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From Cicero to Snooki, the social affects on our American presidents are powerful and plentiful. Thomas Jefferson famously said "I cannot live without literature," and his library supported the state, later becoming the backbone of the new Collection of Congress. Jimmy Carter viewed hundreds of videos in his White House, while Ronald Reagan starred in a few in his own time. Lincoln was a theater-goer, while Obama kicked again at home to some episodes of HBO's "The Wire". America is a country built by thinkers on a groundwork of ideas. Alongside typical works of viewpoint and ethics, however, our presidents have been inspired by the literature, movies, TV shows, viral videos, and communal media sensations of the day. In What Jefferson Read, Ike Watched, and Obama Tweeted: 200 Many years of Popular Culturen in the White House presidential scholar and past White House aide Tevi Troy combines research with witty observation to share the storyline of how our presidents have been molded by popular culture.
