Seeing Obama, Projecting Kennedy: The Presence of JFK in Images of Barack Obama
(2012)
Journal Article
Frame, G. (2012). Seeing Obama, Projecting Kennedy: The Presence of JFK in Images of Barack Obama. Comparative American Studies, 10(2-3), 163-176. https://doi.org/10.1179/1477570012Z.00000000012
During the 2008 election campaign Obama's youth, his glamorous wife, young children, and liberal politics resuscitated the memory of Kennedy, who remains the benchmark of the presidential image. This article explores how Obama shapes himself in Kenne... Read More about Seeing Obama, Projecting Kennedy: The Presence of JFK in Images of Barack Obama.