TY - JOUR
T1 - Jacqueline Kennedy and cold war propaganda
AU - Schwalbe, Carol B.
PY - 2005/3
Y1 - 2005/3
N2 - As First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy attracted enormous public attention worldwide not only through intense media coverage but also through propaganda efforts orchestrated by the U.S. government. This article examines how film and television propaganda helped turn her into a goodwill ambassador who built international support for the Kennedy administration during the Cold War. An interview with filmmaker George Stevens, Jr., and a thorough examination of archival documents illuminate the overseas success of three documentaries featuring the First Lady. Their worldwide distribution by the United States Information Agency in 1962 made her a potent diplomatic asset to the New Frontier.
AB - As First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy attracted enormous public attention worldwide not only through intense media coverage but also through propaganda efforts orchestrated by the U.S. government. This article examines how film and television propaganda helped turn her into a goodwill ambassador who built international support for the Kennedy administration during the Cold War. An interview with filmmaker George Stevens, Jr., and a thorough examination of archival documents illuminate the overseas success of three documentaries featuring the First Lady. Their worldwide distribution by the United States Information Agency in 1962 made her a potent diplomatic asset to the New Frontier.
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U2 - 10.1207/s15506878jobem4901_7
DO - 10.1207/s15506878jobem4901_7
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:33745033289
SN - 0883-8151
VL - 49
SP - 111
EP - 127
JO - Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media
JF - Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media
IS - 1
ER -