Houck, Davis W. <br/><br/>
FDR's Body Politics :  The Rhetoric of Disability. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (155 pages) 
 - Presidential Rhetoric and Political Communication ;  v.8 .
 - Presidential Rhetoric and Political Communication .
<br/><br/>Intro -- contents -- illustrations -- preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Keeping Secrets -- 3 Quo Vadis? -- 4 In Sickness and in Health -- 5 Looking for Looker -- 6 A New Deal and a New Body -- 7 "A Satisfactory Embodiment" -- 8 Body Politics -- notes -- bibliography -- Index. 
<br/><br/> Franklin Roosevelt instinctively understood that a politician of his era who was unable to control his own body would be perceived as unable to control the body politic. He therefore took great care to hide his polioinduced lameness both visually and verbally. In FDR's Body Politics, Houck and Kiewe analyze the silences surrounding Roosevelt's disability, the words he chose to portray himself and his policies as powerful and healthgiving, and the methods he used to maximize the appearance of physical strength. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781603446730 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Roosevelt, Franklin D. -- (Franklin Delano), -- 1882-1945 -- Health.<br/>Roosevelt, Franklin D. -- (Franklin Delano), -- 1882-1945 -- Language.<br/>Roosevelt, Franklin D. -- (Franklin Delano), -- 1882-1945 -- Public opinion.<br/>Physical fitness -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.<br/>Rhetoric -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.<br/>Human body -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.<br/>People with disabilities -- United States -- Biography.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E807 -- .H725 2003eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>973.917/092;B