US Public Memory, Rhetoric, and the National Mall

Roger C. Aden is professor in the School of Communication Studies at Ohio University.

This book explores how prominent sites across the National Mall remember US history, both individually and in concert with other sites throughout the Mall. Collectively, these sites reveal how the nation remembers itself and convey key elements of its collective nature.

AcknowledgmentsChapter 1. Introduction: The Soul of the NationRoger C. AdenChapter 2. Civic Tourism and the Washington MonumentCasey R. SchmittChapter 3. Placemaking and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial: An Exploration in User-experience DesignJohn A. McArthurChapter 4. Myth and Accountability: The Negotiation of Rhetorical Tensions in the Korean War Veterans MemorialMichael R. KramerChapter 5. Commemorating in America's Front Yard: The National World War II Memorial and the Public Memory Landscape of the National MallJennifer L. Jones BarbourChapter 6. A Requiem and a Dream: Discerning the Rhetorical Significance of the Lincoln MemorialRaymond BlantonChapter 7. The Ulysses S. Grant Memorial as a Site of Virtuous SufferingLawrence J. PrelliChapter 8. Entrepreneurs and Immigrants: Representing American Identity in the National Museum of American HistoryJennifer KeohaneChapter 9. Intergenerational Cultural Trauma and the National Museum of the American IndianErnest StrombergChapter 10. Public Memory as Contested Site: The Struggle for Existence at the National Museum of African American History and CultureTimothy J. BrownChapter 11. Extending the National Narrative: The MLK Memorial and the Museum of African American History and CultureLisa Benton-ShortChapter 12. Memorials behind the One We See: The Story of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt MemorialKaren A. FranckChapter 13. Stepping into History: Time and Dialogue in the Progressive Experience of the FDR MemorialCatherine L. LangfordChapter 14. Conclusion: Soul Searching and Public Memory on the National MallRoger C. Aden