Böcker i Library of Presidential Rhetoric-serien

Chronicles the origins of Truman's ""give 'em hell"" image and the honing of his rhetorical delivery during his ostensibly nonpolitical train trip west, which came to be known as his ""whistle-stop tour."" This book looks at Truman's preparations and goals to help readers understand how Truman carried the 1948 election and to win, against all odds.

Franklin Roosevelt's radio addresses, collectively called Fireside Chats, was also the birth of the media era of the rhetorical presidency. This work tells the story of the First Fireside Chat, the context in which it was constructed, the events leading to the radio address, and the impact it had on the American people and the nation's economy.

Following the dramatic Bay of Pigs fiasco in 1961, President John F. Kennedy moved to repair the damage the invasion had done to his image and his relations with the press. This work examines two speeches and a press conference held by JFK in the days after the crisis.

Celebrated in its own time, Thomas Jefferson's inaugural address commands the regard of Americans across the political spectrum, but this masterpiece has rarely received sustained analysis. This volume intends to correct this, describing its origins, composition, meaning and delivery.

Lyndon Johnson's voting rights address of 1965 ranks high not only in political significance, but also as an example of leadership through oratory. This book analyzes both the content and context of this historic speech, looking at the less-than-linear path of voting rights in the US, and the failures and limited successes of previous legislation.

In his ""Atoms for Peace"" speech of 1953, President Dwight D. Eisenhower captured the tensions - and the ironies - of the atomic age. In this consideration of the speech, and others leading up to it, the author regards it not merely as legitimation of foreign policy, but an act of policy.