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- Title
THE DANGEROUS FANTASY OF LINCOLN: FRAMING EXECUTIVE POWER AS PRESIDENTIAL MASTERY.
- Authors
NOVKOV, JULIE
- Abstract
The article discusses executive power in the U.S. in relation to former American President Abraham Lincoln and motion picture director Steven Spielberg's film "Lincoln" which deals with then-U.S. President Lincoln's political maneuverings which were designed to save the union and abolish slavery. Actor Daniel Day-Lewis' portrayal of American President Lincoln is mentioned, along with then-U.S. President George W. Bush's role in the liberation of the Iraqi people from a reported tyranny.
- Subjects
UNITED States; EXECUTIVE power; LINCOLN, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Political &; social views; SLAVERY in the United States; LINCOLN (Film); SPIELBERG, Steven, 1946-; SOCIAL conditions in Iraq; DAY-Lewis, Daniel, 1957-; TWENTY-first century; HISTORY of executive power; NINETEENTH century; HISTORY
- Publication
Maryland Law Review, 2013, Vol 73, Issue 1, p54
- ISSN
0025-4282
- Publication type
Article