Delivering the People's Message : The Changing Politics of the Presidential Mandate.
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- 9780801470264
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- History -- 20th century
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- History -- 21st century
- Rhetoric -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Rhetoric -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 21st century
- Political leadership -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Political leadership -- United States -- History -- 21st century
- 324.973
- JK528
Delivering The People's Message -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Political Institutions and the Politics of the Presidential Mandate -- 1. Changes in Mandate Rhetoric: From the Progressive Era to the Partisan Era -- 2. The Changing Presidential Script: Hoover, Roosevelt, and the Politics of Transition -- 3. President of All the People? : Eisenhower, Johnson, and Leadership in the Modern Era -- 4. The Presidency in Crisis: Nixon, Carter, and the Decline of Consensus -- 5. What an Election Is All About: Reagan, Bush, Obama, and the Age of Mandates -- Conclusion: Delivering the People's Message -- Notes -- Index.
Julia R. Azari finds that when the presidency enjoys high public esteem and party polarization is low, mandate rhetoric is less frequent and employs broad themes.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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