The President's Words by Earl Hess

The President's Words by Earl Hess

Examines presidential speeches over the course of six administrations. Editors Michael Nelson and Russell Riley have brought together an outstanding team of academics and professional writersincluding nine former speechwriters who worked for every president from Nixon to Clintonto examine how the politics and crafting of presidential rhetoric serve the various roles of the presidency.

An important addition to the library of any researcher interested in the implications of democracy and oratory in the modern American presidency" —Rhetoric & Public Affairs

"A solid addition to the literature on presidential speechwriting for scholars seeking to understand how the sausage is made." —Congress & the Presidency

"Nelson and Riley's collection gives the reader an excellent critical analysis along with a behind-the-scenes look at those who craft the president's message as well as important insight into why modern presidents were successful or unsuccessful at communicating their message. . . . Students of history, public address, or politics will profit from this book as much as writers and scholars. Aspiring speechwriters will learn important lessons from those who have gone before them." —Presidential Studies Quarterly

"The cascade of words that characterizes the modern rhetorical presidency is a product not of one loquacious man but of a host of hired wordsmiths. Yet few of us know anything about presidential speechwriters; their frustrations, challenges, pressures, rewards, and opportunities. Combining acute analysis with a vivid insider's perspective, The President's Words provides a revealing look at their world." —Richard J. Ellis, editor of Speaking to the People: The Rhetorical Presidency in Historical Perspective

"Offers insights into the relationships between presidents and their public discourse and clues about why some presidents use the bully pulpit more skillfully." —Karlyn Kohrs Campbell, coauthor of Deeds Done in Words: Presidential Rhetoric and the Genres of Governance

Nelson, Michael: - Michael Nelson is Fulmer Professor of Political Science at Rhodes College and a senior fellow at the University of Virginia's Miller Center. A former editor of the Washington Monthly, his most recent books include Trump's First Year (2018); The Elections of 2016 (2018); The Evolving Presidency: Landmark Documents (2019); The American Presidency: Origins and Development (with Sidney M. Milkis, 2011); and Governing at Home: The White House and Domestic Policymaking (with Russell B. Riley, 2011). Nelson has contributed to numerous journals, including the Journal of Policy History, Journal of Politics, and Political Science Quarterly. He also has written multiple articles on subjects as varied as baseball, Frank Sinatra, and C. S. Lewis. More than fifty of his articles have been anthologized in works of political science, history, and English composition. His 2014 book, Resilient America: Electing Nixon, Channeling Dissent, and Dividing Government, won the American Political Science Association's Richard E. Neustadt Award for best book on the presidency published that year; and his 2006 book with John Lyman Mason, How the South Joined the Gambling Nation, won the Southern Political Science Association's V.O. Key Award.

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ISBN 13	9780700617395
ISBN 10	0700617396
Titel	The President's Words
Autor	Michael Nelson
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	University Press of Kansas
Erscheinungsjahr	2010-08-25
Seitenanzahl	320
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