Reagan Rhetoric History and Memory in 1980s America

Name: Reagan Rhetoric History and Memory in 1980s America
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ISBN: 9780875806549

ISBN-10: 0875806546

ISBN-13: 9780875806549

Edition: 2011

Authors: Toby Glenn Bates

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The Reagan Rhetoricexamines the extraordinary connections between President Ronald Reagan#x19;s conversations with the American people and the profound changes that swept the nation under those conversations#x19; influence. Through the lens of history, rhetoric, and memory, Bates#x19;s work draws connections between the style, manner, and consistency of Reagan#x19;s oratory and the social and cultural settings in which it played so vital a role. Specifically focusing on the 1980 Neshoba County Mississippi Campaign visit, the popular culture memory of the Vietnam War, and the controversy of Iran-Contra, this book illustrates Reagan#x19;s sweeping ability to change how Americans thought about…

Book details

List price: $38.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Publication date: 5/17/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 252
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.58" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Acknowledgments


Introduction



States' Rights-Reagan and the 1964 Neshoba County Murders in American Memory



A Noble Cause-Twenty-Five Years of Consistency in Reagan's Vietnam Rhetoric



"Do We Get to Win This Time'-Reagan, Rambo and Platoon, and the Vietnam Veteran



Reagan, the Vietnam Veteran, 1980s Television, and Comics



Falling from Grace-The Inconsistency of Iran-Contra



Iran-Contra and Reagan's Return to Consistency



Reagans Death and the Enduring Power of Collective Memory


Conclusion



Ronald Reagan and the Vietnam War-Pre-presidential and Presidential Rhetori



Reagan and Contra Support, 1981-1988


Notes


Bibliography


Index