The anti-intellectual presidency [[electronic resource] ] : the decline of presidential rhetoric from George Washington to George W. Bush / / Elvin T. Lim

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910813337603321
• Autore: Lim Elvin T. <1976->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008
• ISBN: 0-19-992709-X; 0-19-989809-X; 0-19-971161-5; 9786611529345; 1-281-52934-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (197 p.)
• Disciplina: 973.09/9
• Soggetti: Presidents - United States - History; Presidents - United States - Language - History; Presidents - United States - Intellectual life; Rhetoric - Political aspects - United States - History; Communication in politics - United States - History; Political oratory - United States - History; United States Politics and government; United States Intellectual life
• 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: The problem of presidential rhetoric -- The linguistic simplification of presidential rhetoric -- The anti-intellectual speechwriters -- The substantive impoverishment of presidential rhetoric -- Institutionalizing the anti-intellectual presidency -- Indicting the anti-intellectual presidency -- Reforming the anti-intellectual presidency -- Appendix I : the General Inquirer (GI) -- Appendix II : definitions of General Inquirer categories used -- Appendix III : annual messages, 1790-2006 -- Appendix IV : inaugural addresses, 1789-2005 -- Appendix V : presidential speechwriters interviewed -- Appendix VI : the Flesch readability score.
• Sommario/riassunto: Preface Acknowledgments 1. The Problem of Presidential Rhetoric 2. Rhetorical Simplification and the Anti-intellectual Presidency 3. Creating the Anti-intellectual Presidency 4. Substantive Impoverishment and the Anti-intellectual Presidency 5. Institutionalizing the Anti-intellectual Presidency 6. Defending and Indicting the Anti-intellectual Presidency 7. Reforming the Anti-intellectual Presidency Appendix I: The General Inquirer (GI) Appendix II: Definitions of GI Categories Used Appendix III: Annual Messages, 1790-2006 Appendix IV: Inaugural Addresses, 1789-2005 Appendix V: Pr