"This is Roosevelt's World" - FDR as a Cultural Icon in American Memory

Polak, S.A. (2015)

Doctoral Thesis

Franklin Roosevelt is often viewed as the first modern media president; he modernized the radio address and the press conference, made use of modern public opinion polls, and was the first president to leave a presidential library and museum. Roosevelt was also a modern media politician in the sense that he carefully -- and very successfully -- managed his future image. This research looks at Roosevelt's methods for doing this and their long-term effects. On the other hand, it studies post-2000 representations of Roosevelt, in order to assess deviations between the public image Roosevelt projected and the public image exists today.

• Roosevelt
• FDR
• Autofabrication
• Self-fashioning
• Memory
• Remembrance
• Prosthetics
• Representation
• Memorial

• All authors: Polak, S.A.
• Supervisor: Liegbregts, P.T.M.G.; Korsten, F.W.A.
• Committee: Winter, Jay; Rigney, Ann; Fairclough, Adam; Zijlmans, Kitty; Kardux, Joke; Horsman, Yasco
• Qualification: Doctor (dr.)
• Awarding Institution: Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society (LUCAS), Humanities, Leiden University
• Date: 2015-12-08
• Sponsorship: NWO Promoties in de Geesteswetenschappen Roosevelt Study Center Fulbright LUF