Presidents creating the presidency : deeds done in words / Karlyn Kohrs Campbell and Kathleen Hall Jamieson.

Author/creator Campbell, Karlyn Kohrs
Other author Jamieson, Kathleen Hall.
Format Book
Publication InfoChicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008.
Description433 pages ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentContributor biographical information
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Contents Introduction : the rhetorical presidency -- Inaugural addresses -- Special inaugural addresses : the speeches of ascendant vice presidents -- National eulogies -- Pardoning rhetoric -- State of the Union addresses -- Veto messages -- The signing statement as de facto item veto -- Presidential war rhetoric -- Presidential rhetoric of self-defense -- The rhetoric of impeachment -- Farewell addresses -- Conclusion.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2007031668
ISBN9780226092201 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0226092208 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780226092218 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0226092216 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks PN 239.P64 C36 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold