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The Modern Presidency and Crisis Rhetoric » Read Now
by Amos Kiewe. 246 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

This volume examines how presidents from Truman to Bush rhetorically approached and managed political, military, judicial, legislative, and economic crises during their presidencies. Editor Amos Kiewe brings together new essays by communications scholars who look at rhetoric initiated during...
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This volume examines how presidents from Truman to Bush rhetorically approached and managed political, military, judicial, legislative, and economic crises during their presidencies. Editor Amos Kiewe brings together new essays by communications scholars who look at rhetoric initiated during national crises, examining especially the development of rhetoric at the onset of crises, changes in presidential rhetoric, and situational crisis constraints on rhetoric. Their studies suggest similarities in rhetoric in different types of crises, and yield resources for postulating patterns of crisis rhetoric.
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Presidential Crisis Rhetoric and the Press in the Post-Cold War World » Read Now
by Jim A. Kuypers. 250 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

Kuypers combines rhetorical theory and framing analysis in an examination of the interaction of the press and the president during international crisis situations in the post-Cold War world. Three crises are examined: Bosnia, Haiti, and the North Korean nuclear capability issue. Kuypers effectively...
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Kuypers combines rhetorical theory and framing analysis in an examination of the interaction of the press and the president during international crisis situations in the post-Cold War world. Three crises are examined: Bosnia, Haiti, and the North Korean nuclear capability issue. Kuypers effectively demonstrates the changed nature of presidential crisis rhetoric since the end of the Cold War.
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Crisis Communications: A Casebook Approach » Read Now
by Kathleen Fearn-Banks. 330 pgs.

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

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...newspaper converge helped to defuse the crisis. 5 From health care reform to talk...roles in large bureaucratic organizations. Rhetoric scholars have explored the symbolic...
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Presidents and Protesters: Political Rhetoric in the 1960s » Read Now
by Theodore Otto Windt Jr. 320 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Perspectives 3 2. The Crisis Rhetoric of President John F. Kennedy...Years 17 3. The Crisis Rhetoric of President John F. Kennedy...examine the various forms of "crisis"...
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Harry S. Truman: Presidential Rhetoric » Read Now
by Halford R. Ryan. 218 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

Harry Truman is famous for his plain speaking, and his presidential rhetoric is evaluated in terms of his most important speeches relating to the Cold War, Korean War, and whistle-stop campaigning to win a remarkable election victory, and his summation of his presidential role. This in-depth...
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Harry Truman is famous for his plain speaking, and his presidential rhetoric is evaluated in terms of his most important speeches relating to the Cold War, Korean War, and whistle-stop campaigning to win a remarkable election victory, and his summation of his presidential role. This in-depth analysis of his major speeches as president, texts, chronology, and bibliography give insights into presidential rhetoric and communications research.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt's Rhetorical Presidency » Read Now
by Halford R. Ryan. 210 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

"Building on the premise that the 20th century has witnessed the rise of the rhetorical presidency, ' Ryan parses the public addresses of a master persuader. Overall, FDR's verbal gifts strengthened his hand while enriching the language of American politics. Ryan examines the mechanics of a typical...
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"Building on the premise that the 20th century has witnessed the rise of the rhetorical presidency, ' Ryan parses the public addresses of a master persuader. Overall, FDR's verbal gifts strengthened his hand while enriching the language of American politics. Ryan examines the mechanics of a typical Roosevelt speech, considering such factors as intonation, rhythm, and choice of metaphor, as well as Roosevelt's incomparable body language--these are the best parts of the book. Ryan effectively treats the question of authorship, arguing that although FDR wrote little of his own material, his speeches bore a distinct Roosevelt imprint. . . . Ryan's work makes clear why the packaging of a speech must be considered as significant as its substance." Choice
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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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Rhetorical and Critical Approaches to Public Relations » Read Now
by Elizabeth L. Toth, Robert L. Heath. 332 pgs.

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