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“From a ‘New Paradigm’ to ‘Memorial Sprawl’: The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Memorial

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“From a ‘New Paradigm’ to ‘Memorial Sprawl’: The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Memorial. / Hagopian, Patrick.
Constructing Presidential Legacy: How We Remember the American President. ed. / Michael Cullinane; Sylvia Ellis. Edninburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2018. (New Perspectives on the American Presidency).

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Harvard

Hagopian, P 2018, “From a ‘New Paradigm’ to ‘Memorial Sprawl’: The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Memorial. in M Cullinane & S Ellis (eds), Constructing Presidential Legacy: How We Remember the American President. New Perspectives on the American Presidency, Edinburgh University Press, Edninburgh. <https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-constructing-presidential-legacy-hb.html>

APA

Hagopian, P. (2018). “From a ‘New Paradigm’ to ‘Memorial Sprawl’: The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Memorial. In M. Cullinane, & S. Ellis (Eds.), Constructing Presidential Legacy: How We Remember the American President (New Perspectives on the American Presidency). Edinburgh University Press. https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-constructing-presidential-legacy-hb.html

Vancouver

Hagopian P. “From a ‘New Paradigm’ to ‘Memorial Sprawl’: The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Memorial. In Cullinane M, Ellis S, editors, Constructing Presidential Legacy: How We Remember the American President. Edninburgh: Edinburgh University Press. 2018. (New Perspectives on the American Presidency).

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Hagopian, Patrick. / “From a ‘New Paradigm’ to ‘Memorial Sprawl’ : The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Memorial. Constructing Presidential Legacy: How We Remember the American President. editor / Michael Cullinane ; Sylvia Ellis. Edninburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2018. (New Perspectives on the American Presidency).

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