Celebrity in Chief: A History of the Presidents and the Culture of Stardom
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Channel: US National Archives · 2015 · Education
Award-winning White House correspondent and Presidential historian Kenneth T. Walsh looks at the history of America’s Presidents. He argues that modern Presidents need to be celebrities, building on their fame to rally public support for themselves as national leaders so that they can get things done. A book signing will follow the program. To access live, real-time captioning, please click on the link below or insert the following URL into a separate browser window: http://www.streamtext.net/text.aspx?event=042415nara1200pm
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