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Presidents and Their Pens : The Story of White House Speechwriters.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Blue Ridge Summit : Hamilton Books, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (176 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780761867289
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Presidents and Their PensDDC classification:
  • 352.2380973
LOC classification:
  • J81.4
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 George Washington's Farewell Address -- 2 Thomas Jefferson-A Revolutionary Becomes a Reconciler -- 3 James Monroe Defines U.S. Foreign Policy -- 4 Andrew Jackson, American Folk Hero -- 5 Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address -- 6 Grover Cleveland-A Light on a Dark Street -- 7 Theodore Roosevelt's "Big Stick" Speech -- 8 Pacifist Woodrow Wilson Declares War -- 9 Warren Harding Revisited -- 10 Calvin Coolidge, Philosopher from Vermont -- 11 FDR-Recovery in Peace and Victory in War -- 12 Harry Truman Extends America's Promise -- 13 President Eisenhower's Prophesies -- 14 John F. Kennedy-Symbol over Substance -- 15 President Lyndon Johnson Declares His Dream for a Great Society -- 16 Richard Nixon Mobilizes the Silent Majority -- 17 Gerald Ford Shares Healing Words -- 18 Jimmy Carter Delivers His "Malaise" Address -- 19 Ronald Reagan Becomes the Champion of the Free World -- 20 George H.W. Bush Delivers His Kinder and Gentler Inaugural -- 21 Bill Clinton Manifests Communication Magic in Oklahoma -- 22 The Second Bush Issue-A Historic Summons to the Free World -- 23 Barack Obama, a Promising President? -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: 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.
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Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 George Washington's Farewell Address -- 2 Thomas Jefferson-A Revolutionary Becomes a Reconciler -- 3 James Monroe Defines U.S. Foreign Policy -- 4 Andrew Jackson, American Folk Hero -- 5 Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address -- 6 Grover Cleveland-A Light on a Dark Street -- 7 Theodore Roosevelt's "Big Stick" Speech -- 8 Pacifist Woodrow Wilson Declares War -- 9 Warren Harding Revisited -- 10 Calvin Coolidge, Philosopher from Vermont -- 11 FDR-Recovery in Peace and Victory in War -- 12 Harry Truman Extends America's Promise -- 13 President Eisenhower's Prophesies -- 14 John F. Kennedy-Symbol over Substance -- 15 President Lyndon Johnson Declares His Dream for a Great Society -- 16 Richard Nixon Mobilizes the Silent Majority -- 17 Gerald Ford Shares Healing Words -- 18 Jimmy Carter Delivers His "Malaise" Address -- 19 Ronald Reagan Becomes the Champion of the Free World -- 20 George H.W. Bush Delivers His Kinder and Gentler Inaugural -- 21 Bill Clinton Manifests Communication Magic in Oklahoma -- 22 The Second Bush Issue-A Historic Summons to the Free World -- 23 Barack Obama, a Promising President? -- Bibliography -- Index.

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.

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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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