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Informationen zum Autor James C. Humes 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 Eisenhower Chapter One-George Washington's Farewell Address Chapter Two-Thomas Jefferson-A Revolutionary Becomes a Reconciler Chapter Three-James Monroe Defines U.S. Foreign Policy Chapter Four-Andrew Jackson, American Folk Hero Chapter Five-Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address Chapter Six-Grover Cleveland-A Light on a Dark Street Chapter Seven-Theodore Roosevelt's "Big Stick" Speech Chapter Eight-Pacifist Woodrow Wilson Declares War Chapter Nine-Warren Harding Revisited Chapter Ten-Calvin Coolidge, Philosopher from Vermont Chapter Eleven-FDR-Recovery in Peace and Victory in War Chapter Twelve-Harry Truman Extends America's Promise Chapter Thirteen-President Eisenhower's Prophesies Chapter Fourteen-John F. Kennedy-Symbol over Substance Chapter Fifteen-President Lyndon Johnson Declares His Dream for a Great Society Chapter Sixteen-Richard Nixon Mobilizes the Silent Majority Chapter Seventeen-Gerald Ford Shares Healing Words Chapter Eighteen-Jimmy Carter Delivers His "Malaise" Address Chapter Nineteen-Ronald Reagan Becomes the Champion of the Free World Chapter Twenty-George H.W. Bush Delivers His Kinder and Gentler Inaugural Chapter Twenty-One-Bill Clinton Manifests Communication Magic in Oklahoma Chapter Twenty-Two-The Second Bush Issue: An Historic Summons to the Free World Chapter 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