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1. THE DANGEROUS FANTASY OF LINCOLN: FRAMING EXECUTIVE POWER AS PRESIDENTIAL MASTERY.

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NOVKOV, JULIE

Subjects
*EXECUTIVE power, *TWENTY-first century, *HISTORY of executive power, *NINETEENTH century, *HISTORY, SLAVERY in the United States, SOCIAL conditions in Iraq
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.

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2013

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