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Political Communication: Politics, Press, and Public in America » Read Now
by Richard M. Perloff. 492 pgs.

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...POLITICAL COMMUNICATION: POLITICS, PRESS, AND PUBLIC IN AMERICA -ii- POLITICAL COMMUNICATION: POLITICS, PRESS, AND PUBLIC...Cataloging-in-Publication-Date Perloff, Richard...
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Presidential Communication: Description and Analysis » Read Now
by Robert E. Denton, Dan F. Hahn. 333 pgs.

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Presidential Communication combines a study of the presidency with communications. It first builds a base for the "rhetorical presidency"--what it means and how it works--and why an approach based on an analysis of presidential rhetoric and persuasion works better than others to uncover the...
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Presidential Communication combines a study of the presidency with communications. It first builds a base for the "rhetorical presidency"--what it means and how it works--and why an approach based on an analysis of presidential rhetoric and persuasion works better than others to uncover the essential nature of the office. The authors also examine the presidency from the major areas of concentration traditionally found in communications scholarship. The theoretical discussion is reinforced with case studies drawn from recent history.
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Political Campaign Communication: Principles and Practices » Read Now
by Judith S. Trent, Robert V. Friedenberg. 386 pgs.

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...Judith S. Trent is Professor of Communication and Associate Vice President for Research and Advanced Studies at the University of Cincinnati...
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Media Messages in American Presidential Elections » Read Now
by Diana Owen, Bernard K. Johnpoll. 202 pgs.

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Focusing on the audience, Owen investigates the way people process media messages during campaigns. She examines the role of ads, news stories, poll results, and debates in presidential campaigns. Based on surveys fielded during the 1984 and 1988 Presidential campaigns, Owen compares these four...
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Focusing on the audience, Owen investigates the way people process media messages during campaigns. She examines the role of ads, news stories, poll results, and debates in presidential campaigns. Based on surveys fielded during the 1984 and 1988 Presidential campaigns, Owen compares these four message categories to determine their relative importance to voters. She also investigates how people make use of messages when establishing their perceptions of candidates and issues. This book is designed for researchers and students in communications and mass media, voting behavior, and public opinion.
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Presidential Press Conferences: A Critical Approach » Read Now
by Carolyn Smith. 261 pgs.

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In this timely new book Smith develops a methodology for the study and criticism of presidential press conferences. Moving away from the traditional method of studying the presidential rhetoric of prepared speeches, Smith proposes methods of criticism for the quasi-spontaneous environment of the...
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In this timely new book Smith develops a methodology for the study and criticism of presidential press conferences. Moving away from the traditional method of studying the presidential rhetoric of prepared speeches, Smith proposes methods of criticism for the quasi-spontaneous environment of the press conference where the control of message is divided between the president and the press. The book offers a detailed critical assessment of Ronald Reagan's relationship with reporters during his first eight years in office. From this assessment, Smith develops her approach to press conference criticism.
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Can You Back That Up? Evidence (Or Lack Thereof) for the Effects of Negative and Positive Political Communication, in Media Psychology » Read Now
by David A. Houston, Kelly Doan. 16 pgs.

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...Negative and Positive Political Communication David A. Houston...communicator and recipient in political communication are discussed...assessing evaluations of political...
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Speaking to the People: The Rhetorical Presidency in Historical Perspective » Read Now
by Richard J. Ellis. 286 pgs.

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...2. Rhetoric -- Political aspects -- United States -- History. 3. Communication in politics -- United...effect as much as for political education. Even demagogues...limits...
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U.S. Presidents as Orators: A Bio-Critical Sourcebook » Read Now
by Halford Ryan. 392 pgs.

