The Presidential Campaign Film: A Critical History

by Joanne Morreale

Book Overview

Morreale traces the development of the documentary films produced for presidential candidates from Calvin Coolidge in 1923 to George Bush and Bill Clinton in 1992. The work provides insight into today's visually oriented presidential campaign by analyzing the production of candidates' images as the films evolve from classical to modern forms. Campaign films are usually overlooked by campaign scholars, yet they provide the fullest available visual...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 027595580X
• ISBN13: 9780275955809
• Release Date: February 1996
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"