Gelderman, Carol W., 1945-

All the presidents' words : the bully pulpit and the creation of the virtual presidency / Carol Gelderman. - New York : Walker and Co., 1997. - xv, 221 pages ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

I. Point-to Point Navigation: Franklin Delano Roosevelt
II. Holding the Line: Harry S. Truman, Dwight David Eisenhower, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Lyndon Baines Johnson
III. The Virtual Presidency: Richard Millhous Nixon, Ronald Wilson Reagan
IV. The Message in the Bottle: Gerald Rudolph Ford, James Earl Carter, George Herbert Walker Bush
V. Strike Up Their Band: William Jefferson Clinton

The book examines how presidents from FDR to Clinton have approached speechwriting and how this impacted their presidency

0802713181 9780802713186

96054067


Presidents--History--United States--20th century.
Presidentes --Historia --Estados Unidos--Siglo XX
Rhetoric--Political aspects--History--United States--20th century.
Retórica--Aspectos políticos --Estados Unidos --Siglo XX
Speechwriting--History--United States--20th century.


United States--Politics and government--20th century.
Estados Unidos--Política y gobierno--Siglo XX

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