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Informationen zum Autor By James C. Humes - Introduction by Julie Nixon Eisenhower Klappentext Confidant and wordsmith to five presidents, noted historian and language professor James Humes tells how and why presidential speeches have marked milestones in our nation's history, from Washington through Obama. Presenting stories of both greatness and of tragically unfulfilled promise, this book also features an introduction by Julie Nixon Eisenhower. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction by Julie Nixon EisenhowerChapter One-George Washington's Farewell AddressChapter Two-Thomas Jefferson-A Revolutionary Becomes a ReconcilerChapter Three-James Monroe Defines U.S. Foreign PolicyChapter Four-Andrew Jackson, American Folk HeroChapter Five-Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg AddressChapter Six-Grover Cleveland-A Light on a Dark StreetChapter Seven-Theodore Roosevelt's "Big Stick" SpeechChapter Eight-Pacifist Woodrow Wilson Declares WarChapter Nine-Warren Harding RevisitedChapter Ten-Calvin Coolidge, Philosopher from VermontChapter Eleven-FDR-Recovery in Peace and Victory in WarChapter Twelve-Harry Truman Extends America's PromiseChapter Thirteen-President Eisenhower's ProphesiesChapter Fourteen-John F. Kennedy-Symbol over Substance Chapter Fifteen-President Lyndon Johnson Declares His Dream for a Great SocietyChapter Sixteen-Richard Nixon Mobilizes the Silent MajorityChapter Seventeen-Gerald Ford Shares Healing WordsChapter Eighteen-Jimmy Carter Delivers His "Malaise" AddressChapter Nineteen-Ronald Reagan Becomes the Champion of the Free WorldChapter Twenty-George H.W. Bush Delivers His Kinder and Gentler InauguralChapter Twenty-One-Bill Clinton Manifests Communication Magic in OklahomaChapter Twenty-Two-The Second Bush Issue: An Historic Summons to the Free WorldChapter Twenty-Three-Barack Obama, a Promising President?Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: James C. Humes, Humes James C.
• Assisted by: Eisenhower Julie Nixon (Introduction)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.07.2016
• EAN: 9780761867272
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-6727-2
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance > Letters, rhetoric; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; HISTORY / United States / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / State, Public speaking guides, History of the Americas, Central / national / federal government, Central government, Regional government, Regional / local / state government