The prospect of presidential rhetoric /
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Imprint: | College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2008. |
| Description: | ix, 384 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Presidential rhetoric series ; no. 18 |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6828713 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- Part 1. Readings in Presidential Rhetoric
- 1. From Retrospect to Prospect: The Study of Presidential Rhetoric, 1915-2005
- 2. Power and Authority in a Postmodern Presidency
- 3. The Econo-Rhetorical Presidency
- 4. The Return of the Imperial Presidency
- 5. To Produce a "Judicious Choice": Presidential Responses to the Exercise of Advice and Consent by the U.S. Senate on Supreme Court Nominations
- 6. The Rhetorical Presidency and the Myth of the American Dream
- 7. Of Allies and Enemies: Old Wine in New Bottles or New Wine in an Old Jug?
- 8. Revising the Cold War Narrative to Encompass Terrorist Threats: Vietnam and Beyond
- 9. George W. Bush, Public Faith, and the Culture War over Same-Sex Marriage
- 10. Thinking Harder about Presidential Discourse: The Question of Efficacy
- Part 2. Task Force Reports
- 11. Report of the National Task Force on the Presidency and Deliberative Democracy
- 12. Report of the National Task Force on Presidential Communication to Congress
- 13. Report of the National Task Force on the Presidency and Public Opinion
- 14. Report of the National Task Force on the Ethical Responsibilities of Presidential Rhetoric
- 15. Report of the National Task Force on the Theory and Practice of the Rhetorical Presidency
- 16. Report of the National Task Force on Presidential Rhetoric in Times of Crisis
- Contributors
- Index
