LEADER 03676nam 2200685 450 001 9910787135303321 005 20230725055456.0 010 $a1-5017-5687-7 010 $a1-60909-016-0 024 7 $a10.1515/9781501756870 035 $a(CKB)3710000000274812 035 $a(EBL)3382582 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001339430 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11738268 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001339430 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11349969 035 $a(PQKB)11021667 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3382582 035 $a(OCoLC)747306215 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse29634 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3382582 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10950066 035 $a(OCoLC)923310948 035 $a(DE-B1597)572282 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781501756870 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000274812 100 $a20141015h20112011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aClaiming Lincoln $eprogressivism, equality, and the battle for Lincoln's legacy in Presidential rhetoric /$fJason R. Jividen ; Shaun Allshouse, design 210 1$aDeKalb, Illinois :$cNorthern Illinois University Press,$d2011. 210 4$dİ2011 215 $a1 online resource (248 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-87580-435-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aLincoln and the idea of equality -- Theodore Roosevelt's Lincoln -- Woodrow Wilson's Lincoln -- Franklin Roosevelt's Lincoln -- Lyndon Johnson's Lincoln -- Barack Obama's Lincoln. 330 $aAbraham Lincoln is clearly one of the most frequently cited figures in American political rhetoric, especially with regard to issues of equality. But given the ubiquity of Lincoln's legacy, many references to him, even on the presidential level, are often of questionable accuracy. In Claiming Lincoln, Jividen posits that in much twentieth-century presidential rhetoric, especially from progressive leaders, Lincoln's understanding of equality is slowly divorced from its grounding in the natural rights thinking of the American Founding and reinterpreted in light of progressive history. Claiming Lincoln examines the manner in which rhetoricians have appealed to Lincoln's legacy, only to distort that legacy in the process. Focusing on Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt, and Lyndon Johnson and touching on Barack Obama, Jividen argues that presidential rhetorical use and abuse of Lincoln has profound consequences not only for how we understand Lincoln but also for how we understand American democracy. Jividen's original take on Lincoln and the Progressives will be of interest to scholars of American politics and all those invested in Lincoln's legacy. 606 $aPresidents$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aPresidents$zUnited States$xLanguage$xHistory 606 $aRhetoric$xPolitical aspects$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aPolitical oratory$zUnited States$xHistory 610 $aAmerican political rhetoric about Lincoln, Lincoln?s rhetoric, Lincoln and twentieth-century presidential rhetoric, rhetoric from progressive leaders. 615 0$aPresidents$xHistory. 615 0$aPresidents$xLanguage$xHistory. 615 0$aRhetoric$xPolitical aspects$xHistory. 615 0$aPolitical oratory$xHistory. 676 $a352.23/90973 700 $aJividen$b Jason R.$01566020 702 $aAllshouse$b Shaun 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910787135303321 996 $aClaiming Lincoln$93836258 997 $aUNINA