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In A Perilous Hour: The Public Address Of John F. Kennedy, Steven Goldzwig, George Dionisopoulos
In A Perilous Hour: The Public Address Of John F. Kennedy, Steven Goldzwig, George Dionisopoulos
Steven Goldzwig
This first book-length critical analysis of Kennedy's public address defines how he aroused Americans to rise to the opportunities and challenges that he defined for them. This rigorously researched study offers an in-depth analysis of the development of President Kennedy as a public speaker and a balanced view of his civil rights, foreign policy, presidential, and other types of speeches. Eight speech texts accompany the analysis. This reference and teaching tool also offers a selected chronology of major speeches along with a bibliography of important primary and secondary sources. Designed for students, teachers, and professionals in the fields of rhetoric, …
Continuing The Conversation On “What Constitutes Publishable Rhetorical Criticism?”: A Response, John Jordan, Kathryn Olson, Steven Goldzwig
Continuing The Conversation On “What Constitutes Publishable Rhetorical Criticism?”: A Response, John Jordan, Kathryn Olson, Steven Goldzwig
Steven Goldzwig
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History, Collective Memory, And The Appropriation Of Martin Luther King, Jr.: Reagan's Rhetorical Legacy, Denise Bostdorff, Steven Goldzwig
History, Collective Memory, And The Appropriation Of Martin Luther King, Jr.: Reagan's Rhetorical Legacy, Denise Bostdorff, Steven Goldzwig
Steven Goldzwig
This article argues that President Ronald Reagan appropriated Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s words and memory to suggest equal opportunity in the United States had been largely achieved. Individuals—rather than the government—now had to take responsibility for any additional progress. By arguing that the dismantling of federal civil rights laws and social programs was actually consistent with Dr. King's words, President Reagan advanced his own agenda for civil rights in direct violation of Dr. King's intentions, while narrowing the purview of civil rights to eliminate government intervention in employment, education, and other arenas.
President Obama And Counterterrorism Policy: When Campaign Pressures Meet Governing Imperatives, Nancy Kassop, Steven Goldzwig
President Obama And Counterterrorism Policy: When Campaign Pressures Meet Governing Imperatives, Nancy Kassop, Steven Goldzwig
Steven Goldzwig
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Review Of The Anti-Intellectual Presidency: The Decline Of Presidential Rhetoric From George Washington To George W. Bush, Steven Goldzwig
Review Of The Anti-Intellectual Presidency: The Decline Of Presidential Rhetoric From George Washington To George W. Bush, Steven Goldzwig
Steven Goldzwig
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Contesting The So-Called Postracial Landscape Of Presidential Politics: Obama, African Americans, And A Shifting Electorate, Steven Goldzwig, Patricia Ann Sullivan
Contesting The So-Called Postracial Landscape Of Presidential Politics: Obama, African Americans, And A Shifting Electorate, Steven Goldzwig, Patricia Ann Sullivan
Steven Goldzwig
No abstract provided.