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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480011603321

Titolo

State of the union [[electronic resource] ] : presidential rhetoric from Woodrow Wilson to George W. Bush edited by Deborah Kalb, Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : CQ Press, c2007

ISBN

1-78034-895-9

1-4522-6738-3

1-60426-400-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1197 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KalbDeborah

PetersGerhard (Gerhard D.)

WoolleyJohn T <1950-> (John Turner)

Disciplina

352.23/80973

352.2380973

Soggetti

Presidents - United States

Rhetoric - Political aspects - History - 20th century

Rhetoric - Political aspects - History - 21st century

Speeches, addresses, etc., American

Electronic books.

United States Politics and government 20th century Sources

United States Politics and government 2001-2009 Sources

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; The State of the Union Address and the Rise of Rhetorical Leadership; Woodrow Wilson; Warren G. Harding; Calvin Coolidge; Herbert Hoover; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Harry S. Truman; Dwight D. Eisenhower; John F. Kennedy; Lyndon B. Johnson; Richard Nixon; Gerald R. Ford; Jimmy Carter; Ronald Reagan; George H.W. Bush; William J. Clinton; George W. Bush; Appendix; Woodrow Wilson's Address to a Joint Session of Congress on Tariff Reform April 8, 1913; Franklin D. Roosevelt's Inaugural Address March 4, 1933

Ronald Reagan's Inaugural Address January 20, 1981Opposition



Responses to State of the Union Speeches, 1966-2006; State of the Union Gallery Visitors, 1982-2006; President's Annual Messages to Congress, 1790-1913; Captions and Credits; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores ways in which modern U.S. presidents have appealed directly to the public and how the public has responded. It is a comprehensive reference work containing all the state of the union addresses - as well as each inaugural address - delivered from Woodrow Wilson to George W. Bush.