Cowboys and Presidents

For those of you who live or will be visiting the Los Angeles area in the next six months, there is a very interesting exhibit at the Autry National Center  called "Cowboys and Presidents." The exhibit runs April 7th-Septermber 7th. You can check it out at the Autry website.

Here’s their description of the exhibit:

"This national traveling show will explore the fascinating and ongoing intersection of cowboy culture and presidential politics from Theodore Roosevelt to George W. Bush.

The exhibit will explain how the presidency became intertwined with the emerging image of a heroic American cowboy at the turn of the twentieth century and will explore the ways that U.S. Presidents have used this powerful iconographic symbol to define themselves and their administrations to the nation and the world. It will also show how the press, foreign governments, and domestic political opponents have found cowboy imagery useful in criticizing presidential policy and leadership."