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This first systematic critique on the rhetoric of 21 presidents shows how political constraints shaped rhetoric and how oratory shaped politics. An introduction places American public address in the context of classical rhetorical practices and theory and sets the stage for the bio-critical essays...
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This first systematic critique on the rhetoric of 21 presidents shows how political constraints shaped rhetoric and how oratory shaped politics. An introduction places American public address in the context of classical rhetorical practices and theory and sets the stage for the bio-critical essays about presidents ranging from Washington to Clinton. Experts analyze the style and use of language, important speeches and their impact, and their ethical ramifications. Each essay on a president also keys major speeches to authoritative texts and offers a chronology and bibliography of primary and secondary sources. For students, teachers, and professionals in American public address, political communication, and the presidency.
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Communication in the Presidential Primaries: Candidates and the Media, 1912-2000 » Read Now
by Kathleen E. Kendall. 258 pgs.

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Kendall provides a fascinating account of the role of speeches, debates, political advertisements, and media coverage of U.S. presidential primaries in the twentieth century, with predictions and recommendations for primaries of the future. There is much fresh, new, and surprising information...
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Kendall provides a fascinating account of the role of speeches, debates, political advertisements, and media coverage of U.S. presidential primaries in the twentieth century, with predictions and recommendations for primaries of the future. There is much fresh, new, and surprising information, culled from archival research, content analysis of media coverage, and direct observation of the candidates and media on the campaign trail.
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Playing the Game: The Presidential Rhetoric of Ronald Reagan » Read Now
by Mary E. Stuckey. 130 pgs.

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Playing the Game offers an exploration of the rhetoric of the "Reagan Revolution." The book fully explores how the rhetoric supported, impeded, and affected Reagan's policy goals and political success. Stuckey shows how Reagan's use of language in his public speech was instrumental in the creation...
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Playing the Game offers an exploration of the rhetoric of the "Reagan Revolution." The book fully explores how the rhetoric supported, impeded, and affected Reagan's policy goals and political success. Stuckey shows how Reagan's use of language in his public speech was instrumental in the creation of the "Teflon Presidency," and how use of this language created a situation where by the President would not remain unscathed forever--as was the case in 1986. The data for this volume includes speeches, remarks, addresses, statements, memorandums, and other forms of public speech during the Reagan years.
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Becoming JFK: A Profile in Communication » Read Now
by Vito N. Silvestri. 323 pgs.

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Silvestri provides a chronicle of the political and social contexts for John F. Kennedy's 18-year career as a public communicator and political leader. He offers communication analysis of his years in politics, his campaigns, debates, and use of television on issues that became landmark...
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Silvestri provides a chronicle of the political and social contexts for John F. Kennedy's 18-year career as a public communicator and political leader. He offers communication analysis of his years in politics, his campaigns, debates, and use of television on issues that became landmark communication efforts, elevating his charismatic presidency.
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The Great Debates: Kennedy vs. Nixon, 1960 » Read Now
by Sidney Kraus. 402 pgs.

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The Great Debates: Carter vs. Ford, 1976 » Read Now
by Sidney Kraus. 553 pgs.

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From the Margins to the Center: Contemporary Women and Political Communication » Read Now
by Patricia A. Sullivan, Lynn H. Turner. 156 pgs.

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From the Margins to the Center fills an important gap in the political communications literature, examining the patterns of women as political communicators in the United States to determine if they have learned the "political game" as defined by men - or if they have carved out the "different kind...
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From the Margins to the Center fills an important gap in the political communications literature, examining the patterns of women as political communicators in the United States to determine if they have learned the "political game" as defined by men - or if they have carved out the "different kind of politics" envisioned by Congresswoman Patricia Schroeder when she considered seeking the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination. Examining the cases of Lani Guinier, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Janet Reno, the authors explore the rhetorical choices contemporary women are making in political discourse. They frame this exploration theoretically by describing three moral boundaries that discourage women from entering political life: the boundary between morality and politics, the moral point of view boundary, and the boundary between public and private life. Guinier, Clinton, and Reno have each adopted different strategies in confronting these boundaries and in challenging gender stereotypes, and their strategies dramatically illustrate the communication of contemporary political women. Of interest to all in speech communication, political science, and women's studies.
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