Full Description
In this book, Ben Voth argues that the centennial of the modern presidency embodied in the rhetoric of presidents Wilson, Harding and Coolidge provides an opportunity to re-examine our conventional understanding of U.S. presidents and presidential rankings. In particular, this book focuses on Wilson, Harding, and Coolidge's rhetoric surrounding women's suffrage and the political treatment of Black Americans. Voth demonstrates that ideological considerations elevated Wilson too high in presidential rankings and sabotaged Harding to an unwarranted ethical floor. Scholars of communication, rhetoric, and American history will find this book of particular interest.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Understanding Presidential Rhetoric
Chapter 1: The Modern American President—Tulis' Argument
Chapter 2: A Rhetorical Biography of Woodrow Wilson
Chapter 3: The Presidential Rhetoric of Woodrow Wilson 1912-1916—The First Term
Chapter 4: The Presidential Rhetoric of Woodrow Wilson 1916-1920- The Second Term
Chapter 5: A Rhetorical Biography of Warren Harding
Chapter 6: The Presidential Rhetoric of Warren Harding 1920-1923
Chapter 7: A Rhetorical Biography of Calvin Coolidge
Chapter 8: Coolidge's Vice-Presidential Rhetoric to Presidential Rhetoric 1920-1924
Chapter 9: The Presidential Rhetoric of Calvin Coolidge 1925-1929
Chapter 10: The Rhetorical Composites of Wilson, Harding and Coolidge 1912-1929
Chapter 11: The Implications for Presidential Rhetorical Studies in the 21st Century
Chapter 12: Blue Privilege and the Presidential Rhetoric of Wilson, Harding and Coolidge
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