The rhetorical presidency of George H.W. Bush / edited by Martin J. Medhurst.

Other author Medhurst, Martin J.
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoCollege Station : Texas A&M University Press, ©2006.
Description207 pages ; 25 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Bush, George, 1924-2018--Oratory.
Bush, George, 1924-2018--Language.
Rhetoric--Political aspects. --United States. --History. --20th century.
Communication in politics--United States. --History. --20th century.
Political leadership--United States. --History. --20th century.
United States--Politics and government. --1989-1993.

SeriesPresidential rhetoric series ; no. 14
Presidential rhetoric series ; no. 14. ^A481476
Contents Why rhetoric matters : George H.W. Bush in the White House / by Martin J. Medhurst -- George Bush's struggle with the "vision thing" / by Catherine L. Langford -- And the wall came tumbling down : Bush's rhetoric of silence during German reunification / by William Forrest Harlow -- Agency and agent in George Bush's Gulf War rhetoric / by Rachel Martin Harlow -- The new world order : President Bush and the post-Cold War era / by Roy Joseph -- Political truancy : George Bush's claim to the mantle of "education president" / by Holly G. McIntush -- Prudence, procrastination, or politics : George Bush and the Earth Summit of 1992 / by Martín Carcasson -- George Bush and the religious right / by Amy Tilton Jones -- Economically speaking : George Bush and the price of perception / by Wynton C. Hall -- Afterword : evaluating the rhetorical presidency of George H.W. Bush / by Martin J. Medhurst.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2005021929
ISBN1585444715 (cloth : alk. paper)

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