Democratic Orators from JFK to Barack Obama [electronic resource] /
Crines, Andrew S.editor.
Moon, David S.editor.
Lehrman, Robert.editor.
How do leading Democratic Party figures strive to communicate with and influence their audience? Why have some proven more successful than others in advancing their ideological arguments? How do orators seek to connect with different audiences in different settings such as the Senate, conventions and through the media? This thoroughly researched and highly readable collection comprehensively evaluates these questions as well as providing an extensive interrogation of the political and intellectual significance of oratory and rhetoric in the Democratic Party. Using the Aristotelian modes of persuasion ethos, pathos and logos it draws out commonalties and differences in how the rhetoric of Democratic Party politics has shifted since the 1960s. More broadly it evaluates the impact of leading orators upon American politics and argues that effective oratory remains a vital party of American political discourse.
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Cover; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Foreword by David E. Bonior; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; 1 The Oratory of John F. Kennedy; 2 The Oratory of Lyndon B. Johnson; 3 The Oratory of Robert F. Kennedy; 4 The Oratory of Jimmy Carter; 5 The Oratory of Edward Kennedy; 6 The Oratory of Bill Clinton; 7 The Oratory of Al Gore; 8 The Oratory of John Edwards; 9 The Oratory of John Kerry; 10 The Oratory of Jesse Jackson; 11 The Oratory of Hillary Clinton; 12 The Oratory of Barack Obama; Conclusion: Oratory and Rhetoric in Democratic Party Politics; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
How do leading Democratic Party figures strive to communicate with and influence their audience? Why have some proven more successful than others in advancing their ideological arguments? How do orators seek to connect with different audiences in different settings such as the Senate, conventions and through the media? This thoroughly researched and highly readable collection comprehensively evaluates these questions as well as providing an extensive interrogation of the political and intellectual significance of oratory and rhetoric in the Democratic Party. Using the Aristotelian modes of persuasion ethos, pathos and logos it draws out commonalties and differences in how the rhetoric of Democratic Party politics has shifted since the 1960s. More broadly it evaluates the impact of leading orators upon American politics and argues that effective oratory remains a vital party of American political discourse.
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Europe—Politics and government.
Political science.
Communication.
Applied linguistics.
Political theory.
Language and languages—Philosophy.
European Politics.
Political Science.
Media Studies.
Applied Linguistics.
Political Theory.
Philosophy of Language.