03747nam 2200697 450 991079829550332120201007090032.00-7618-6728-7(CKB)3710000000614839(EBL)4442686(OCoLC)944346393(MiAaPQ)EBC4442686(EXLCZ)99371000000061483920151217h20162016 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierPresidents and their pens the story of White House speechwriters /James C. Humes ; introduction by Julie Nixon EisenhowerLanham :Hamilton Books,2016©20161 online resource (viii, 168 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7618-6727-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Introduction; 1 George Washington's Farewell Address; 2 Thomas Jefferson-A Revolutionary Becomes a Reconciler; 3 James Monroe Defines U.S. Foreign Policy; 4 Andrew Jackson, American Folk Hero; 5 Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address; 6 Grover Cleveland-A Light on a Dark Street; 7 Theodore Roosevelt's "Big Stick" Speech; 8 Pacifist Woodrow Wilson Declares War; 9 Warren Harding Revisited; 10 Calvin Coolidge, Philosopher from Vermont; 11 FDR-Recovery in Peace and Victory in War; 12 Harry Truman Extends America's Promise; 13 President Eisenhower's Prophesies14 John F. Kennedy-Symbol over Substance15 President Lyndon Johnson Declares His Dream for a Great Society; 16 Richard Nixon Mobilizes the Silent Majority; 17 Gerald Ford Shares Healing Words; 18 Jimmy Carter Delivers His "Malaise" Address; 19 Ronald Reagan Becomes the Champion of the Free World; 20 George H.W. Bush Delivers His Kinder and Gentler Inaugural; 21 Bill Clinton Manifests Communication Magic in Oklahoma; 22 The Second Bush Issue-A Historic Summons to the Free World; 23 Barack Obama, a Promising President?; Bibliography; IndexConfidant and wordsmith to five presidents, noted historian and language professor James Humes tells how and why presidential speeches have marked milestones in our nation's history, from Washington through Obama. Presenting stories of both greatness and of tragically unfulfilled promise, this book also features an introduction by Julie Nixon Eisenhower.SpeechwritingUnited StatesHistoryCommunication in politicsUnited StatesPolitical oratoryUnited StatesPresidentsUnited StatesStaffSpeeches, addresses, etc., AmericanHistory and criticismRhetoricPolitical aspectsUnited StatesHistoryPresidentsUnited StatesLanguageHistorywriting skillsengeurovocUnited StatesengeurovocHistoryengeurovochead of stateengeurovocUnited StatesfastSpeechwritingHistory.Communication in politicsPolitical oratoryPresidentsStaff.Speeches, addresses, etc., AmericanHistory and criticism.RhetoricPolitical aspectsHistory.PresidentsLanguageHistory.writing skillsUnited StatesHistoryhead of state32.28.44EP-CLASSHumes James C.1154989MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910798295503321Presidents and their pens3674229UNINA