Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ535015
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Publication Date: 1995
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The Rise and Fall of Camelot.
Hamilton, Nigel
New England Journal of History, v52 n2 p91-108 Fall 1995
Examines the role of hired scholars and historians in creating and promoting the popular image of the John F. Kennedy administration. Throughout his administration and after his death, so-called "court historians" elevated Kennedy to icon status. Discusses their relationship with the White House and subsequent work. (MJP)
Descriptors: Books, Cultural Images, Historiography, Mass Media Use, Modern History, Organizational Communication, Personality, Popular Culture, Popularity, Presidents of the United States, Public Opinion, Public Relations, Scholarship, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Undergraduate Study, United States History
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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