Presidents in culture:the meaning of presidential communication
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Main Authors: | |
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Published: |
Peter Lang,
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Publisher Address: | New York |
Publication Dates: | c2005. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Series: |
Frontiers in political communication, ; v. 9 |
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Carrier Form: | 249 p.: ill. ; 22 cm. |
ISBN: |
0820474568 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780820474564 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Index Number: | D771 |
CLC: |
D771.221 D771.29 |
Call Number: | D771.221/R993 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-243) and index. Meaning in Presidential communication -- 'The vital connection': progressive Presidential communication ; A progressive view of political communication ; 'A fundamental fight for morality': Roosevelt's 'swing the circle' ; Sawing wood: Wilson institutionalizes the press conference ; Beyond progressive presidential communication -- 'The people are with you and what else matters?' ; Presidential communication in a media culture ; A culture of sound and sight ; The Fireside chats ; Presidential communication as mass culture -- 'It's a technical problem': presidential communication in a culture of expertise ; Presidential communication as crafted talk ; "Fulfilling the needs of a great industrial organization": Eisenhower's Fireside chats ; The dramatic theater of JFK's televised press conferences ; Spin control: Ronald Reagan's campaign for tax reform ; Democracy without citizens -- "Feeling your pain:" presidential communication in a populist era ; Presidential communication through a populist lens ; Getting real: President Carter's town meetings ; Getting personal: President Clinton's town meetings ; Professionalism and authenticity ; Culture and presidential communication. |