claim, later becoming the backbone of the new Library of Congress. Jimmy Carter watched hundreds of movies in his White House, while Ronald Reagan starred in a few in his own time. Lincoln was a theater-goer, while Obama kicked back at home to a few episodes of HBO’s “The Wire.” America is a country built by thinkers on a foundation of ideas. Alongside classic works of philosophy and ethics, however, our presidents have been influenced by the books, movies, TV shows, viral videos, and social media sensations of their day. In __What Jefferson Read, Ike Watched, and Obama Tweeted: 200 Years of Popular Culture in the White House__ presidential scholar and former White House aide Tevi Troy combines research with witty observation to tell the story of how our presidents have been shaped by popular culture. From Cicero to Snooki, the cultural influences on our American presidents are powerful and plentiful. Thomas Jefferson famously said "I cannot live without books," and his library backed up the claim, later becoming the backbone of the new Library of Congress. Jimmy Carter watched hundreds of movies in his White House, while Ronald Reagan starred in a few in his own time. Lincoln was a theater-goer, while Obama kicked back at home to a few episodes of HBO's "The Wire." America is a country built by thinkers on a foundation of ideas. Alongside classic works of philosophy and ethics, however, our presidents have been influenced by the books, movies, TV shows, viral videos, and social media sensations of their day. In What Jefferson Read, Ike Watched, and Obama Tweeted: 200 Years of Popular Culturen in the White House presidential scholar and former White House aide Tevi Troy combines research with witty observation to tell the story of how our presidents have been shaped by popular culture. In What Jefferson Read, Ike Watched, And Obama Tweeted: 200 Years Of Popular Culturen In The White House Presidential Scholar And Former White House Aide Tevi Troy Combines Research With Witty Observation To Tell The Story Of How Our Presidents Have Been Shaped By Popular Culture. Introduction: From Cicero To Snooki: How Culture Shapes Our Presidents; Chater 1: The Founders: Reading For Wisdom And Virtue; Chapter 2: Theater And The Common Man In The Nineteenth Century; Chapter 3: Lincoln: Reading As A Tool For Advancement; Chapter 4: Theodore Roosevelt: Culture And Destiny; Chapter 5: Reflected Glory; Chapter 6: Fdr: President As Cultural Output; Chapter 7: Music And The Quest For Cool; Chapter 8: All The Presidents' Movies: Finding Archetypal Leadership In Film; Chapter 9: The Vast Wasteland: Presidents And Television; Chapter 10: Reading And The Modern President; Chapter 11: Obama, Full-fledged Product Of American Pop Culture. Tevi Troy. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. From Cicero to Snooki, the cultural influences on our American presidents are powerful and plentiful. Thomas Jefferson famously said "I cannot live without books," and his library backed up the claim, later becoming the backbone of the new Library of Congress. Jimmy Carter watched hundreds of movies in his White House, while Ronald Reagan starred in a few in his own time. Lincoln was a theater-goer, while Obama kicked back at home to a few episodes of HBO's "The Wire." America is a country built by thinkers on a foundation of ideas. Alongside classic works of philosophy and ethics, however, our presidents have been influenced by the books, movies, TV shows, viral videos, and social media sensations of their day. In Pop Culture and the American Presidents: From Pamphlets to Podcasts, presidential scholar and former White House aide Tevi Troy combines research with witty observation to tell the story of how our presidents have been shaped by popular culture. In What Jefferson Read, Ike Watched, and Obama Tweeted: 200 Years of Popular Culture in in the White House, presidential scholar and former White House aide Tevi Troy combines research with witty observation to tell the story of how our presidents have been shaped by popular culture