Deeds Done in Words Presidential Rhetoric and the Genres of Governance

Name: Deeds Done in Words Presidential Rhetoric and the Genres of Governance
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ISBN: 9780226092416

ISBN-10: 0226092410

ISBN-13: 9780226092416

Edition: 1990

Authors: Karlyn Kohrs Campbell, Kathleen Hall Jamieson

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"Deeds Done in Words is an impressive piece of work. It is the first attempt to identify and assess the principal genres of rhetoric, and to interpret the panoply of those genres in terms of the needs of, and the needs for, ritual in American politics."—Jeffrey Tulis, author of The Rhetorical Presidency "Deeds Done in Words is a thoughtful survey of how a democracy uses language to transact its business. Based on an enlivened understanding of genre theory and on numerous pieces of original criticism, Campbell and Jamieson vividly show how central public discourse has become the lifeblood of the American polity."—Roderick Hart, author of The Sound of Leadership "The rhetoric that issues…

Book details

List price: $50.00
Copyright year: 1990
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 6/15/1990
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 286
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.10" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



Introduction: The Rhetorical Presidency



Inaugural Addresses



Special Inaugurals: Speeches of Ascendant Vice Presidents



State of the Union Addresses



Veto Messages



War Rhetoric



Rhetoric to Forestall Impeachment



The Rhetoric of Impeachment



Pardoning Rhetoric



Farewell Addresses



Conclusion


Appendix: Other Rhetorical Forms


Notes


Index