Walsh, Kenneth T.

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Celebrity in Chief: A History of the Presidents and the Culture of Stardom

Although marred by some repetition, this is an enjoyable and keen inquiry into how presidents play the celebrity card and the consequences of failing to do so. See Tevi Troy's What Jefferson Read, Ike Watched, and Obama Tweeted for a similarly insightful account on which Walsh draws.
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Prisoners of the White House: The Isolation of America's Presidents and the Crisis of Leadership

This insightful and informative work will appeal to anyone interested in the evolving U.S. presidency and the ability of each administration to break out of the White House bubble and stay connected with the nation.
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Family of Freedom

Walsh offers general readers a solid summary of black history as its relates to the executive mansion, but historians will find greater satisfaction in the more detailed analysis available in Clarence Lusane's The Black History of the White House, reviewed above.
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Family of Freedom

An examination of the relationships between the Presidents and the African Americans who have been an integral part of the White House since the beginning of the republic...
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