LEADER 03869nam 2200793 a 450 001 9910792250703321 005 20230721015421.0 010 $a0-19-992709-X 010 $a0-19-989809-X 010 $a0-19-971161-5 010 $a9786611529345 010 $a1-281-52934-6 035 $a(CKB)2560000000298756 035 $a(EBL)415828 035 $a(OCoLC)476245187 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000104197 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11122169 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000104197 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10079329 035 $a(PQKB)10865394 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001662326 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16447019 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001662326 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14994323 035 $a(PQKB)11097002 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000023889 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL415828 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10254437 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL152934 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC415828 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000298756 100 $a20071210d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe anti-intellectual presidency$b[electronic resource] $ethe decline of presidential rhetoric from George Washington to George W. Bush /$fElvin T. Lim 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (197 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-534264-X 311 $a0-19-985184-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe 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. 330 $aPreface 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 606 $aPresidents$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aPresidents$zUnited States$xLanguage$xHistory 606 $aPresidents$zUnited States$xIntellectual life 606 $aRhetoric$xPolitical aspects$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aCommunication in politics$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aPolitical oratory$zUnited States$xHistory 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government 607 $aUnited States$xIntellectual life 615 0$aPresidents$xHistory. 615 0$aPresidents$xLanguage$xHistory. 615 0$aPresidents$xIntellectual life. 615 0$aRhetoric$xPolitical aspects$xHistory. 615 0$aCommunication in politics$xHistory. 615 0$aPolitical oratory$xHistory. 676 $a973.09/9 700 $aLim$b Elvin T.$f1976-$01535454 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910792250703321 996 $aThe anti-intellectual presidency$93783698 997 $aUNINA