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Hollywood's White House: The American Presidency in Film and History. Eds. Peter C. Rollins and John E. O'Connor. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2003.
American history has often served as a backdrop for American films and television, especially in portrayals of the presidency. Whether focusing on political mythology or seeking to exploit the foibles of the great and the mighty, Hollywood found in American history a ready-made recipe for financial success. Since the early years of the motion picture industry, an alliance existed between politics and filmmakers. Most notably, Hollywood and the...
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