LBJ's American Promise - The 1965 Voting Rights Address

Lyndon Johnson's voting rights address of 1965 ranks high not only in political significance, but also as an example of leadership through oratory. This book analyzes both the content and context of this historic speech, looking at the less-than-linear path of voting rights in the US, and the failures and limited successes of previous legislation.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

GARTH E. PAULEY is the author of The Modern Presidency and Civil Rights: Rhetoric on Race from Roosevelt to Nixon (Texas A&M University Press). Pauley holds a Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University and is an associate professor in the Communication Arts & Sciences Department at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Zusammenfassung

Lyndon Johnson's voting rights address of 1965 ranks high not only in political significance, but also as an example of leadership through oratory. This book analyzes both the content and context of this historic speech, looking at the less-than-linear path of voting rights in the US, and the failures and limited successes of previous legislation.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Garth E Pauley, Garth E. Pauley
• Verlag: Texas A&M University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 28.02.2007
• EAN: 9781585445813
• ISBN: 978-1-58544-581-3
• Seiten: 180
• Abmessung: 140 mm x 210 mm x 13 mm
• Serien: Library of Presidential Rhetor; Library of Presidential Rhetoric; Library of Presidential Rhetoric; Library of Presidential Rhetor
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Regional- und Ländergeschichte; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung