The anti-intellectual presidency
Subtitle: the decline of presidential rhetoric from George Washington to George W. Bush
By: Elvin T. Lim.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780195342642
Subjects: Presidents -- United States -- History; Presidents -- United States -- Language -- History; Presidents -- United States -- Intellectual life -- History; Rhetoric -- Political aspects -- United States -- History; Communication in politics -- United States -- History; Political oratory -- United States -- History; United States -- Politics and government; United States -- Intellectual life
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The problem of presidential rhetoric; title: Rhetorical simplification and the anti-intellectual presidency; title: Creating the anti-intellectual presidency; title: Substantive impoverishment and the anti-intellectual presidency; title: Institutionalizing the anti-intellectual presidency; title: Defending and indicting the anti-intellectual presidency; title: Reforming the anti-intellectual presidency; title: Appendix I : the general inquirer (GI); title: Appendix II : definitions of GI categories used; title: Appendix III : annual messages, 1790-2006; title: Appendix IV : inaugural addresses, 1789-2005; title: Appendix V : presidential speechwriters interviewed; title: Appendix VI : the Flesch readability score.