Democratic orators from JFK to Barack Obama / edited by Andrew Crines (Lecturer in Politics, University of Liverpool, UK), David S Moon (Lecturer in Politics, University of Bath, UK), Robert A. Lehrman (Professor of Public Communication, American University, Washington D.C., USA).
Cover; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Foreword by David E. Bonior; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; 1 The Oratory of John F. Kennedy; 2 The Oratory of Lyndon B. Johnson; 3 The Oratory of Robert F. Kennedy; 4 The Oratory of Jimmy Carter; 5 The Oratory of Edward Kennedy; 6 The Oratory of Bill Clinton; 7 The Oratory of Al Gore; 8 The Oratory of John Edwards; 9 The Oratory of John Kerry; 10 The Oratory of Jesse Jackson; 11 The Oratory of Hillary Clinton; 12 The Oratory of Barack Obama; Conclusion: Oratory and Rhetoric in Democratic Party Politics; Bibliography; Index.
Summary
This book examines the oratorical and rhetorical styles of leading figure in Democratic Party politics since the 1960s. It reveals how leading orators strove to connect their message with a variety of audiences from the Senate to the media.
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